| Rank | Country | | Population |
| World | 6,677,563,921 |  6,677,563,921 (July 2008 est.) |
1 | China | 1,330,044,605 |  1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.) |
2 | India | 1,147,995,898 |  1,147,995,898 (July 2008 est.) |
| European Union | 491,018,677 |  491,018,677 (July 2008 est.) |
3 | United States | 303,824,646 |  303,824,646 (July 2008 est.) |
4 | Indonesia | 237,512,355 |  237,512,355 (July 2008 est.) |
5 | Brazil | 191,908,598 |  191,908,598 note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; 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.) |
6 | Pakistan | 167,762,040 |  167,762,040 (July 2008 est.) |
7 | Bangladesh | 153,546,901 |  153,546,901 (July 2008 est.) |
8 | Russia | 140,702,094 |  140,702,094 (July 2008 est.) |
9 | Nigeria | 138,283,240 |  138,283,240 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.) |
10 | Japan | 127,288,419 |  127,288,419 (July 2008 est.) |
11 | Mexico | 109,955,400 |  109,955,400 (July 2008 est.) |
12 | Philippines | 92,681,453 |  92,681,453 (July 2008 est.) |
13 | Vietnam | 86,116,559 |  86,116,559 (July 2008 est.) |
14 | Germany | 82,369,548 |  82,369,548 (July 2008 est.) |
15 | Egypt | 81,713,517 |  81,713,517 (July 2008 est.) |
16 | Ethiopia | 78,254,090 |  78,254,090 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.) |
17 | Turkey | 71,892,807 |  71,892,807 (July 2008 est.) |
18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 66,514,506 |  66,514,506 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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