List of countries by population

The List of countries by population ranks countries in the world by their total number of inhabitants. Population figures are based on data from the most recent census or estimates calculated by national statistics bodies. The United Nations also provides standardized population figures, which are used for international comparisons.

Overview

Population figures are an important indicator of a country's size and growth. They are used in various fields such as economics, healthcare, and urban planning to understand and predict trends. The population of a country can affect its economy, culture, and political influence in the global arena.

Methodology

Population data is collected through national censuses, which are conducted by each country's government. In between censuses, population estimates are made based on statistical models. International organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank compile and standardize these figures to ensure comparability across countries.

List of countries by population

This list includes sovereign states and dependent territories based on the latest available data. The figures are based on estimates for the year 2023.

Rank	Country	Population2023	YearlyChange	Density(P/Km²)	Land Area(Km²)	Fert.Rate	MedianAge	UrbanPop%	WorldShare
1	India	1428627663	0.81%	481	2973190	2	28	36%	17.76%
2	China	1425671352	-0.02%	152	9388211	1.2	39	65%	17.72%
3	United States	339996563	0.50%	37	9147420	1.7	38	83%	4.23%
4	Indonesia	277534122	0.74%	153	1811570	2.1	30	59%	3.45%
5	Pakistan	240485658	1.98%	312	770880	3.3	21	35%	2.99%
6	Nigeria	223804632	2.41%	246	910770	5.1	17	54%	2.78%
7	Brazil	216422446	0.52%	26	8358140	1.6	34	88%	2.69%
8	Bangladesh	172954319	1.03%	1329	130170	1.9	27	41%	2.15%
9	Russia	144444359	-0.19%	9	16376870	1.5	39	75%	1.80%
10	Mexico	128455567	0.75%	66	1943950	1.8	30	88%	1.60%
11	Ethiopia	126527060	2.55%	127	1000000	4	19	22%	1.57%
12	Japan	123294513	-0.53%	338	364555	1.3	49	94%	1.53%
13	Philippines	117337368	1.54%	394	298170	2.7	25	47%	1.46%
14	Egypt	112716598	1.56%	113	995450	2.8	24	41%	1.40%
15	DR Congo	102262808	3.29%	45	2267050	6.1	16	46%	1.27%
16	Vietnam	98858950	0.68%	319	310070	1.9	33	40%	1.23%
17	Iran	89172767	0.70%	55	1628550	1.7	33	74%	1.11%
18	Turkey	85816199	0.56%	112	769630	1.9	32	77%	1.07%
19	Germany	83294633	-0.09%	239	348560	1.5	45	77%	1.04%
20	Thailand	71801279	0.15%	141	510890	1.3	40	52%	0.89%
21	United Kingdom	67736802	0.34%	280	241930	1.6	40	85%	0.84%
22	Tanzania	67438106	2.96%	76	885800	4.6	17	38%	0.84%
23	France	64756584	0.20%	118	547557	1.8	42	84%	0.80%
24	South Africa	60414495	0.87%	50	1213090	2.3	28	69%	0.75%
25	Italy	58870762	-0.28%	200	294140	1.3	48	72%	0.73%
26	Kenya	55100586	1.99%	97	569140	3.2	20	31%	0.68%
27	Myanmar	54577997	0.74%	84	653290	2.1	30	33%	0.68%
28	Colombia	52085168	0.41%	47	1109500	1.7	32	81%	0.65%
