Population
In 2025, India had the largest population: 1.46 bn.
Definition. Everyone living in the country, whatever their legal status or citizenship, at mid-year. How we measure
Source: World Bank2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | India | 1.46 bn | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | China | 1.41 bn | 2025 |
| 3 | United States | 342 m | 2025 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 286 m | 2025 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 255 m | 2025 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 238 m | 2025 |
| 7 | Brazil | 213 m | 2025 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 176 m | 2025 |
| 9 | Russia | 144 m | 2025 |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 135 m | 2025 |
| 11 | Mexico | 132 m | 2025 |
| 12 | Japan | 123 m | 2025 |
| 13 | Egypt | 118 m | 2025 |
| 14 | Philippines | 117 m | 2025 |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 113 m | 2025 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 102 m | 2025 |
| 17 | Iran | 92 m | 2025 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 86 m | 2025 |
| 19 | Germany | 83 m | 2025 |
| 20 | Thailand | 72 m | 2025 |
| 21 | Tanzania | 71 m | 2025 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 69 m | 2025 |
| 23 | France | 69 m | 2025 |
| 24 | South Africa | 65 m | 2025 |
| 25 | Italy | 59 m | 2025 |
| 26 | Kenya | 58 m | 2025 |
| 27 | Myanmar | 55 m | 2025 |
| 28 | Colombia | 53 m | 2025 |
| 29 | South Korea | 52 m | 2025 |
| 30 | Sudan | 52 m | 2025 |
| 31 | Uganda | 51 m | 2025 |
| 32 | Spain | 49 m | 2025 |
| 33 | Algeria | 47 m | 2025 |
| 34 | Iraq | 47 m | 2025 |
| 35 | Argentina | 46 m | 2025 |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 44 m | 2025 |
| 37 | Yemen | 42 m | 2025 |
| 38 | Canada | 42 m | 2025 |
| 39 | Angola | 39 m | 2025 |
| 40 | Ukraine | 39 m | 2025 |
| 41 | Morocco | 38 m | 2025 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 37 m | 2025 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 37 m | 2025 |
| 44 | Poland | 36 m | 2025 |
| 45 | Malaysia | 36 m | 2025 |
| 46 | Mozambique | 36 m | 2025 |
| 47 | Ghana | 35 m | 2025 |
| 48 | Peru | 35 m | 2025 |
| 49 | Madagascar | 33 m | 2025 |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33 m | 2025 |
| 51 | Cameroon | 30 m | 2025 |
| 52 | Nepal | 30 m | 2025 |
| 53 | Venezuela | 29 m | 2025 |
| 54 | Niger | 28 m | 2025 |
| 55 | Australia | 28 m | 2025 |
| 56 | North Korea | 27 m | 2025 |
| 57 | Syria | 26 m | 2025 |
| 58 | Mali | 25 m | 2025 |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 24 m | 2025 |
| 60 | Malawi | 22 m | 2025 |
| 61 | Zambia | 22 m | 2025 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 22 m | 2025 |
| 63 | Chad | 21 m | 2025 |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 21 m | 2025 |
| 65 | Chile | 20 m | 2025 |
| 66 | Somalia | 20 m | 2025 |
| 67 | Romania | 19 m | 2025 |
| 68 | Senegal | 19 m | 2025 |
| 69 | Guatemala | 19 m | 2025 |
| 70 | Ecuador | 18 m | 2025 |
| 71 | Netherlands | 18 m | 2025 |
| 72 | Cambodia | 18 m | 2025 |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 17 m | 2025 |
| 74 | Guinea | 15 m | 2025 |
| 75 | Benin | 15 m | 2025 |
| 76 | Rwanda | 15 m | 2025 |
| 77 | Burundi | 14 m | 2025 |
| 78 | Bolivia | 13 m | 2025 |
| 79 | Tunisia | 12 m | 2025 |
| 80 | South Sudan | 12 m | 2025 |
| 81 | Belgium | 12 m | 2025 |
| 82 | Haiti | 12 m | 2025 |
| 83 | Jordan | 12 m | 2025 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 12 m | 2025 |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 12 m | 2025 |
| 86 | Honduras | 11 m | 2025 |
| 87 | Cuba | 11 m | 2025 |
| 88 | Czechia | 11 m | 2025 |
| 89 | Portugal | 11 m | 2025 |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 11 m | 2025 |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 11 m | 2025 |
| 92 | Sweden | 11 m | 2025 |
| 93 | Greece | 10 m | 2025 |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 10 m | 2025 |
| 95 | Israel | 10 m | 2025 |
| 96 | Hungary | 9.5 m | 2025 |
| 97 | Austria | 9.2 m | 2025 |
| 98 | Switzerland | 9.1 m | 2025 |
| 99 | Belarus | 9.1 m | 2025 |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 8.8 m | 2025 |
| 101 | Togo | 8.6 m | 2025 |
| 102 | Laos | 7.9 m | 2025 |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 7.6 m | 2025 |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 7.5 m | 2025 |
| 105 | Libya | 7.5 m | 2025 |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.3 m | 2025 |
| 107 | Paraguay | 7.0 m | 2025 |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 7.0 m | 2025 |
| 109 | Serbia | 6.5 m | 2025 |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 6.5 m | 2025 |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 6.4 m | 2025 |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6.4 m | 2025 |
| 113 | Singapore | 6.1 m | 2025 |
