This is a list of Eurasian countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.
Table
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
July 1, 2015 projection [1] |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%) [2] |
Average absolute annual growth [3] |
Estimated doubling time (Years) [4] |
Official figure (where available) |
Date of last figure |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
China |
1,370,793,000 | 26.82 | 0.49 | 6,730,000 | 141 | 1,429,350,000 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 2 | 
India |
1,200,499,000 | 25.43 | 1.64 | 20,998,000 | 43 | 1,210,854,977 | March 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 3 | 
Indonesia |
255,462,000 | 5.00 | 1.41 | 3,549,000 | 50 | 255,461,700 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 4 | 
Pakistan |
201,785,000 | 3.75 | 2.00 | 3,765,000 | 35 | 220,308,000 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 5 | 
Bangladesh |
158,762,000 | 3.11 | 1.37 | 2,139,000 | 51 | 177,338,000 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 6 | 
Russia
[5] |
144,031,000 | 2.82 | 0.17 | 250,000 | 399 | 146,267,288 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 7 | 
Japan |
126,891,000 | 2.48 | -0.01 | -12,000 | - | 126,890,000 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 8 | 
Philippines |
102,965,000 | 2.01 | 2.13 | 2,147,000 | 33 | 102,965,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 9 | 
Vietnam |
91,812,000 | 1.80 | 1.16 | 1,057,000 | 60 | 90,493,352 | April 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 10 | 
Germany |
82,800,000 | 1.59 | 1.20 | 600,000 | 90 | 82,800,000 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 11 | 
Iran |
78,778,000 | 1.54 | 1.29 | 1,001,000 | 54 | 86,388,000 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 12 | 
Turkey |
78,214,000 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1,035,000 | 52 | 77,695,904 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 13 | 
Thailand |
68,387,000 | 1.34 | 0.76 | 517,000 | 91 | 65,926,261 | September 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| 14 | 
United Kingdom |
65,093,000 | 1.27 | 0.77 | 495,000 | 91 | 64,596,800 | June 30, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 15 | 
France
[6] |
64,295,000 | 1.26 | 0.45 | 288,000 | 154 | 66,518,000 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 16 | 
Italy |
60,851,000 | 1.19 | 0.48 | 290,000 | 145 | 60,690,345 | July 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 17 | 
Myanmar |
52,280,000 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 632,000 | 57 | 51,486,253 | March 29, 2014 | 2014 census result |
| 18 | 
South Korea |
50,617,000 | 0.99 | 0.38 | 193,000 | 181 | 50,617,045 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 19 | 
Spain |
46,404,000 | 0.91 | -0.15 | -72,000 | - | 46,439,864 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 20 | 
Ukraine
[7] |
42,823,000 | 0.84 | -0.37 | -160,000 | - | 42,630,864 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 21 | 
Poland |
38,494,000 | 0.75 | 0.05 | 20,000 | 1,334 | 38,484,000 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 22 | 
Iraq |
36,575,000 | 0.72 | 2.90 | 1,030,000 | 24 | 36,575,000 | 2015 | Official estimate Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive |
| 23 | 
Saudi Arabia |
31,521,000 | 0.62 | 2.44 | 751,000 | 29 | 31,521,418 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 24 | 
Uzbekistan |
31,283,000 | 0.61 | 1.70 | 523,000 | 41 | 31,022,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 25 | 
Malaysia |
31,032,000 | 0.61 | 1.84 | 561,000 | 38 | 35,566,000 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 26 | 
Nepal |
28,038,000 | 0.55 | 1.42 | 392,000 | 49 | 28,037,904 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 27 | 
Afghanistan |
26,849,000 | 0.53 | 1.87 | 494,000 | 37 | 27,101,365 | January 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 28 | 
Yemen |
26,745,000 | 0.52 | 2.95 | 766,000 | 24 | 24,527,000 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 29 | 
North Korea |
25,863,000 | 0.51 | 1.08 | 277,000 | 64 | 24,052,231 | October 1, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 30 | 
Taiwan
[8] |
23,455,000 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 81,000 | 200 | 23,476,640 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 31 | 
Syria |
23,270,000 | 0.46 | 2.45 | 557,000 | 29 | 21,377,000 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 32 | 
Sri Lanka |
20,869,000 | 0.41 | 0.94 | 194,000 | 74 | 20,771,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 33 | 
Romania |
19,822,000 | 0.39 | -0.41 | -81,000 | - | 19,942,642 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 34 | 
Kazakhstan |
18,688,640 | 0.34 | 1.45 | 250,000 | 48 | 17,608,200 | April 25, 2020 | Monthly official estimate |
| 35 | 
Netherlands |
16,924,000 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 60,000 | 195 | 17,555,600 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 36 | 
Cambodia |
15,040,000 | 0.29 | 1.59 | 236,000 | 44 | 13,395,682 | March 3, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 37 | 
Belgium |
11,253,000 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 57,000 | 136 | 11,280,134 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 38 | 
Greece |
10,769,000 | 0.21 | -0.11 | -12,000 | - | 11,533,492 | 2016 | Official estimate |
