List of Eurasian countries by population
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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 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1,370,793,000 | 26.82 | 0.49 | 6,730,000 | 141 | 1,434,170,000 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 2 | File:Flag of India.svg 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 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 255,462,000 | 5.00 | 1.41 | 3,549,000 | 50 | 255,461,700 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 4 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 201,785,000 | 3.75 | 2.00 | 3,765,000 | 35 | 222,741,000 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 5 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 158,762,000 | 3.11 | 1.37 | 2,139,000 | 51 | 178,859,000 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 6 | File:Flag of Russia.svg 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 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 126,891,000 | 2.48 | -0.01 | -12,000 | - | 126,890,000 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 102,965,000 | 2.01 | 2.13 | 2,147,000 | 33 | 102,965,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 9 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 91,812,000 | 1.80 | 1.16 | 1,057,000 | 60 | 90,493,352 | April 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 10 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 82,800,000 | 1.59 | 1.20 | 600,000 | 90 | 82,800,000 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 11 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 78,778,000 | 1.54 | 1.29 | 1,001,000 | 54 | 87,038,000 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 12 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 78,214,000 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1,035,000 | 52 | 77,695,904 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 13 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 68,387,000 | 1.34 | 0.76 | 517,000 | 91 | 65,926,261 | September 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| 14 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 65,093,000 | 1.27 | 0.77 | 495,000 | 91 | 64,596,800 | June 30, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 15 | File:Flag of France.svg France[6] | 64,295,000 | 1.26 | 0.45 | 288,000 | 154 | 66,518,000 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 16 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 60,851,000 | 1.19 | 0.48 | 290,000 | 145 | 60,690,345 | July 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 17 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 52,280,000 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 632,000 | 57 | 51,486,253 | March 29, 2014 | 2014 census result |
| 18 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 50,617,000 | 0.99 | 0.38 | 193,000 | 181 | 50,617,045 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 19 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 46,404,000 | 0.91 | -0.15 | -72,000 | - | 46,439,864 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 20 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine[7] | 42,823,000 | 0.84 | -0.37 | -160,000 | - | 42,630,864 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 21 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 38,494,000 | 0.75 | 0.05 | 20,000 | 1,334 | 38,484,000 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 22 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg 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 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 31,521,000 | 0.62 | 2.44 | 751,000 | 29 | 31,521,418 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 24 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 31,283,000 | 0.61 | 1.70 | 523,000 | 41 | 31,022,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 25 | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 31,032,000 | 0.61 | 1.84 | 561,000 | 38 | 35,945,000 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 26 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 28,038,000 | 0.55 | 1.42 | 392,000 | 49 | 28,037,904 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 27 | File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan | 26,849,000 | 0.53 | 1.87 | 494,000 | 37 | 27,101,365 | January 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 28 | File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | 26,745,000 | 0.52 | 2.95 | 766,000 | 24 | 24,527,000 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 29 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 25,863,000 | 0.51 | 1.08 | 277,000 | 64 | 24,052,231 | October 1, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 30 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan[8] | 23,455,000 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 81,000 | 200 | 23,476,640 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 31 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 23,270,000 | 0.46 | 2.45 | 557,000 | 29 | 21,377,000 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 32 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 20,869,000 | 0.41 | 0.94 | 194,000 | 74 | 20,771,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine |
| 33 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 19,822,000 | 0.39 | -0.41 | -81,000 | - | 19,942,642 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 34 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 18,688,640 | 0.34 | 1.45 | 250,000 | 48 | 17,608,200 | April 25, 2020 | Monthly official estimate Archived 2016-08-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| 35 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 16,924,000 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 60,000 | 195 | 17,605,800 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 36 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 15,040,000 | 0.29 | 1.59 | 236,000 | 44 | 13,395,682 | March 3, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 37 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 11,253,000 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 57,000 | 136 | 11,280,134 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 38 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 10,769,000 | 0.21 | -0.11 | -12,000 | - | 11,533,492 | 2016 | Official estimate Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine |
| 39 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 10,536,000 | 0.21 | -0.06 | -6,000 | - | 10,541,466 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 40 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 10,318,000 | 0.20 | -0.55 | -57,000 | - | 10,374,822 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 41 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 10,196,177 | 0.19 | -0.28 | -28,000 | - | 9,855,571 | August 31, 2018 | Official estimate |
| 42 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 9,793,000 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 92,000 | 73 | 9,828,655 | September 30, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 43 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 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 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg 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 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 8,933,000 | 0.17 | 1.57 | 138,000 | 45 | 8,264,070 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 46 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 8,623,000 | 0.17 | 0.71 | 61,000 | 98 | 8,662,588 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 47 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 8,451,000 | 0.17 | 2.35 | 194,000 | 30 | 8,354,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 48 | File:Flag of Israel.svg 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 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 8,274,000 | 0.16 | 0.88 | 72,000 | 79 | 8,279,700 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 50 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (China)[9] | 7,299,000 | 0.14 | 0.90 | 65,000 | 77 | 7,298,600 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 51 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 7,181,000 | 0.14 | -0.60 | -43,000 | - | 7,202,198 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 52 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 7,100,000 | 0.14 | -0.41 | -29,000 | - | 7,114,393 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 53 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 6,837,000 | 0.13 | 2.75 | 183,000 | 26 | 6,388,000 