| rank | country | area sq.km. | population (all estimates) | ||||
| 2006-07-01 | yearly growth | yesterday | daily increase | today | |||
| | World | 510,072,000 | 6,525,170,264 | 1.14% | 6,533,729,857 | 203,800 | 6,533,933,657 |
| 1. | China | 9,596,960 | 1,313,973,713 | 0.59% | 1,314,865,775 | 21,240 | 1,314,887,015 |
| 2. | India | 3,287,590 | 1,095,351,995 | 1.38% | 1,097,091,354 | 41,413 | 1,097,132,767 |
| 3. | United States of America | 9,631,418 | 298,444,215 | 0.91% | 298,756,723 | 7,441 | 298,764,164 |
| 4. | Indonesia | 1,919,440 | 245,452,739 | 1.41% | 245,850,978 | 9,482 | 245,860,460 |
| 5. | Brazil | 8,511,965 | 188,078,227 | 1.04% | 188,303,303 | 5,359 | 188,308,661 |
| 6. | Pakistan | 803,940 | 165,803,560 | 2.09% | 166,202,306 | 9,494 | 166,211,800 |
| 7. | Bangladesh | 144,000 | 147,365,352 | 2.09% | 147,719,756 | 8,438 | 147,728,194 |
| 8. | Russia | 17,075,200 | 142,893,540 | -0.37% | 142,832,703 | -1,449 | 142,831,254 |
| 9. | Nigeria | 923,768 | 131,859,731 | 2.38% | 132,220,846 | 8,598 | 132,229,444 |
| 10. | Japan | 377,835 | 127,463,611 | 0.02% | 127,466,544 | 70 | 127,466,614 |
| 11. | Mexico | 1,972,550 | 107,449,525 | 1.16% | 107,592,948 | 3,415 | 107,596,363 |
| 12. | Philippines | 300,000 | 89,468,677 | 1.80% | 89,653,987 | 4,412 | 89,658,400 |
| 13. | Vietnam | 329,560 | 84,402,966 | 1.02% | 84,502,030 | 2,359 | 84,504,388 |
| 14. | Germany | 357,021 | 82,422,299 | -0.02% | 82,420,402 | -45 | 82,420,357 |
| 15. | Egypt | 1,001,450 | 78,887,007 | 1.75% | 79,045,862 | 3,782 | 79,049,644 |
| 16. | Ethiopia | 1,127,127 | 74,777,981 | 2.31% | 74,976,747 | 4,733 | 74,981,480 |
| 17. | Turkey | 780,580 | 70,413,958 | 1.06% | 70,499,844 | 2,045 | 70,501,889 |
| 18. | Iran | 1,648,000 | 68,688,433 | 1.10% | 68,775,376 | 2,070 | 68,777,446 |
| 19. | Thailand | 514,000 | 64,631,595 | 0.68% | 64,682,167 | 1,204 | 64,683,371 |
| 20. | Congo, Dem. Rep. of the | 2,345,410 | 62,660,551 | 3.07% | 62,881,906 | 5,270 | 62,887,176 |
| 21. | France | 547,030 | 60,876,136 | 0.35% | 60,900,653 | 584 | 60,901,237 |
| 22. | United Kingdom | 244,820 | 60,609,153 | 0.28% | 60,628,681 | 465 | 60,629,146 |
| 23. | Italy | 301,230 | 58,133,509 | 0.04% | 58,136,185 | 64 | 58,136,248 |
| 24. | Korea, South | 98,480 | 48,846,823 | 0.42% | 48,870,430 | 562 | 48,870,992 |
| 25. | Myanmar | 678,500 | 47,382,633 | 0.81% | 47,426,796 | 1,052 | 47,427,848 |
| 26. | Ukraine | 603,700 | 46,710,816 | -0.60% | 46,678,566 | -768 | 46,677,798 |
| 27. | South Africa | 1,219,912 | 44,187,637 | -0.40% | 44,167,299 | -484 | 44,166,814 |
| 28. | Colombia | 1,138,910 | 43,593,035 | 1.46% | 43,666,271 | 1,744 | 43,668,015 |
| 29. | Sudan | 2,505,810 | 41,236,378 | 2.55% | 41,357,376 | 2,881 | 41,360,257 |
| 30. | Spain | 504,782 | 40,397,842 | 0.13% | 40,403,885 | 144 | 40,404,029 |
| 31. | Argentina | 2,766,890 | 39,921,833 | 0.96% | 39,965,933 | 1,050 | 39,966,983 |
| 32. | Poland | 312,685 | 38,536,869 | -0.05% | 38,534,652 | -53 | 38,534,599 |
| 33. | Tanzania | 945,087 | 37,445,392 | 1.83% | 37,524,243 | 1,877 | 37,526,120 |
| 34. | Kenya | 582,650 | 34,707,817 | 2.57% | 34,810,457 | 2,444 | 34,812,901 |
| 35. | Morocco | 446,550 | 33,241,259 | 1.55% | 33,300,547 | 1,412 | 33,301,958 |
| 36. | Canada | 9,984,670 | 33,098,932 | 0.88% | 33,132,448 | 798 | 33,133,246 |
| 37. | Algeria | 2,381,740 | 32,930,091 | 1.22% | 32,976,319 | 1,101 | 32,977,420 |
| 38. | Afghanistan | 647,500 | 31,056,997 | 2.67% | 31,152,414 | 2,272 | 31,154,686 |
