# Population by nation — world ranking

Population ranked across 180 nations, highest to lowest. India highest at 1.45 bn (2024). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/population
Updated: 2026-07-29 (the society domain's last refresh)

Definition: Total resident population, mid-year estimate.
Unit: people. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

## Ranking (180 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.45 bn | 2024 |
| 2 | China | 1.41 bn | 2024 |
| 3 | United States | 340 m | 2024 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 283 m | 2024 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 251 m | 2024 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 233 m | 2024 |
| 7 | Brazil | 212 m | 2024 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 174 m | 2024 |
| 9 | Russia | 144 m | 2024 |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 132 m | 2024 |
| 11 | Mexico | 131 m | 2024 |
| 12 | Japan | 124 m | 2024 |
| 13 | Egypt | 117 m | 2024 |
| 14 | Philippines | 116 m | 2024 |
| 15 | DR Congo | 109 m | 2024 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 101 m | 2024 |
| 17 | Iran | 92 m | 2024 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 86 m | 2024 |
| 19 | Germany | 84 m | 2024 |
| 20 | Thailand | 72 m | 2024 |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 69 m | 2024 |
| 22 | Tanzania | 69 m | 2024 |
| 23 | France | 69 m | 2024 |
| 24 | South Africa | 64 m | 2024 |
| 25 | Italy | 59 m | 2024 |
| 26 | Kenya | 56 m | 2024 |
| 27 | Myanmar | 55 m | 2024 |
| 28 | Colombia | 53 m | 2024 |
| 29 | South Korea | 52 m | 2024 |
| 30 | Sudan | 50 m | 2024 |
| 31 | Uganda | 50 m | 2024 |
| 32 | Spain | 49 m | 2024 |
| 33 | Algeria | 47 m | 2024 |
| 34 | Iraq | 46 m | 2024 |
| 35 | Argentina | 46 m | 2024 |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 43 m | 2024 |
| 37 | Canada | 41 m | 2024 |
| 38 | Yemen | 41 m | 2024 |
| 39 | Morocco | 38 m | 2024 |
| 40 | Angola | 38 m | 2024 |
| 41 | Ukraine | 38 m | 2024 |
| 42 | Poland | 37 m | 2024 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 36 m | 2024 |
| 44 | Malaysia | 36 m | 2024 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 35 m | 2024 |
| 46 | Mozambique | 35 m | 2024 |
| 47 | Ghana | 34 m | 2024 |
| 48 | Peru | 34 m | 2024 |
| 49 | Madagascar | 32 m | 2024 |
| 50 | Ivory Coast | 32 m | 2024 |
| 51 | Nepal | 30 m | 2024 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 29 m | 2024 |
| 53 | Venezuela | 28 m | 2024 |
| 54 | Australia | 27 m | 2024 |
| 55 | Niger | 27 m | 2024 |
| 56 | North Korea | 26 m | 2024 |
| 57 | Syria | 25 m | 2024 |
| 58 | Mali | 24 m | 2024 |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 24 m | 2024 |
| 60 | Taiwan | 23 m | 2024 |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 22 m | 2024 |
| 62 | Malawi | 22 m | 2024 |
| 63 | Zambia | 21 m | 2024 |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 21 m | 2024 |
| 65 | Chad | 20 m | 2024 |
| 66 | Chile | 20 m | 2024 |
| 67 | Romania | 19 m | 2024 |
| 68 | Somalia | 19 m | 2024 |
| 69 | Senegal | 19 m | 2024 |
| 70 | Guatemala | 18 m | 2024 |
| 71 | Ecuador | 18 m | 2024 |
| 72 | Netherlands | 18 m | 2024 |
| 73 | Cambodia | 18 m | 2024 |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 17 m | 2024 |
| 75 | Guinea | 15 m | 2024 |
| 76 | Benin | 14 m | 2024 |
| 77 | Rwanda | 14 m | 2024 |
| 78 | Burundi | 14 m | 2024 |
| 79 | Bolivia | 12 m | 2024 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 12 m | 2024 |
| 81 | South Sudan | 12 m | 2024 |
| 82 | Belgium | 12 m | 2024 |
| 83 | Haiti | 12 m | 2024 |
| 84 | Jordan | 12 m | 2024 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 11 m | 2024 |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 11 m | 2024 |
| 87 | Cuba | 11 m | 2024 |
| 88 | Czechia | 11 m | 2024 |
| 89 | Honduras | 11 m | 2024 |
| 90 | Portugal | 11 m | 2024 |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 11 m | 2024 |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 11 m | 2024 |
