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Most Populated Countries in the World (2026)

The countries with the largest populations, based on the UN World Population Prospects estimate for the reference year.

Criteria
Countries and territories ordered by total mid-year population, largest first.
Reference year
2026
Source
UN World Population Prospects
Most Populated Countries in the World, Population
#CountryPopulation
1India1,476,625,571
2China1,412,914,090
3United States349,035,484
4Indonesia287,886,782
5Pakistan259,299,792
6Nigeria242,431,835
7Brazil213,562,666
8Bangladesh177,818,039
9Russia143,394,457
10Ethiopia138,902,185
11Mexico132,997,658
12Japan122,427,730
13Egypt120,101,178
14Philippines117,724,473
15Democratic Republic of the Congo116,452,162
16Vietnam102,177,434
17Iran93,168,492
18Turkey87,926,083
19Germany83,644,257
20Tanzania72,563,778
21Thailand71,559,619
22United Kingdom69,931,528
23France66,746,398
24South Africa65,453,083
25Italy58,926,166
26Kenya58,636,406
27Myanmar55,184,826
28Colombia53,936,231
29Sudan53,282,716
30Uganda52,761,469
31South Korea51,600,389
32Algeria48,028,337
33Iraq48,007,435
34Spain47,850,792
35Argentina46,003,732
36Afghanistan45,047,067
37Yemen42,961,661
38Canada40,467,724
39Angola40,215,180
40Ukraine39,535,851
41Morocco38,762,441
42Poland37,843,196
43Uzbekistan37,724,225
44Mozambique36,639,855
45Malaysia36,385,116
46Ghana35,697,559
47Saudi Arabia35,165,789
48Peru34,922,145
49Madagascar33,522,055
50Ivory Coast33,494,339
51Cameroon30,640,815
52Nepal29,629,406
53Niger28,814,878
54Venezuela28,633,721
55Australia27,227,097
56North Korea26,633,693
57Syria26,472,496
58Mali25,932,277
59Burkina Faso24,601,699
60Sri Lanka23,348,314
61Taiwan23,011,292
62Malawi22,785,535
63Zambia22,521,912
64Chad21,560,385
65Kazakhstan21,083,624
66Somalia20,305,912
67Chile19,945,850
68Senegal19,366,551
69Guatemala18,967,983
70Romania18,800,600
71The Netherlands18,448,770
72Ecuador18,444,504
73Cambodia18,051,219
74Zimbabwe17,273,584
75Guinea15,441,991
76Benin15,170,419
77Rwanda14,889,701
78Burundi14,729,163
79Bolivia12,749,296
80South Sudan12,436,040
81Tunisia12,415,143
82Haiti12,037,515
83Belgium11,774,647
84Dominican Republic11,609,499
85Jordan11,589,538
86United Arab Emirates11,574,684
87Honduras11,184,761
88Tajikistan10,978,600
89Papua New Guinea10,947,852
90Cuba10,892,659
91Sweden10,701,038
92Czechia10,527,784
93Azerbaijan10,454,854
94Portugal10,395,366
95Greece9,897,119
96Israel9,647,689
97Hungary9,585,819
98Austria9,107,265
99Switzerland9,007,794
100Sierra Leone8,996,749
101Belarus8,937,018
102Togo8,780,004
103Laos7,974,024
104Turkmenistan7,736,632
105Libya7,539,848
106Kyrgyzstan7,400,471
107Hong Kong7,378,600
108Nicaragua7,097,332
109Paraguay7,095,273
110Bulgaria6,667,663
111Serbia6,641,963
112Republic of the Congo6,637,786
113El Salvador6,391,255
114Denmark6,023,518
115Singapore5,905,748
116Lebanon5,897,462
117Liberia5,853,953
118Central African Republic5,698,990
119Palestinian Territory5,692,792
120Oman5,671,455
121Norway5,652,986
122Finland5,621,731
123Mauritania5,461,321
124Slovakia5,451,343
125Ireland5,356,945
126New Zealand5,287,477
127Costa Rica5,174,781
128Kuwait5,102,771
129Panama4,625,719
130Croatia3,822,346
131Georgia3,804,644
132Eritrea3,682,667
133Mongolia3,556,796
134Uruguay3,382,539
135Puerto Rico3,222,687
136Qatar3,173,568
137Namibia3,153,248
138Bosnia and Herzegovina3,114,247
139Moldova2,961,261
140Armenia2,930,918
141Gambia2,884,086
142Jamaica2,833,408
143Lithuania2,797,337
144Albania2,751,025
145Gabon2,647,400
146Botswana2,603,392
147Lesotho2,389,341
148Guinea-Bissau2,297,814
149Slovenia2,114,570
150Equatorial Guinea1,984,472
151Latvia1,835,932
152North Macedonia1,804,062
153Bahrain1,675,573
154Trinidad and Tobago1,513,272
155Timor Leste1,436,937
156Cyprus1,382,337
157Estonia1,331,063
158Eswatini1,269,863
159Mauritius1,265,062
160Djibouti1,199,458
161Fiji937,283
162Comoros899,015
163Reunion886,294
164Solomon Islands858,292
165Guyana840,888
166Bhutan802,219
167Macao723,196
168Luxembourg687,442
169Suriname645,265
170Montenegro626,242
171Western Sahara610,822
172Malta549,013
173Maldives531,516
174Cabo Verde529,641
175Brunei469,780
176Belize428,658
177Bahamas404,634
178Iceland402,332
179Guadeloupe372,458
180Mayotte347,544
181Vanuatu342,575
182Martinique337,716
183French Guiana318,881
184New Caledonia297,893
185French Polynesia283,086
186Barbados282,728
187Sao Tome and Principe245,000
188Samoa220,541
189Curacao185,457
190Saint Lucia180,496
191Guam170,199
192Kiribati138,456
193Seychelles134,980
194Grenada117,373
195Micronesia114,195
196Aruba108,172
197Jersey104,118
198Tonga103,306
199Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,254
200Antigua and Barbuda94,631
201Isle of Man84,075
202Andorra83,774
203U.S. Virgin Islands83,412
204Cayman Islands77,217
205Dominica65,530
206Guernsey64,637
207Bermuda64,476
208Faroe Islands56,554
209Greenland55,650
210Turks and Caicos Islands47,170
211Saint Kitts and Nevis47,017
212American Samoa45,342
213Sint Maarten44,473
214Northern Mariana Islands42,933
215Gibraltar40,888
216Liechtenstein40,388
217British Virgin Islands39,960
218Monaco38,108
219Marshall Islands35,101
220San Marino33,632
221Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba 31,932
222Saint Martin23,923
223Palau17,642
224Anguilla14,846
225Cook Islands12,851
226Nauru12,125
227Saint Barthelemy11,572
228Wallis and Futuna11,138
229Tuvalu9,386
230Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,537
231Saint Helena5,169
232Montserrat4,352
233Falkland Islands3,490
234Tokelau2,715
235Niue1,841
236Vatican517

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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