Countries by population

Did you know India recently overtook China as the world's most populous nation, ending a six-decade streak? The demographic balance of power is changing — and the ripple effects will be enormous.

Ranking

Population by country
Rank Country Population
36Afghanistan43.84
37Yemen41.77
38Canada40.13
39Angola39.04
40Ukraine38.98
41Morocco38.43
42Poland38.14
43Uzbekistan37.05
44Malaysia35.98
45Mozambique35.63
46Ghana35.06
47Peru34.58
48Saudi Arabia34.57
49Madagascar32.74
50Côte d'Ivoire32.71
51Cameroon29.88
52Nepal29.62
53Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of28.52
54Niger27.92
55Australia26.97
56Korea, Democratic People's Republic of26.57
57Syrian Arab Republic25.62
58Mali25.2
59Burkina Faso24.07
60Sri Lanka23.23
61Malawi22.22
62Zambia21.91
63Chad21
64Kazakhstan20.84
65Chile19.86
66Somalia19.65
67Senegal18.93
68Romania18.91
69Guatemala18.69
70Netherlands, Kingdom of the18.35
71Ecuador18.29
72Cambodia17.85
73Zimbabwe16.95
74Guinea15.1
75Benin14.81
76Rwanda14.57
77Burundi14.39
78Bolivia, Plurinational State of12.58
79Tunisia12.35
80South Sudan12.19
81Haiti11.91
82Belgium11.76
83Jordan11.52
84Dominican Republic11.52
85United Arab Emirates11.35
86Honduras11.01
87Cuba10.94
88Tajikistan10.79
89Papua New Guinea10.76
90Sweden10.66
91Czechia10.61
92Portugal10.41
93Azerbaijan10.4
94Greece9.94
95Togo9.72
96Hungary9.63
97Israel9.52
98Austria9.11
99Belarus9
100Switzerland8.97
101Sierra Leone8.82
102Lao People's Democratic Republic7.87
103Turkmenistan7.62
104Libya7.46
105Hong Kong7.4
106Kyrgyzstan7.3
107Paraguay7.01
108Nicaragua7.01
109Bulgaria6.71
110Serbia6.69
111Congo6.48
112El Salvador6.37
113Denmark6
114Singapore5.87
115Lebanon5.85
116Liberia5.73
117Norway5.62
118Finland5.62
119Palestine5.59
120Central African Republic5.51
121Oman5.49
122Slovakia5.47
123Mauritania5.32
124Ireland5.31
125New Zealand5.25
126Costa Rica5.15
127Kuwait5.03
128Panama4.57
129Croatia3.85
130Georgia3.81
131Eritrea3.61
132Mongolia3.52
133Uruguay3.38
134Bosnia and Herzegovina3.14
135Qatar3.12
136Namibia3.09
137Moldova, Republic of3
138Armenia2.95
139Jamaica2.84
140Lithuania2.83
141Gambia2.82
142Albania2.77
143Gabon2.59
144Botswana2.56
145Lesotho2.36
146Guinea-Bissau2.25
147Slovenia2.12
148Equatorial Guinea1.94
149Latvia1.85
150North Macedonia1.81
151Bahrain1.64
152Trinidad and Tobago1.51
153Timor-Leste1.42
154Cyprus1.37
155Estonia1.34
156Mauritius1.27
157Eswatini1.26
158Djibouti1.18
159Fiji0.93
160Comoros0.88
161Solomon Islands0.84
162Guyana0.84
163Bhutan0.8
164Macao0.72
165Luxembourg0.68
166Suriname0.64
167Montenegro0.63
168Western Sahara0.6
169Malta0.55
170Maldives0.53
171Cabo Verde0.53
172Brunei Darussalam0.47
173Belize0.42
174Iceland0.4
175Bahamas0.4
176Vanuatu0.34
177Barbados0.28
178Sao Tome and Principe0.24
179Samoa0.22
180Saint Lucia0.18
181Kiribati0.14
182Seychelles0.13
183Grenada0.12
184Micronesia, Federated States of0.11
185Tonga0.1
186Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1
187Antigua and Barbuda0.09
188Dominica0.07
189Saint Kitts and Nevis0.05
190San Marino0.03
191Tuvalu0.01

How this metric is measured

Population figures are based on mid-year estimates.

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