List of Countries, Dependencies, and Territories By Population
This list provides the populations for all countries of the world and for all but the smallest political dependencies and territories using the most recent mid-year estimate. It is ordered by population rank. The populations are estimates calculated by Encyclopædia Britannica’s World Data editors using a combination of statistical sources that include national sources (print and online), United Nations World Population Prospects, the U.S. Bureau of the Census International Data Base, databases of other international organizations, and Encyclopædia Britannica’s own estimates.
| country, dependency, or territory | population | population rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | (2026 est.) 1,407,698,000 | 1 |
| India | (2026 est.) 1,425,900,000 | 2 |
| United States | (2026 est.) 340,587,000 | 3 |
| Indonesia | (2026 est.) 287,302,000 | 4 |
| Pakistan | (2026 est.) 262,034,000 | 5 |
| Nigeria | (2026 est.) 239,430,000 | 6 |
| Brazil | (2026 est.) 222,968,000 | 7 |
| Bangladesh | (2026 est.) 177,674,000 | 8 |
| Russia | (2026 est.) 142,557,000 | 9 |
| Mexico | (2026 est.) 135,674,000 | 10 |
| Japan | (2026 est.) 122,587,000 | 11 |
| Philippines | (2026 est.) 114,544,000 | 12 |
| Ethiopia | (2026 est.) 113,806,000 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | (2026 est.) 116,452,000 | 14 |
| Egypt | (2026 est.) 109,139,000 | 15 |
| Vietnam | (2026 est.) 103,439,000 | 16 |
| Turkey | (2026 est.) 85,954,000 | 17 |
| Iran | (2026 est.) 87,312,000 | 18 |
| Germany | (2026 est.) 84,110,000 | 19 |
| United Kingdom | (2026 est.) 69,995,000 | 20 |
| Tanzania | (2026 est.) 70,551,000 | 21 |
| France | (2026 est.) 66,590,000 | 22 |
| Thailand | (2026 est.) 66,272,000 | 23 |
| South Africa | (2026 est.) 63,419,000 | 24 |
| Italy | (2026 est.) 58,851,000 | 25 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | (2026 est.) 57,721,000 | 26 |
| Colombia | (2026 est.) 53,667,000 | 27 |
| Kenya | (2026 est.) 54,249,000 | 28 |
| South Korea | (2026 est.) 51,055,000 | 29 |
| Spain | (2026 est.) 49,752,000 | 30 |
| Sudan | (2026 est.) 50,272,000 | 31 |
| Algeria | (2026 est.) 48,472,000 | 32 |
| Argentina | (2026 est.) 47,914,000 | 33 |
| Uganda | (2026 est.) 48,850,000 | 34 |
| Iraq 1 | (2026 est.) 46,752,000 | 35 |
| Ukraine | (2026 est.) 42,459,000 | 36 |
| Canada | (2026 est.) 42,194,000 | 37 |
| Uzbekistan | (2026 est.) 38,371,000 | 38 |
| Poland | (2026 est.) 37,253,000 | 39 |
| Morocco | (2026 est.) 36,694,000 | 40 |
| Afghanistan | (2026 est.) 36,977,000 | 41 |
| Angola | (2026 est.) 37,252,000 | 42 |
| Venezuela | (2026 est.) 34,838,000 | 43 |
| Peru | (2026 est.) 34,666,000 | 44 |
| Yemen | (2026 est.) 35,599,000 | 45 |
| Mozambique | (2026 est.) 34,959,000 | 46 |
| Saudi Arabia | (2026 est.) 38,487,000 | 47 |
| Ghana | (2026 est.) 34,215,000 | 48 |