29	South Korea	51784059	-0.06%	533	97230	0.9	44	82%	0.64%
30	Uganda	48582334	2.82%	243	199810	4.4	16	29%	0.60%
31	Sudan	48109006	2.63%	27	1765048	4.3	19	35%	0.60%
32	Spain	47519628	-0.08%	95	498800	1.3	45	80%	0.59%
33	Argentina	45773884	0.58%	17	2736690	1.9	32	94%	0.57%
34	Algeria	45606480	1.57%	19	2381740	2.8	28	75%	0.57%
35	Iraq	45504560	2.27%	105	434320	3.4	20	71%	0.57%
36	Afghanistan	42239854	2.70%	65	652860	4.4	17	26%	0.53%
37	Poland	41026067	2.93%	134	306230	1.5	40	55%	0.51%
38	Canada	38781291	0.85%	4	9093510	1.5	41	81%	0.48%
39	Morocco	37840044	1.02%	85	446300	2.3	29	66%	0.47%
40	Saudi Arabia	36947025	1.48%	17	2149690	2.4	31	83%	0.46%
41	Ukraine	36744634	-7.45%	63	579320	1.3	45	82%	0.46%
42	Angola	36684202	3.08%	29	1246700	5.1	16	68%	0.46%
43	Uzbekistan	35163944	1.55%	83	425400	2.8	27	49%	0.44%
44	Yemen	34449825	2.24%	65	527970	3.6	19	37%	0.43%
45	Peru	34352719	0.89%	27	1280000	2.1	29	79%	0.43%
46	Malaysia	34308525	1.09%	104	328550	1.8	31	78%	0.43%
47	Ghana	34121985	1.93%	150	227540	3.5	21	57%	0.42%
48	Mozambique	33897354	2.81%	43	786380	4.5	17	40%	0.42%
49	Nepal	30896590	1.14%	216	143350	2	24	22%	0.38%
50	Madagascar	30325732	2.41%	52	581795	3.7	19	40%	0.38%
51	Côte d'Ivoire	28873034	2.53%	91	318000	4.3	18	52%	0.36%
52	Venezuela	28838499	1.90%	33	882050	2.2	28	N.A.	0.36%
53	Cameroon	28647293	2.63%	61	472710	4.3	18	58%	0.36%
54	Niger	27202843	3.80%	21	1266700	6.7	15	17%	0.34%
55	Australia	26439111	1.00%	3	7682300	1.6	38	86%	0.33%
56	North Korea	26160821	0.35%	217	120410	1.8	36	63%	0.33%
57	Taiwan	23923276	0.13%	676	35410	1.2	42	80%	0.30%
58	Mali	23293698	3.10%	19	1220190	5.8	15	44%	0.29%
59	Burkina Faso	23251485	2.55%	85	273600	4.6	17	32%	0.29%
60	Syria	23227014	4.98%	126	183630	2.7	22	53%	0.29%
61	Sri Lanka	21893579	0.28%	349	62710	2	33	19%	0.27%
62	Malawi	20931751	2.58%	222	94280	3.8	17	19%	0.26%
63	Zambia	20569737	2.76%	28	743390	4.2	17	46%	0.26%
64	Romania	19892812	1.19%	86	230170	1.7	41	53%	0.25%
65	Chile	19629590	0.13%	26	743532	1.5	36	85%	0.24%
66	Kazakhstan	19606633	1.08%	7	2699700	3	30	57%	0.24%
67	Chad	18278568	3.13%	15	1259200	6.1	15	24%	0.23%
68	Ecuador	18190484	1.05%	73	248360	2	28	64%	0.23%
69	Somalia	18143378	3.10%	29	627340	6.1	15	46%	0.23%
70	Guatemala	18092026	1.39%	169	107160	2.3	23	55%	0.22%
71	Senegal	17763163	2.58%	92	192530	4.3	18	52%	0.22%
72	Netherlands	17618299	0.31%	522	33720	1.6	42	92%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	16944826	1.06%	96	176520	2.3	27	26%	0.21%
74	Zimbabwe	16665409	2.11%	43	386850	3.4	18	37%	0.21%
75	Guinea	14190612	2.39%	58	245720	4.2	18	40%	0.18%
76	Rwanda	14094683	2.31%	571	24670	3.7	19	18%	0.18%
77	Benin	13712828	2.70%	122	112760	4.8	18	48%	0.17%
78	Burundi	13238559	2.71%	516	25680	4.9	16	15%	0.16%
79	Tunisia	12458223	0.83%	80	155360	2	32	69%	0.15%
80	Bolivia	12388571	1.35%	11	1083300	2.5	24	69%	0.15%
81	Haiti	11724763	1.21%	425	27560	2.7	23	60%	0.15%
