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IDB: Countries Ranked by Population

Countries Ranked by Population: 1999
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Rank Country                                  Population
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   1 China                                 1,246,871,951
   2 India                                 1,000,848,550
   3 United States                           272,639,608
   4 Indonesia                               216,108,345
   5 Brazil                                  171,853,126
   6 Russia                                  146,393,569
   7 Pakistan                                138,123,359
   8 Bangladesh                              127,117,967
   9 Japan                                   126,182,077
  10 Nigeria                                 113,828,587
  11 Mexico                                  100,294,036
  12 Germany                                  82,087,361
  13 Philippines                              79,345,812
  14 Vietnam                                  77,311,210
  15 Egypt                                    67,273,906
  16 Turkey                                   65,599,206
  17 Iran                                     65,179,752
  18 Thailand                                 60,609,046
  19 Ethiopia                                 59,680,383
  20 United Kingdom                           59,113,439
  21 France                                   58,978,172
  22 Italy                                    56,735,130
  23 Congo (Kinshasa)                         50,481,305
  24 Ukraine                                  49,811,174
  25 Burma                                    48,081,302
  26 South Korea                              46,884,800
  27 South Africa                             43,426,386
  28 Colombia                                 39,309,422
  29 Spain                                    39,167,744
  30 Poland                                   38,608,929
  31 Argentina                                36,737,664
  32 Sudan                                    34,475,690
  33 Tanzania                                 31,270,820
  34 Algeria                                  31,133,486
  35 Canada                                   31,006,347
  36 Morocco                                  29,661,636
  37 Kenya                                    28,808,658
  38 Peru                                     26,624,582
  39 Afghanistan                              25,824,882
  40 Nepal                                    24,302,653
  41 Uzbekistan                               24,102,473
  42 Venezuela                                23,203,466
  43 Uganda                                   22,804,973
  44 Iraq                                     22,427,150
  45 Romania                                  22,334,312
  46 Taiwan                                   22,113,250
  47 Saudi Arabia                             21,504,613
  48 North Korea                              21,386,109
  49 Malaysia                                 21,376,066
  50 Sri Lanka                                19,144,875
  51 Mozambique                               19,124,335
  52 Ghana                                    18,887,626
  53 Australia                                18,783,551
  54 Syria                                    17,213,871
  55 Yemen                                    16,942,230
  56 Kazakhstan                               16,824,825
  57 Cote d'Ivoire                            15,818,068
  58 Netherlands                              15,807,641
  59 Cameroon                                 15,456,092
  60 Chile                                    14,973,843
  61 Madagascar                               14,873,387
  62 Ecuador                                  12,562,496
  63 Guatemala                                12,335,580
  64 Cambodia                                 11,626,520
  65 Burkina Faso                             11,575,898
  66 Angola                                   11,177,537
  67 Zimbabwe                                 11,163,160
  68 Cuba                                     11,096,395
  69 Greece                                   10,707,135
  70 Serbia                                   10,526,478
  71 Mali                                     10,429,124
  72 Belarus                                  10,401,784
  73 Czech Republic                           10,280,513
  74 Hungary                                  10,186,372
  75 Belgium                                  10,182,034
  76 Senegal                                  10,051,930
  77 Malawi                                   10,000,416
  78 Niger                                     9,962,242
  79 Portugal                                  9,918,040
  80 Zambia                                    9,663,535
  81 Tunisia                                   9,513,603
  82 Sweden                                    8,911,296
  83 Bulgaria                                  8,194,772
  84 Rwanda                                    8,154,933
  85 Austria                                   8,139,299
  86 Dominican Republic                        8,129,734
  87 Bolivia                                   7,982,850
  88 Azerbaijan                                7,908,224
  89 Chad                                      7,557,436
  90 Guinea                                    7,538,953
  91 Switzerland                               7,275,467
  92 Somalia                                   7,140,643
  93 Haiti                                     6,884,264
  94 Hong Kong S.A.R.                          6,847,125
  95 Benin                                     6,305,567
  96 Tajikistan                                6,102,854
  97 Honduras                                  5,997,327
  98 El Salvador                               5,839,079
  99 Israel                                    5,749,760
 100 Burundi                                   5,735,937
 101 Paraguay                                  5,434,095
 102 Laos                                      5,407,453
 103 Slovakia                                  5,396,193
 104 Denmark                                   5,356,845
 105 Sierra Leone                              5,296,651
 106 Finland                                   5,158,372
 107 Togo                                      5,081,413
 108 Georgia                                   5,066,499
 109 Libya                                     4,992,838
 110 Nicaragua                                 4,717,132
 111 Papua New Guinea                          4,705,126
 112 Croatia                                   4,676,865
 113 Jordan                                    4,561,147
