Countries by population (2026)

This table ranks all 218 countries and territories by population, using the latest official estimates (2025 for most entries). Together they account for the world's 8.22 billion people.

The scale gap is enormous: India (1,463,865,525) and China (1,406,585,000) each hold more people than the hundred smallest entries combined, while Tuvalu counts just 9,492 residents. The ten largest countries alone hold about 57% of humanity.

Growth is just as uneven — 50 of the 218 populations on this list are currently shrinking. Click any column header to re-sort the table, or open a country for its full profile: live counter, history back to 1960, density, urbanization and UN projections.

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All 218 countries and territories ranked by population, 2025 estimates
#	Country	Population	Yearly change	Density (P/km²)	Land area (km²)	Urban	World share
1	India	1,463,865,525	+0.89%	484	2,973,190	36%	17.82%
2	China	1,406,585,000	−0.17%	150	9,388,210	66%	17.12%
3	United States	341,784,857	+0.52%	37	9,147,420	80%	4.16%
4	Indonesia	285,721,236	+0.78%	149	1,892,556	59%	3.48%
5	Pakistan	255,219,554	+1.56%	321	770,880	40%	3.11%
6	Nigeria	237,527,782	+2.06%	250	910,770	64%	2.89%
7	Brazil	212,812,405	+0.38%	25	8,358,140	88%	2.59%
8	Bangladesh	175,686,899	+1.22%	1,319	129,980	33%	2.14%
9	Russia	143,513,328	−0.11%	9	16,376,870	75%	1.75%
10	Ethiopia	135,472,051	+2.55%	114	1,128,499	24%	1.65%
11	Mexico	131,946,900	+0.83%	67	1,943,950	80%	1.61%
12	Japan	123,366,734	−0.49%	342	364,569	92%	1.50%
13	Egypt	118,365,995	+1.56%	115	995,450	43%	1.44%
14	Philippines	116,786,962	+0.81%	385	298,170	56%	1.42%
15	DR Congo	112,832,473	+3.20%	47	2,267,050	45%	1.37%
16	Vietnam	101,598,527	+0.60%	320	313,429	39%	1.24%
17	Iran	92,417,681	+0.92%	56	1,622,500	77%	1.12%
18	Turkey	85,878,556	+0.42%	111	769,630	89%	1.05%
19	Germany	83,491,249	−0.03%	238	349,430	82%	1.02%
20	Thailand	71,619,863	−0.07%	140	510,890	63%	0.87%
21	Tanzania	70,545,865	+2.86%	75	885,800	37%	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69,487,000	+0.30%	283	241,930	83%	0.85%
23	France	68,720,337	+0.25%	127	538,950	79%	0.84%
24	South Africa	64,747,319	+1.15%	52	1,213,090	64%	0.79%
25	Italy	58,915,656	−0.06%	199	295,720	70%	0.72%
26	Kenya	57,532,493	+1.93%	95	580,876	32%	0.70%
27	Myanmar	54,850,648	+0.64%	83	652,670	31%	0.67%
28	Colombia	53,425,635	+1.01%	47	1,109,500	79%	0.65%
29	South Korea	51,684,564	−0.13%	530	97,600	81%	0.63%
30	Sudan	51,662,147	+2.38%	27	1,868,000	35%	0.63%
31	Uganda	51,384,894	+2.70%	243	200,520	32%	0.63%
32	Spain	49,355,143	+1.03%	97	499,697	81%	0.60%