82	Belgium	11686140	0.26%	386	30280	1.6	41	99%	0.15%
83	Jordan	11337052	0.45%	128	88780	2.7	24	85%	0.14%
84	Dominican Republic	11332972	0.93%	235	48320	2.2	28	85%	0.14%
85	Cuba	11194449	-0.16%	105	106440	1.5	41	80%	0.14%
86	South Sudan	11088796	1.61%	18	610952	4.3	17	28%	0.14%
87	Sweden	10612086	0.59%	26	410340	1.7	40	86%	0.13%
88	Honduras	10593798	1.54%	95	111890	2.3	24	58%	0.13%
89	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10495295	0.01%	136	77240	1.7	43	75%	0.13%
90	Azerbaijan	10412651	0.53%	126	82658	1.7	32	57%	0.13%
91	Greece	10341277	-0.42%	80	128900	1.4	45	86%	0.13%
92	Papua New Guinea	10329931	1.85%	23	452860	3.1	22	12%	0.13%
93	Portugal	10247605	-0.23%	112	91590	1.4	46	67%	0.13%
94	Hungary	10156239	1.90%	112	90530	1.6	42	68%	0.13%
95	Tajikistan	10143543	1.92%	72	139960	3.1	22	28%	0.13%
96	United Arab Emirates	9516871	0.80%	114	83600	1.4	34	94%	0.12%
97	Belarus	9498238	-0.39%	47	202910	1.5	41	80%	0.12%
98	Israel	9174520	1.51%	424	21640	2.9	29	92%	0.11%
99	Togo	9053799	2.32%	166	54390	4.1	19	44%	0.11%
100	Austria	8958960	0.22%	109	82409	1.5	43	59%	0.11%
101	Switzerland	8796669	0.64%	223	39516	1.5	42	75%	0.11%
102	Sierra Leone	8791092	2.15%	122	72180	3.8	19	43%	0.11%
103	Laos	7633779	1.39%	33	230800	2.4	24	37%	0.09%
104	Hong Kong	7491609	0.04%	7135	1050	0.8	46	N.A.	0.09%
105	Serbia	7149077	-1.00%	82	87460	1.5	43	69%	0.09%
106	Nicaragua	7046310	1.41%	59	120340	2.3	25	56%	0.09%
107	Libya	6888388	1.12%	4	1759540	2.4	27	82%	0.09%
108	Paraguay	6861524	1.19%	17	397300	2.4	26	67%	0.09%
109	Kyrgyzstan	6735347	1.58%	35	191800	2.9	24	37%	0.08%
110	Bulgaria	6687717	-1.39%	62	108560	1.6	45	78%	0.08%
111	Turkmenistan	6516100	1.33%	14	469930	2.6	26	52%	0.08%
112	El Salvador	6364943	0.45%	307	20720	1.8	27	78%	0.08%
113	Congo	6106869	2.29%	18	341500	4	18	70%	0.08%
114	Singapore	6014723	0.65%	8592	700	1	43	N.A.	0.07%
115	Denmark	5910913	0.49%	139	42430	1.7	41	88%	0.07%
116	Slovakia	5795199	2.69%	121	48088	1.6	40	51%	0.07%
117	Central African Republic	5742315	2.92%	9	622980	5.8	15	40%	0.07%
118	Finland	5545475	0.09%	18	303890	1.4	43	87%	0.07%
119	Norway	5474360	0.74%	15	365268	1.5	40	86%	0.07%
120	Liberia	5418377	2.18%	56	96320	4	18	54%	0.07%
121	State of Palestine	5371230	2.31%	892	6020	3.4	20	83%	0.07%
122	Lebanon	5353930	-2.47%	523	10230	2.1	29	97%	0.07%
123	New Zealand	5228100	0.83%	20	263310	1.8	37	82%	0.06%
124	Costa Rica	5212173	0.60%	102	51060	1.5	34	82%	0.06%
125	Ireland	5056935	0.67%	73	68890	1.8	38	64%	0.06%
126	Mauritania	4862989	2.68%	5	1030700	4.3	18	61%	0.06%
127	Oman	4644384	1.49%	15	309500	2.5	29	N.A.	0.06%
128	Panama	4468087	1.35%	60	74340	2.3	29	70%	0.06%
129	Kuwait	4310108	0.97%	242	17820	2.1	40	N.A.	0.05%
130	Croatia	4008617	-0.54%	72	55960	1.4	44	59%	0.05%
131	Eritrea	3748901	1.76%	37	101000	3.7	19	67%	0.05%
132	Georgia	3728282	-0.43%	54	69490	2.1	37	63%	0.05%
133	Mongolia	3447157	1.44%	2	1553560	2.7	27	67%	0.04%
