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Countries by population

India had the highest population of 215 countries in 2021, at 1.41 billion. Tuvalu had the lowest, at 10,194. The median was 6.68 million and the figure for the World was 7.92 billion. Source: the World Bank.

Highest1,414,203,896India
Lowest10,194Tuvalu
Median6,684,182215 countries
World7,919,567,995History

Top 40 countries, 2021

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IndiaIndia: 1,414,203,896 persons1,414,203,896ChinaChina: 1,412,360,000 persons1,412,360,000United StatesUnited States: 332,100,166 persons332,100,166IndonesiaIndonesia: 276,758,053 persons276,758,053PakistanPakistan: 239,477,801 persons239,477,801NigeriaNigeria: 218,529,286 persons218,529,286BrazilBrazil: 209,550,294 persons209,550,294BangladeshBangladesh: 167,658,854 persons167,658,854RussiaRussia: 144,746,762 persons144,746,762MexicoMexico: 127,648,148 persons127,648,148JapanJapan: 125,681,593 persons125,681,593EthiopiaEthiopia: 122,138,588 persons122,138,588PhilippinesPhilippines: 113,100,950 persons113,100,950EgyptEgypt: 110,957,008 persons110,957,008Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 99,148,932 persons99,148,932VietnamVietnam: 98,935,098 persons98,935,098IranIran: 88,455,488 persons88,455,488TürkiyeTürkiye: 84,147,318 persons84,147,318GermanyGermany: 83,196,078 persons83,196,078ThailandThailand: 71,727,332 persons71,727,332FranceFrance: 67,842,811 persons67,842,811United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 66,978,000 persons66,978,000TanzaniaTanzania: 62,830,412 persons62,830,412South AfricaSouth Africa: 61,502,603 persons61,502,603ItalyItaly: 59,133,173 persons59,133,173MyanmarMyanmar: 53,387,102 persons53,387,102KenyaKenya: 53,219,166 persons53,219,166South KoreaSouth Korea: 51,769,539 persons51,769,539ColombiaColombia: 51,188,173 persons51,188,173SudanSudan: 48,066,924 persons48,066,924SpainSpain: 47,443,821 persons47,443,821UgandaUganda: 45,910,930 persons45,910,930ArgentinaArgentina: 45,312,281 persons45,312,281AlgeriaAlgeria: 44,761,099 persons44,761,099UkraineUkraine: 44,298,640 persons44,298,640IraqIraq: 43,071,211 persons43,071,211AfghanistanAfghanistan: 40,000,412 persons40,000,412CanadaCanada: 38,239,864 persons38,239,864YemenYemen: 37,140,230 persons37,140,230PolandPoland: 36,981,559 persons36,981,559
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
persons		Change on 2020
1India1,414,203,896+0.8%
2China1,412,360,000+0.1%
3United States332,100,166+0.2%
4Indonesia276,758,053+0.7%
5Pakistan239,477,801+1.9%
6Nigeria218,529,286+2.1%
7Brazil209,550,294+0.4%
8Bangladesh167,658,854+0.8%
9Russia144,746,762-0.3%
10Mexico127,648,148+0.7%
11Japan125,681,593-0.5%
12Ethiopia122,138,588+2.7%
13Philippines113,100,950+0.9%
14Egypt110,957,008+1.5%
15Democratic Republic of the Congo99,148,932+3.3%
16Vietnam98,935,098+0.9%
17Iran88,455,488+0.8%
18Türkiye84,147,318+0.9%
19Germany83,196,0780%
20Thailand71,727,332+0.1%
21France67,842,811+0.4%
22United Kingdom66,978,000+0.4%
23Tanzania62,830,412+3%
24South Africa61,502,603+1.6%
25Italy59,133,173-0.5%
26Myanmar53,387,102+0.7%
27Kenya53,219,166+1.9%
28South Korea51,769,539-0.1%
29Colombia51,188,173+1.1%
30Sudan48,066,924+2.7%
31Spain47,443,821+0.2%
32Uganda45,910,930+3.3%
33Argentina45,312,281+0.3%
34Algeria44,761,099+1.6%
35Ukraine44,298,640-0.9%
36Iraq43,071,211+2.3%
37Afghanistan40,000,412+2.4%
38Canada38,239,864+0.6%
39Yemen37,140,230+2.8%
40Poland36,981,559-1.4%
41Morocco36,954,442+1%
42Angola34,532,429+3.2%
43Malaysia34,282,399+1.2%
44Uzbekistan34,243,696+2%
45Peru33,155,882+1%
46Ghana32,518,665+2%
47Mozambique31,707,800+3%
48Saudi Arabia30,784,383-2.4%
49Madagascar29,691,083+2.5%
50Côte d’Ivoire29,639,736+2.5%
51Nepal29,475,010+1.8%
52Venezuela28,237,826-0.7%
53Cameroon26,915,758+2.7%
54North Korea26,232,534+0.4%
55Australia25,685,412+0.1%
56Niger24,502,140+3.3%
57Mali22,388,630+3.1%
58Sri Lanka22,156,000+1.1%
59Burkina Faso21,995,243+2.4%
60Syria21,628,839+2.8%
61Malawi20,047,258+2.6%
62Kazakhstan19,743,603+1.3%
63Zambia19,603,607+2.9%
64Chile19,456,334+0.4%
65Romania19,122,059-0.7%
66Chad17,828,273+3.5%
67Ecuador17,682,454+0.8%
