List of countries by population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
World Bank
Date04 Oct 2026

India is the most populous country in the world, with a population of nearly 1.476 billion as of 1 July 2026. It is closely followed by China, whose population exceeds 1.412 billion. These are the only two countries with populations above one billion, while all other countries have fewer than 500 million people.

The other five countries with populations exceeding 200 million are the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Brazil.

The Holy See (Vatican City) is the smallest country in the world. Its population is approximately 506, making it the only country with a population below 1,000.

As of 2026, 16 countries have a population of more than 100 million. Of these, eight are located in Asia, four in Africa, two in North America, and one each in Europe and South America.

Thirty-one countries have populations exceeding 50 million, while 94 have at least 10 million people. The five most populous countries account for about 45.61% of the global population, while the top 10 account for nearly 57%. The 20 most populous countries together account for more than 69% of the world's population.

At the other end of the ranking, the 105 smallest countries and territories account for just 1% of the global population, while the 176 lowest-ranked countries and territories together account for only 10%.

India is projected to be the largest contributor to global population growth in 2026, accounting for 18.38% of the total increase in the world's population. India's population is projected to increase by 12.66 million, followed by Nigeria with an increase of 4.93 million.

With population increases of 4.13 million, 3.65 million, and 3.45 million, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), and Ethiopia are the third-, fourth-, and fifth-largest contributors to global population growth, respectively.

Out of 237 countries and territories projected by the UN, the populations of 65 are expected to decline in 2026. Together, these 65 countries and territories are projected to lose 5,958,430 people, although they account for 27.22% of the global population.

China is projected to record the largest population decline, at 3.09 million, followed by Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and Italy, each with a decline of more than 200,000 people.

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Population (UN)

