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Most Populous Countries 2026

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India is the world's most populous country with 1.45 billion people. Together the top 10 countries account for more than half of the global population. This ranking draws on the latest World Bank population data available for all 217 countries.

RankCountrypeople
1🇮🇳India1.45 billion
2🇨🇳China1.41 billion
3🇺🇸United States340.1 million
4🇮🇩Indonesia283.5 million
5🇵🇰Pakistan251.3 million
6🇳🇬Nigeria232.7 million
7🇧🇷Brazil212 million
8🇧🇩Bangladesh173.6 million
9🇷🇺Russian Federation143.5 million
10🇪🇹Ethiopia132.1 million
11🇲🇽Mexico130.9 million
12🇯🇵Japan124 million
13🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.116.5 million
14🇵🇭Philippines115.8 million
15🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.109.3 million
16🇻🇳Viet Nam101 million
17🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.91.6 million
18🇹🇷Turkiye85.5 million
19🇩🇪Germany83.5 million
20🇹🇭Thailand71.7 million
21🇬🇧United Kingdom69.2 million
22🇹🇿Tanzania68.6 million
23🇫🇷France68.6 million
24🇿🇦South Africa64 million
25🇮🇹Italy59 million
26🇰🇪Kenya56.4 million
27🇲🇲Myanmar54.5 million
28🇨🇴Colombia52.9 million
29🇰🇷Korea, Rep.51.8 million
30🇸🇩Sudan50.4 million
31🇺🇬Uganda50 million
32🇪🇸Spain48.8 million
33🇩🇿Algeria46.8 million
34🇮🇶Iraq46 million
35🇦🇷Argentina45.7 million
36🇦🇫Afghanistan42.6 million
37🇨🇦Canada41.3 million
38🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.40.6 million
39🇲🇦Morocco38.1 million
40🇦🇴Angola37.9 million
41🇺🇦Ukraine37.9 million
42🇵🇱Poland36.6 million
43🇺🇿Uzbekistan36.4 million
44🇲🇾Malaysia35.6 million
45🇸🇦Saudi Arabia35.3 million
46🇲🇿Mozambique34.6 million
47🇬🇭Ghana34.4 million
48🇵🇪Peru34.2 million
49🇲🇬Madagascar32 million
50🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire31.9 million
51🇳🇵Nepal29.7 million
52🇨🇲Cameroon29.1 million
53🇻🇪Venezuela, RB28.4 million
54🇦🇺Australia27.2 million
55🇳🇪Niger27 million
56🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.26.5 million
57🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic24.7 million
58🇲🇱Mali24.5 million
59🇧🇫Burkina Faso23.5 million
60🇱🇰Sri Lanka21.9 million
61🇲🇼Malawi21.7 million
62🇿🇲Zambia21.3 million
63🇰🇿Kazakhstan20.6 million
64🇹🇩Chad20.3 million
65🇨🇱Chile19.8 million
66🇷🇴Romania19.1 million
67🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.19 million
68🇸🇳Senegal18.5 million
69🇬🇹Guatemala18.4 million
70🇪🇨Ecuador18.1 million
71🇳🇱Netherlands18 million
72🇰🇭Cambodia17.6 million
73🇿🇼Zimbabwe16.6 million
74🇬🇳Guinea14.8 million
75🇧🇯Benin14.5 million
76🇷🇼Rwanda14.3 million
77🇧🇮Burundi14 million
78🇧🇴Bolivia12.4 million
79🇹🇳Tunisia12.3 million
80🇸🇸South Sudan11.9 million
81🌐Belgium11.9 million
82🇭🇹Haiti11.8 million
83🇯🇴Jordan11.6 million
84🇩🇴Dominican Republic11.4 million
85🇦🇪United Arab Emirates11 million
86🇨🇺Cuba11 million
87🇨🇿Czechia10.9 million
88🇭🇳Honduras10.8 million
89🇵🇹Portugal10.7 million
90🇹🇯Tajikistan10.6 million
91🇵🇬Papua New Guinea10.6 million
92🇸🇪Sweden10.6 million
93🇬🇷Greece10.4 million
94🇦🇿Azerbaijan10.2 million
95🇮🇱Israel10 million
96🇭🇺Hungary9.6 million
97🇹🇬Togo9.5 million
98🇦🇹Austria9.2 million
99🇧🇾Belarus9.1 million
100🇨🇭Switzerland9 million
101🇸🇱Sierra Leone8.6 million
102🇱🇦Lao PDR7.8 million
103🌐Hong Kong SAR, China7.5 million
104🇹🇲Turkmenistan7.5 million
105🇱🇾Libya7.4 million
106🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic7.2 million
107🇵🇾Paraguay6.9 million
108🇳🇮Nicaragua6.9 million
109🇷🇸Serbia6.6 million
110🇧🇬Bulgaria6.4 million
111🇸🇻El Salvador6.3 million
112🇨🇬Congo, Rep.6.3 million
113🇸🇬Singapore6 million
114🇩🇰Denmark6 million
115🇱🇧Lebanon5.8 million
