| 1 | 1,339,724,852 | November 1, 2010 | 19.18% | Census result | |
| 2 | 1,210,193,422 | March 1, 2011 | 17.33% | Census result | |
| 3 | 312,873,000 | January 1, 2012 | 4.48% | Official population clock | |
| 4 | 237,641,326 | May 1, 2011 | 3.4% | Census result | |
| 5 | 192,376,496 | July 1, 2011 | 2.75% | Official estimate | |
| 6 | 178,243,000 | January 1, 2012 | 2.55% | Official population clock | |
| 7 | 162,471,000 | July 1, 2011 | 2.33% | UN estimate | |
| 8 | 142,914,136 | January 1, 2011 | 2% | Official estimate | |
| 9 | 142,319,000 | March 15, 2011 | 2.04% | Census result | |
| 10 | 127,760,000 | December 1, 2011 | 1.83% | Monthly official estimate | |
| 11 | 112,336,538 | June 12, 2010 | 1.61% | Census result | |
| 12 | 94,013,200 | July 1, 2010 | 1.35% | Official estimate | |
| 13 | 85,846,997 | April 1, 2009 | 1.23% | Census result | |
| 14 | 82,101,998 | July 1, 2011 | 1.18% | Official estimate | |
| 15 | 81,768,000 | June 30, 2011 | 1.17% | Monthly official estimate | |
| 16 | 81,323,000 | January 1, 2012 | 1.16% | Official population clock | |
| 17 | 75,965,000 | January 1, 2012 | 1.09% | Official population clock | |
| 18 | 73,722,988 | December 31, 2010 | 1.06% | Official estimate | |
| 19 | 69,519,000 | July 1, 2011 | 1% | UN estimate | |
| 20 | 67,758,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.97% | UN estimate | |
| 21 | 65,027,000 | January 1, 2011 | 0.93% | Official estimate | |
| 22 | 62,300,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.89% | Official estimate | |
| 23 | 60,742,397 | July 31, 2011 | 0.87% | Monthly official estimate | |
| 24 | 50,586,757 | July 1, 2011 | 0.72% | Official estimate | |
| 25 | 48,580,000 | November 1, 2010 | 0.7% | Census result | |
| 26 | 48,337,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.69% | UN estimate | |
| 27 | 46,317,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.66% | Official population clock | |
| 28 | 46,162,024 | October 1, 2011 | 0.66% | Monthly official estimate | |
| 29 | 45,668,028 | September 1, 2011 | 0.65% | Monthly official estimate | |
| 30 | 43,188,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.62% | Official estimate | |
| 31 | 40,117,096 | October 27, 2010 | 0.57% | Census result | |
| 32 | 38,610,097 | August 24, 2009 | 0.55% | Census result | |
| 33 | 38,092,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.55% | Official estimate | |
| 34 | 37,100,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.53% | Official estimate | |
| 35 | 34,605,346 | October 1, 2011 | 0.5% | Official estimate | |
| 36 | 32,939,800 | July 1, 2011 | 0.47% | Official estimate | |
| 37 | 32,422,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.46% | Official population clock | |
| 38 | 32,358,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.46% | UN estimate | |
| 39 | 32,105,000 | July 1, 2009 | 0.46% | Official estimate | |
| 40 | 30,894,000 | April 22, 2008 | 0.44% | Census result | |
| 41 | 29,797,694 | June 30, 2011 | 0.43% | Official estimate | |
| 42 | 29,499,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.42% | Official population clock | |
| 43 | 28,334,135 | July 6, 2010 | 0.41% | Census result | |
| 44 | 28,000,000 | January 1, 2010 | 0.4% | Official estimate | |
| 45 | 27,136,977 | April 28, 2010 | 0.39% | Census result | |
| 46 | 26,620,809 | June 22, 2011 | 0.38% | Census result | |
| 47 | 24,233,431 | September 26, 2010 | 0.35% | Census result | |
| 48 | 24,052,231 | October 1, 2008 | 0.34% | Census result | |
| 49 | 23,833,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.34% | Official estimate | |
| 50 | 23,214,620 | November 30, 2011 | 0.33% | Monthly official estimate WIKIPEDIA |