| 39. | Nepal | 140,800 | 28,287,147 | 2.17% | 28,357,780 | 1,682 | 28,359,461 |
| 40. | Peru | 1,285,220 | 28,302,603 | 1.32% | 28,345,592 | 1,024 | 28,346,615 |
| 41. | Uganda | 236,040 | 28,195,754 | 3.37% | 28,305,092 | 2,603 | 28,307,695 |
| 42. | Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 27,307,134 | 1.70% | 27,360,551 | 1,272 | 27,361,823 |
| 43. | Saudi Arabia | 1,960,582 | 27,019,731 | 2.18% | 27,087,510 | 1,614 | 27,089,124 |
| 44. | Iraq | 437,072 | 26,783,383 | 2.66% | 26,865,362 | 1,952 | 26,867,314 |
| 45. | Venezuela | 912,050 | 25,730,435 | 1.38% | 25,771,294 | 973 | 25,772,266 |
| 46. | Malaysia | 329,750 | 24,385,858 | 1.78% | 24,435,806 | 1,189 | 24,436,995 |
| 47. | Korea, North | 120,540 | 23,113,019 | 0.84% | 23,135,359 | 532 | 23,135,891 |
| 48. | Taiwan | 35,980 | 23,036,087 | 0.61% | 23,052,256 | 385 | 23,052,641 |
| 49. | Ghana | 239,460 | 22,409,572 | 2.07% | 22,462,950 | 1,271 | 22,464,221 |
| 50. | Romania | 237,500 | 22,303,552 | -0.12% | 22,300,472 | -73 | 22,300,399 |
| 51. | Yemen | 527,970 | 21,456,188 | 3.46% | 21,541,613 | 2,034 | 21,543,647 |
| 52. | Australia | 7,686,850 | 20,264,082 | 0.85% | 20,283,902 | 472 | 20,284,374 |
| 53. | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 20,222,240 | 0.78% | 20,240,390 | 432 | 20,240,822 |
| 54. | Mozambique | 801,590 | 19,686,505 | 1.38% | 19,717,766 | 744 | 19,718,510 |
| 55. | Syria | 185,180 | 18,881,361 | 2.30% | 18,931,332 | 1,190 | 18,932,522 |
| 56. | Madagascar | 587,040 | 18,595,469 | 3.03% | 18,660,304 | 1,544 | 18,661,847 |
| 57. | Cote d'Ivoire | 322,460 | 17,654,843 | 2.03% | 17,696,083 | 982 | 17,697,065 |
| 58. | Cameroon | 475,440 | 17,340,702 | 2.04% | 17,381,408 | 969 | 17,382,377 |
| 59. | Netherlands | 41,526 | 16,491,461 | 0.49% | 16,500,759 | 221 | 16,500,981 |
| 60. | Chile | 756,950 | 16,134,219 | 0.94% | 16,151,670 | 416 | 16,152,086 |
| 61. | Kazakhstan | 2,717,300 | 15,233,244 | 0.33% | 15,239,028 | 138 | 15,239,166 |
| 62. | Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 13,902,972 | 3.00% | 13,950,966 | 1,143 | 13,952,109 |
| 63. | Cambodia | 181,040 | 13,881,427 | 1.78% | 13,909,859 | 677 | 13,910,536 |
| 64. | Ecuador | 283,560 | 13,547,510 | 1.50% | 13,570,893 | 557 | 13,571,450 |
| 65. | Malawi | 118,480 | 13,013,926 | 2.38% | 13,049,566 | 849 | 13,050,415 |
| 66. | Niger | 1,267,000 | 12,525,094 | 2.92% | 12,567,178 | 1,002 | 12,568,180 |
| 67. | Guatemala | 108,890 | 12,293,545 | 2.27% | 12,325,656 | 765 | 12,326,421 |
| 68. | Zimbabwe | 390,580 | 12,236,805 | 0.62% | 12,245,535 | 208 | 12,245,743 |
| 69. | Angola | 1,246,700 | 12,127,071 | 2.45% | 12,161,259 | 814 | 12,162,073 |
| 70. | Senegal | 196,190 | 11,987,121 | 2.34% | 12,019,398 | 768 | 12,020,166 |
| 71. | Mali | 1,240,000 | 11,716,829 | 2.63% | 11,752,288 | 844 | 11,753,132 |
| 72. | Zambia | 752,614 | 11,502,010 | 2.11% | 11,529,936 | 665 | 11,530,601 |
| 73. | Cuba | 110,860 | 11,382,820 | 0.31% | 11,386,880 | 97 | 11,386,977 |
| 74. | Greece | 131,940 | 10,688,058 | 0.18% | 10,690,272 | 53 | 10,690,324 |
| 75. | Portugal | 92,391 | 10,605,870 | 0.36% | 10,610,263 | 105 | 10,610,368 |
| 76. | Belgium | 30,528 | 10,379,067 | 0.13% | 10,380,620 | 37 | 10,380,657 |
| 77. | Belarus | 207,600 | 10,293,011 | -0.06% | 10,292,300 | -17 | 10,292,283 |
| 78. | Czech Republic | 78,866 | 10,235,455 | -0.06% | 10,234,748 | -17 | 10,234,732 |
| 79. | Tunisia | 163,610 | 10,175,014 | 0.99% | 10,186,605 | 276 | |