116🇫🇮Finland5.6 million
117🇱🇷Liberia5.6 million
118🇳🇴Norway5.6 million
119🇸🇰Slovak Republic5.4 million
120🇮🇪Ireland5.4 million
121🇨🇫Central African Republic5.3 million
122🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza5.3 million
123🇳🇿New Zealand5.3 million
124🇴🇲Oman5.3 million
125🇲🇷Mauritania5.2 million
126🇨🇷Costa Rica5.1 million
127🇰🇼Kuwait4.9 million
128🇵🇦Panama4.5 million
129🇭🇷Croatia3.9 million
130🇬🇪Georgia3.7 million
131🇪🇷Eritrea3.5 million
132🇲🇳Mongolia3.5 million
133🇺🇾Uruguay3.4 million
134🌐Puerto Rico (US)3.2 million
135🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina3.2 million
136🇦🇲Armenia3 million
137🇳🇦Namibia3 million
138🇱🇹Lithuania2.9 million
139🇶🇦Qatar2.9 million
140🇯🇲Jamaica2.8 million
141🇬🇲Gambia, The2.8 million
142🇬🇦Gabon2.5 million
143🇧🇼Botswana2.5 million
144🇲🇩Moldova2.4 million
145🇦🇱Albania2.4 million
146🇱🇸Lesotho2.3 million
147🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau2.2 million
148🇸🇮Slovenia2.1 million
149🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea1.9 million
150🇱🇻Latvia1.9 million
151🇲🇰North Macedonia1.8 million
152🌐Kosovo1.6 million
153🇧🇭Bahrain1.6 million
154🇹🇱Timor-Leste1.4 million
155🇪🇪Estonia1.4 million
156🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago1.4 million
157🇨🇾Cyprus1.4 million
158🇲🇺Mauritius1.2 million
159🇸🇿Eswatini1.2 million
160🇩🇯Djibouti1.2 million
161🇫🇯Fiji929 thousand
162🇰🇲Comoros867 thousand
163🇬🇾Guyana831 thousand
164🇸🇧Solomon Islands819 thousand
165🇧🇹Bhutan792 thousand
166🌐Macao SAR, China687 thousand
167🇱🇺Luxembourg677 thousand
168🇸🇷Suriname634 thousand
169🇲🇪Montenegro624 thousand
170🇲🇹Malta569 thousand
171🇲🇻Maldives528 thousand
172🇨🇻Cabo Verde525 thousand
173🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam463 thousand
174🇧🇿Belize417 thousand
175🇧🇸Bahamas, The401 thousand
176🇮🇸Iceland387 thousand
177🇻🇺Vanuatu328 thousand
178🌐New Caledonia293 thousand
179🇧🇧Barbados282 thousand
180🌐French Polynesia282 thousand
181🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe236 thousand
182🇼🇸Samoa218 thousand
183🇱🇨St. Lucia180 thousand
184🌐Channel Islands168 thousand
185🌐Guam168 thousand
186🌐Curacao156 thousand
187🇰🇮Kiribati135 thousand
188🇸🇨Seychelles121 thousand
189🇬🇩Grenada117 thousand
190🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.113 thousand
191🌐Aruba108 thousand
192🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)104 thousand
193🇹🇴Tonga104 thousand
194🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines101 thousand
195🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda94 thousand
196🌐Isle of Man84 thousand
197🇦🇩Andorra82 thousand
198🌐Cayman Islands74 thousand
199🇩🇲Dominica66 thousand
200🌐Bermuda65 thousand
201🌐Greenland57 thousand
202🌐Faroe Islands55 thousand
203🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis47 thousand
204🌐American Samoa47 thousand
205🌐Turks and Caicos Islands47 thousand
206🌐Northern Mariana Islands44 thousand
207🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43 thousand
208🇱🇮Liechtenstein40 thousand
209🌐British Virgin Islands39 thousand
210🌐Gibraltar39 thousand
211🇲🇨Monaco39 thousand
212🇲🇭Marshall Islands38 thousand
213🇸🇲San Marino34 thousand
214🌐St. Martin (French part)26 thousand
215🇵🇼Palau18 thousand
216🇳🇷Nauru12 thousand
217🇹🇻Tuvalu10 thousand
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in most populous countries 2026 are: India (1.45 billion), China (1.41 billion), United States (340.1 million). At the other end of the scale, Tuvalu (10 thousand), Nauru (12 thousand), Palau (18 thousand) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 217 countries with data is 6.6 million.

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