There are 54 members in the Commonwealth, and they are located in all over the world. The Commonwealth previously only included members from the former British territories and its colonies, but now it is open to any countries that want to join.
The Commonwealth was first founded in 1931, and nowadays the 54 members have about 2.4 billion people, about one third of the global population. The country with most population in the Commonwealth is India, and it has 1.35 billion people.
The following is the list of members of the Commonwealth of Nations and their population.
| # | Country | Year Joined | Population (K) | Population (M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1981 | 96K | 0.1M |
| 2 | Australia | 1931 | 25,000K | 25M |
| 3 | Bahamas | 1973 | 386K | 0.39M |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1972 | 161,000K | 161M |
| 5 | Barbados | 1966 | 287K | 0.29M |
| 6 | Belize | 1981 | 383K | 0.38M |
| 7 | Botswana | 1966 | 2,300K | 2.3M |
| 8 | Brunei | 1984 | 429K | 0.43M |
| 9 | Cameroon | 1995 | 25,000K | 25M |
| 10 | Canada | 1931 | 37,000K | 37M |
| 11 | Cyprus | 1961 | 1,189K | 1.19M |
| 12 | Dominica | 1978 | 72K | 0.07M |
| 13 | eSwatini | 1968 | 1,100K | 1.1M |
| 14 | Fiji | 1970 | 884K | 0.88M |
| 15 | Gambia | 1965 | 2,300K | 2.3M |
| 16 | Ghana | 1957 | 30,000K | 30M |
| 17 | Grenada | 1974 | 112K | 0.11M |
| 18 | Guyana | 1966 | 779K | 0.78M |
| 19 | India | 1947 | 1,353,000K | 1353M |
| 20 | Jamaica | 1962 | 2,900K | 2.9M |
| 21 | Kenya | 1963 | 51,000K | 51M |
| 22 | Kiribati | 1979 | 116K | 0.12M |
| 23 | Lesotho | 1966 | 2,100K | 2.1M |
| 24 | Malawi | 1964 | 18,000K | 18M |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1957 | 32,000K | 32M |
| 26 | Maldives | 1982 | 516K | 0.52M |
| 27 | Malta | 1964 | 485K | 0.49M |
| 28 | Mauritius | 1968 | 1,300K | 1.3M |
| 29 | Mozambique | 1995 | 29,000K | 29M |
| 30 | Namibia | 1990 | 2,500K | 2.5M |
| 31 | Nauru | 1999 | 13K | 0.01M |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1931 | 4,800K | 4.8M |
| 33 | Nigeria | 1960 | 196,000K | 196M |
| 34 | Pakistan | 1947 | 212,000K | 212M |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 1975 | 8,600K | 8.6M |
| 36 | Rwanda | 2009 | 12,000K | 12M |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 1979 | 182K | 0.18M |
| 38 | Samoa | 1970 | 196K | 0.2M |
| 39 | Seychelles | 1976 | 97K | 0.1M |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 1961 | 7,700K | 7.7M |
| 41 | Singapore | 1965 | 5,600K | 5.6M |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 1978 | 653K | 0.65M |
| 43 | South Africa | 1931 | 58,000K | 58M |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 1948 | 22,000K | 22M |
| 45 | St Kitts and Nevis | 1983 | 52K | 0.05M |
| 46 | St Vincent and The Grenadines | 1979 | 110K | 0.11M |
| 47 | Tanzania | 1961 | 56,000K | 56M |
| 48 | Tonga | 1970 | 103K | 0.1M |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1962 | 1,400K | 1.4M |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 1978 | 12K | 0.01M |
| 51 | Uganda | 1962 | 43,000K | 43M |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 1931 | 66,000K | 66M |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 1980 | 293K | 0.29M |
| 54 | Zambia | 1964 | 17,000K | 17M |