| 39 | 
Czech Republic |
10,536,000 | 0.21 | -0.06 | -6,000 | - | 10,541,466 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 40 | 
Portugal |
10,318,000 | 0.20 | -0.55 | -57,000 | - | 10,374,822 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 41 | 
Sweden |
10,196,177 | 0.19 | -0.28 | -28,000 | - | 9,855,571 | August 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
| 42 | 
Hungary |
9,793,000 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 92,000 | 73 | 9,828,655 | September 30, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 43 | 
Azerbaijan |
9,651,000 | 0.19 | 1.23 | 117,000 | 57 | 9,593,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine |
| 44 | 
Belarus |
9,485,000 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 8,000 | 821 | 9,494,200 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate Archived 2015-11-06 at archive.today |
| 45 | 
United Arab Emirates |
8,933,000 | 0.17 | 1.57 | 138,000 | 45 | 8,264,070 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 46 | 
Austria |
8,623,000 | 0.17 | 0.71 | 61,000 | 98 | 8,662,588 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 47 | 
Tajikistan |
8,451,000 | 0.17 | 2.35 | 194,000 | 30 | 8,354,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 48 | 
Israel |
8,372,000 | 0.16 | 1.89 | 155,000 | 37 | 8,436,600 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine |
| 49 | 
Switzerland |
8,274,000 | 0.16 | 0.88 | 72,000 | 79 | 8,279,700 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 50 | 
Hong Kong (
China)
[9] |
7,299,000 | 0.14 | 0.90 | 65,000 | 77 | 7,298,600 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 51 | 
Bulgaria |
7,181,000 | 0.14 | -0.60 | -43,000 | - | 7,202,198 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 52 | 
Serbia |
7,100,000 | 0.14 | -0.41 | -29,000 | - | 7,114,393 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 53 | 
Jordan |
6,837,000 | 0.13 | 2.75 | 183,000 | 26 | 6,388,000 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 54 | 
Laos |
6,802,000 | 0.13 | 1.63 | 109,000 | 43 | 6,809,054 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 55 | 
Kyrgyzstan |
5,943,000 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 96,000 | 43 | 5,895,100 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 56 | 
Denmark |
5,678,000 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 27,000 | 145 | 5,699,220 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 57 | 
Singapore |
5,541,000 | 0.11 | 1.30 | 71,000 | 54 | 5,535,000 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 58 | 
Finland |
5,477,000 | 0.11 | 0.46 | 25,000 | 152 | 5,485,210 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 59 | 
Slovakia |
5,425,000 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 7,000 | 537 | 5,421,329 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 60 | 
Norway |
5,189,000 | 0.10 | 0.91 | 47,000 | 76 | 5,205,434 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 61 | 
Turkmenistan |
4,902,000 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 60,000 | 56 | 4,751,120 | December 26, 2012 | 2012 census result |
| 62 | 
Palestine
[10] |
4,683,000 | 0.09 | 2.92 | 133,000 | 24 | 4,550,368 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 63 | 
Ireland |
4,630,000 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 16,000 | 200 | 4,635,400 | April 2015 | Official estimate |
| 64 | 
Lebanon |
4,288,000 | 0.08 | 1.78 | 75,000 | 39 | 4,965,846 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate[ permanent dead link] |
| 65 | 
Croatia |
4,230,000 | 0.08 | -0.31 | -13,000 | - | 4,267,558 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 66 | 
Oman |
4,181,000 | 0.08 | 5.13 | 204,000 | 14 | 4,881,900 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine |
| 67 | 
Kuwait |
4,161,000 | 0.08 | 3.00 | 121,000 | 23 | 4,183,658 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 68 | 
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3,750,000 | 0.07 | -0.64 | -24,000 | - | 3,791,622 | October 1, 2013 | Preliminary 2013 census result Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine |
| 69 | 
Georgia |
3,730,000 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 1,000 | 2,585 | 3,729,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 70 | 
Moldova |
3,564,000 | 0.07 | 0.48 | 17,000 | 145 | 3,555,200 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 71 | 
Mongolia |
3,029,000 | 0.06 | 2.19 | 65,000 | 32 | 3,480,100 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 72 | 
Armenia |
3,005,000 | 0.06 | -0.03 | -1,000 | - | 3,004,000 | September 30, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 73 | 
Lithuania |
2,903,000 | 0.06 | -0.92 | -27,000 | - | |||
| 74 | 
Albania |
2,887,000 | 0.06 | -0.41 | -12,000 | - | 2,893,005 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 75 | 
Qatar |
2,113,000 | 0.04 | 4.29 | 87,000 | 16 | 2,412,483 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 76 | 
North Macedonia |
2,071,000 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 4,000 | 359 | 2,069,172 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 77 | 
Slovenia |
2,064,000 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 3,000 | 477 | 2,062,874 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 78 | 
Latvia |
1,980,000 | 0.04 | -0.85 | -17,000 | - | 1,973,700 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 79 | 