| Malaysia | (2026 est.) 34,890,000 | 49 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | (2026 est.) 34,335,000 | 50 |
| Madagascar | (2026 est.) 32,659,000 | 51 |
| Nepal | (2026 est.) 30,425,000 | 52 |
| Australia | (2026 est.) 28,060,000 | 53 |
| Cameroon | (2026 est.) 28,629,000 | 54 |
| Niger | (2026 est.) 29,312,000 | 55 |
| North Korea | (2026 est.) 26,634,000 | 56 |
| Mali | (2026 est.) 25,290,000 | 57 |
| Burkina Faso | (2026 est.) 24,737,000 | 58 |
| Syria | (2026 est.) 23,781,000 | 59 |
| Taiwan | (2026 est.) 23,243,000 | 60 |
| Sri Lanka | (2026 est.) 21,938,000 | 61 |
| Zambia | (2026 est.) 22,445,000 | 62 |
| Somalia | (2026 est.) 22,326,000 | 63 |
| Malawi | (2026 est.) 21,202,000 | 64 |
| Kazakhstan | (2026 est.) 20,618,000 | 65 |
| Chile | (2026 est.) 18,795,000 | 66 |
| Chad | (2026 est.) 20,024,000 | 67 |
| Senegal | (2026 est.) 19,575,000 | 68 |
| Romania | (2026 est.) 19,089,000 | 69 |
| Netherlands | (2026 est.) 18,186,000 | 70 |
| Cambodia | (2026 est.) 17,816,000 | 71 |
| Ecuador | (2026 est.) 17,809,000 | 72 |
| Guatemala | (2026 est.) 18,403,000 | 73 |
| Zimbabwe | (2026 est.) 16,176,000 | 74 |
| South Sudan | (2026 est.) 16,367,000 | 75 |
| Guinea | (2026 est.) 14,748,000 | 76 |
| Papua New Guinea | (2026 est.) 15,001,000 | 77 |
| Rwanda | (2026 est.) 14,418,000 | 78 |
| Benin | (2026 est.) 12,505,000 | 79 |
| Burundi | (2026 est.) 12,964,000 | 80 |
| Haiti | (2026 est.) 12,153,000 | 81 |
| Bolivia | (2026 est.) 11,559,000 | 82 |
| Tunisia | (2026 est.) 12,135,000 | 83 |
| Belgium | (2026 est.) 11,919,000 | 84 |
| Jordan | (2026 est.) 12,069,000 | 85 |
| United Arab Emirates | (2026 est.) 12,002,000 | 86 |
| Dominican Republic | (2026 est.) 11,215,000 | 87 |
| Cuba | (2026 est.) 9,260,000 | 88 |
| Czech Republic | (2026 est.) 10,922,000 | 89 |
| Portugal | (2026 est.) 10,916,000 | 90 |
| Sweden | (2026 est.) 10,616,000 | 91 |
| Tajikistan | (2026 est.) 10,825,000 | 92 |
| Azerbaijan | (2026 est.) 10,291,000 | 93 |
| Honduras | (2026 est.) 10,198,000 | 94 |
| Hungary | (2026 est.) 9,497,000 | 95 |
| Greece | (2026 est.) 9,267,000 | 96 |
| Israel 2 | (2026 est.) 9,141,000 | 97 |
| Austria | (2026 est.) 9,255,000 | 98 |
| Switzerland | (2026 est.) 9,239,000 | 99 |
| Belarus | (2026 est.) 904,000 | 100 |
| Togo | (2026 est.) 8,782,000 | 101 |
| Libya | (2026 est.) 7,351,000 | 102 |
| Sierra Leone | (2026 est.) 7,914,000 | 103 |
| Laos | (2026 est.) 7,856,000 | 104 |
| Hong Kong | (2026 est.) 7,599,000 | 105 |
| Turkmenistan | (2026 est.) 7,487,000 | 106 |
| Kyrgyzstan | (2026 est.) 7,475,000 | 107 |
| Nicaragua | (2026 est.) 7,019,000 | 108 |
| Serbia | (2026 est.) 6,518,000 | 109 |
| Central African Republic | (2026 est.) 6,736,000 | 110 |
| Republic of the Congo | (2026 est.) 6,302,000 | 111 |
| Bulgaria | (2026 est.) 6,425,000 | 112 |
| Eritrea | (2026 est.) 3,683,000 | 113 |
| El Salvador | (2026 est.) 6,384,000 | 114 |
| Paraguay | (2026 est.) 6,299,000 | 115 |