 114 Kyrgyzstan                                4,546,055
 115 Moldova                                   4,460,838
 116 Norway                                    4,438,547
 117 Turkmenistan                              4,366,383
 118 Eritrea                                   3,984,723
 119 Puerto Rico                               3,887,652
 120 Costa Rica                                3,674,490
 121 New Zealand                               3,662,265
 122 Ireland                                   3,632,944
 123 Lithuania                                 3,584,966
 124 Lebanon                                   3,562,699
 125 Singapore                                 3,531,600
 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina                    3,482,495
 127 Central African Republic                  3,444,951
 128 Armenia                                   3,409,234
 129 Albania                                   3,364,571
 130 Uruguay                                   3,308,523
 131 Liberia                                   2,923,725
 132 Panama                                    2,778,526
 133 Congo (Brazzaville)                       2,716,814
 134 Jamaica                                   2,652,443
 135 Mongolia                                  2,617,379
 136 Mauritania                                2,581,738
 137 Oman                                      2,446,645
 138 Latvia                                    2,353,874
 139 United Arab Emirates                      2,344,402
 140 Lesotho                                   2,128,950
 141 Macedonia, The Former Yugo. Rep. of       2,022,604
 142 Kuwait                                    1,991,115
 143 Slovenia                                  1,970,570
 144 Bhutan                                    1,951,965
 145 Namibia                                   1,648,270
 146 West Bank                                 1,611,109
 147 Botswana                                  1,464,167
 148 Estonia                                   1,408,523
 149 Gambia, The                               1,336,320
 150 Guinea-Bissau                             1,234,555
 151 Gabon                                     1,225,853
 152 Mauritius                                 1,182,212
 153 Gaza Strip                                1,112,654
 154 Trinidad and Tobago                       1,102,096
 155 Swaziland                                   985,335
 156 Fiji                                        812,918
 157 Cyprus                                      754,064
 158 Qatar                                       723,542
 159 Reunion                                     717,723
 160 Guyana                                      705,156
 161 Montenegro                                  680,369
 162 Bahrain                                     629,090
 163 Comoros                                     562,723
 164 Equatorial Guinea                           465,746
 165 Solomon Islands                             455,429
 166 Djibouti                                    447,439
 167 Macau                                       437,312
 168 Suriname                                    431,156
 169 Luxembourg                                  429,080
 170 Guadeloupe                                  420,943
 171 Martinique                                  411,539
 172 Cape Verde                                  405,748
 173 Malta                                       381,603
 174 Brunei                                      322,982
 175 Maldives                                    300,220
 176 Bahamas, The                                283,705
 177 Iceland                                     272,512
 178 Barbados                                    259,191
 179 French Polynesia                            242,073
 180 Western Sahara                              239,333
 181 Belize                                      235,789
 182 Samoa                                       229,979
 183 Netherlands Antilles                        207,827
 184 New Caledonia                               197,361
 185 Vanuatu                                     189,036
 186 French Guiana                               167,982
 187 Sao Tome and Principe                       154,878
 188 Saint Lucia                                 154,020
 189 Guam                                        151,716
 190 Mayotte                                     149,336
 191 Micronesia, Federated States of             131,500
 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines            120,519
 193 Virgin Islands                              119,827
 194 Tonga                                       109,082
 195 Grenada                                      97,008
 196 Jersey                                       89,721
 197 Kiribati                                     85,501
 198 Seychelles                                   79,164
 199 Man, Isle of                                 75,686
 200 Northern Mariana Islands                     69,398
 201 Aruba                                        68,675
 202 Andorra                                      65,939
 203 Marshall Islands                             65,507
 204 Guernsey                                     65,386
 205 Dominica                                     64,881
 206 Antigua and Barbuda                          64,246
 207 American Samoa                               63,786
 208 Bermuda                                      62,472
 209 Greenland                                    59,827
 210 Saint Kitts and Nevis                        42,838
 211 Faroe Islands                                41,059
 212 Cayman Islands                               39,335
 213 Monaco                                       32,149
 214 Liechtenstein                                32,057
 215 Gibraltar                                    29,165
 216 San Marino                                   25,061
 217 Cook Islands                                 20,200
 218 Virgin Islands, British                      19,156
 219 Palau                                        18,467
 220 Turks and Caicos Islands                     16,863
 221 Wallis and Futuna                            15,129
 222 Montserrat                                   12,853
 223 Anguilla                                     11,510
 224 Nauru                                        10,605
 225 Tuvalu                                       10,588
 226 Saint Helena                                  7,145
 227 Saint Pierre and Miquelon                     6,966
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Note:  Data updated 12-28-98. 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base.