Country ranking · 213 observations

Population context by country.

Population context by country: compare 213 countries using dated World Bank evidence, with links to country context and an interactive chart. This is a descriptive table, not a judgement of national performance.

RankCountryPopulationObservation year
1Paracel Islands (disputed)6,024,194,822 people2025
2India1,463,865,525 people2025
3China1,406,585,000 people2025
4United States341,784,857 people2025
5Indonesia285,721,236 people2025
6Pakistan255,219,554 people2025
7Nigeria237,527,782 people2025
8Brazil212,812,405 people2025
9Bangladesh175,686,899 people2025
10Russia143,513,328 people2025
11Ethiopia135,472,051 people2025
12Mexico131,946,900 people2025
13Japan123,366,734 people2025
14Egypt118,365,995 people2025
15Philippines116,786,962 people2025
16Democratic Republic of the Congo112,832,473 people2025
17Vietnam101,598,527 people2025
18Iran92,417,681 people2025
19Turkey85,878,556 people2025
20Germany83,491,249 people2025
21Thailand71,619,863 people2025
22Tanzania70,545,865 people2025
23United Kingdom69,487,000 people2025
24France68,720,337 people2025
25South Africa64,747,319 people2025
26Italy58,915,656 people2025
27Kenya57,532,493 people2025
28Myanmar54,850,648 people2025
29Colombia53,425,635 people2025
30South Korea51,684,564 people2025
31Sudan51,662,147 people2025
32Uganda51,384,894 people2025
33Spain49,355,143 people2025
34Algeria47,435,312 people2025
35Iraq47,020,774 people2025
36Argentina45,851,378 people2025
37Afghanistan43,844,111 people2025
38Yemen41,773,878 people2025
39Canada41,651,653 people2025
40Angola39,040,039 people2025
41Ukraine38,980,376 people2025
42Morocco38,430,770 people2025
43Uzbekistan37,053,428 people2025
44Saudi Arabia36,973,555 people2025
45Poland36,435,861 people2025
46Malaysia35,977,838 people2025
47Mozambique35,631,653 people2025
48Ghana35,064,272 people2025
49Peru34,576,665 people2025
50Madagascar32,740,678 people2025
51Côte d'Ivoire32,711,547 people2025
52Cameroon29,879,337 people2025
53Nepal29,618,118 people2025
54Venezuela28,516,896 people2025
55Niger27,917,831 people2025
56Australia27,614,411 people2025
57North Korea26,571,036 people2025
58Syria25,620,427 people2025
59Mali25,198,821 people2025
60Burkina Faso24,074,580 people2025
61Malawi22,216,120 people2025
62Zambia21,913,874 people2025
63Sri Lanka21,756,000 people2025
64Chad21,003,705 people2025
65Kazakhstan20,843,754 people2025
66Chile19,859,921 people2025
67Somalia19,654,739 people2025
68Romania19,020,271 people2025
69Senegal18,931,966 people2025
70Guatemala18,687,881 people2025
71Ecuador18,289,896 people2025
72Netherlands18,087,633 people2025
73Cambodia17,847,982 people2025
74Zimbabwe16,950,795 people2025
75Guinea15,099,727 people2025
76Benin14,814,460 people2025
77Rwanda14,569,341 people2025
78Burundi14,390,003 people2025
79Bolivia12,581,843 people2025
80Tunisia12,348,573 people2025
81South Sudan12,188,788 people2025
82Belgium11,941,781 people2025
83Haiti11,906,095 people2025
84Jordan11,520,684 people2025
85Dominican Republic11,520,487 people2025
86United Arab Emirates11,513,149 people2025
87Honduras11,005,850 people2025
88Cuba10,937,203 people2025
89Czech Republic10,886,878 people2025
90Portugal10,804,871 people2025
91Tajikistan10,786,734 people2025
92Papua New Guinea10,762,817 people2025
93Sweden10,596,620 people2025
94Greece10,413,962 people2025
95Azerbaijan10,246,996 people2025
96Israel10,122,800 people2025
97Hungary9,514,251 people2025
98Austria9,208,163 people2025
99Switzerland9,092,436 people2025
100Belarus9,085,991 people2025
101Sierra Leone8,819,794 people2025
102Togo8,591,626 people2025
103Laos7,873,046 people2025
104Turkmenistan7,618,847 people2025