| Singapore 3 | (2026 est.) 6,221,000 | 116 |
| Denmark | (2026 est.) 6,036,000 | 117 |
| Lebanon | (2026 est.) 5,821,000 | 118 |
| Liberia | (2026 est.) 5,817,000 | 119 |
| Finland | (2025 est.) 5,655,000 | 120 |
| Norway | (2026 est.) 5,633,000 | 121 |
| Slovakia | (2026 est.) 5,408,000 | 122 |
| Ireland | (2026 est.) 5,653,000 | 123 |
| Oman | (2026 est.) 5,414,000 | 124 |
| Costa Rica | (2026 est.) 5,343,000 | 125 |
| New Zealand | (2026 est.) 5,475,000 | 126 |
| Kuwait | (2026 est.) 5,149,000 | 127 |
| Mauritania | (2026 est.) 5,311,000 | 128 |
| Panama | (2026 est.) 4,453,000 | 129 |
| West Bank 4 | (2026 est.) 4,167,000 | 130 |
| Croatia | (2026 est.) 3,872,000 | 131 |
| Georgia 5 | (2026 est.) 3,947,000 | 132 |
| Mongolia | (2025 est.) 3,610,000 | 133 |
| Uruguay | (2026 est.) 3,545,000 | 134 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | (2026 est.) 3,386,000 | 135 |
| Puerto Rico | (2026 est.) 3,199,000 | 136 |
| Namibia | (2026 est.) 3,281,000 | 137 |
| Qatar | (2026 est.) 3,164,000 | 138 |
| Lithuania | (2026 est.) 2,898,000 | 139 |
| Jamaica | (2026 est.) 2,761,000 | 140 |
| Albania | (2026 est.) 2,319,000 | 141 |
| Armenia | (2026 est.) 3,177,000 | 142 |
| Gabon | (2026 est.) 2,548,000 | 143 |
| Botswana | (2025 est.) 2,471,000 | 144 |
| The Gambia | (2026 est.) 2,552,000 | 145 |
| Moldova | (2026 est.) 2,328,000 | 146 |
| Gaza Strip | (2023 est.) 2,229,000 | 147 |
| Slovenia | (2026 est.) 2,149,000 | 148 |
| Lesotho | (2026 est.) 2,149,000 | 148 |
| Guinea-Bissau | (2026 est.) 1,890,000 | 150 |
| Latvia | (2026 est.) 1,838,000 | 151 |
| North Macedonia | (2026 est.) 1,815,000 | 152 |
| Equatorial Guinea | (2026 est.) 1,787,000 | 153 |
| Bahrain | (2026 est.) 1,627,000 | 154 |
| Kosovo | (2026 est.) 1,574,000 | 155 |
| East Timor | (2026 est.) 1,556,000 | 156 |
| Estonia | (2026 est.) 1,363,000 | 157 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | (2026 est.) 1,371,000 | 158 |
| Cyprus 6 | (2026 est.) 1,546,000 | 159 |
| Mauritius | (2026 est.) 1,241,000 | 160 |
| Eswatini (Swaziland) | (2026 est.) 1,231,000 | 161 |
| Djibouti | (2026 est.) 1,108,000 | 162 |
| Fiji | (2026 est.) 902,700 | 163 |
| Réunion | (2026 est.) 903,000 | 164 |
| Comoros | (2026 est.) 937,300 | 165 |
| Solomon Islands | (2026 est.) 860,300 | 166 |
| Guyana | (2026 est.) 838,100 | 167 |
| Bhutan | (2026 est.) 790,700 | 168 |
| Luxembourg | (2026 est.) 700,800 | 169 |
| Macau | (2026 est.) 686,900 | 170 |
| Suriname | (2026 est.) 658,200 | 171 |
| Montenegro | (2026 est.) 622,900 | 172 |
| Malta | (2026 est.) 602,600 | 173 |
| Maldives 7 | (2026 est.) 579,600 | 174 |
| Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) | (2026 est.) 491,200 | 175 |
| Brunei | (2026 est.) 465,600 | 176 |
| Belize | (2026 est.) 423,900 | 177 |
| The Bahamas | (2026 est.) 416,200 | 178 |
| Iceland | (2025 est.) 399,600 | 179 |
| Guadeloupe | (2026 est.) 378,100 | 180 |
