Countries by population
Mid-year population estimate: everyone living there, whatever their citizenship. 194 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
9,361,207
half above, half below| # | Country | People | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1,463,865,525 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 2 |  China | 1,406,585,000 | 2025 | Eastern Asia |
| 3 |  United States | 341,784,857 | 2025 | Northern America |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 285,721,236 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 255,219,554 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 6 |  Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 7 |  Brazil | 212,812,405 | 2025 | South America |
| 8 |  Bangladesh | 175,686,899 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 9 |  Russia | 143,513,328 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 10 |  Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  Mexico | 131,946,900 | 2025 | Central America |
| 12 |  Japan | 123,366,734 | 2025 | Eastern Asia |
| 13 |  Egypt | 118,365,995 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 14 |  Philippines | 116,786,962 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 15 |  DR Congo | 112,832,473 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 16 |  Vietnam | 101,598,527 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 17 |  Iran | 92,417,681 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 18 |  Turkey | 85,878,556 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 19 |  Germany | 83,491,249 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 20 |  Thailand | 71,619,863 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 21 |  Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 22 |  United Kingdom | 69,487,000 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 23 |  France | 68,720,337 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 24 |  South Africa | 64,747,319 | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 25 |  Italy | 58,915,656 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 26 |  Kenya | 57,532,493 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 |  Myanmar | 54,850,648 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 28 |  Colombia | 53,425,635 | 2025 | South America |
| 29 |  South Korea | 51,684,564 | 2025 | Eastern Asia |
| 30 |  Sudan | 51,662,147 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 31 |  Uganda | 51,384,894 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 32 |  Spain | 49,355,143 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 33 |  Algeria | 47,435,312 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 34 |  Iraq | 47,020,774 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 35 |  Argentina | 45,851,378 | 2025 | South America |
| 36 |  Afghanistan | 43,844,111 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 37 |  Yemen | 41,773,878 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 38 |  Canada | 41,651,653 | 2025 | Northern America |
| 39 |  Angola | 39,040,039 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 40 |  Ukraine | 38,980,376 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 41 |  Morocco | 38,430,770 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 42 |  Uzbekistan | 37,053,428 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 43 |  Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 44 |  Poland | 36,435,861 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 45 |  Malaysia | 35,977,838 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 46 |  Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 47 |  Ghana | 35,064,272 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 48 |  Peru | 34,576,665 | 2025 | South America |
| 49 |  Madagascar | 32,740,678 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 50 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 32,711,547 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 51 |  Cameroon | 29,879,337 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 52 |  Nepal | 29,618,118 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 53 |  Venezuela | 28,516,896 | 2025 | South America |
| 54 |  Niger | 27,917,831 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 55 |  Australia | 27,614,411 | 2025 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 56 |  North Korea | 26,571,036 | 2025 | Eastern Asia |
| 57 |  Syria | 25,620,427 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 58 |  Mali | 25,198,821 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 59 |  Burkina Faso | 24,074,580 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 60 |  Taiwan | 23,262,544 | 2026 | Eastern Asia |
| 61 |  Malawi | 22,216,120 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 62 |  Zambia | 21,913,874 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 63 |  Sri Lanka | 21,756,000 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 64 |  Chad | 21,003,705 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 65 |  Kazakhstan | 20,843,754 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 66 |  Chile | 19,859,921 | 2025 | South America |
| 67 |  Somalia | 19,654,739 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 68 |  Romania | 19,020,271 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 69 |  Senegal | 18,931,966 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 70 |  Guatemala | 18,687,881 | 2025 | Central America |
| 71 |  Ecuador | 18,289,896 | 2025 | South America |
| 72 |  Netherlands | 18,087,633 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 73 |  Cambodia | 17,847,982 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 74 |  Zimbabwe | 16,950,795 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 75 |  Guinea | 15,099,727 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 76 |  Benin | 14,814,460 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 77 |  Rwanda | 14,569,341 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 78 |  Burundi | 14,390,003 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 79 |  Bolivia | 12,581,843 | 2025 | South America |
