NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Population (people)
Everyone living in the country at mid-year, regardless of citizenship or legal status. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Populationpeople | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India |
South Asia | 1.5 bn | 2025 |
| 2 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.4 bn | 2025 |
| 3 |  United States |
North America | 341.8 m | 2025 |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 285.7 m | 2025 |
| 5 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 255.2 m | 2025 |
| 6 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 237.5 m | 2025 |
| 7 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 212.8 m | 2025 |
| 8 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 175.7 m | 2025 |
| 9 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 143.5 m | 2025 |
| 10 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 135.5 m | 2025 |
| 11 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 131.9 m | 2025 |
| 12 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 123.4 m | 2025 |
| 13 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 118.4 m | 2025 |
| 14 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 116.8 m | 2025 |
| 15 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 112.8 m | 2025 |
| 16 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 101.6 m | 2025 |
| 17 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.4 m | 2025 |
| 18 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 85.9 m | 2025 |
| 19 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.5 m | 2025 |
| 20 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 71.6 m | 2025 |
| 21 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.5 m | 2025 |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 69.5 m | 2025 |
| 23 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 68.7 m | 2025 |
| 24 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7 m | 2025 |
| 25 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 58.9 m | 2025 |
| 26 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.5 m | 2025 |
| 27 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 54.9 m | 2025 |
| 28 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53.4 m | 2025 |
| 29 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 51.7 m | 2025 |
| 30 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.7 m | 2025 |
| 31 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.4 m | 2025 |
| 32 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 49.4 m | 2025 |
| 33 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.4 m | 2025 |
| 34 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.0 m | 2025 |
| 35 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 45.9 m | 2025 |
| 36 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.8 m | 2025 |
| 37 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.8 m | 2025 |
| 38 |  Canada |
North America | 41.7 m | 2025 |
| 39 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.0 m | 2025 |
| 40 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.0 m | 2025 |
| 41 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.4 m | 2025 |
| 42 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 37.1 m | 2025 |
| 43 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.0 m | 2025 |
| 44 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.4 m | 2025 |
| 45 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 36.0 m | 2025 |
| 46 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6 m | 2025 |
| 47 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.1 m | 2025 |
| 48 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 34.6 m | 2025 |
| 49 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7 m | 2025 |
| 50 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7 m | 2025 |
| 51 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9 m | 2025 |
| 52 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 29.6 m | 2025 |
| 53 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 28.5 m | 2025 |
| 54 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.9 m | 2025 |
| 55 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 27.6 m | 2025 |
| 56 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 26.6 m | 2025 |
| 57 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6 m | 2025 |
| 58 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.2 m | 2025 |
| 59 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1 m | 2025 |
| 60 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.2 m | 2025 |
| 61 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.9 m | 2025 |
| 62 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 21.8 m | 2025 |
| 63 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0 m | 2025 |
| 64 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 20.8 m | 2025 |
| 65 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 19.9 m | 2025 |
| 66 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7 m | 2025 |
| 67 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 m | 2025 |
| 68 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.9 m | 2025 |
| 69 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18.7 m | 2025 |
| 70 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3 m | 2025 |
| 71 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 18.1 m | 2025 |
| 72 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 17.8 m | 2025 |
| 73 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.0 m | 2025 |
| 74 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.1 m | 2025 |
| 75 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.8 m | 2025 |
| 76 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.6 m | 2025 |
| 77 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.4 m | 2025 |
| 78 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 12.6 m | 2025 |
| 79 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.3 m | 2025 |
| 80 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.2 m | 2025 |
| 81 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.9 m | 2025 |
| 82 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.9 m | 2025 |
| 83 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.5 m | 2025 |
| 84 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5 m | 2025 |
| 85 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.5 m | 2025 |
| 86 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 m | 2025 |
| 87 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 10.9 m | 2025 |
| 88 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.9 m | 2025 |
| 89 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 m | 2025 |
| 90 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 m | 2025 |
| 91 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 10.8 m | 2025 |
| 92 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.6 m | 2025 |
| 93 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.4 m | 2025 |
| 94 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 10.2 m | 2025 |
| 95 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.1 m | 2025 |
| 96 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 m | 2025 |
| 97 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 m | 2025 |
| 98 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 9.1 m | 2025 |
| 99 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 9.1 m | 2025 |
| 100 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8 m | 2025 |
| 101 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.6 m | 2025 |
| 102 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.9 m | 2025 |
| 103 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 7.6 m | 2025 |
| 104 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.5 m | 2025 |
| 105 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.5 m | 2025 |