Code Country/Region Population Share (%) Change Continent
2025Rank2026RankPopulation Rank
BDIBurundi14,390,0037814,729,157780.177339,6460Africa
COMComoros882,847163899,0101630.010816,1280Africa
DJIDjibouti1,184,0761611,199,4591610.014515,7570Africa
ERIEritrea3,607,0031323,682,6691320.044476,1780Africa
ETHEthiopia135,472,05110138,902,185101.673,445,1900Africa
KENKenya57,532,4932658,636,412260.7061,105,6430Africa
MDGMadagascar32,740,6784933,522,052490.404784,4350Africa
MWIMalawi22,216,1206222,785,535620.275575,4720Africa
MUSMauritius1,268,2801591,265,0591600.0152-3,359-1Africa
MYTMayotte337,011182347,5361810.0041910,546+1Africa
MOZMozambique35,631,6534536,639,851440.4411,020,765+1Africa
REURéunion882,405164886,2981640.01073,9860Africa
RWARwanda14,569,3417714,889,693770.179315,5960Africa
SYCSeychelles132,779194134,9591940.001632,0640Africa
SOMSomalia19,654,7396720,305,907660.245657,810+1Africa
SSDSouth Sudan12,188,7888112,436,037800.150250,850+1Africa
UGAUganda51,384,8943152,761,469300.6361,379,547+1Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania70,545,8652172,563,780200.8742,028,311+1Africa
ZMBZambia21,913,8746322,521,915630.271613,0610Africa
ZWEZimbabwe16,950,7957417,273,580740.208324,7020Africa
AGOAngola39,040,0393940,215,179390.4841,187,8910Africa
CMRCameroon29,879,3375130,640,817510.369764,1770Africa
CAFCentral African Republic5,513,2821215,698,9841180.0687187,100+3Africa
TCDChad21,003,7056421,560,380640.260561,5440Africa
COGCongo6,484,4371126,637,7851120.0800154,4110Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo112,832,47315116,452,162151.403,647,1870Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea1,938,4311501,984,4681500.023946,0420Africa
GABGabon2,593,1301452,647,3991450.031954,3630Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe240,254188244,9941880.002954,7470Africa
DZAAlgeria47,435,3123348,028,334320.579578,461+1Africa
EGYEgypt118,365,99513120,101,175131.451,734,5850Africa
LBYLibya7,458,5551057,539,8511050.090884,4970Africa
MARMorocco38,430,7704138,762,441410.467323,9260Africa
SDNSudan51,662,1473053,282,719290.6421,615,551+1Africa
TUNTunisia12,348,5738012,415,138810.15063,901-1Africa
ESHWestern Sahara600,904172610,8131720.007369,6700Africa
BWABotswana2,562,1221462,603,3881460.031441,7400Africa
SWZEswatini1,256,1741601,269,8591590.015313,695+1Africa
LSOLesotho2,363,3251472,389,3361470.028826,1680Africa
NAMNamibia3,092,8161383,153,2461370.038059,444+1Africa
ZAFSouth Africa64,747,3192465,453,084240.789689,8690Africa
BENBenin14,814,4607615,170,419760.183358,0910Africa
BFABurkina Faso24,074,5805924,601,700590.296528,3720Africa
CPVCabo Verde527,326175529,6301750.006382,2370Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire32,711,5475033,494,346500.404783,8500Africa
GMBGambia2,822,0931432,884,0791410.034761,927+2Africa
GHAGhana35,064,2724635,697,557460.430630,7640Africa
GINGuinea15,099,7277515,441,993750.186341,1370Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau2,249,5151482,297,8081480.027748,1880Africa
LBRLiberia5,731,2061175,853,9491170.0705127,5580Africa
MLIMali25,198,8215825,932,275580.312738,9540Africa
MRTMauritania5,315,0651245,461,3191230.0658146,920+1Africa
NERNiger27,917,8315428,814,878530.347903,204+1Africa
NGANigeria237,527,7826242,431,83262.924,928,1660Africa
SHNSaint Helena5,1972325,1472320.00006-590Africa
SENSenegal18,931,9666819,366,548680.233437,0200Africa
SLESierra Leone8,819,7941028,996,7451010.108176,593+1Africa
TGOTogo9,721,608969,930,918950.120211,565+1Africa
KAZKazakhstan20,843,7546521,083,626650.254234,1030Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan7,295,0341077,400,4651060.0892103,639+1Asia
TJKTajikistan10,786,7348910,978,599880.132190,561+1Asia