| 93 | Sweden | 11 m | 2024 |
| 94 | Greece | 10 m | 2024 |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 10 m | 2024 |
| 96 | Hungary | 9.6 m | 2024 |
| 97 | Togo | 9.5 m | 2024 |
| 98 | Austria | 9.2 m | 2024 |
| 99 | Belarus | 9.1 m | 2024 |
| 100 | Switzerland | 9.0 m | 2024 |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 8.6 m | 2024 |
| 102 | Laos | 7.8 m | 2024 |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 7.5 m | 2024 |
| 104 | Libya | 7.4 m | 2024 |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2 m | 2024 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 6.9 m | 2024 |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 6.9 m | 2024 |
| 108 | Serbia | 6.6 m | 2024 |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 6.4 m | 2024 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 6.3 m | 2024 |
| 111 | Congo | 6.3 m | 2024 |
| 112 | Denmark | 6.0 m | 2024 |
| 113 | Lebanon | 5.8 m | 2024 |
| 114 | Finland | 5.6 m | 2024 |
| 115 | Liberia | 5.6 m | 2024 |
| 116 | Norway | 5.6 m | 2024 |
| 117 | Slovakia | 5.4 m | 2024 |
| 118 | Ireland | 5.4 m | 2024 |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 5.3 m | 2024 |
| 120 | Palestine | 5.3 m | 2024 |
| 121 | New Zealand | 5.3 m | 2024 |
| 122 | Oman | 5.3 m | 2024 |
| 123 | Mauritania | 5.2 m | 2024 |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 5.1 m | 2024 |
| 125 | Kuwait | 4.9 m | 2024 |
| 126 | Panama | 4.5 m | 2024 |
| 127 | Croatia | 3.9 m | 2024 |
| 128 | Georgia | 3.7 m | 2024 |
| 129 | Eritrea | 3.5 m | 2024 |
| 130 | Mongolia | 3.5 m | 2024 |
| 131 | Uruguay | 3.4 m | 2024 |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 3.2 m | 2024 |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 m | 2024 |
| 134 | Armenia | 3.0 m | 2024 |
| 135 | Namibia | 3.0 m | 2024 |
| 136 | Lithuania | 2.9 m | 2024 |
| 137 | Qatar | 2.9 m | 2024 |
| 138 | Jamaica | 2.8 m | 2024 |
| 139 | Gambia | 2.8 m | 2024 |
| 140 | Gabon | 2.5 m | 2024 |
| 141 | Botswana | 2.5 m | 2024 |
| 142 | Moldova | 2.4 m | 2024 |
| 143 | Albania | 2.4 m | 2024 |
| 144 | Lesotho | 2.3 m | 2024 |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 m | 2024 |
| 146 | Slovenia | 2.1 m | 2024 |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 m | 2024 |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.9 m | 2024 |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 1.8 m | 2024 |
| 150 | Kosovo | 1.6 m | 2024 |
| 151 | Timor-Leste | 1.4 m | 2024 |
| 152 | Estonia | 1.4 m | 2024 |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4 m | 2024 |
| 154 | Cyprus | 1.4 m | 2024 |
| 155 | Mauritius | 1.2 m | 2024 |
| 156 | Eswatini | 1.2 m | 2024 |
| 157 | Djibouti | 1.2 m | 2024 |
| 158 | Fiji | 929,000 | 2024 |
| 159 | Comoros | 867,000 | 2024 |
| 160 | Guyana | 831,000 | 2024 |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 819,000 | 2024 |
| 162 | Bhutan | 792,000 | 2024 |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 677,000 | 2024 |
| 164 | Suriname | 634,000 | 2024 |
| 165 | Montenegro | 624,000 | 2024 |
| 166 | Malta | 569,000 | 2024 |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 525,000 | 2024 |
| 168 | Brunei | 463,000 | 2024 |
| 169 | Belize | 417,000 | 2024 |
| 170 | Bahamas | 401,000 | 2024 |
| 171 | Iceland | 387,000 | 2024 |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 328,000 | 2024 |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 293,000 | 2024 |
| 174 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 236,000 | 2024 |
| 175 | Seychelles | 121,000 | 2024 |
| 176 | Andorra | 82,000 | 2024 |
| 177 | Greenland | 57,000 | 2024 |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 40,000 | 2024 |
| 179 | Monaco | 39,000 | 2024 |
| 180 | San Marino | 34,000 | 2024 |

## No data (6 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- World Economic Outlook — International Monetary Fund · IMF Terms and Conditions · accessed 2026-07-29 · https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO

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