Global Population Ranking - Country By Population

Largest Countries By Population 2025

Top Most Populated Countries Ranking By Population

1,463,870,000

Taj Mahal with morning sunlight and reflection in water

India

1,416,100,000

Great Wall of China stretching across green hills and mountains

China

347,276,000

Statue of Liberty with New York City skyline in the background

America

285,721,000

Lush green rice terraces in Bali during sunrise

Indonesia

255,220,000

Snow-covered mountains and green fields in Hunza Valley, Pakistan

Pakistan

237,528,000

Nigeria

Nigeria

212,812,000

Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

Brazil

175,687,000

Flag of Bangladesh with a red circle on a green background representing the sun and the land

Bangladesh

143,997,000

Colorful domes of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

Russia

135,472,000

Rock-hewn church of Lalibela in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

RabkCountryPopulationLocationAreaDensityGlobal Share
1India1,463,870,000Asia3.3M49218.29%
2China1,416,100,000Asia9.7M15017.69%
3United States347,276,000North America9.4M384.34%
4Indonesia285,721,000Asia1.9M1523.57%
5Pakistan255,220,000Asia881.9K3313.19%
6Nigeria237,528,000Africa923.8K2612.97%
7Brazil212,812,000South America8.5M252.66%
8Bangladesh175,687,000Asia147.6K1,3502.19%
9Russia143,997,000Asia17.1M91.80%
10Ethiopia135,472,000Africa1.1M1201.69%
11Mexico131,947,000North America2M681.65%
12Japan123,103,000Asia377.9K3381.54%
13Egypt118,366,000Africa1M1191.48%
14Philippines116,787,000Asia342.4K3921.46%
15DR Congo112,832,000Africa2.3M501.41%
16Vietnam101,599,000Asia331.2K3241.27%
17Iran92,417,700Asia1.6M571.15%
18Turkey87,685,400Asia783.6K1121.10%
19Germany84,075,100Europe357.1K2411.05%
20Thailand71,619,900Asia513.1K1400.89%
21Tanzania70,545,900Africa945.1K800.88%
22United Kingdom69,551,300Europe242.9K2870.87%
23France66,650,800Europe551.7K1220.83%
24South Africa64,747,300Africa1.2M530.81%
25Italy59,146,300Europe301.3K2000.74%
26Kenya57,532,500Africa580.4K1010.72%
27Myanmar54,850,600Asia676.6K840.69%
28Colombia53,425,600South America1.1M480.67%
29South Korea51,667,000Asia100.2K5290.65%
30Sudan51,662,100Africa1.9M280.65%
31Uganda51,384,900Africa241.6K2560.64%
32Spain47,890,000Europe506K960.60%
33Algeria47,435,300Africa2.4M200.59%
34Iraq47,020,800Asia438.3K1080.59%
35Argentina45,851,400South America2.8M170.57%
36Afghanistan43,844,100Asia652.2K670.55%
37Yemen41,773,900Asia528K790.52%
38Canada40,126,700North America10M40.50%
39Angola39,040,000Africa1.2M310.49%
40Ukraine38,980,400Europe603.5K670.49%
41Morocco38,430,800Africa446.6K860.48%
42Poland38,140,900Europe312.7K1250.48%
43Uzbekistan37,053,400Asia447.4K840.46%
44Malaysia35,977,800Asia330.8K1100.45%
45Mozambique35,631,700Africa801.6K450.45%
46Ghana35,064,300Africa238.5K1540.44%
47Peru34,576,700South America1.3M270.43%
48Saudi Arabia34,566,300Asia2.1M160.43%
49Madagascar32,740,700Africa587K560.41%
50Ivory Coast32,711,500Africa322.5K1030.41%
51Cameroon29,879,300Africa475.4K630.37%
52Nepal29,618,100Asia147.2K2070.37%
53Venezuela28,516,900South America916.4K320.36%
54Niger27,917,800Africa1.3M220.35%
55Australia26,974,000Oceania7.7M40.34%
56North Korea26,571,000Asia120.5K2210.33%
57Syria25,620,400Asia185.2K1400.32%
58Mali25,198,800Africa1.2M210.31%
59Burkina Faso24,074,600Africa273K880.30%
60Sri Lanka23,229,500Asia65.6K3760.29%
61Taiwan23,112,800Asia36.2K6390.29%
62Malawi22,216,100Africa118.5K2360.28%