68Guatemala17,598,650+1.4%
69Netherlands17,533,044+0.5%
70Somalia17,271,431+3.7%
71Senegal17,220,867+2.6%
72Cambodia16,974,305+1.5%
73Zimbabwe15,797,210+1.7%
74Guinea13,710,513+2.5%
75Benin13,413,417+2.6%
76Rwanda13,355,260+2.2%
77Burundi12,965,481+2.8%
78Tunisia12,048,622+0.6%
79Bolivia11,937,360+1%
80Belgium11,586,195+0.4%
81Haiti11,374,586+1.2%
82Dominican Republic11,123,476+1%
83Cuba11,122,168-0.5%
84Jordan11,066,356+1.9%
85South Sudan10,865,780+1.6%
86Greece10,570,130-1.2%
87Czechia10,505,772-1.8%
88Sweden10,415,811+0.6%
89Portugal10,361,831+0.6%
90Honduras10,289,877+1.7%
91Azerbaijan10,137,750+0.4%
92Papua New Guinea10,012,896+2%
93Tajikistan9,966,908+2.2%
94Hungary9,630,932-0.4%
95United Arab Emirates9,575,152+1.9%
96Israel9,371,400+1.7%
97Belarus9,302,585-0.8%
98Austria8,955,797+0.4%
99Switzerland8,704,546+0.8%
100Sierra Leone8,094,602+2.3%
101Togo7,936,176+1.9%
102Laos7,453,194+1.5%
103Hong Kong7,413,100-0.9%
104Libya7,135,175+1.3%
105Turkmenistan7,092,043+2%
106Kyrgyzstan6,851,224+1.9%
107Serbia6,834,326-0.9%
108Paraguay6,684,182+1.2%
109Nicaragua6,644,741+1.2%
110Bulgaria6,507,301-0.7%
111El Salvador6,255,782+0.3%
112Republic of the Congo5,892,183+2.4%
113Denmark5,856,733+0.4%
114Lebanon5,718,122+0.3%
115Finland5,541,017+0.2%
116Singapore5,453,566-4.1%
117Slovakia5,447,247-0.2%
118Norway5,408,320+0.5%
119Liberia5,259,323+2.1%
120Central African Republic5,112,100+1.7%
121Ireland5,110,585+1.4%
122New Zealand5,084,600+0.2%
123Costa Rica5,059,988+0.5%
124Palestine4,922,749+2.5%
125Mauritania4,734,874+2.9%
126Oman4,500,424-0.5%
127Kuwait4,360,865-0.9%
128Panama4,345,405+1.2%
129Croatia3,878,981-0.9%
130Georgia3,708,610-0.4%
131Uruguay3,396,695-0.1%
132Mongolia3,383,741+1.7%
133Eritrea3,350,183+1.8%
134Puerto Rico3,262,731-0.6%
135Bosnia and Herzegovina3,244,907-1.7%
136Armenia2,962,3000%
137Jamaica2,837,682+0.2%
138Namibia2,810,548+3%
139Lithuania2,808,380-0.1%
140Moldova2,595,809-1.5%
141Gambia2,576,010+2.4%
142Qatar2,504,910-10.4%
143Albania2,489,762-1.5%
144Botswana2,401,441+1.5%
145Gabon2,376,722+2.3%
146Lesotho2,261,542+1.2%
147Slovenia2,108,079+0.3%
148Guinea-Bissau2,058,841+2.3%
149Latvia1,884,490-0.8%
150North Macedonia1,837,114-1%
151Equatorial Guinea1,758,786+2.5%
152Bahrain1,504,365+2.2%
153Trinidad and Tobago1,367,558+0.1%
154Timor-Leste1,350,139+1.8%
155Estonia1,330,932+0.1%
156Cyprus1,317,309+1.2%
157Mauritius1,266,3340%
158Eswatini1,206,593+1.2%
159Djibouti1,121,248+1.5%
160Fiji916,711+0.2%
161Comoros818,174+2%
162Guyana815,482+1%
163Bhutan775,442+0.7%
164Solomon Islands762,591+2.4%
165Macao682,500-0.4%
166Luxembourg640,064+1.5%
167Montenegro625,053-0.2%
168Suriname617,896+0.9%
169Malta518,150+0.5%
170Cape Verde516,649+0.4%
171Maldives516,154+2.8%
172Brunei451,721+1%
173Bahamas396,373+0.1%
174Belize395,346+1.2%
175Iceland372,520+1.7%
176Vanuatu305,868+2.3%
177New Caledonia285,214+0.4%
178Barbados282,147+0.2%
179French Polynesia279,792+0.2%
180São Tomé and Príncipe221,961+2.1%
181Samoa213,779+0.9%
182Saint Lucia178,522+0.2%
183Guam163,730+1%
184Curaçao153,948-1%
185Kiribati128,377+1.8%
186Grenada116,688+0.3%
187Micronesia111,624+0.6%
188Aruba107,700-0.8%
189U.S. Virgin Islands105,870-0.4%
190Tonga105,490-0.2%
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102,841-0.7%
192Seychelles99,258+0.8%
193Antigua and Barbuda92,349+0.5%
194Isle of Man84,1060%
195Andorra78,364+1.3%
196Cayman Islands70,108+2.1%
197Dominica67,202-0.5%
198Bermuda64,648+0.4%
199Greenland56,653+0.5%
200Faroe Islands53,291+1.4%
201American Samoa49,225-1.1%
202Northern Mariana Islands46,979-1.2%
203Saint Kitts and Nevis46,763-0.2%
204Turks and Caicos Islands45,243+1.9%
205Sint Maarten41,571+1.4%
206Marshall Islands41,367-3.1%
207Liechtenstein39,182+0.7%
208Monaco38,527+1.3%
209British Virgin Islands37,809+1.8%
210Gibraltar36,858+1.9%
211San Marino34,252-1.5%
212Saint Martin29,961-5.7%
213Palau17,783-0.1%
214Nauru11,709+0.6%
215Tuvalu10,194-2%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest population?

India, with 1.41 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population?

Tuvalu, with 10,194 in 2021.

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