World · Country Index

Total Population by Country 2026

237 countries • World: 8.09B

COUNTRY2026 POP. ↓AREA (km²)DENSITYGROWTH% WORLDRANK
India1,438,069,5963.3M437+0.885%17.8%1
China1,422,584,9339.6M148-0.236%17.6%2
United States of America343,477,3359.8M35+0.584%4.2%3
Indonesia281,190,0671.9M148+0.828%3.5%4
Pakistan247,504,495796.1K311+1.48%3.1%5
Nigeria227,882,945923.8K247+2.096%2.8%6
Brazil211,140,7298.5M25+0.411%2.6%7
Bangladesh171,466,990147.6K1,162+1.214%2.1%8
Russian Federation145,440,50017.1M9-0.323%1.8%9
Mexico129,739,7592.0M66+0.877%1.6%10
Ethiopia128,691,6921.1M117+2.585%1.6%11
Japan124,370,947378.0K329-0.482%1.5%12
Philippines114,891,199300.0K383+0.835%1.4%13
Egypt114,535,7721.0M114+1.821%1.4%14
Democratic Republic of the Congo105,789,7312.3M45+3.264%1.3%15
Viet Nam100,352,192331.2K303+0.644%1.2%16
Iran (Islamic Republic of)90,608,7071.6M55+1.117%1.1%17
Türkiye87,270,501783.6K111+0.232%1.1%18
Germany84,548,231357.0K237+0.349%1.0%19
Thailand71,702,435513.1K140-0.037%0.9%20
United Kingdom68,682,962242.5K283+0.699%0.8%21
United Republic of Tanzania66,617,606947.3K70+2.884%0.8%22
France66,438,822643.8K103+0.173%0.8%23
South Africa63,212,3841.2M52+1.315%0.8%24
Italy59,499,453301.3K197-0.216%0.7%25
Kenya55,339,003580.4K95+1.972%0.7%26
Myanmar54,133,798676.6K80+0.69%0.7%27
Colombia52,321,1521.1M46+1.103%0.6%28
Republic of Korea51,748,739100.2K516-0.041%0.6%29
Sudan50,042,7911.9M27+0.023%0.6%30
Uganda48,656,601241.0K202+2.777%0.6%31
Spain47,911,579506.0K95+0.018%0.6%32
Algeria46,164,2192.4M19+1.442%0.6%33
Argentina45,538,401——+0.349%0.6%34
Iraq45,074,049438.3K103+2.147%0.6%35
Afghanistan41,454,761652.2K64+2.846%0.5%36
Yemen39,390,799528.0K75+3.029%0.5%37
Canada39,299,10510.0M4+1.218%0.5%38
Poland38,762,844312.7K124-0.264%0.5%39
Ukraine37,732,836603.5K63-1.546%0.5%40
Morocco37,712,505446.6K84+1.001%0.5%41
Angola36,749,9061.2M29+3.064%0.5%42
Uzbekistan35,652,307447.4K80+2.009%0.4%43
Malaysia35,126,298330.8K106+1.241%0.4%44
Peru33,845,6171.3M26+1.118%0.4%45
Ghana33,787,914238.5K142+1.897%0.4%46
Mozambique33,635,160799.4K42+2.941%0.4%47
Saudi Arabia33,264,2922.1M15+2.387%0.4%48
Madagascar31,195,932587.0K53+2.452%0.4%49
Côte d'Ivoire31,165,654322.5K97+2.452%0.4%50
Nepal29,694,614147.2K202-0.139%0.4%51
Cameroon28,372,687475.4K60+2.643%0.4%52
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28,300,854916.4K31+0.354%0.3%53
Australia26,451,1247.7M3+0.985%0.3%54
Dem. People's Republic of Korea26,418,204120.5K219+0.319%0.3%55
Niger26,159,8671.3M21+3.307%0.3%56
Mali23,769,1271.2M19+2.972%0.3%57
Syrian Arab Republic23,594,623185.2K127+4.917%0.3%58
China, Taiwan Province of China23,317,1459.6M2-0.453%0.3%59
Burkina Faso23,025,776274.2K84+2.26%0.3%60
Sri Lanka22,971,61765.6K350+0.582%0.3%61
Malawi21,104,482118.5K178+2.574%0.3%62
Zambia20,723,965752.6K28+2.833%0.3%63
Kazakhstan20,330,1042.7M7+1.319%0.3%64
Chile19,658,835756.1K26+0.566%0.2%65
Chad19,319,0641.3M15+5.71%0.2%66
Romania19,118,479238.4K80-0.53%0.2%67
Somalia18,358,615637.7K29+3.565%0.2%68
Guatemala18,124,838108.9K166+1.549%0.2%69
Netherlands18,092,52441.5K436+0.807%0.2%70
Senegal18,077,573196.7K92+2.329%0.2%71
Ecuador17,980,083283.6K63+0.868%0.2%72
Cambodia17,423,880181.0K96+1.253%0.2%73
Zimbabwe16,340,822390.8K42+1.684%0.2%74
Guinea14,405,468245.9K59+2.445%0.2%75
Benin14,111,034114.8K123+2.507%0.2%76
Rwanda13,954,47126.3K530+2.177%0.2%77