33	Algeria	47,435,312	+1.32%	19	2,381,740	76%	0.58%
34	Iraq	47,020,774	+2.10%	104	434,130	70%	0.57%
35	Argentina	45,851,378	+0.34%	17	2,736,690	92%	0.56%
36	Afghanistan	43,844,111	+2.77%	64	652,230	26%	0.53%
37	Yemen	41,773,878	+2.89%	75	527,970	37%	0.51%
38	Canada	41,651,653	+0.94%	5	8,788,700	83%	0.51%
39	Angola	39,040,039	+3.00%	29	1,246,700	71%	0.48%
40	Ukraine	38,980,376	+2.92%	65	579,400	70%	0.47%
41	Morocco	38,430,770	+0.91%	85	446,300	63%	0.47%
42	Uzbekistan	37,053,428	+1.88%	81	440,650	51%	0.45%
43	Saudi Arabia	36,973,555	+4.63%	16	2,149,690	85%	0.45%
44	Poland	36,435,861	−0.34%	120	306,270	60%	0.44%
45	Malaysia	35,977,838	+1.17%	107	328,550	77%	0.44%
46	Mozambique	35,631,653	+2.85%	43	786,380	37%	0.43%
47	Ghana	35,064,272	+1.83%	149	227,533	59%	0.43%
48	Peru	34,576,665	+1.04%	26	1,280,000	86%	0.42%
49	Madagascar	32,740,678	+2.40%	54	581,800	33%	0.40%
50	Ivory Coast	32,711,547	+2.41%	98	318,000	55%	0.40%
51	Cameroon	29,879,337	+2.56%	60	472,710	56%	0.36%
52	Nepal	29,618,118	−0.11%	207	143,350	67%	0.36%
53	Venezuela	28,516,896	+0.39%	32	882,050	89%	0.35%
54	Niger	27,917,831	+3.22%	21	1,266,700	18%	0.34%
55	Australia	27,614,411	+1.53%	3	7,692,020	88%	0.34%
56	North Korea	26,571,036	+0.27%	219	120,410	64%	0.32%
57	Syria	25,620,427	+3.77%	128	183,630	72%	0.31%
58	Mali	25,198,821	+2.90%	19	1,220,190	32%	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24,074,580	+2.21%	84	273,600	29%	0.29%
60	Taiwan	23,213,962	−0.43%	656	36,197	–	0.28%
61	Malawi	22,216,120	+2.56%	224	94,280	18%	0.27%
62	Zambia	21,913,874	+2.77%	28	743,390	46%	0.27%
63	Sri Lanka	21,756,000	−0.73%	356	61,860	20%	0.26%
64	Chad	21,003,705	+3.41%	15	1,259,200	28%	0.26%
65	Kazakhstan	20,843,754	+1.21%	8	2,699,700	62%	0.25%
66	Chile	19,859,921	+0.48%	26	742,832	89%	0.24%
67	Somalia	19,654,739	+3.34%	29	627,340	55%	0.24%
68	Romania	19,020,271	−0.17%	83	230,080	52%	0.23%
69	Senegal	18,931,966	+2.30%	94	192,530	56%	0.23%
70	Guatemala	18,687,881	+1.52%	169	107,160	56%	0.23%
71	Ecuador	18,289,896	+0.85%	72	248,360	63%	0.22%
72	Netherlands	18,087,633	+0.52%	531	33,670	96%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	17,847,982	+1.18%	99	176,520	41%	0.22%
74	Zimbabwe	16,950,795	+1.88%	42	386,850	40%	0.21%
75	Guinea	15,099,727	+2.31%	59	245,720	39%	0.18%
76	Benin	14,814,460	+2.40%	125	112,760	53%	0.18%
77	Rwanda	14,569,341	+2.17%	566	24,670	31%	0.18%
78	Burundi	14,390,003	+2.41%	533	25,680	26%	0.18%
79	Bolivia	12,581,843	+1.35%	11	1,083,300	72%	0.15%
80	Tunisia	12,348,573	+0.58%	79	155,360	71%	0.15%
81	South Sudan	12,188,788	+2.03%	18	631,930	22%	0.15%
82	Belgium	11,941,781	+0.70%	386	30,494	88%	0.15%
83	Haiti	11,906,095	+1.13%	422	27,560	56%	0.14%