63Zambia21,913,900Africa752.6K290.27%
64Chad21,003,700Africa1.3M170.26%
65Kazakhstan20,843,800Asia2.7M80.26%
66Chile19,859,900South America756.1K270.25%
67Somalia19,654,700Africa637.7K310.25%
68Senegal18,932,000Africa196.7K980.24%
69Romania18,908,600Europe238.4K820.24%
70Guatemala18,687,900North America108.9K1740.23%
71Netherlands18,346,800Europe41.9K5450.23%
72Ecuador18,289,900South America276.8K740.23%
73Cambodia17,848,000Asia181K1010.22%
74Zimbabwe16,950,800Africa390.8K440.21%
75Guinea15,099,700Africa245.9K610.19%
76Benin14,814,500Africa112.6K1310.19%
77Rwanda14,569,300Africa26.3K5910.18%
78Burundi14,390,000Africa27.8K5600.18%
79Bolivia12,581,800South America1.1M120.16%
80Tunisia12,348,600Africa163.6K790.15%
81South Sudan12,188,800Africa619.7K190.15%
82Haiti11,906,100North America27.8K4320.15%
83Belgium11,758,600Europe30.5K3880.15%
84Jordan11,520,700Asia89.3K1300.14%
85Dominican Republic11,520,500North America48.7K2380.14%
86United Arab Emirates11,346,000Asia83.6K1600.14%
87Honduras11,005,800North America112.5K980.14%
88Cuba10,937,200North America109.9K1050.14%
89Tajikistan10,786,700Asia143.1K780.13%
90Papua New Guinea10,762,800Oceania462.8K240.13%
91Sweden10,656,600Europe450.3K260.13%
92Czech Republic10,609,200Europe78.9K1370.13%
93Portugal10,411,800Europe92.1K1140.13%
94Azerbaijan10,397,700Asia86.6K1260.13%
95Greece9,938,840Europe132K770.12%
96Togo9,721,610Africa56.8K1790.12%
97Hungary9,632,290Europe93K1060.12%
98Israel9,517,180Asia20.8K4400.12%
99Austria9,113,570Europe83.9K1100.11%
100Belarus8,997,600Europe207.6K440.11%
101Switzerland8,967,410Europe41.3K2270.11%
102Sierra Leone8,819,790Africa71.7K1220.11%
103Laos7,873,050Asia236.8K340.10%
104Turkmenistan7,618,850Asia488.1K160.10%
105Libya7,458,560Africa1.8M40.09%
106Hong Kong7,396,080Asia1.1K7,0440.09%
107Kyrgyzstan7,295,030Asia200K380.09%
108Paraguay7,013,080South America406.8K180.09%
109Nicaragua7,007,500North America130.4K580.09%
110Bulgaria6,714,560Europe110.9K620.08%
111Serbia6,689,040Europe88.4K760.08%
112Republic of the Congo6,484,440Africa342K190.08%
113El Salvador6,365,500North America21K3070.08%
114Denmark6,002,510Europe43.1K1500.07%
115Singapore5,870,750Asia7108,1770.07%
116Lebanon5,849,420Asia10.5K5720.07%
117Liberia5,731,210Africa111.4K600.07%
118Finland5,623,330Europe338.4K190.07%
119Norway5,623,070Europe323.8K150.07%
120Palestine5,589,620Asia6.2K9290.07%
121Central African Republic5,513,280Africa623K90.07%
122Oman5,494,690Asia309.5K180.07%
123Slovakia5,474,880Europe49K1120.07%
124Mauritania5,315,060Africa1M50.07%
125Ireland5,308,040Europe70.3K770.07%
126New Zealand5,251,900Oceania270.5K200.07%
127Costa Rica5,152,950North America51.1K1010.06%
128Kuwait5,026,080Asia17.8K2820.06%
129Panama4,571,190North America75.4K620.06%
130Croatia3,848,160Europe56.6K690.05%
131Georgia3,806,670Asia69.7K550.05%
132Eritrea3,607,000Africa117.6K300.05%
133Mongolia3,517,100Asia1.6M20.04%
134Uruguay3,384,690South America181K190.04%
135Puerto Rico3,235,290North America8.9K3650.04%
136Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,100Europe51.2K610.04%
137Qatar3,115,890Asia11.6K2710.04%
138Namibia3,092,820Africa825.6K40.04%
139Moldova2,996,110Europe33.8K910.04%
140Armenia2,952,360Asia29.7K1040.04%
141Jamaica2,837,080North America11K2620.04%
142Lithuania2,830,140Europe65.3K450.04%
143Gambia2,822,090Africa10.7K2790.04%
144Albania2,771,510Europe28.7K1010.03%
145Gabon2,593,130Africa267.7K100.03%
146Botswana2,562,120Africa582K50.03%
147Lesotho2,363,320Africa30.4K780.03%