105Hong Kong7,498,900 people2025
106Libya7,458,555 people2025
107Kyrgyzstan7,343,064 people2025
108Paraguay7,013,078 people2025
109Nicaragua7,007,502 people2025
110Serbia6,549,143 people2025
111Republic of the Congo6,484,437 people2025
112Bulgaria6,433,302 people2025
113El Salvador6,365,503 people2025
114Singapore6,111,175 people2025
115Denmark6,009,169 people2025
116Lebanon5,849,421 people2025
117Liberia5,731,206 people2025
118Finland5,646,436 people2025
119Norway5,610,870 people2025
120Central African Republic5,513,282 people2025
121Oman5,494,691 people2025
122Ireland5,484,367 people2025
123Slovakia5,413,813 people2025
124Palestinian Territory5,413,596 people2025
125New Zealand5,324,700 people2025
126Mauritania5,315,065 people2025
127Costa Rica5,152,950 people2025
128Kuwait4,865,298 people2025
129Panama4,571,189 people2025
130Georgia3,935,766 people2025
131Croatia3,876,200 people2025
132Eritrea3,607,003 people2025
133Mongolia3,568,978 people2025
134Uruguay3,384,688 people2025
135Puerto Rico3,184,835 people2025
136Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,095 people2025
137Namibia3,092,816 people2025
138Armenia3,086,700 people2025
139Qatar2,972,215 people2025
140Lithuania2,888,774 people2025
141Jamaica2,837,077 people2025
142Gambia2,822,093 people2025
143Gabon2,593,130 people2025
144Botswana2,562,122 people2025
145Lesotho2,363,325 people2025
146Moldova2,360,527 people2025
147Albania2,349,580 people2025
148Guinea-Bissau2,249,515 people2025
149Slovenia2,130,986 people2025
150Equatorial Guinea1,938,431 people2025
151Latvia1,847,785 people2025
152North Macedonia1,820,909 people2025
153Bahrain1,600,366 people2025
154Timor-Leste1,418,517 people2025
155Cyprus1,370,754 people2025
156Trinidad and Tobago1,367,764 people2025
157Estonia1,366,475 people2025
158Eswatini1,256,174 people2025
159Mauritius1,243,741 people2025
160Djibouti1,184,076 people2025
161Fiji933,154 people2025
162Comoros882,847 people2025
163Solomon Islands838,645 people2025
164Guyana835,986 people2025
165Bhutan796,682 people2025
166Luxembourg686,970 people2025
167Macau685,900 people2025
168Suriname639,850 people2025
169Montenegro623,129 people2025
170Malta579,704 people2025
171Maldives529,676 people2025
172Cape Verde527,326 people2025
173Brunei466,330 people2025
174Belize422,924 people2025
175Bahamas403,033 people2025
176Iceland392,404 people2025
177Vanuatu335,169 people2025
178New Caledonia295,333 people2025
179Barbados282,623 people2025
180French Polynesia282,465 people2025
181São Tomé and Principe240,254 people2025
182Samoa219,306 people2025
183Saint Lucia180,149 people2025
184Guam168,999 people2025
185Curaçao156,263 people2025
186Kiribati136,488 people2025
187Seychelles122,730 people2025
188Grenada117,303 people2025
189Micronesia113,683 people2025
190Aruba108,785 people2025
191U.S. Virgin Islands103,792 people2025
192Tonga103,742 people2025
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924 people2025
194Antigua and Barbuda94,209 people2025
195Isle of Man84,118 people2025
196Andorra82,904 people2025
197Cayman Islands75,844 people2025
198Dominica65,871 people2025
199Bermuda64,555 people2025
200Greenland56,831 people2025
201Faroe Islands54,900 people2025
202Saint Kitts and Nevis46,922 people2025
203Turks and Caicos Islands46,855 people2025
204American Samoa46,029 people2025
205Sint Maarten43,923 people2025
206Northern Mariana Islands43,541 people2025
207Liechtenstein41,024 people2025
208Gibraltar40,126 people2025
209British Virgin Islands39,732 people2025
210Marshall Islands36,282 people2025
211Palau17,663 people2025
212Nauru12,025 people2025
213Tuvalu9,492 people2025

Source: World Bank. Observation years vary by country and remain visible above.