Population, total by country
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
1.46 billion
India
Lowest
9,492
Tuvalu
Median
7.01 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,394
What the numbers show
Population, total is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 1.46 billion in India; the lowest is 9,492 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.01 million, and the mean is 38.09 million.
Over the past decade 178 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 33.3%).
Population, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.46 billion | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.41 billion | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 341.79 million | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 285.72 million | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 255.22 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 237.53 million | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 212.81 million | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 175.69 million | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 143.51 million | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 135.47 million | 2025 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 131.95 million | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 123.37 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 118.37 million | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 116.79 million | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 112.83 million | 2025 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Vietnam | 101.60 million | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Iran | 92.42 million | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 85.88 million | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 83.49 million | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 71.62 million | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 70.55 million | 2025 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 69.49 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 68.72 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 64.75 million | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 58.92 million | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 57.53 million | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 54.85 million | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 53.43 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 29 | South Korea | 51.68 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Sudan | 51.66 million | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 51.38 million | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 49.36 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 47.44 million | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 47.02 million | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 45.85 million | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 43.84 million | 2025 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen | 41.77 million | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Canada | 41.65 million | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | Angola | 39.04 million | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 38.98 million | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 38.43 million | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 37.05 million | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 36.97 million | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 36.44 million | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 35.98 million | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 46 | Mozambique | 35.63 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ghana | 35.06 million | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 34.58 million | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 32.74 million | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.71 million | 2025 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 29.88 million | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 29.62 million | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela | 28.52 million | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 27.92 million | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 27.61 million | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 56 | North Korea | 26.57 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 25.62 million | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 58 | Mali | 25.20 million | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 24.07 million | 2025 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Malawi | 22.22 million | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Zambia | 21.91 million | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 21.76 million | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 63 | Chad | 21.00 million | 2025 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 20.84 million | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 19.86 million | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Somalia | 19.65 million | 2025 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 19.02 million | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 68 | Senegal | 18.93 million | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 18.69 million | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 18.29 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 71 | Netherlands | 18.09 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 17.85 million | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 16.95 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 74 | Guinea | 15.10 million | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 75 | Benin | 14.81 million | 2025 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Rwanda | 14.57 million | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 77 | Burundi | 14.39 million | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 12.58 million | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 12.35 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | South Sudan | 12.19 million | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 11.94 million | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 11.91 million | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 11.52 million | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 11.52 million | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 11.51 million | 2025 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 11.01 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 87 | Cuba | 10.94 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 88 | Czechia | 10.89 million | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 89 | Portugal | 10.80 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 10.79 million | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 10.76 million | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | 10.60 million | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 93 | Greece | 10.41 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 10.25 million | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 95 | Israel | 10.12 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 9.51 million | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 97 | Austria | 9.21 million | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 9.09 million | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 99 | Belarus | 9.09 million | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 8.82 million | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 101 | Togo | 8.59 million | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 102 | Laos | 7.87 million | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 7.62 million | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 7.50 million | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 105 | Libya | 7.46 million | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.34 million | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 107 | Paraguay | 7.01 million | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 7.01 million | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 6.55 million | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 110 | Congo | 6.48 million | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 6.43 million | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6.37 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 113 | Singapore | 6.11 million | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 114 | Denmark | 6.01 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 115 | Lebanon | 5.85 million | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 116 | Liberia | 5.73 million | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 117 | Finland | 5.65 million | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 118 | Norway | 5.61 million | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 5.51 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 120 | Oman | 5.49 million | 2025 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.48 million | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 5.41 million | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 123 | Palestine | 5.41 million | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 124 | New Zealand | 5.32 million | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritania | 5.32 million | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 5.15 million | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 127 | Kuwait | 4.87 million | 2025 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 4.57 million | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 3.94 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 130 | Croatia | 3.88 million | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 131 | Eritrea | 3.61 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 132 | Mongolia | 3.57 million | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 133 | Uruguay | 3.38 million | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 3.18 million | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.14 million | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 136 | Namibia | 3.09 million | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 3.09 million | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 138 | Qatar | 2.97 million | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | 2.89 million | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2.84 million | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 141 | Gambia | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 2.59 million | 2025 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Botswana | 2.56 million | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 144 | Lesotho | 2.36 million | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 145 | Moldova | 2.36 million | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 146 | Albania | 2.35 million | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.25 million | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 148 | Slovenia | 2.13 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Latvia | 1.85 million | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 1.82 million | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 152 | Bahrain | 1.60 million | 2025 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 153 | East Timor | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 156 | Estonia | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 157 | Eswatini | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 1.24 million | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 159 | Djibouti | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Fiji | 933,154 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 882,847 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Guyana | 835,986 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | Bhutan | 796,682 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 686,970 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 166 | Macao | 685,900 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 639,850 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 168 | Montenegro | 623,129 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 579,704 | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 170 | Maldives | 529,676 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 527,326 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei | 466,330 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 422,924 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 403,033 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 175 | Iceland | 392,404 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 335,169 | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 295,333 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 178 | Barbados | 282,623 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 282,465 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 240,254 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 181 | Samoa | 219,306 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 180,149 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 183 | Guam | 168,999 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 184 | Curacao | 156,263 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 185 | Kiribati | 136,488 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 122,730 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 117,303 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 113,683 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 189 | Aruba | 108,785 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 103,792 | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 191 | Tonga | 103,742 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,924 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94,209 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 194 | Isle of Man | 84,118 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 195 | Andorra | 82,904 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 75,844 | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Dominica | 65,871 | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 198 | Bermuda | 64,555 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 199 | Greenland | 56,831 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 54,900 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,922 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 203 | American Samoa | 46,029 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 204 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,923 | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 40,126 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Monaco | 38,341 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 210 | Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 211 | San Marino | 34,109 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 212 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24,941 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Palau | 17,663 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 214 | Nauru | 12,025 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 9,492 | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8.22 billion
- IDA & IBRD total 6.99 billion
- Low & middle income 6.79 billion
- Middle income 6.02 billion
- IBRD only 5.01 billion
- Early-demographic dividend 3.59 billion
- Upper middle income 3.08 billion
- Lower middle income 2.95 billion
- East Asia & Pacific 2.39 billion
- Late-demographic dividend 2.33 billion
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.14 billion
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.12 billion
About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.