TKMTurkmenistan7,618,8471047,736,6321040.0932114,4610Asia
UZBUzbekistan37,053,4284337,724,223430.454661,2610Asia
CHNChina1,416,096,09421,412,914,089217.0-3,088,9270Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR7,396,0761067,378,6021070.0889-33,618-1Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR722,007168723,1881680.008711,6630Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China23,112,7936123,011,292610.277-101,3150Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea26,571,0365626,633,691560.32157,9000Asia
JPNJapan123,103,47912122,427,731121.47-688,6480Asia
MNGMongolia3,517,1001333,556,7981330.042838,8160Asia
KORRepublic of Korea51,667,0292951,600,388310.622-73,154-2Asia
AFGAfghanistan43,844,1113645,047,069360.5431,218,3510Asia
BGDBangladesh175,686,8998177,818,04482.142,123,0110Asia
BTNBhutan796,682167802,2141670.009665,5880Asia
INDIndia1,463,865,52511,476,625,576117.812,659,7310Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)92,417,6811793,168,497171.12707,6670Asia
MDVMaldives529,676174531,5171740.006401,8380Asia
NPLNepal29,618,1185229,629,410520.35742,6670Asia
PAKPakistan255,219,5545259,299,79153.124,126,8410Asia
LKASri Lanka23,229,4706023,348,315600.281116,1320Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam466,330176469,7751760.005663,3760Asia
KHMCambodia17,847,9827318,051,219730.217199,5490Asia
IDNIndonesia285,721,2364287,886,78243.472,133,0570Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic7,873,0461037,974,0171030.096199,7810Asia
MYSMalaysia35,977,8384436,385,115450.438401,087-1Asia
MMRMyanmar54,850,6482755,184,819270.665326,4480Asia
PHLPhilippines116,786,96214117,724,471141.42933,6770Asia
SGPSingapore5,870,7501155,905,7481150.071133,1210Asia
THAThailand71,619,8632071,559,614210.862-66,595-1Asia
TLSTimor-Leste1,418,5171561,436,9231560.017318,8780Asia
VNMViet Nam101,598,52716102,177,431161.23560,9160Asia
ARMArmenia2,952,3651402,930,9151400.0353-21,1420Asia
AZEAzerbaijan10,397,7139410,454,855930.12655,590+1Asia
BHRBahrain1,643,3321541,675,5721530.020230,404+1Asia
CYPCyprus1,370,7541571,382,3341570.016711,1070Asia
GEOGeorgia3,806,6711313,804,6421310.0458-2,3990Asia
IRQIraq47,020,7743448,007,437330.578984,032+1Asia
ISRIsrael9,517,181989,647,689970.116131,106+1Asia
JORJordan11,520,6848411,589,532850.140245,945-1Asia
KWTKuwait5,026,0781285,102,7731280.061570,9800Asia
LBNLebanon5,849,4211165,897,4671160.071049,5150Asia
OMNOman5,494,6911225,671,4581200.0683160,017+2Asia
QATQatar3,115,8891373,173,5591360.038252,353+1Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia34,566,3284835,165,787470.424594,806+1Asia
PSEState of Palestine5,589,6231205,692,7901190.0686108,008+1Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic25,620,4275726,472,497570.319805,0700Asia
TURTürkiye87,685,4261887,926,082181.06262,3300Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates11,346,0008611,574,682860.139195,6180Asia
YEMYemen41,773,8783742,961,653370.5181,185,9320Asia
BLRBelarus8,997,6031008,937,0181020.108-61,388-2Europe
BGRBulgaria6,714,5601106,667,6591100.0803-48,6090Europe
CZECzechia10,609,2399210,527,781920.127-21,0690Europe
HUNHungary9,632,287979,585,818980.115-32,418-1Europe
POLPoland38,140,9104237,843,188420.456-143,9330Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova2,996,1061392,961,2531390.0357-28,9050Europe
ROURomania18,908,6506918,800,605700.226-108,717-1Europe
RUSRussian Federation143,997,3939143,394,45891.73-330,1260Europe
SVKSlovakia5,474,8811235,451,3421240.0657-8,948-1Europe
UKRUkraine38,980,3764039,535,849400.476-291,4430Europe
DNKDenmark6,002,5071146,023,5201140.072618,8550Europe
ESTEstonia1,344,2321581,331,0621580.0160-7,0720Europe
FROFaroe Islands56,00220956,5262090.000684910Europe
