List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
# List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population

This is a list of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.

## Table

| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | July 1, 2015 projection | % of pop. | Average relative annual growth (%) | Average absolute annual growth | Estimated doubling time (Years) | Official figure (where available) | Date of last figure | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | India | 1,299,499,000 | 55.12 | 1.64 | 20,998,000 | 43 | 1,392,770,000 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 2 | Pakistan | 191,785,000 | 8.14 | 2.00 | 3,765,000 | 35 | 233,631,000 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 3 | Nigeria | 184,264,000 | 7.82 | 2.91 | 5,205,000 | 24 | 174,000,000 | 2013 | Official estimate |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 158,762,000 | 6.73 | 1.37 | 2,139,000 | 51 | 175,140,000 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 65,093,000 | 2.76 | 0.77 | 495,000 | 91 | 64,596,800 | June 30, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 6 | South Africa | 54,957,000 | 2.33 | 1.61 | 873,000 | 43 | 54,956,900 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 7 | Tanzania | 48,829,000 | 2.07 | 2.97 | 1,407,000 | 24 | 47,421,786 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 8 | Kenya | 44,234,000 | 1.88 | 2.87 | 1,234,000 | 24 | 43,000,000 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 9 | Canada | 35,819,000 | 1.52 | 0.79 | 279,000 | 89 | 40,160,800 | July 19, 2023 | Official estimate |
| 10 | Uganda | 35,760,000 | 1.52 | 3.09 | 1,071,000 | 23 | 34,856,813 | August 28, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| 11 | Malaysia | 31,032,000 | 1.32 | 1.84 | 561,000 | 38 | 32,698,100 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 12 | Ghana | 27,714,000 | 1.18 | 2.48 | 671,000 | 28 | 27,043,093 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 13 | Mozambique | 25,728,000 | 1.09 | 2.74 | 686,000 | 26 | 25,727,911 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 14 | Australia | 23,792,000 | 1.01 | 1.42 | 333,000 | 49 | 26,636,800 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 15 | Cameroon | 21,918,000 | 0.93 | 2.65 | 565,000 | 27 | 21,917,602 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 20,869,000 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 194,000 | 74 | 20,771,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 17 | Malawi | 16,307,000 | 0.69 | 3.18 | 502,000 | 22 | 16,832,900 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 18 | Zambia | 15,474,000 | 0.66 | 3.00 | 451,000 | 23 | 15,473,905 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 19 | Rwanda | 11,324,000 | 0.48 | 2.61 | 288,000 | 27 | 10,515,973 | August 15, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 8,219,000 | 0.35 | 3.11 | 248,000 | 23 | 7,744,700 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 6,513,000 | 0.28 | 2.57 | 163,000 | 27 | 6,348,350 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 22 | Singapore | 5,541,000 | 0.24 | 1.30 | 71,000 | 54 | 5,535,000 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 23 | New Zealand | 4,579,000 | 0.19 | 1.53 | 69,000 | 46 | 5,225,350 | July 19, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 24 | Jamaica | 2,729,000 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 7,000 | 270 | 2,723,246 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 25 | Namibia | 2,281,000 | 0.10 | 2.01 | 45,000 | 35 | 2,280,700 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 26 | Botswana | 2,176,000 | 0.09 | 1.92 | 41,000 | 36 | 2,024,904 | August 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 27 | Gambia | 2,022,000 | | 3.27 | 64,000 | 22 | 2,101,000 | July 1, 2017 | UN projection |
| 28 | Lesotho | 1,908,000 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 4,000 | 330 | 1,894,194 | 2011 | Official estimate |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,357,000 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 7,000 | 134 | 1,349,667 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 30 | Mauritius | 1,263,000 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 2,000 | 437 | 1,261,208 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 31 | Eswatini (Swaziland) | 1,119,000 | 0.05 | 1.18 | 13,000 | 59 | 1,119,375 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 32 | Fiji | 867,000 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 4,000 | 150 | 867,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 33 | Cyprus | 846,000 | 0.04 | -0.94 | -8,000 | - | 858,000 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 34 | Guyana | 747,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 747,884 | September 15, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 587,000 | 0.02 | 2.26 | 13,000 | 31 | 642,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 36 | Malta | 425,000 | 0.02 | 0.47 | 2,000 | 147 | 417,432 | November 20, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 37 | Brunei | 421,000 | 0.02 | 1.69 | 7,000 | 41 | 393,162 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 38 | Bahamas | 379,000 | 0.02 | 1.34 | 5,000 | 52 | 369,670 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 39 | Belize | 369,000 | 0.02 | 2.50 | 9,000 | 28 | 368,310 | June 2015 | Official estimate |
| 40 | Barbados | 283,000 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 1,000 | 196 | 277,821 | May 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 278,000 | 0.01 | 2.58 | 7,000 | 27 | 277,600 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 42 | Samoa | 193,000 | 0.01 | 0.52 | 1,000 | 133 | 194,899 | 2016 | Official estimate |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | 172,000 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 1,000 | 119 | 166,526 | May 10, 2010 | Preliminary 2010 census result |
| 44 | Kiribati | 113,000 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 2,000 | 39 | 113,400 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 109,434 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 46 | Grenada | 104,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,328 | May 12, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 47 | Tonga | 104,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 48 | Seychelles | 97,000 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 1,000 | 67 | 90,945 | August 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89,000 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1,000 | 61 | 85,567 | May 27, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 50 | Dominica | 71,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 46,204 | May 15, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 11,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 11,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 53 | Nauru | 10,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 10,900 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| | Total | 2,357,512,000 | 100.00 | 1.37 | 42,433,000 | 64 | |