134	Moldova	3435931	4.98%	105	32850	1.8	35	50%	0.04%
135	Uruguay	3423108	0.01%	20	175020	1.5	36	99%	0.04%
136	Puerto Rico	3260314	0.24%	368	8870	1.3	44	N.A.	0.04%
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3210847	-0.70%	63	51000	1.3	42	54%	0.04%
138	Albania	2832439	-0.35%	103	27400	1.4	38	67%	0.04%
139	Jamaica	2825544	-0.06%	261	10830	1.3	32	59%	0.04%
140	Armenia	2777970	-0.09%	98	28470	1.6	35	67%	0.03%
141	Gambia	2773168	2.48%	274	10120	4.5	17	58%	0.03%
142	Lithuania	2718352	-1.15%	43	62674	1.6	44	71%	0.03%
143	Qatar	2716391	0.79%	234	11610	1.8	34	N.A.	0.03%
144	Botswana	2675352	1.71%	5	566730	2.7	24	69%	0.03%
145	Namibia	2604172	1.45%	3	823290	3.2	21	60%	0.03%
146	Gabon	2436566	1.99%	9	257670	3.4	22	85%	0.03%
147	Lesotho	2330318	1.06%	77	30360	2.9	22	31%	0.03%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2150842	2.15%	76	28120	3.8	19	45%	0.03%
149	Slovenia	2119675	-0.01%	105	20140	1.6	44	55%	0.03%
150	North Macedonia	2085679	-0.38%	83	25220	1.4	39	60%	0.03%
151	Latvia	1830211	-1.10%	29	62200	1.6	44	69%	0.02%
152	Equatorial Guinea	1714671	2.37%	61	28050	4.1	21	67%	0.02%
153	Trinidad and Tobago	1534937	0.25%	299	5130	1.6	36	48%	0.02%
154	Bahrain	1485509	0.90%	1955	760	1.8	34	N.A.	0.02%
155	Timor-Leste	1360596	1.44%	91	14870	3	21	35%	0.02%
156	Estonia	1322765	-0.25%	31	42390	1.7	42	68%	0.02%
157	Mauritius	1300557	0.08%	641	2030	1.4	37	40%	0.02%
158	Cyprus	1260138	0.69%	136	9240	1.3	39	65%	0.02%
159	Eswatini	1210822	0.76%	70	17200	2.8	22	31%	0.02%
160	Djibouti	1136455	1.39%	49	23180	2.7	24	72%	0.01%
161	Réunion	981796	0.80%	393	2500	2.2	34	93%	0.01%
162	Fiji	936375	0.71%	51	18270	2.4	27	59%	0.01%
163	Comoros	852075	1.83%	458	1861	3.8	20	33%	0.01%
164	Guyana	813834	0.63%	4	196850	2.3	26	27%	0.01%
165	Bhutan	787424	0.64%	21	38117	1.4	29	49%	0.01%
166	Solomon Islands	740424	2.23%	26	27990	3.9	19	24%	0.01%
167	Macao	704149	1.29%	23472	30	1.1	39	97%	0.01%
168	Luxembourg	654768	1.11%	253	2590	1.4	39	88%	0.01%
169	Montenegro	626485	-0.10%	47	13450	1.7	39	69%	0.01%
170	Suriname	623236	0.84%	4	156000	2.3	28	63%	0.01%
171	Cabo Verde	598682	0.93%	149	4030	1.9	27	67%	0.01%
172	Western Sahara	587259	1.96%	2	266000	2.2	32	95%	0.01%
173	Micronesia	544321	0.98%	778	700	2.7	26	71%	0.01%
174	Malta	535064	0.33%	1672	320	1.2	40	78%	0.01%
175	Maldives	521021	-0.53%	1737	300	1.7	32	39%	0.01%
176	Brunei	452524	0.78%	86	5270	1.7	33	80%	0.01%
177	Bahamas	412623	0.64%	41	10010	1.4	33	85%	0.01%
178	Belize	410825	1.37%	18	22810	2	26	48%	0.01%
179	Guadeloupe	395839	0.02%	234	1690	2	42	N.A.	0.00%
180	Iceland	375318	0.65%	4	100250	1.7	36	88%	0.00%
181	Martinique	366981	-0.14%	346	1060	1.9	47	94%	0.00%
182	Mayotte	335995	3.03%	896	375	4.3	17	40%	0.00%
183	Vanuatu	334506	2.38%	27	12190	3.7	20	24%	0.00%
184	French Guiana	312155	2.49%	4	82200	3.4	24	90%	0.00%
185	French Polynesia	308872	0.85%	84	3660	1.7	34	59%	0.00%