84	Jordan	11,520,684	−0.28%	129	88,794	93%	0.14%
85	Dominican Republic	11,520,487	+0.81%	235	48,198	73%	0.14%
86	United Arab Emirates	11,513,149	+4.68%	148	71,020	86%	0.14%
87	Honduras	11,005,850	+1.65%	95	111,890	59%	0.13%
88	Cuba	10,937,203	−0.39%	106	103,800	77%	0.13%
89	Czech Republic	10,886,878	−0.17%	141	77,167	73%	0.13%
90	Portugal	10,804,871	+1.03%	115	91,606	61%	0.13%
91	Tajikistan	10,786,734	+1.83%	75	138,790	26%	0.13%
92	Papua New Guinea	10,762,817	+1.75%	23	452,860	16%	0.13%
93	Sweden	10,596,620	+0.25%	26	407,270	89%	0.13%
94	Greece	10,413,962	+0.08%	81	128,900	79%	0.13%
95	Azerbaijan	10,246,996	+0.43%	123	82,650	59%	0.12%
96	Israel	10,122,800	+1.20%	455	21,640	92%	0.12%
97	Hungary	9,514,251	−0.50%	105	91,260	71%	0.12%
98	Austria	9,208,163	+0.33%	111	82,520	70%	0.11%
99	Switzerland	9,092,436	+0.96%	225	39,510	86%	0.11%
100	Belarus	9,085,991	−0.51%	45	202,983	79%	0.11%
101	Sierra Leone	8,819,794	+2.04%	117	72,180	46%	0.11%
102	Togo	8,591,626	+2.18%	151	54,390	44%	0.10%
103	Laos	7,873,046	+1.32%	33	230,800	40%	0.10%
104	Turkmenistan	7,618,847	+1.65%	16	469,930	47%	0.09%
105	Hong Kong	7,498,900	−0.34%	7,177	1,050	100%	0.09%
106	Libya	7,458,555	+1.04%	4	1,759,540	88%	0.09%
107	Kyrgyzstan	7,343,064	+1.66%	37	191,800	35%	0.09%
108	Paraguay	7,013,078	+1.20%	17	396,012	70%	0.09%
109	Nicaragua	7,007,502	+1.31%	57	120,340	59%	0.09%
110	Serbia	6,549,143	−0.57%	79	84,090	63%	0.08%
111	Republic of the Congo	6,484,437	+2.36%	18	341,500	64%	0.08%
112	Bulgaria	6,433,302	−0.13%	59	108,560	74%	0.08%
113	El Salvador	6,365,503	+0.43%	305	20,720	76%	0.08%
114	Singapore	6,111,175	+1.22%	8,242	718	100%	0.07%
115	Denmark	6,009,169	+0.54%	149	40,000	89%	0.07%
116	Lebanon	5,849,421	+0.75%	564	10,230	91%	0.07%
117	Liberia	5,731,206	+2.09%	57	96,320	56%	0.07%
118	Finland	5,646,436	+0.47%	18	303,960	75%	0.07%
119	Norway	5,610,870	+0.69%	15	364,270	84%	0.07%
120	Central African Republic	5,513,282	+3.37%	8	622,980	45%	0.07%
121	Oman	5,494,691	+3.96%	16	309,500	79%	0.07%
122	Ireland	5,484,367	+1.63%	77	68,890	65%	0.07%
123	Slovakia	5,413,813	−0.15%	113	48,080	53%	0.07%
124	Palestine	5,413,596	+2.33%	857	6,025	87%	0.07%
125	New Zealand	5,324,700	+0.65%	20	263,310	84%	0.06%
126	Mauritania	5,315,065	+2.78%	5	1,030,700	61%	0.06%
127	Costa Rica	5,152,950	+0.45%	100	51,060	80%	0.06%
128	Kuwait	4,865,298	−0.65%	272	17,820	100%	0.06%
129	Panama	4,571,189	+1.22%	60	74,180	66%	0.06%
130	Georgia	3,935,766	+3.18%	65	69,490	61%	0.05%
131	Croatia	3,876,200	+0.26%	69	55,960	58%	0.05%
132	Eritrea	3,607,003	+2.00%	29	121,178	35%	0.04%
133	Mongolia	3,568,978	+1.25%	2	1,558,500	71%	0.04%
134	Uruguay	3,384,688	−0.06%	19	175,020	96%	0.04%
