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Countries · ranking · 2025

Population by country, 2025

Midyear population of 217 economies and its change over ten years. Largest: India with 1.46B; median: 6.55M.

Highest
1.46B
India · 2025
Lowest
9.49K
Tuvalu · 2025
Median
6.55M
of 217 economies
Total
8.19B
economies with 2025 data: 217
#EconomyRegionPopulation 2025Change since 2015
1IndiaSouth Asia1.46B+10.2%
2ChinaEast Asia & Pacific1.41B+1.9%
3United StatesNorth America342M+6.2%
4IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific286M+9.1%
5PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan255M+17.5%
6NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa238M+24.6%
7BrazilLatin America & Caribbean213M+5.5%
8BangladeshSouth Asia176M+10.2%
9RussiaEurope & Central Asia144M−0.8%
10EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa135M+30.4%
11MexicoLatin America & Caribbean132M+9.0%
12JapanEast Asia & Pacific123M−3.0%
13EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan118M+18.8%
14PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific117M+10.9%
15DR CongoSub-Saharan Africa113M+39.2%
16VietnamEast Asia & Pacific102M+9.5%
17IranMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan92.4M+11.9%
18TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia85.9M+9.8%
19GermanyEurope & Central Asia83.5M+2.2%
20ThailandEast Asia & Pacific71.6M+1.5%
21TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa70.5M+35.6%
22United KingdomEurope & Central Asia69.5M+6.8%
23FranceEurope & Central Asia68.7M+3.3%
24South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa64.7M+14.1%
25ItalyEurope & Central Asia58.9M−2.2%
26KenyaSub-Saharan Africa57.5M+22.2%
27MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific54.9M+7.4%
28ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean53.4M+13.7%
29South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific51.7M+1.3%
30SudanSub-Saharan Africa51.7M+29.1%
31UgandaSub-Saharan Africa51.4M+36.9%
32SpainEurope & Central Asia49.4M+6.3%
33AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan47.4M+18.5%
34IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan47M+25.2%
35ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean45.9M+5.5%
36AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan43.8M+29.6%
37YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan41.8M+34.1%
38CanadaNorth America41.7M+16.7%
39AngolaSub-Saharan Africa39M+38.6%
40UkraineEurope & Central Asia39M−14.9%
41MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan38.4M+11.0%
42UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia37.1M+20.5%
43Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan37M+24.0%
44PolandEurope & Central Asia36.4M−4.1%
45MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific36M+15.2%
46MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa35.6M+34.2%
47GhanaSub-Saharan Africa35.1M+22.2%
48PeruLatin America & Caribbean34.6M+13.5%
49MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa32.7M+28.8%
50Côte d’IvoireSub-Saharan Africa32.7M+29.6%
51CameroonSub-Saharan Africa29.9M+31.3%
52NepalSouth Asia29.6M+6.4%
53VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean28.5M−6.7%
54NigerSub-Saharan Africa27.9M+40.0%
55AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific27.6M+15.9%
56North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific26.6M+3.9%
57SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan25.6M+31.9%
58MaliSub-Saharan Africa25.2M+35.5%
59Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa24.1M+28.2%
60MalawiSub-Saharan Africa22.2M+30.0%
61ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa21.9M+33.6%
62Sri LankaSouth Asia21.8M+3.7%
63ChadSub-Saharan Africa21M+43.4%
64KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia20.8M+15.3%
65ChileLatin America & Caribbean19.9M+10.0%
66SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa19.7M+42.4%
67RomaniaEurope & Central Asia19M−4.0%
68SenegalSub-Saharan Africa18.9M+29.7%
69GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean18.7M+17.0%
70EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean18.3M+12.4%
71NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia18.1M+6.8%
72CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific17.8M+14.2%
73ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa17M+17.7%
74GuineaSub-Saharan Africa15.1M+28.3%
75BeninSub-Saharan Africa14.8M+30.4%
76RwandaSub-Saharan Africa14.6M+25.2%
77BurundiSub-Saharan Africa14.4M+30.3%
78BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean12.6M+14.2%
79TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan12.3M+8.3%
80South SudanSub-Saharan Africa12.2M+9.7%
81BelgiumEurope & Central Asia11.9M+5.9%
82HaitiLatin America & Caribbean11.9M+13.1%
83JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan11.5M+20.7%
84Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean11.5M+10.4%
85United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan11.5M+35.4%
86HondurasLatin America & Caribbean11M+19.1%
87CubaLatin America & Caribbean10.9M−3.0%
88CzechiaEurope & Central Asia10.9M+3.2%
89PortugalEurope & Central Asia10.8M+4.3%
90TajikistanEurope & Central Asia10.8M+24.8%
91Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific10.8M+23.1%
92SwedenEurope & Central Asia10.6M+8.1%
93GreeceEurope & Central Asia10.4M−3.8%
94AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia10.2M+6.2%
95IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan10.1M+20.8%
96HungaryEurope & Central Asia9.51M−2.9%
97AustriaEurope & Central Asia9.21M+6.5%
98SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia9.09M+9.8%
99BelarusEurope & Central Asia9.09M−4.0%
100Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa8.82M+25.3%
101TogoSub-Saharan Africa8.59M+21.5%
102LaosEast Asia & Pacific7.87M+15.8%
103TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia7.62M+22.6%
104Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific7.5M+2.8%
105LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan7.46M+14.2%
106KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia7.34M+21.6%
107ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean7.01M+13.9%
108NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean7.01M+14.0%
109SerbiaEurope & Central Asia6.55M−7.7%
110Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa6.48M+27.2%
111BulgariaEurope & Central Asia6.43M−7.9%