Kosovo
[11] |
1,867,000 | 0.04 | 1.08 | 20,000 | 64 | 1,815,606 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 80 | 
Bahrain |
1,781,000 | 0.03 | 7.35 | 122,000 | 10 | 1,234,571 | April 27, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 81 | 
Estonia |
1,315,000 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 6,000 | 152 | 1,313,271 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine |
| 82 | 
Timor-Leste |
1,245,000 | 0.02 | 2.72 | 33,000 | 26 | 1,167,242 | July 11, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
| 83 | 
Cyprus |
846,000 | 0.02 | -0.94 | -8,000 | - | 858,000 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 84 | 
Bhutan |
760,000 | 0.01 | 1.74 | 13,000 | 40 | 888,060 | April 19, 2024 | Official population clock Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine |
| 85 | 
Macao (
China)
[12] |
641,000 | 0.01 | 3.89 | 24,000 | 18 | 643,100 | September 2015 | Official estimate |
| 86 | 
Montenegro |
620,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 620,029 | April 1, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 87 | 
Luxembourg |
570,000 | 0.01 | 2.52 | 14,000 | 28 | 562,958 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 88 | 
Malta |
425,000 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 2,000 | 147 | 417,432 | November 20, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 89 | 
Brunei |
421,000 | 0.01 | 1.69 | 7,000 | 41 | 393,372 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 90 | 
Maldives |
345,000 | 0.01 | 1.47 | 5,000 | 47 | 344,023 | September 20, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| 91 | 
Iceland |
331,000 | 0.01 | 1.22 | 4,000 | 57 | 329,100 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 92 | 
Jersey (
UK) |
103,000 | 0.00 | 0.98 | 1,000 | 71 | 97,857 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 93 | 
Isle of Man (
UK) |
89,000 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1,000 | 61 | 84,497 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 94 | 
Andorra |
78,000 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 1,000 | 54 | 76,949 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 95 | 
Guernsey (
UK) |
66,000 | 0.00 | 1.54 | 1,000 | 45 | 65,150 | March 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 96 | 
Faroe Islands (
Denmark) |
49,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 49,006 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 97 | 
Monaco |
38,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 37,800 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 98 | 
Liechtenstein |
37,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 37,370 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 99 | 
Gibraltar (
UK)
[13] |
33,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 32,734 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 100 | 
San Marino |
33,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 32,937 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 101 | 
Åland Islands (
Finland) |
29,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 28,916 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine |
| 102 |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (
Norway) |
3,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2,575 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 103 | 
Vatican City |
800 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 800 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| Total | 5,111,000,800 | 100.00 | 1.06 | 53,496,000 | 66 |
See also
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Eurasia
Notes
- ^ Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown in the list of countries by past and projected future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
- ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ^ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
- ^ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
- ^ Includes the disputed territory of Crimea, although it is not internationally recognized as a part of Russia.
- ^ It not only refers to the population of European or Metropolitan France, but it also includes the overseas departments (in French, (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM), which are French Guiana (Guyane), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. The overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer COM), are also included: French Polynesia (Polynésie française), New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie), Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon), and Wallis and Futuna (Wallis-et-Futuna).
- ^ Note from source: "Excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city Sevastopol".
- ^ The island of Taiwan or the so-called Republic of China (ROC), which has been de facto independent from 1949 and is a partially recognized state, is claimed by the Communist People's Republic of China (PRC) to be one of its provinces.
- ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. A former British colony, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
- ^ It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by an Israeli land corridor.
- ^ Disputed territory, claimed by Serbia.
- ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. A former portuguese colony, Macao reverted to Chinese sovereignty on December 20, 1999.
- ^ Claimed by Spain.