135	Puerto Rico	3,184,835	−0.55%	361	8,870	94%	0.04%
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,140,095	−0.77%	62	51,200	53%	0.04%
137	Namibia	3,092,816	+2.05%	4	823,290	51%	0.04%
138	Armenia	3,086,700	+1.74%	105	28,199	66%	0.04%
139	Qatar	2,972,215	+3.92%	231	11,490	99%	0.04%
140	Lithuania	2,888,774	+0.02%	46	62,600	69%	0.04%
141	Jamaica	2,837,077	−0.07%	262	10,830	59%	0.03%
142	Gambia	2,822,093	+2.23%	267	10,120	65%	0.03%
143	Gabon	2,593,130	+2.11%	10	257,670	92%	0.03%
144	Botswana	2,562,122	+1.61%	4	566,730	68%	0.03%
145	Lesotho	2,363,325	+1.10%	76	30,360	45%	0.03%
146	Moldova	2,360,527	−1.75%	85	32,930	44%	0.03%
147	Albania	2,349,580	−1.17%	88	27,400	59%	0.03%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,249,515	+2.16%	77	28,120	47%	0.03%
149	Slovenia	2,130,986	+0.17%	105	20,135	56%	0.03%
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,938,431	+2.40%	66	28,050	72%	0.02%
151	Latvia	1,847,785	−0.99%	30	62,230	69%	0.02%
152	North Macedonia	1,820,909	−0.19%	72	25,220	63%	0.02%
153	Bahrain	1,600,366	+0.73%	1,971	800	100%	0.02%
154	Kosovo	1,576,876	−1.10%	–	–	51%	0.02%
155	Timor-Leste	1,418,517	+1.27%	93	14,870	29%	0.02%
156	Cyprus	1,370,754	+0.91%	146	9,240	67%	0.02%
157	Trinidad and Tobago	1,367,764	−0.04%	267	5,130	54%	0.02%
158	Estonia	1,366,475	−0.43%	32	42,730	71%	0.02%
159	Eswatini	1,256,174	+1.07%	72	17,200	27%	0.02%
160	Mauritius	1,243,741	−0.16%	625	1,997	39%	0.02%
161	Djibouti	1,184,076	+1.31%	50	23,180	73%	0.01%
162	Fiji	933,154	+0.47%	51	18,270	60%	0.01%
163	Comoros	882,847	+1.85%	457	1,861	34%	0.01%
164	Solomon Islands	838,645	+2.35%	29	27,990	31%	0.01%
165	Guyana	835,986	+0.59%	4	211,140	26%	0.01%
166	Bhutan	796,682	+0.65%	21	38,140	43%	0.01%
167	Luxembourg	686,970	+1.46%	259	2,575	95%	0.01%
168	Macao	685,900	−0.16%	20,570	33	100%	0.01%
169	Suriname	639,850	+0.85%	4	160,508	66%	0.01%
170	Montenegro	623,129	−0.06%	46	13,450	66%	0.01%
171	Malta	579,704	+1.89%	1,727	320	96%	0.01%
172	Maldives	529,676	+0.36%	1,765	298	43%	0.01%
173	Cape Verde	527,326	+0.47%	130	4,030	78%	0.01%
174	Brunei	466,330	+0.78%	87	5,270	75%	0.01%
175	Belize	422,924	+1.39%	18	22,810	42%	0.01%
176	Bahamas	403,033	+0.44%	40	10,010	81%	0.00%
177	Iceland	392,404	+1.51%	4	100,830	94%	0.00%
178	Vanuatu	335,169	+2.23%	26	12,190	22%	0.00%
179	New Caledonia	295,333	+0.92%	16	18,280	68%	0.00%
180	Barbados	282,623	+0.06%	657	430	60%	0.00%
181	French Polynesia	282,465	+0.23%	81	3,471	62%	0.00%
182	São Tomé and Príncipe	240,254	+1.98%	240	960	69%	0.00%
183	Samoa	219,306	+0.59%	78	2,780	18%	0.00%
184	Saint Lucia	180,149	+0.23%	294	610	29%	0.00%
185	Guam	168,999	+0.73%	308	540	94%	0.00%
186	Channel Islands	168,466	+0.20%	842	198	33%	0.00%