Burundi13,689,45027.8K492+2.71%0.2%78
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)12,244,1591.1M11+1.383%0.2%79
Tunisia12,200,431163.6K75+0.653%0.2%80
Belgium11,712,89330.7K382+0.253%0.1%81
Haiti11,637,39827.8K419+1.165%0.1%82
South Sudan11,483,374619.7K19+5.862%0.1%83
Jordan11,439,21389.3K128+1.604%0.1%84
Dominican Republic11,331,26548.7K233+0.86%0.1%85
Cuba11,019,931109.9K100-0.351%0.1%86
Czechia10,809,71678.9K137-0.336%0.1%87
Honduras10,644,851112.5K95+1.701%0.1%88
United Arab Emirates10,642,08183.6K127+3.704%0.1%89
Sweden10,551,494450.3K23+0.561%0.1%90
Portugal10,430,73892.1K113-0.002%0.1%91
Tajikistan10,389,799143.1K73+1.962%0.1%92
Papua New Guinea10,389,635462.8K22+1.798%0.1%93
Azerbaijan10,318,20786.6K119-0.26%0.1%94
Greece10,242,908132.0K78-2.077%0.1%95
Hungary9,686,46393.0K104+0.067%0.1%96
Togo9,304,33756.8K164+2.323%0.1%97
Israel9,256,31422.1K419+1.415%0.1%98
Austria9,130,42983.9K109-0.124%0.1%99
Belarus9,115,680207.6K44-0.653%0.1%100
Switzerland8,870,56141.3K215+0.62%0.1%101
Sierra Leone8,460,51271.7K118+2.184%0.1%102
Lao People's Democratic Republic7,664,993236.8K32+1.375%0.1%103
China, Hong Kong SAR7,442,7341.1K6,742-0.259%0.1%104
Turkmenistan7,364,438488.1K15+1.8%0.1%105
Libya7,305,6591.8M4+1.01%0.1%106
Kyrgyzstan7,073,516200.0K35+1.614%0.1%107
Paraguay6,844,146406.8K17+1.245%0.1%108
Nicaragua6,823,613130.4K52+1.362%0.1%109
Bulgaria6,795,803111.0K61-0.517%0.1%110
Serbia6,773,20188.5K77-0.439%0.1%111
El Salvador6,309,62421.0K300+0.455%0.1%112
Congo6,182,8852.3M3+2.418%0.1%113
Denmark5,948,13642.9K139+0.53%0.1%114
Singapore5,789,090——+0.807%0.1%115
Lebanon5,773,49310.5K552+0.426%0.1%116
Finland5,601,185338.4K17+0.388%0.1%117
Norway5,519,167323.8K17+1.109%0.1%118
Slovakia5,518,05549.0K113+0.055%0.1%119
Liberia5,493,031111.4K49+2.198%0.1%120
State of Palestine5,409,2026.0K899+1.524%0.1%121
Ireland5,196,63070.3K74+1.185%0.1%122
New Zealand5,172,836268.0K19+0.83%0.1%123
Central African Republic5,152,421623.0K8+3.41%0.1%124
Costa Rica5,105,52551.1K100+0.492%0.1%125
Oman5,049,269309.5K16+4.591%0.1%126
Mauritania5,022,4411.0M5+2.95%0.1%127
Kuwait4,838,78217.8K272+1.875%0.1%128
Panama4,458,75975.5K59+1.289%0.1%129
Croatia3,896,02356.6K69-0.343%0.0%130
Georgia3,807,49269.7K55+0.018%0.0%131
Eritrea3,470,390117.6K30+1.809%0.0%132
Mongolia3,431,9321.6M2+1.302%0.0%133
Uruguay3,388,081176.2K19-0.036%0.0%134
Puerto Rico3,242,0238.9K366+0.124%0.0%135
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,185,07351.2K62-0.59%0.0%136
Republic of Moldova3,067,07033.8K91-0.89%0.0%137
Qatar2,979,08211.6K257+2.24%0.0%138
Namibia2,963,095825.6K4+2.366%0.0%139
Armenia2,943,39329.7K99+2.789%0.0%140
Lithuania2,854,09965.3K44+0.891%0.0%141
Jamaica2,839,78611.0K258+0.003%0.0%142
Albania2,811,65528.7K98-0.711%0.0%143
Gambia2,697,84510.7K252+2.303%0.0%144
Gabon2,484,789267.7K9+2.179%0.0%145
Botswana2,480,244581.7K4+1.638%0.0%146
Lesotho2,311,47230.4K76+1.123%0.0%147
Guinea-Bissau2,153,33936.1K60+2.234%0.0%148
Slovenia2,118,39620.3K104+0.078%0.0%149
Latvia1,882,39664.6K29-0.287%0.0%150
Equatorial Guinea1,847,54928.1K66+2.389%0.0%151
North Macedonia1,831,80225.7K71-0.468%0.0%152
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,700,03110.9K156-1.072%0.0%153
Bahrain1,569,6667602,065+2.311%0.0%154
Trinidad and Tobago1,502,9325.1K293+0.376%0.0%155
Timor-Leste1,384,28614.9K93+1.075%0.0%156