| 80 |  Tunisia | 12,348,573 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 81 |  South Sudan | 12,188,788 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 82 |  Belgium | 11,941,781 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 83 |  Haiti | 11,906,095 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 84 |  Jordan | 11,520,684 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 85 |  Dominican Republic | 11,520,487 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 86 |  United Arab Emirates | 11,513,149 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 87 |  Honduras | 11,005,850 | 2025 | Central America |
| 88 |  Cuba | 10,937,203 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 89 |  Czechia | 10,886,878 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 90 |  Portugal | 10,804,871 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 91 |  Tajikistan | 10,786,734 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 92 |  Papua New Guinea | 10,762,817 | 2025 | Melanesia |
| 93 |  Sweden | 10,596,620 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 94 |  Greece | 10,413,962 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 95 |  Azerbaijan | 10,246,996 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 96 |  Israel | 10,122,800 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 97 |  Hungary | 9,514,251 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 98 |  Austria | 9,208,163 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 99 |  Switzerland | 9,092,436 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 100 |  Belarus | 9,085,991 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 101 |  Sierra Leone | 8,819,794 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 102 |  Togo | 8,591,626 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 103 |  Laos | 7,873,046 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 104 |  Turkmenistan | 7,618,847 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 105 |  Libya | 7,458,555 | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 106 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7,343,064 | 2025 | Central Asia |
| 107 |  Paraguay | 7,013,078 | 2025 | South America |
| 108 |  Nicaragua | 7,007,502 | 2025 | Central America |
| 109 |  Serbia | 6,549,143 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 110 |  Congo | 6,484,437 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 111 |  Bulgaria | 6,433,302 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 112 |  El Salvador | 6,365,503 | 2025 | Central America |
| 113 |  Singapore | 6,111,175 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 114 |  Denmark | 6,009,169 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 115 |  Lebanon | 5,849,421 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 116 |  Liberia | 5,731,206 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 117 |  Finland | 5,646,436 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 118 |  Norway | 5,610,870 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 119 |  Central African Republic | 5,513,282 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 120 |  Oman | 5,494,691 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 121 |  Ireland | 5,484,367 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 122 |  Slovakia | 5,413,813 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 123 |  New Zealand | 5,324,700 | 2025 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 124 |  Mauritania | 5,315,065 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 125 |  Costa Rica | 5,152,950 | 2025 | Central America |
| 126 |  Kuwait | 4,865,298 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 127 |  Panama | 4,571,189 | 2025 | Central America |
| 128 |  Georgia | 3,935,766 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 129 |  Croatia | 3,876,200 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 130 |  Eritrea | 3,607,003 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 131 |  Mongolia | 3,568,978 | 2025 | Eastern Asia |
| 132 |  Uruguay | 3,384,688 | 2025 | South America |
| 133 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,140,095 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 134 |  Namibia | 3,092,816 | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 135 |  Armenia | 3,086,700 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 136 |  Qatar | 2,972,215 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 137 |  Lithuania | 2,888,774 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 138 |  Jamaica | 2,837,077 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 139 |  Gambia | 2,822,093 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 140 |  Gabon | 2,593,130 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 141 |  Botswana | 2,562,122 | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 142 |  Lesotho | 2,363,325 | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 143 |  Moldova | 2,360,527 | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 144 |  Albania | 2,349,580 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 145 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2,249,515 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 146 |  Slovenia | 2,130,986 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 147 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1,938,431 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 148 |  Latvia | 1,847,785 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 149 |  North Macedonia | 1,820,909 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 150 |  Bahrain | 1,600,366 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 151 |  Timor-Leste | 1,418,517 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 152 |  Cyprus | 1,370,754 | 2025 | Western Asia |