187	Curaçao	156,263	+0.19%	348	444	91%	0.00%
188	Kiribati	136,488	+1.45%	164	810	63%	0.00%
189	Seychelles	122,730	+1.13%	260	460	45%	0.00%
190	Grenada	117,303	+0.08%	344	340	37%	0.00%
191	Micronesia	113,683	+0.46%	161	700	22%	0.00%
192	Aruba	108,785	+0.73%	596	180	62%	0.00%
193	U.S. Virgin Islands	103,792	−0.56%	300	350	95%	0.00%
194	Tonga	103,742	−0.42%	145	720	21%	0.00%
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	99,924	−0.69%	260	390	48%	0.00%
196	Antigua and Barbuda	94,209	+0.46%	212	440	24%	0.00%
197	Isle of Man	84,118	−0.05%	148	570	52%	0.00%
198	Andorra	82,904	+1.17%	172	470	89%	0.00%
199	Cayman Islands	75,844	+1.85%	304	240	100%	0.00%
200	Dominica	65,871	−0.51%	89	750	74%	0.00%
201	Bermuda	64,555	−0.13%	1,198	54	100%	0.00%
202	Greenland	56,831	−0.01%	0	410,450	89%	0.00%
203	Faroe Islands	54,900	+0.47%	40	1,370	40%	0.00%
204	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,922	+0.17%	180	260	32%	0.00%
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	46,855	+0.69%	49	950	94%	0.00%
206	American Samoa	46,029	−1.59%	238	200	81%	0.00%
207	Sint Maarten	43,923	+1.31%	1,257	34	100%	0.00%
208	Northern Mariana Islands	43,541	−1.68%	98	460	92%	0.00%
209	Liechtenstein	41,024	+1.41%	249	160	15%	0.00%
210	Gibraltar	40,126	+2.01%	3,847	10	100%	0.00%
211	British Virgin Islands	39,732	+0.66%	260	150	57%	0.00%
212	Monaco	38,341	−0.75%	18,693	2	100%	0.00%
213	Marshall Islands	36,282	−3.43%	216	180	79%	0.00%
214	San Marino	34,109	+0.39%	564	60	97%	0.00%
215	Saint Martin	24,941	−4.65%	550	50	100%	0.00%
216	Palau	17,663	−0.18%	39	460	79%	0.00%
217	Nauru	12,025	+0.65%	594	20	100%	0.00%
218	Tuvalu	9,492	−1.61%	327	30	65%	0.00%

Population and land figures: World Bank Open Data (2025 estimates for most entries; Taiwan from UN WPP 2024). Click a column header to sort.

Country population FAQ

Which country has the highest population?

India tops the ranking with 1,463,865,525 people (2025 estimate).

What is the smallest country by population?

Among the 218 countries and territories tracked here, Tuvalu has the smallest population at 9,492.

Which country is growing the fastest?

Among countries with at least one million people, United Arab Emirates currently has the fastest-growing population, at about 4.68% per year.

Which country is the most densely populated?

Macao has the highest population density on the list, at about 20,570 people per km².

How many countries are there in the world?

This ranking covers 218 countries and territories with published population data — 193 UN member states plus observer states, dependencies and special regions reported separately in international statistics.