Estonia1,367,19645.2K30+0.004%0.0%157
Cyprus1,344,9769.3K145+1.02%0.0%158
Mauritius1,273,5882.0K624-0.168%0.0%159
Eswatini1,230,50617.4K71+0.943%0.0%160
Djibouti1,152,94423.2K50+1.375%0.0%161
Fiji924,14518.3K51+0.519%0.0%162
Réunion874,8832.5K348+0.41%0.0%163
Comoros850,3871.9K457+1.91%0.0%164
Guyana826,353215.0K4+0.552%0.0%165
Solomon Islands800,00528.4K28+2.383%0.0%166
Bhutan786,38538.4K20+0.692%0.0%167
China, Macao SAR713,912——+1.388%0.0%168
Luxembourg665,0982.6K257+1.235%0.0%169
Montenegro633,55213.8K46+1.857%0.0%170
Suriname628,886163.8K4+0.909%0.0%171
Western Sahara579,729266.0K2+1.882%0.0%172
Malta532,9563161,687+1.29%0.0%173
Maldives525,9943001,753+0.323%0.0%174
Cabo Verde522,3314.0K130+0.491%0.0%175
Brunei Darussalam458,9495.8K80+0.837%0.0%176
Belize411,10623.0K18+1.455%0.0%177
Bahamas399,44013.9K29+0.463%0.0%178
Iceland387,558103.0K4+1.642%0.0%179
Guadeloupe376,5171.6K231-0.404%0.0%180
Martinique346,0021.1K307-0.824%0.0%181
Vanuatu320,40912.2K26+2.295%0.0%182
Mayotte316,015374845+3.314%0.0%183
French Guiana303,40283.5K4+1.687%0.0%184
New Caledonia289,87018.6K16+0.966%0.0%185
Barbados282,336430657+0.028%0.0%186
French Polynesia281,1184.2K67+0.247%0.0%187
Sao Tome and Principe230,8711.0K231+2.004%0.0%188
Samoa216,6632.9K74+0.627%0.0%189
Curaçao185,427444418+0.036%0.0%190
Saint Lucia179,285616291+0.266%0.0%191
Guam166,506544306+0.779%0.0%192
Kiribati132,530811163+1.504%0.0%193
Seychelles127,951455281+1.964%0.0%194
Grenada117,081344340+0.126%0.0%195
Micronesia (Fed. States of)112,630702160+0.466%0.0%196
Aruba107,939180600+0.131%0.0%197
Tonga104,597747140-0.418%0.0%198
Jersey103,674119871+0.177%0.0%199
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines101,323389260-0.704%0.0%200
Antigua and Barbuda93,316——+0.5%0.0%201
United States Virgin Islands85,701——-0.929%0.0%202
Isle of Man84,165572147+0.018%0.0%203
Andorra80,856468173+1.39%0.0%204
Cayman Islands73,038264277+1.966%0.0%205
Dominica66,51075189-0.474%0.0%206
Bermuda64,697——-0.08%0.0%207
Guernsey64,01678821+0.475%0.0%208
Greenland55,9222.2M0-0.141%0.0%209
Faroe Islands54,7141.4K39+1.329%0.0%210
American Samoa47,521197241-1.599%0.0%211
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,758261179+0.192%0.0%212
Turks and Caicos Islands46,198430107+0.745%0.0%213
Northern Mariana Islands45,14346497-2.105%0.0%214
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)42,749341,257+1.436%0.0%215
Liechtenstein39,598160247+0.697%0.0%216
British Virgin Islands38,985153255+1.755%0.0%217
Monaco38,956——-0.922%0.0%218
Marshall Islands38,827181215-3.323%0.0%219
Gibraltar38,471——+2.332%0.0%220
San Marino33,73361553-0.744%0.0%221
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba29,898293102+2.846%0.0%222
Saint Martin (French part)27,51553519-5.398%0.0%223
Palau17,72745939-0.231%0.0%224
Anguilla14,41091158+1.568%0.0%225
Cook Islands14,22223660-3.586%0.0%226
Nauru11,87521565+0.505%0.0%227
Wallis and Futuna Islands11,37014280-0.888%0.0%228
Saint Barthélemy11,08525443+1.66%0.0%229
Tuvalu9,81626378-1.803%0.0%230
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,68124223-0.968%0.0%231
Saint Helena5,28941013-1.116%0.0%232
Montserrat4,42010243-0.701%0.0%233
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,47712.2K0-0.374%0.0%234
Tokelau2,39712200+4.631%0.0%235
Niue1,8172607-0.275%0.0%236
Holy See496——-1.816%0.0%237