| 114 | Denmark | 6.0 m | 2025 |
| 115 | Lebanon | 5.8 m | 2025 |
| 116 | Liberia | 5.7 m | 2025 |
| 117 | Finland | 5.6 m | 2025 |
| 118 | Norway | 5.6 m | 2025 |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 120 | Oman | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.5 m | 2025 |
| 122 | Slovakia | 5.4 m | 2025 |
| 123 | Palestine | 5.4 m | 2025 |
| 124 | New Zealand | 5.3 m | 2025 |
| 125 | Mauritania | 5.3 m | 2025 |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 5.2 m | 2025 |
| 127 | Kuwait | 4.9 m | 2025 |
| 128 | Panama | 4.6 m | 2025 |
| 129 | Georgia | 3.9 m | 2025 |
| 130 | Croatia | 3.9 m | 2025 |
| 131 | Eritrea | 3.6 m | 2025 |
| 132 | Mongolia | 3.6 m | 2025 |
| 133 | Uruguay | 3.4 m | 2025 |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 3.2 m | 2025 |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 136 | Namibia | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 137 | Armenia | 3.1 m | 2025 |
| 138 | Qatar | 3.0 m | 2025 |
| 139 | Lithuania | 2.9 m | 2025 |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2.8 m | 2025 |
| 141 | Gambia | 2.8 m | 2025 |
| 142 | Gabon | 2.6 m | 2025 |
| 143 | Botswana | 2.6 m | 2025 |
| 144 | Lesotho | 2.4 m | 2025 |
| 145 | Moldova | 2.4 m | 2025 |
| 146 | Albania | 2.3 m | 2025 |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 m | 2025 |
| 148 | Slovenia | 2.1 m | 2025 |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 m | 2025 |
| 150 | Latvia | 1.8 m | 2025 |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 1.8 m | 2025 |
| 152 | Bahrain | 1.6 m | 2025 |
| 153 | Kosovo | 1.6 m | 2025 |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 155 | Cyprus | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 157 | Estonia | 1.4 m | 2025 |
| 158 | Eswatini | 1.3 m | 2025 |
| 159 | Mauritius | 1.2 m | 2025 |
| 160 | Djibouti | 1.2 m | 2025 |
| 161 | Fiji | 933,154 | 2025 |
| 162 | Comoros | 882,847 | 2025 |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 2025 |
| 164 | Guyana | 835,986 | 2025 |
| 165 | Bhutan | 796,682 | 2025 |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 686,970 | 2025 |
| 167 | Macao | 685,900 | 2025 |
| 168 | Suriname | 639,850 | 2025 |
| 169 | Montenegro | 623,129 | 2025 |
| 170 | Malta | 579,704 | 2025 |
| 171 | Maldives | 529,676 | 2025 |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 527,326 | 2025 |
| 173 | Brunei | 466,330 | 2025 |
| 174 | Belize | 422,924 | 2025 |
| 175 | Bahamas | 403,033 | 2025 |
| 176 | Iceland | 392,404 | 2025 |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 335,169 | 2025 |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 295,333 | 2025 |
| 179 | Barbados | 282,623 | 2025 |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 282,465 | 2025 |
| 181 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 240,254 | 2025 |
| 182 | Samoa | 219,306 | 2025 |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 180,149 | 2025 |
| 184 | Guam | 168,999 | 2025 |
| 185 | Curaçao | 156,263 | 2025 |
| 186 | Kiribati | 136,488 | 2025 |
| 187 | Seychelles | 122,730 | 2025 |
| 188 | Grenada | 117,303 | 2025 |
| 189 | Micronesia | 113,683 | 2025 |
| 190 | Aruba | 108,785 | 2025 |
| 191 | US Virgin Islands | 103,792 | 2025 |
| 192 | Tonga | 103,742 | 2025 |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,924 | 2025 |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94,209 | 2025 |
| 195 | Isle of Man | 84,118 | 2025 |
| 196 | Andorra | 82,904 | 2025 |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 75,844 | 2025 |
| 198 | Dominica | 65,871 | 2025 |
| 199 | Bermuda | 64,555 | 2025 |
| 200 | Greenland | 56,831 | 2025 |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 54,900 | 2025 |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,922 | 2025 |
| 203 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | 2025 |
| 204 | American Samoa | 46,029 | 2025 |
| 205 | Sint Maarten | 43,923 | 2025 |
| 206 | Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | 2025 |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 2025 |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 40,126 | 2025 |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | 2025 |
| 210 | Monaco | 38,341 | 2025 |
| 211 | Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 2025 |
| 212 | San Marino | 34,109 | 2025 |
| 213 | Saint Martin | 24,941 | 2025 |
| 214 | Palau | 17,663 | 2025 |
| 215 | Nauru | 12,025 | 2025 |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 9,492 | 2025 |
Source: World Bank2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Population, 2025
under 3.9 m3.9 m–36 m36 m–100 m100 m–500 m500 m+
No data
216 of 216 countries and territories reported for 2025.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from 5.8 m to 6.8 m between 2011 and 2025.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.
Source: World Bank2011–2025Updated 7 Nov 2026