| 106 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 7.3 m | 2025 |
| 107 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 m | 2025 |
| 108 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 m | 2025 |
| 109 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.5 m | 2025 |
| 110 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5 m | 2025 |
| 111 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.4 m | 2025 |
| 112 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 6.4 m | 2025 |
| 113 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 6.1 m | 2025 |
| 114 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.0 m | 2025 |
| 115 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8 m | 2025 |
| 116 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7 m | 2025 |
| 117 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.6 m | 2025 |
| 118 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.6 m | 2025 |
| 119 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 120 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 121 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 122 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.4 m | 2025 |
| 123 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.4 m | 2025 |
| 124 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 5.3 m | 2025 |
| 125 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3 m | 2025 |
| 126 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2 m | 2025 |
| 127 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9 m | 2025 |
| 128 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6 m | 2025 |
| 129 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.9 m | 2025 |
| 130 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.9 m | 2025 |
| 131 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6 m | 2025 |
| 132 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.6 m | 2025 |
| 133 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4 m | 2025 |
| 134 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2 m | 2025 |
| 135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 136 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 137 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 138 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.0 m | 2025 |
| 139 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.9 m | 2025 |
| 140 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.8 m | 2025 |
| 141 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8 m | 2025 |
| 142 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6 m | 2025 |
| 143 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6 m | 2025 |
| 144 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4 m | 2025 |
| 145 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.4 m | 2025 |
| 146 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.3 m | 2025 |
| 147 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2 m | 2025 |
| 148 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 m | 2025 |
| 149 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9 m | 2025 |
| 150 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 m | 2025 |
| 151 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 m | 2025 |
| 152 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6 m | 2025 |
| 153 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 1.6 m | 2025 |
| 154 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 155 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 156 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 157 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 158 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3 m | 2025 |
| 159 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2 m | 2025 |
| 160 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.2 m | 2025 |
| 161 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 933,154 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 882,847 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 838,645 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 835,986 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 796,682 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 686,970 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 685,900 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 639,850 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 623,129 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 579,704 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 529,676 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 527,326 | 2025 |
| 173 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 466,330 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 422,924 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 403,033 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 392,404 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 335,169 | 2025 |
| 178 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 295,333 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 282,623 | 2025 |
| 180 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 282,465 | 2025 |
| 181 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 240,254 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 219,306 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 180,149 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 168,999 | 2025 |
| 185 | CHIChannel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 168,466 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Curaçao |
Latin America & Caribbean | 156,263 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 136,488 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 122,730 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 117,303 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 113,683 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 108,785 | 2025 |
| 192 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 103,792 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 103,742 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 99,924 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 94,209 | 2025 |
| 196 |  Isle of Man |
Europe & Central Asia | 84,118 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 82,904 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 75,844 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65,871 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Bermuda |
North America | 64,555 | 2025 |
| 201 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 56,831 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Faroe Islands |
Europe & Central Asia | 54,900 | 2025 |
| 203 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46,922 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46,855 | 2025 |
| 205 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 46,029 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Sint Maarten |
Latin America & Caribbean | 43,923 | 2025 |
| 207 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 43,541 | 2025 |
| 208 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 41,024 | 2025 |
| 209 |  Gibraltar |
Europe & Central Asia | 40,126 | 2025 |
| 210 |  British Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 39,732 | 2025 |
| 211 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 38,341 | 2025 |
| 212 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 36,282 | 2025 |
| 213 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 34,109 | 2025 |
| 214 |  Saint Martin |
Latin America & Caribbean | 24,941 | 2025 |
| 215 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 17,663 | 2025 |
| 216 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 12,025 | 2025 |
| 217 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 9,492 | 2025 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 217 ranked.