Country statistics

Most populous countries

The world's most heavily populated sovereign states, ranked from largest population to smallest. Includes UN member and observer states.

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India and China each host more than 1.4 billion people, together accounting for roughly a third of all humanity. The United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Brazil round out the top tier of nations with populations above 200 million. Beyond the top ten, population sizes drop steeply — by the time you reach rank 50, the typical country has fewer than 30 million people. Sort the table by area or region to see how population concentration maps onto land area.

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1	India	1,417,492,000	New Delhi	Asia	3,287,263
2	China	1,408,280,000	Beijing	Asia	9,706,961
3	United States	340,110,988	Washington, D.C.	Americas	9,525,067
4	Indonesia	284,438,782	Jakarta	Asia	1,904,569
5	Pakistan	241,499,431	Islamabad	Asia	796,095
6	Nigeria	223,800,000	Abuja	Africa	923,768
7	Brazil	213,421,037	Brasília	Americas	8,515,767
8	Bangladesh	169,828,911	Dhaka	Asia	147,570
9	Russia	146,028,325	Moscow	Europe	17,098,246
10	Mexico	130,575,786	Mexico City	Americas	1,964,375
11	Japan	123,210,000	Tokyo	Asia	377,930
12	Philippines	114,123,600	Manila	Asia	342,353
13	DR Congo	112,832,000	Kinshasa	Africa	2,344,858
14	Ethiopia	111,652,998	Addis Ababa	Africa	1,104,300
15	Egypt	107,271,260	Cairo	Africa	1,002,450
16	Vietnam	101,343,800	Hanoi	Asia	331,212
17	Iran	85,961,000	Tehran	Asia	1,648,195
18	Turkey	85,664,944	Ankara	Asia	783,562
19	Germany	83,491,249	Berlin	Europe	357,114
20	United Kingdom	69,281,437	London	Europe	244,376
21	Tanzania	68,153,004	Dodoma	Africa	947,303
22	France	66,351,959	Paris	Europe	543,908
23	Thailand	65,859,640	Bangkok	Asia	513,120
24	South Africa	63,100,945	Pretoria	Africa	1,221,037
25	Italy	58,927,633	Rome	Europe	301,336
26	Kenya	53,330,978	Nairobi	Africa	580,367
27	Colombia	53,057,212	Bogotá	Americas	1,141,748
28	Sudan	51,662,000	Khartoum	Africa	1,886,068
29	Myanmar	51,316,756	Naypyidaw	Asia	676,578
30	South Korea	51,159,889	Seoul	Asia	100,210
31	Spain	49,315,949	Madrid	Europe	505,992
32	Algeria	47,400,000	Algiers	Africa	2,381,741
33	Argentina	46,735,004	Buenos Aires	Americas	2,780,400
34	Iraq	46,118,793	Baghdad	Asia	438,317
35	Uganda	45,905,417	Kampala	Africa	241,550
36	Afghanistan	43,844,000	Kabul	Asia	652,230
37	Canada	41,651,653	Ottawa	Americas	9,984,670
38	Uzbekistan	37,859,698	Tashkent	Asia	447,400
39	Poland	37,392,000	Warsaw	Europe	312,679
40	Morocco	36,828,330	Rabat	Africa	446,550
41	Angola	36,170,961	Luanda	Africa	1,246,700
42	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	Riyadh	Asia	2,149,690
43	Peru	34,350,244	Lima	Americas	1,285,216
44	Malaysia	34,231,700	Kuala Lumpur	Asia	330,803
45	Mozambique	34,090,466	Maputo	Africa	801,590
46	Ghana	33,742,380	Accra	Africa	238,533
47	Ukraine	32,862,000	Kyiv	Europe	603,550
48	Yemen	32,684,503	Sana'a	Asia	527,968
49	Madagascar	31,727,042	Antananarivo	Africa	587,041
50	Ivory Coast	31,719,275	Yamoussoukro	Africa	322,463
51	Nepal	29,911,840	Kathmandu	Asia	147,181
52	Cameroon	29,442,327	Yaoundé	Africa	475,442
53	Venezuela	28,517,000	Caracas	Americas	916,445
54	Australia	27,536,874	Canberra	Oceania	7,692,024
55	Niger	26,312,034	Niamey	Africa	1,267,000
56	North Korea	25,950,000	Pyongyang	Asia	120,538
57	Syria	25,620,000	Damascus	Asia	185,180
58	Burkina Faso	24,070,553	Ouagadougou	Africa	272,967
59	Taiwan	23,317,031	Taipei	Asia	36,197
60	Mali	22,395,489	Bamako	Africa	1,240,192