FINFinland5,623,3291185,621,7391220.0677-4,687-4Europe
GGYGuernsey64,47720864,6092070.0007895+1Europe
ISLIceland398,266179402,3291790.004853,6960Europe
IRLIreland5,308,0391255,356,9501250.064546,9640Europe
IMNIsle of Man84,11820384,0552020.00101-69+1Europe
JEYJersey103,989198104,1061980.001251070Europe
LVALatvia1,853,5591511,835,9351510.0221-14,2670Europe
LTULithuania2,830,1441422,797,3381430.0337-23,090-1Europe
NORNorway5,623,0711195,652,9891210.068120,775-2Europe
SWESweden10,656,6339110,701,047910.12941,4010Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom69,551,3322269,931,528220.842364,4100Europe
ALBAlbania2,771,5081442,751,0251440.0331-20,2440Europe
ANDAndorra82,90420483,7532030.00101802+1Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina3,140,0951363,114,2421380.0375-26,247-2Europe
HRVCroatia3,848,1601303,822,3451300.0460-25,3200Europe
GIBGibraltar40,12621740,8672160.00049707+1Europe
GRCGreece9,938,844959,897,115960.119-42,923-1Europe
VATHoly See5012375062370.0000170Europe
ITAItaly59,146,2602558,926,166250.710-231,5210Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,674,1251531,666,9921540.0201-5,199-1Europe
MLTMalta545,405173549,0111730.006612,0420Europe
MNEMontenegro632,729171626,2331710.00754-3,4060Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia1,813,7911521,804,0631520.0217-10,0270Europe
PRTPortugal10,411,8349310,395,362940.125-16,741-1Europe
SMRSan Marino33,57222133,6052210.00040300Europe
SRBSerbia6,689,0391116,641,9641110.0800-44,0320Europe
SVNSlovenia2,117,0721492,114,5731490.0255-2,8030Europe
ESPSpain47,889,9583247,850,793340.576-47,771-2Europe
AUTAustria9,113,574999,107,266990.110-6,0220Europe
BELBelgium11,758,6038311,774,642830.14214,5630Europe
FRAFrance66,650,8042366,746,401230.80491,3870Europe
DEUGermany84,075,0751983,644,258191.01-193,9400Europe
LIELiechtenstein40,12821640,3682170.00049232-1Europe
LUXLuxembourg680,453169687,4481690.008286,8190Europe
MCOMonaco38,34121938,0872190.00046-2200Europe
NLDNetherlands18,346,8197118,448,775710.22294,1330Europe
CHESwitzerland8,967,4071019,007,7981000.10937,752+1Europe
AIAAnguilla14,72822514,8172250.00018700North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda94,20920194,6262010.001144050North America
ABWAruba108,147197108,1641970.00130-180North America
BHSBahamas403,033178404,6281780.004871,5270North America
BRBBarbados282,623186282,7241870.0034173-1North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba31,33822231,9132220.000385260North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands39,73221839,9362180.000481740North America
CYMCayman Islands75,84420577,1962050.000931,3360North America
CUBCuba10,937,2038810,892,659900.131-45,550-2North America
CUWCuraçao185,487190185,4401900.00223-610North America
DMADominica65,87120665,5112060.00079-3500North America
DOMDominican Republic11,520,4878511,609,500840.14087,304+1North America
GRDGrenada117,303195117,3621950.00141300North America
GLPGuadeloupe373,791180372,4531800.00449-1,3460North America
HTIHaiti11,906,0958212,037,506820.145130,4680North America
JAMJamaica2,837,0771412,833,4031420.0341-4,447-1North America
MTQMartinique340,439181337,7111830.00407-2,708-2North America
MSRMontserrat4,3592334,3282330.00005-360North America
PRIPuerto Rico3,235,2891353,222,6881350.0388-15,0330North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy11,41422811,5502280.000141210North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis46,92221146,9922120.0005763-1North America
