| Rank | Country | Population |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of Diego Garcia |
215 | British Virgin Islands | 24,041 (July 2008 est.) |
174 | Brunei | 381,371 (July 2008 est.) |
95 | Bulgaria | 7,262,675 (July 2008 est.) |
61 | Burkina Faso | 15,264,735
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
26 | Burma | 47,758,180
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
89 | Burundi | 8,691,005
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
62 | Cambodia | 14,241,640
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
57 | Cameroon | 18,467,692
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
36 | Canada | 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.) |
170 | Cape Verde | 426,998 (July 2008 est.) |
208 | Cayman Islands | 47,862
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2008 est.) |
120 | Central African Republic | 4,444,330
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
80 | Chad | 10,111,337 (July 2008 est.) |
59 | Chile | 16,454,143 (July 2008 est.) |
1 | China | 1,330,044,544 (July 2008 est.) |
232 | Christmas Island | 1,402 (July 2007 est.) |
| Clipperton Island | uninhabited |
234 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 596 (July 2007 est.) |
28 | Colombia | 45,013,672 (July 2008 est.) |
160 | Comoros | 731,775 (July 2008 est.) |
18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 66,514,504
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
127 | Congo, Republic of the | 3,903,318
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
221 | Cook Islands | 12,271 (July 2008 est.) |
| Coral Sea Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.) |
122 | Costa Rica | 4,195,914 (July 2008 est.) |
54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20,179,602
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
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