| Martinique | (2026 est.) 352,300 | 181 |
| Vanuatu | (2026 est.) 350,500 | 182 |
| Mayotte | (2026 est.) 343,200 | 183 |
| French Guiana | (2026 est.) 293,200 | 184 |
| French Polynesia | (2026 est.) 280,000 | 185 |
| New Caledonia | (2026 est.) 263,200 | 186 |
| Barbados | (2026 est.) 263,000 | 187 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | (2026 est.) 213,900 | 188 |
| Samoa | (2026 est.) 214,900 | 189 |
| Saint Lucia | (2026 est.) 175,300 | 190 |
| Curaçao | (2026 est.) 157,100 | 191 |
| Guam | (2025 est.) 151,000 | 192 |
| Kiribati | (2026 est.) 130,900 | 193 |
| Grenada | (2025 est.) 117,100 | 194 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | (2026 est.) 111,800 | 195 |
| Aruba | (2026 est.) 108,200 | 196 |
| Seychelles | (2026 est.) 123,700 | 197 |
| Micronesia | (2026 est.) 105,700 | 198 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | (2026 est.) 106,600 | 199 |
| Jersey | (2026 est.) 104,000 | 200 |
| Tonga | (2026 est.) 99,700 | 201 |
| Andorra | (2026 est.) 89,600 | 202 |
| Isle of Man | (2026 est.) 84,900 | 203 |
| United States Virgin Islands | (2026 est.) 76,900 | 204 |
| Cayman Islands | (2026 est.) 97,100 | 205 |
| Guernsey | (2026 est.) 66,000 | 206 |
| Bermuda | (2026 est.) 62,900 | 207 |
| Dominica | (2026 est.) 62,100 | 208 |
| Greenland | (2026 est.) 56,500 | 209 |
| Faroe Islands | (2026 est.) 55,400 | 210 |
| American Samoa | (2026 est.) 54,200 | 211 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | (2026 est.) 53,000 | 212 |
| Sint Maarten | (2026 est.) 43,900 | 213 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | (2026 est.) 43,600 | 214 |
| Liechtenstein | (2026 est.) 42,300 | 215 |
| Marshall Islands | (2026 est.) 38,000 | 216 |
| Monaco | (2026 est.) 38,500 | 217 |
| San Marino | (2026 est.) 34,300 | 218 |
| Palau | (2026 est.) 17,600 | 219 |
| Naoero | (2026 est.) 12,500 | 220 |
| Tuvalu | (2026 est.) 10,600 | 221 |
| Vatican City | (2024 est.) 882 | 222 |
1 Includes about 1.2 million internally displaced persons and nearly 5 million recent returnees from neighboring countries.
2 Excludes Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
3 De facto population, including temporary nonresident workers.
4 Includes 700,000 Israeli Jews in the West Bank.
5 Excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
6 Includes 160,000–170,000 immigrants (mostly from Turkey); excludes approximately 2,600 British military in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) in the Republic of Cyprus and approximately 920 UN peacekeeping troops.
7 Includes 132,371 nonresident foreign population (2022).
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Article Title:
List of Countries, Dependencies, and Territories By Population
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published:
10 August 2026
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November 15, 2026