👥 Most Populous Countries
Total number of people living in each country, in millions.
🇮🇳 India18%🇨🇳 China17%🇺🇸 United States4.2%🇮🇩 Indonesia3.5%🇵🇰 Pakistan3.1%🇳🇬 Nigeria2.9%🇧🇷 Brazil2.6%🇧🇩 Bangladesh2.1%🇷🇺 Russia🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇲🇽 Mexico🇯🇵 Japan🇪🇬 Egypt🇵🇭 Philippines🇨🇩 DR Congo🇻🇳 Vietnam🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇷 Türkiye🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇿 Tanzania🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇫🇷 France🇿🇦 South Africa🇮🇹 Italy🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇲 Myanmar🇨🇴 Colombia🇰🇷🇸🇩🇺🇬🇪🇸🇩🇿🇮🇶🇦🇷🇦🇫🇾🇪🇨🇦🇦🇴🇺🇦
175 others18%
1
🇮🇳India
1,463.9M
2
🇨🇳China
1,406.6M
3
🇺🇸United States
341.8M
4
🇮🇩Indonesia
285.7M
5
🇵🇰Pakistan
255.2M
6
🇳🇬Nigeria
237.5M
7
🇧🇷Brazil
212.8M
8
🇧🇩Bangladesh
175.7M
9
🇷🇺Russia
143.5M
10
🇪🇹Ethiopia
135.5M
11
🇲🇽Mexico
131.9M
12
🇯🇵Japan
123.4M
13
🇪🇬Egypt
118.4M
14
🇵🇭Philippines
116.8M
15
🇨🇩DR Congo
112.8M
16
🇻🇳Vietnam
101.6M
17
🇮🇷Iran
92.4M
18
🇹🇷Türkiye
85.9M
19
🇩🇪Germany
83.5M
20
🇹🇭Thailand
71.6M
21
🇹🇿Tanzania
70.5M
22
🇬🇧United Kingdom
69.5M
23
🇫🇷France
68.7M
24
🇿🇦South Africa
64.7M
25
🇮🇹Italy
58.9M
26
🇰🇪Kenya
57.5M
27
🇲🇲Myanmar
54.9M
28
🇨🇴Colombia
53.4M
29
🇰🇷South Korea
51.7M
30
🇸🇩Sudan
51.7M
31
🇺🇬Uganda
51.4M
32
🇪🇸Spain
49.4M
33
🇩🇿Algeria
47.4M
34
🇮🇶Iraq
47.0M
35
🇦🇷Argentina
45.9M
36
🇦🇫Afghanistan
43.8M
37
🇾🇪Yemen
41.8M
38
🇨🇦Canada
41.7M
39
🇦🇴Angola
39.0M
40
🇺🇦Ukraine
39.0M
41
🇲🇦Morocco
38.4M
42
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
37.1M
43
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
37.0M
44
🇵🇱Poland
36.4M
45
🇲🇾Malaysia
36.0M
46
🇲🇿Mozambique
35.6M
47
🇬🇭Ghana
35.1M
48
🇵🇪Peru
34.6M
49
🇲🇬Madagascar
32.7M
50
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
32.7M
Highlights
As of 2025, India ranks first with 1,463.9M, followed by China (1,406.6M) and United States (341.8M).
Across 215 countries and territories, values run from 1,463.9M (India) to 0.0M (Tuvalu), with a median of 7.0M.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Asia, 2 from Africa, 2 from the Americas and 1 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Population, total, 2025. Unit: million people.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Population, total · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 13, 2026