LCASaint Lucia180,149191180,4881910.002173070North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)24,94122323,8982230.00029-9940North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines99,92420099,2452000.00120-6770North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)43,92321444,4472140.000544920North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago1,511,1551551,513,2681550.01821,5320North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands46,85521247,1482110.00057276+1North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands84,13820283,4002040.00100-739-2North America
BLZBelize422,924177428,6441770.005165,6850North America
CRICosta Rica5,152,9501275,174,7891270.062321,2680North America
SLVEl Salvador6,365,5031136,391,2531130.077025,2970North America
GTMGuatemala18,687,8817018,967,978690.229279,482+1North America
HNDHonduras11,005,8508711,184,760870.135178,1520North America
MEXMexico131,946,90011132,997,658111.601,034,9450North America
NICNicaragua7,007,5021097,097,3291080.085589,068+1North America
PANPanama4,571,1891294,625,7181290.055754,0120North America
ARGArgentina45,851,3783546,003,734350.554151,0380South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)12,581,8437912,749,291790.154166,8240South America
BRABrazil212,812,4057213,562,66672.57721,0910South America
CHLChile19,859,9216619,945,850670.24082,239-1South America
COLColombia53,425,6352853,936,226280.650495,9620South America
ECUEcuador18,289,8967218,444,506720.222155,0250South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)3,4692343,4652340.00004-40South America
GUFFrench Guiana313,666184318,8721840.003845,2490South America
GUYGuyana835,986166840,8901660.01014,9180South America
PRYParaguay7,013,0781087,095,2791090.085581,329-1South America
PERPeru34,576,6654734,922,148480.421339,246-1South America
SURSuriname639,850170645,2561700.007775,3490South America
URYUruguay3,384,6881343,382,5371340.0408-2,2860South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28,516,8965328,633,711540.345120,159-1South America
BMUBermuda64,55520764,4592080.00078-98-1North America
CANCanada40,126,7233840,467,728380.488321,3150North America
GRLGreenland55,74521055,6292100.00067-1290North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,5742315,5132310.00007-630North America
USAUnited States of America347,275,8073349,035,49434.201,714,8980North America
AUSAustralia26,974,0265527,227,096550.328248,0160Oceania
NZLNew Zealand5,251,8991265,287,4791260.063734,5080Oceania
FJIFiji933,154162937,2821620.01133,9930Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia295,333185297,8921850.003592,4730Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea10,762,8179010,947,848890.132184,312+1Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands838,645165858,2881650.010319,7070Oceania
VUTVanuatu335,169183342,5641820.004137,392+1Oceania
GUMGuam168,999192170,1851920.002051,1740Oceania
KIRKiribati136,488193138,4451930.001671,9540Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands36,28222035,0752200.00042-1,1500Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)113,683196114,1831960.001384890Oceania
NRUNauru12,02522712,1012270.00015770Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands43,54121542,9142150.00052-5600Oceania
PLWPalau17,66322417,6142240.00021-530Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa46,02921345,3192130.00055-6990Oceania
COKCook Islands13,26322612,8262260.00015-4180Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia282,465187283,0761860.00341586+1Oceania
NIUNiue1,8212361,8222360.0000260Oceania
WSMSamoa219,306189220,5281890.002661,2240Oceania
TKLTokelau2,6082352,6912350.00003700Oceania
TONTonga103,742199103,2911990.00124-4420Oceania
TUVTuvalu9,4922309,3622300.00011-1160Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands11,19422911,1132290.00013-800Oceania
World 8,231,613,070 8,300,678,395 68,866,209