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 54 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 6,802,000 | 0.13 | 1.63 | 109,000 | 43 | 6,809,054 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 55 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 5,943,000 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 96,000 | 43 | 5,895,100 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 56 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 5,678,000 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 27,000 | 145 | 5,699,220 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 57 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 5,541,000 | 0.11 | 1.30 | 71,000 | 54 | 5,535,000 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 58 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 5,477,000 | 0.11 | 0.46 | 25,000 | 152 | 5,485,210 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 59 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 5,425,000 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 7,000 | 537 | 5,421,329 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 60 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 5,189,000 | 0.10 | 0.91 | 47,000 | 76 | 5,205,434 | October 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 61 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 4,902,000 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 60,000 | 56 | 4,751,120 | December 26, 2012 | 2012 census result Archived 2016-05-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| 62 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine[10] | 4,683,000 | 0.09 | 2.92 | 133,000 | 24 | 4,550,368 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 63 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 4,630,000 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 16,000 | 200 | 4,635,400 | April 2015 | Official estimate |
| 64 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 4,288,000 | 0.08 | 1.78 | 75,000 | 39 | 4,965,846 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate[permanent dead link] |
| 65 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 4,230,000 | 0.08 | -0.31 | -13,000 | - | 4,267,558 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 66 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 4,181,000 | 0.08 | 5.13 | 204,000 | 14 | 4,943,100 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine |
| 67 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 4,161,000 | 0.08 | 3.00 | 121,000 | 23 | 4,183,658 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 68 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 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 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 3,730,000 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 1,000 | 2,585 | 3,729,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 70 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 3,564,000 | 0.07 | 0.48 | 17,000 | 145 | 3,555,200 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 71 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 3,029,000 | 0.06 | 2.19 | 65,000 | 32 | 3,516,800 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock |
| 72 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 3,005,000 | 0.06 | -0.03 | -1,000 | - | 3,004,000 | September 30, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 73 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 2,903,000 | 0.06 | -0.92 | -27,000 | - | |||
| 74 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | 2,887,000 | 0.06 | -0.41 | -12,000 | - | 2,893,005 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 75 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 2,113,000 | 0.04 | 4.29 | 87,000 | 16 | 2,412,483 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 76 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia | 2,071,000 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 4,000 | 359 | 2,069,172 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 77 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 2,064,000 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 3,000 | 477 | 2,062,874 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 78 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 1,980,000 | 0.04 | -0.85 | -17,000 | - | 1,973,700 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 79 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo[11] | 1,867,000 | 0.04 | 1.08 | 20,000 | 64 | 1,815,606 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 80 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1,781,000 | 0.03 | 7.35 | 122,000 | 10 | 1,234,571 | April 27, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 81 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg 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 | File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste | 1,245,000 | 0.02 | 2.72 | 33,000 | 26 | 1,167,242 | July 11, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
| 83 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 846,000 | 0.02 | -0.94 | -8,000 | - | 858,000 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine |
| 84 | File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 760,000 | 0.01 | 1.74 | 13,000 | 40 | 898,360 | January 8, 2025 | Official population clock Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine |
| 85 | File:Flag of Macau.svg Macao (China)[12] | 641,000 | 0.01 | 3.89 | 24,000 | 18 | 643,100 | September 2015 | Official estimate |
| 86 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 620,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 620,029 | April 1, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 87 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 570,000 | 0.01 | 2.52 | 14,000 | 28 | 562,958 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 88 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 425,000 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 2,000 | 147 | 417,432 | November 20, 2011 | 2011 census result Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 89 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 421,000 | 0.01 | 1.69 | 7,000 | 41 | 393,372 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 90 | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 345,000 | 0.01 | 1.47 | 5,000 | 47 | 344,023 | September 20, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| 91 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 331,000 | 0.01 | 1.22 | 4,000 | 57 | 329,100 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 92 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey (UK) | 103,000 | 0.00 | 0.98 | 1,000 | 71 | 97,857 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 93 | File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (UK) | 89,000 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1,000 | 61 | 84,497 | March 27, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 94 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 78,000 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 1,000 | 54 | 76,949 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 95 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey (UK) | 66,000 | 0.00 | 1.54 | 1,000 | 45 | 65,150 | March 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 96 | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 49,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 49,006 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 97 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco | 38,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 37,800 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 98 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 37,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 37,370 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 99 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar (UK)[13] | 33,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 32,734 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 100 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 33,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 32,937 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 101 | File:Flag of Åland.svg 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 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | 3,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2,575 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 103 | File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg 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 |
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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.