World Rankings

Countries ranked by population.

#	Country	Capital	Continent	Population
1	India	New Delhi	Asia	1,417,000,000
2	China	Beijing	Asia	1,412,000,000
3	United States	Washington, D.C.	North America	331,900,000
4	Indonesia	Jakarta	Asia	277,500,000
5	Pakistan	Islamabad	Asia	240,500,000
6	Brazil	Brasília	South America	215,300,000
7	Nigeria	Abuja	Africa	213,400,000
8	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Asia	172,900,000
9	Russia	Moscow	Europe	143,400,000
10	Mexico	Mexico City	North America	128,900,000
11	Japan	Tokyo	Asia	124,500,000
12	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Africa	120,300,000
13	Philippines	Manila	Asia	114,900,000
14	Egypt	Cairo	Africa	109,300,000
15	Vietnam	Hanoi	Asia	98,860,000
16	Turkey	Ankara	Asia	85,340,000
17	Germany	Berlin	Europe	83,240,000
18	Thailand	Bangkok	Asia	71,800,000
19	France	Paris	Europe	68,040,000
20	United Kingdom	London	Europe	67,330,000
21	South Africa	Pretoria	Africa	60,140,000
22	Italy	Rome	Europe	59,110,000
23	Kenya	Nairobi	Africa	54,030,000
24	South Korea	Seoul	Asia	51,780,000
25	Colombia	Bogotá	South America	51,520,000
26	Spain	Madrid	Europe	47,420,000
27	Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America	45,810,000
28	Canada	Ottawa	North America	38,250,000
29	Poland	Warsaw	Europe	37,750,000
30	Morocco	Rabat	Africa	37,460,000
31	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Asia	36,410,000
32	Peru	Lima	South America	33,720,000
33	Ghana	Accra	Africa	32,830,000
34	Australia	Canberra	Oceania	26,640,000
35	Chile	Santiago	South America	19,490,000
36	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Europe	17,530,000
37	Greece	Athens	Europe	10,680,000
38	Sweden	Stockholm	Europe	10,420,000
39	Portugal	Lisbon	Europe	10,330,000
40	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Asia	9,890,000
41	Switzerland	Bern	Europe	8,740,000
42	Norway	Oslo	Europe	5,430,000
43	New Zealand	Wellington	Oceania	5,220,000