186	New Caledonia	292991	1.05%	16	18280	2	34	74%	0.00%
187	Barbados	281995	0.13%	656	430	1.6	40	32%	0.00%
188	Sao Tome & Principe	231856	1.97%	242	960	3.7	19	77%	0.00%
189	Samoa	225681	1.48%	80	2830	3.8	21	16%	0.00%
190	Curaçao	192077	0.48%	433	444	1.6	36	77%	0.00%
191	Saint Lucia	180251	0.22%	295	610	1.4	34	19%	0.00%
192	Guam	172952	0.69%	320	540	2.5	30	95%	0.00%
193	Kiribati	133515	1.74%	165	810	3.2	22	56%	0.00%
194	Grenada	126183	0.59%	371	340	2	32	32%	0.00%
195	Tonga	107773	0.86%	150	720	3.2	22	24%	0.00%
196	Seychelles	107660	0.51%	234	460	2.3	33	53%	0.00%
197	Aruba	106277	-0.16%	590	180	1.2	42	45%	0.00%
198	St. Vincent & Grenadines	103698	-0.24%	266	390	1.8	33	58%	0.00%
199	U.S. Virgin Islands	98750	-0.72%	282	350	2.1	43	N.A.	0.00%
200	Antigua and Barbuda	94298	0.57%	214	440	1.6	36	28%	0.00%
201	Isle of Man	84710	0.23%	149	570	1.6	46	55%	0.00%
202	Andorra	80088	0.33%	170	470	1.1	43	85%	0.00%
203	Dominica	73040	0.42%	97	750	1.6	32	75%	0.00%
204	Cayman Islands	69310	0.88%	289	240	1.2	38	95%	0.00%
205	Bermuda	64069	-0.18%	1281	50	1.4	46	94%	0.00%
206	Greenland	56643	0.31%	0	410450	1.9	35	89%	0.00%
207	Faeroe Islands	53270	0.34%	38	1396	2.7	38	41%	0.00%
208	Northern Mariana Islands	49796	0.49%	108	460	2.1	38	N.A.	0.00%
209	Saint Kitts & Nevis	47755	0.21%	184	260	1.5	35	38%	0.00%
210	Turks and Caicos	46062	0.79%	48	950	1.6	38	79%	0.00%
211	Sint Maarten	44222	0.11%	1301	34	1.6	48	97%	0.00%
212	American Samoa	43914	-0.81%	220	200	2.2	29	N.A.	0.00%
213	Marshall Islands	41996	1.03%	233	180	2.6	26	N.A.	0.00%
214	Liechtenstein	39584	0.65%	247	160	1.5	44	15%	0.00%
215	Monaco	36297	-0.47%	24360	1	2.1	54	N.A.	0.00%
216	San Marino	33642	-0.05%	561	60	1.1	47	99%	0.00%
217	Gibraltar	32688	0.12%	3269	10	1.8	42	N.A.	0.00%
218	Saint Martin	32077	0.90%	605	53	2.4	39	0%	0.00%
219	British Virgin Islands	31538	0.74%	210	150	1	39	53%	0.00%
220	Caribbean Netherlands	27148	0.45%	83	328	1.6	40	74%	0.00%
221	Palau	18058	0.02%	39	460	2.3	36	N.A.	0.00%
222	Cook Islands	17044	0.19%	71	240	2.2	33	79%	0.00%
223	Anguilla	15899	0.26%	177	90	1.3	38	98%	0.00%
224	Nauru	12780	0.88%	639	20	3.4	20	88%	0.00%
225	Wallis & Futuna	11502	-0.60%	82	140	1.9	37	0%	0.00%
226	Tuvalu	11396	0.74%	380	30	3.1	25	69%	0.00%
227	Saint Barthelemy	10994	0.25%	524	21	1	40	0%	0.00%
228	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5840	-0.38%	25	230	1.6	44	N.A.	0.00%
229	Saint Helena	5314	-1.12%	14	390	1.6	53	32%	0.00%
230	Montserrat	4386	-0.09%	44	100	1.6	44	11%	0.00%
231	Falkland Islands	3791	0.29%	0	12170	1.6	40	62%	0.00%
232	Niue	1935	0.05%	7	260	2.4	36	41%	0.00%
233	Tokelau	1893	1.18%	189	10	2.6	27	0%	0.00%
234	Holy See	518	1.57%	1295	0			N.A.	0.00%

See also

• List of countries and dependencies by area
• List of countries by population density
• Demographics of the world

External links

• United Nations Population Division
• World Bank Population Data