| 153 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1,367,764 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 154 |  Estonia | 1,366,475 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 155 |  Eswatini | 1,256,174 | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 156 |  Mauritius | 1,243,741 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 157 |  Djibouti | 1,184,076 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 158 |  Fiji | 933,154 | 2025 | Melanesia |
| 159 |  Comoros | 882,847 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 160 |  Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 2025 | Melanesia |
| 161 |  Guyana | 835,986 | 2025 | South America |
| 162 |  Bhutan | 796,682 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 163 |  Luxembourg | 686,970 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 164 |  Suriname | 639,850 | 2025 | South America |
| 165 |  Montenegro | 623,129 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 166 |  Malta | 579,704 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 167 |  Maldives | 529,676 | 2025 | Southern Asia |
| 168 |  Cabo Verde | 527,326 | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 169 |  Brunei | 466,330 | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 170 |  Belize | 422,924 | 2025 | Central America |
| 171 |  Bahamas | 403,033 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 172 |  Iceland | 392,404 | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 173 |  Vanuatu | 335,169 | 2025 | Melanesia |
| 174 |  Barbados | 282,623 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 175 |  São Tomé and Principe | 240,254 | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 176 |  Samoa | 219,306 | 2025 | Polynesia |
| 177 |  Saint Lucia | 180,149 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 178 |  Kiribati | 136,488 | 2025 | Micronesia |
| 179 |  Seychelles | 122,730 | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 180 |  Grenada | 117,303 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 181 |  Micronesia | 113,683 | 2025 | Micronesia |
| 182 |  Tonga | 103,742 | 2025 | Polynesia |
| 183 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,924 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 184 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 94,209 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 185 |  Andorra | 82,904 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 186 |  Dominica | 65,871 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 187 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,922 | 2025 | Caribbean |
| 188 |  Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 189 |  Monaco | 38,341 | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 190 |  Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 2025 | Micronesia |
| 191 |  San Marino | 34,109 | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 192 |  Palau | 17,663 | 2025 | Micronesia |
| 193 |  Nauru | 12,025 | 2025 | Micronesia |
| 194 |  Vatican City | 882 | 2024 | Southern Europe |
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.
| Place | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong | 7,498,900 | Territory of China |
 Palestine | 5,413,596 | Status disputed |
 Puerto Rico | 3,184,835 | Territory of United States of America |
 Macao | 685,900 | Territory of China |
 Western Sahara | 612,000 | Status disputed |
 New Caledonia | 295,333 | Territory of France |
 French Polynesia | 282,465 | Territory of France |
 Guam | 168,999 | Territory of United States of America |
 Curaçao | 156,263 | Territory of Netherlands |
 Aruba | 108,785 | Territory of Netherlands |
 US Virgin Islands | 103,792 | Territory of United States of America |
 Jersey | 103,267 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Isle of Man | 84,118 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Cayman Islands | 75,844 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Guernsey | 67,787 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Bermuda | 64,555 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Greenland | 56,831 | Territory of Denmark |
 Faroe Islands | 54,900 | Territory of Denmark |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 American Samoa | 46,029 | Territory of United States of America |
 Sint Maarten | 43,923 | Territory of Netherlands |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | Territory of United States of America |
 British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Åland Islands | 30,836 | Territory of Finland |
 Saint Martin | 24,941 | Territory of France |
 Anguilla | 19,079 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Cook Islands | 14,222 | Territory of New Zealand |
 Wallis and Futuna | 11,558 | Territory of France |
 Saint Barthélemy | 10,124 | Territory of France |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,974 | Territory of France |
 Saint Helena | 5,633 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Montserrat | 5,440 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Falkland Islands | 4,550 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Antarctica | 4,400 | Governed under the Antarctic Treaty |
 Chagos Islands | 3,000 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Norfolk Island | 2,188 | Territory of Australia |
 Niue | 1,821 | Territory of New Zealand |
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 196 | Territory of France |
 Pitcairn Islands | 50 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 South Georgia | 35 | Territory of United Kingdom |
Questions
- Which country has the largest population?
- India has the largest population: 1.46 billion people (2025). Next come China (1.41 billion people) and the United States (342 million people).
- Which country has the smallest population?
- The Vatican City, with 882 people (2024).
- What is the typical population of a country?
- The median of the 194 countries is 9.4 million people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Mid-year population estimate: everyone living there, whatever their citizenship. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.
Source: World Bank. Where the World Bank has no estimate, the population is Wikidata’s. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.