World Population Trends

Most Populous Countries

India is the most populous country in the world with 1,438,069,596 people, followed by China with 1,422,584,933.

Country2026 Pop. ↓% World
India1,438,069,59617.8%
China1,422,584,93317.6%
United States of America343,477,3354.2%
Indonesia281,190,0673.5%
Pakistan247,504,4953.1%

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Fastest Growing Countries

South Sudan has the highest population growth rate in the world at +5.86% annually.

CountryPopulationGrowth ↓
South Sudan11.5M+5.86%
Chad19.3M+5.71%
Syrian Arab Republic23.6M+4.92%
Tokelau2K+4.63%
Oman5.0M+4.59%

Countries with Declining Populations

Saint Martin (French part) has the most significant population decline in the world at -5.40% annually.

CountryPopulationGrowth ↑
Saint Martin (French part)28K-5.40%
Cook Islands14K-3.59%
Marshall Islands39K-3.32%
Northern Mariana Islands45K-2.10%
Greece10.2M-2.08%

The Economic Power of Nations

The largest countries by population—India, China, and the United States—represent significant portions of the global economy. The BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are among the top 10 most populous, demonstrating how population size correlates with economic potential. However, smaller nations like Luxembourg, Monaco, and Singapore play outsized roles in global finance despite modest populations.

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Sources

  1. United Nations: World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
  2. World Bank: Open Data Portal
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