<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country ( or dependent territory ) </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> % of world population </Th> <Th> Source </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 1,386,880,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 18.3 % </Td> <Td> 2016 China Statistical Yearbook </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1,322,450,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 17.5 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 325,919,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 4.3 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 261,890,900 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 3.46 % </Td> <Td> Official annual projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 209,211,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 2.76 % </Td> <Td> Pakistan Bureau of Statistics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 208,116,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 2.75 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 193,500,543 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2016 </Td> <Td> 2.55 % </Td> <Td> Official annual projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 163,292,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 2.16 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 146,809,643 </Td> <Td> August 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.94 % </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 126,670,000 </Td> <Td> September 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.67 % </Td> <Td> Monthly provisional estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 123,364,426 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.62 % </Td> <Td> Official projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 104,727,000 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.38 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 95,847,500 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.27 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 94,351,001 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.25 % </Td> <Td> Official Projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 93,700,000 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.24 % </Td> <Td> Annual official projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 82,800,000 </Td> <Td> December 31 , 2016 </Td> <Td> 1.09 % </Td> <Td> Provisional official annual estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 81,339,988 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.09 % </Td> <Td> UN Projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 80,498,600 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 1.063 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 79,814,871 </Td> <Td> December 31 , 2016 </Td> <Td> 1.05 % </Td> <Td> Annual official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 69,037,513 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.91 % </Td> <Td> UN Projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 66,991,000 </Td> <Td> September 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.89 % </Td> <Td> Monthly official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 65,648,000 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2016 </Td> <Td> 0.87 % </Td> <Td> Official mid-year estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 60,525,277 </Td> <Td> April 30 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.80 % </Td> <Td> Official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 57,310,000 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.76 % </Td> <Td> UN projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 56,521,900 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.75 % </Td> <Td> Annual official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 53,370,609 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.7 % </Td> <Td> UN projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 51,446,201 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.68 % </Td> <Td> Annual official estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 49,699,862 </Td> <Td> July 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.66 % </Td> <Td> UN projection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 49,444,600 </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.653 % </Td> <Td> Official population clock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 46,528,966 </Td> <Td> January 1 , 2017 </Td> <Td> 0.61 %
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