112El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean6.37M+2.9%
113SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific6.11M+10.4%
114DenmarkEurope & Central Asia6.01M+5.7%
115LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan5.85M−9.6%
116LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa5.73M+23.0%
117FinlandEurope & Central Asia5.65M+3.0%
118NorwayEurope & Central Asia5.61M+8.1%
119Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa5.51M+19.1%
120OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan5.49M+31.3%
121IrelandEurope & Central Asia5.48M+16.6%
122SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia5.41M−0.2%
123West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan5.41M+26.8%
124New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific5.32M+15.5%
125MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa5.32M+34.0%
126Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean5.15M+7.0%
127KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan4.87M+26.9%
128PanamaLatin America & Caribbean4.57M+15.4%
129GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia3.94M+5.7%
130CroatiaEurope & Central Asia3.88M−6.6%
131EritreaSub-Saharan Africa3.61M+16.1%
132MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific3.57M+17.9%
133UruguayLatin America & Caribbean3.38M+0.5%
134Puerto RicoLatin America & Caribbean3.18M−9.9%
135Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia3.14M−10.8%
136NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa3.09M+30.3%
137ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia3.09M+2.7%
138QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2.97M+26.8%
139LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia2.89M−0.8%
140JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean2.84M+1.2%
141GambiaSub-Saharan Africa2.82M+26.9%
142GabonSub-Saharan Africa2.59M+27.1%
143BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa2.56M+16.3%
144LesothoSub-Saharan Africa2.36M+12.3%
145MoldovaEurope & Central Asia2.36M−16.8%
146AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia2.35M−14.0%
147Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa2.25M+25.9%
148SloveniaEurope & Central Asia2.13M+3.3%
149Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa1.94M+33.3%
150LatviaEurope & Central Asia1.85M−6.6%
151North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia1.82M−4.8%
152BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1.6M+16.8%
153KosovoEurope & Central Asia1.58M−11.8%
154Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific1.42M+17.7%
155CyprusEurope & Central Asia1.37M+12.4%
156Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean1.37M+1.3%
157EstoniaEurope & Central Asia1.37M+3.9%
158EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa1.26M+9.9%
159MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa1.24M−1.5%
160DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1.18M+16.1%
161FijiEast Asia & Pacific933K+1.6%
162ComorosSub-Saharan Africa883K+21.5%
163Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific839K+31.2%
164GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean836K+10.2%
165BhutanSouth Asia797K+7.6%
166LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia687K+20.6%
167MacaoEast Asia & Pacific686K+6.7%
168SurinameLatin America & Caribbean640K+10.0%
169MontenegroEurope & Central Asia623K−0.2%
170MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan580K+30.5%
171MaldivesSouth Asia530K+23.7%
172Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa527K+2.9%
173BruneiEast Asia & Pacific466K+10.4%
174BelizeLatin America & Caribbean423K+18.7%
175BahamasLatin America & Caribbean403K+4.6%
176IcelandEurope & Central Asia392K+18.6%
177VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific335K+26.0%
178New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific295K+4.3%
179BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean283K+1.3%
180French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific282K+1.7%
181São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa240K+20.0%
182SamoaEast Asia & Pacific219K+8.7%
183Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean180K+3.0%
184GuamEast Asia & Pacific169K+2.5%
185Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia168K+3.1%
186CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean156K−1.1%
187KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific136K+16.8%
188SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa123K+31.4%
189GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean117K+2.3%
190MicronesiaEast Asia & Pacific114K+4.6%
191ArubaLatin America & Caribbean109K+0.8%
192U.S. Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean104K−3.6%
193TongaEast Asia & Pacific104K−2.2%
194Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean99.9K−6.6%
195Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean94.2K+5.4%
196Isle of ManEurope & Central Asia84.1K+0.6%
197AndorraEurope & Central Asia82.9K+14.9%
198Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean75.8K+23.0%
199DominicaLatin America & Caribbean65.9K−6.4%
200BermudaNorth America64.6K+1.7%
201GreenlandEurope & Central Asia56.8K+1.3%
202Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia54.9K+12.3%
203Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean46.9K−0.4%
204Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean46.9K+28.0%
205American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific46K−13.0%
206Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean43.9K+17.2%
207Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific43.5K−15.5%
208LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia41K+9.4%
209GibraltarEurope & Central Asia40.1K+20.9%
210British Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean39.7K+15.2%
211MonacoEurope & Central Asia38.3K+4.3%
212Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific36.3K−25.7%
213San MarinoEurope & Central Asia34.1K+3.7%
214Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean24.9K−33.3%
215PalauEast Asia & Pacific17.7K−0.6%
216NauruEast Asia & Pacific12K+9.8%
217TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific9.49K−13.4%

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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

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