World bank (2018)

RankCountry/TerritoryPopulation
1China1392730000
2India1352617328
3United States327167434
4Indonesia267663435
5Pakistan212215030
6Brazil209469333
7Nigeria195874740
8Bangladesh161356039
9Russian Federation144478050
10Japan126529100
11Mexico126190788
12Ethiopia109224559
13Philippines106651922
14Egypt, Arab Rep.98423595
15Vietnam95540395
16Congo, Dem. Rep.84068091
17Germany82927922
18Turkey82319724
19Iran, Islamic Rep.81800269
20Thailand69428524
21France66987244
22United Kingdom66488991
23Italy60431283
24South Africa57779622
25Tanzania56318348
26Myanmar53708395
27Korea, Rep.51635256
28Kenya51393010
29Colombia49648685
30Spain46723749
31Ukraine44622516
32Argentina44494502
33Uganda42723139
34Algeria42228429
35Sudan41801533
36Iraq38433600
37Poland37978548
38Afghanistan37172386
39Canada37058856
40Morocco36029138
41Saudi Arabia33699947
42Uzbekistan32955400
43Peru31989256
44Malaysia31528585
45Angola30809762
46Ghana29767108
47Mozambique29495962
48Venezuela, RB28870195
49Yemen, Rep.28498687
50Nepal28087871
51Madagascar26262368
52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.25549819
53Cameroon25216237
54Cote d'Ivoire25069229
55Australia24992369
56Niger22442948
57Sri Lanka21670000
58Burkina Faso19751535
59Romania19473936
60Mali19077690
61Chile18729160
62Kazakhstan18276499
63Malawi18143315
64Zambia17351822
65Guatemala17247807
66Netherlands17231017
67Ecuador17084357
68Syrian Arab Republic16906283
69Cambodia16249798
70Senegal15854360
71Chad15477751
72Somalia15008154
73Zimbabwe14439018
74Guinea12414318
75Rwanda12301939
76Tunisia11565204
77Benin11485048
78Belgium11422068
79Bolivia11353142
80Cuba11338138
81Burundi11175378
82Haiti11123176
83South Sudan10975920
84Greece10727668
85Dominican Republic10627165
86Czech Republic10625695
87Portugal10281762
88Sweden10183175
89Jordan9956011
90Azerbaijan9942334
91Hungary9768785
92United Arab Emirates9630959
93Honduras9587522
94Belarus9485386
95Tajikistan9100837
96Israel8883800
97Austria8847037
98Papua New Guinea8606316
99Switzerland8516543
100Togo7889094
101Sierra Leone7650154
102Hong Kong SAR, China7451000
103Lao PDR7061507
104Bulgaria7024216
105Serbia6982084
106Paraguay6956071
107Lebanon6848925
108Libya6678567
109Nicaragua6465513
110El Salvador6420744
111Kyrgyz Republic6315800
112Turkmenistan5850908
113Denmark5797446
114Singapore5638676
115Finland5518050
116Slovak Republic5447011
117Norway5314336
118Congo, Rep.5244363
119Costa Rica4999441
120New Zealand4885500
121Ireland4853506
122Oman4829483
123Liberia4818977
124Central African Republic4666377
125West Bank and Gaza4569087
126Mauritania4403319
127Panama4176873
128Kuwait4137309
129Croatia4089400
130Georgia3731000
131Moldova3545883
132Uruguay3449299
133Bosnia and Herzegovina3323929
134Puerto Rico3195153
135Mongolia3170208
136Armenia2951776
137Jamaica2934855
138Albania2866376
139Lithuania2789533
140Qatar2781677
141Namibia2448255
142Gambia, The2280102
143Botswana2254126
144Gabon2119275
145Lesotho2108132
146North Macedonia2082958
147Slovenia2067372
148Latvia1926542
149Guinea-Bissau1874309
150Kosovo1845300
151Bahrain1569439
152Trinidad and Tobago1389858
153Estonia1320884
154Equatorial Guinea1308974
155Timor-Leste1267972
156Mauritius1265303
157Cyprus1189265
158Eswatini1136191
159Djibouti958920
160Fiji883483
161Comoros832322
162Guyana779004
163Bhutan754394
164Solomon Islands652858
165Macao SAR, China631636
166Montenegro622345
167Luxembourg607728
168Suriname575991
169Cabo Verde543767
170Maldives515696
171Malta483530
172Brunei Darussalam428962
173Bahamas, The385640
174Belize383071
175Iceland353574
176Vanuatu292680
177Barbados286641
178New Caledonia284060
179French Polynesia277679
180Sao Tome and Principe211028
181Samoa196130
182St. Lucia181889
183Channel Islands170499
184Guam165768
185Curacao159849
186Kiribati115847
187Micronesia, Fed. Sts.112640
188Grenada111454
189St. Vincent and the Grenadines110210
190Virgin Islands (U.S.)106977
191Aruba105845
192Tonga103197
193Seychelles96762
194Antigua and Barbuda96286
195Isle of Man84077
196Andorra77006
197Dominica71625
198Cayman Islands64174
199Bermuda63968
200Marshall Islands58413
201Northern Mariana Islands56882
202Greenland56025
203American Samoa55465
204St. Kitts and Nevis52441
205Faroe Islands48497
206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)40654
207Monaco38682
208Liechtenstein37910
209Turks and Caicos Islands37665
210St. Martin (French part)37264
211San Marino33785
212Gibraltar33718
213British Virgin Islands29802
214Palau17907
215Nauru12704
216Tuvalu11508
217Eritrea-