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
218
Highest
1.46 billion
India
Lowest
9,492
Tuvalu
Median
6.52 million
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,526
What the numbers show
Population, total is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 1.46 billion in India; the lowest is 9,492 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.52 million, and the mean is 37.59 million.
Over the past decade 179 countries rose and 39 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 | Kosovo | 1.58 million | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 153 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.58 million | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 156 | Cyprus | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 158 | Estonia | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 160 | Mauritius | 1.24 million | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 161 | Djibouti | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Fiji | 933,154 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 882,847 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Guyana | 835,986 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 796,682 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 686,970 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 168 | Macao | 685,900 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 169 | Suriname | 639,850 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 170 | Montenegro | 623,129 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 171 | Malta | 579,704 | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 172 | Maldives | 529,676 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 527,326 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 174 | Brunei | 466,330 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 175 | Belize | 422,924 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 403,033 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 177 | Iceland | 392,404 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 335,169 | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 295,333 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 180 | Barbados | 282,623 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 282,465 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 240,254 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 183 | Samoa | 219,306 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 180,149 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 185 | Guam | 168,999 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 186 | Channel Islands | 168,466 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 187 | Curacao | 156,263 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 188 | Kiribati | 136,488 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 189 | Seychelles | 122,730 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 117,303 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 113,683 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 192 | Aruba | 108,785 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | 103,792 | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 194 | Tonga | 103,742 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,924 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94,209 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 197 | Isle of Man | 84,118 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 198 | Andorra | 82,904 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 75,844 | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Dominica | 65,871 | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 201 | Bermuda | 64,555 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 202 | Greenland | 56,831 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 54,900 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,922 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 206 | American Samoa | 46,029 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 207 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,923 | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 40,126 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Monaco | 38,341 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 214 | San Marino | 34,109 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24,941 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Palau | 17,663 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 217 | Nauru | 12,025 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 218 | 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
- Chagai 168,466
- 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
- IDA total 1.99 billion
- South Asia 1.69 billion
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.69 billion
- High income 1.42 billion
- OECD members 1.40 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.32 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.32 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.32 billion
- IDA only 1.30 billion
- Least developed countries 1.21 billion
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.13 billion
- Post-demographic dividend 1.13 billion
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 965.15 million
- Europe & Central Asia 932.52 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 828.02 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 788.84 million
- Low income 767.49 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 753.90 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 748.49 million
- IDA blend 689.78 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 666.59 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 651.47 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 626.81 million
- Africa Western and Central 532.81 million
- Arab World 503.36 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 462.56 million
- European Union 451.13 million
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.