148Guinea-Bissau2,249,520Africa36.1K800.03%
149Slovenia2,117,070Europe20.3K1050.03%
150Equatorial Guinea1,938,430Africa28.1K690.02%
151Latvia1,853,560Europe64.6K300.02%
152North Macedonia1,813,790Europe25.7K720.02%
153Bahrain1,643,330Asia7652,0930.02%
154Trinidad and Tobago1,511,160North America5.1K2950.02%
155Timor-Leste1,418,520Asia14.9K950.02%
156Cyprus1,370,750Asia9.3K1480.02%
157Estonia1,344,230Europe45.2K310.02%
158Mauritius1,268,280Africa2K6250.02%
159Eswatini1,256,170Africa17.4K730.02%
160Djibouti1,184,080Africa23.2K510.01%
161Fiji933,154Oceania18.3K510.01%
162Comoros882,847Africa1.9K4740.01%
163Reunion882,405Africa2.5K3510.01%
164Solomon Islands838,645Oceania28.9K300.01%
165Guyana835,986South America215K40.01%
166Bhutan796,682Asia38.4K210.01%
167Macau722,007Asia3321,9460.01%
168Luxembourg680,453Europe2.6K2640.01%
169Suriname639,850South America163.8K40.01%
170Montenegro632,729Europe13.8K470.01%
171Western Sahara600,904Africa266K20.01%
172Malta545,405Europe3161,7040.01%
173Maldives529,676Asia3001,7660.01%
174Cape Verde527,326Africa4K1310.01%
175Brunei466,330Asia5.8K880.01%
176Belize422,924North America23K190.01%
177Bahamas403,033North America13.9K400.01%
178Iceland398,266Europe103K4< 0.01%
179Guadeloupe373,7911.6K230< 0.01%
180Martinique340,4391.1K302< 0.01%
181Mayotte337,011374901< 0.01%
182Vanuatu335,169Oceania12.2K27< 0.01%
183French Guiana313,66683.5K4< 0.01%
184New Caledonia295,33318.6K16< 0.01%
185Barbados282,623North America430657< 0.01%
186French Polynesia282,4654.2K81< 0.01%
187Sao Tome and Principe240,254Africa964250< 0.01%
188Samoa219,306Oceania2.8K79< 0.01%
189Curacao185,487444418< 0.01%
190Saint Lucia180,149616295< 0.01%
191Guam168,999549313< 0.01%
192Kiribati136,488Oceania811169< 0.01%
193Seychelles132,779Africa452289< 0.01%
194Grenada117,303North America344345< 0.01%
195Micronesia113,683Oceania702162< 0.01%
196Aruba108,147180601< 0.01%
197Jersey103,989116867< 0.01%
198Tonga103,742Oceania747144< 0.01%
199Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924North America389256< 0.01%
200Antigua and Barbuda94,209North America442214< 0.01%
201United States Virgin Islands84,138347242< 0.01%
202Isle of Man84,118572148< 0.01%
203Andorra82,904Europe468176< 0.01%
204Cayman Islands75,844264316< 0.01%
205Dominica65,871North America75188< 0.01%
206Bermuda64,555North America541,195< 0.01%
207Guernsey64,477781,023< 0.01%
208Faroe Islands56,0021.4K41< 0.01%
209Greenland55,745North America2.2M0.14< 0.01%
210Saint Kitts and Nevis46,922North America261180< 0.01%
211Turks and Caicos Islands46,85594849< 0.01%
212American Samoa46,029199230< 0.01%
213Sint Maarten43,923341,292< 0.01%
214Northern Mariana Islands43,54146495< 0.01%
215Liechtenstein40,128Europe160251< 0.01%
216Gibraltar40,126Europe75,901< 0.01%
217British Virgin Islands39,732151265< 0.01%
218Monaco38,341Europe219,171< 0.01%
219Marshall Islands36,282Oceania181202< 0.01%
220San Marino33,572Europe61560< 0.01%
221Saint Martin24,94153499< 0.01%
222Palau17,663Oceania45938< 0.01%
223Anguilla14,72891162< 0.01%
224Cook Islands13,26324055< 0.01%
225Nauru12,025Oceania21601< 0.01%
226Saint Barthelemy11,41421457< 0.01%
227Wallis and Futuna11,19427441< 0.01%
228Tuvalu9,492Oceania26316< 0.01%
229Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,57424223< 0.01%
230Montserrat4,35910243< 0.01%
231Falkland Islands3,46912.2K0.28< 0.01%
232Tokelau2,60812261< 0.01%
233Niue1,8212617< 0.01%
234Vatican City501Europe< 11,139< 0.01%
Source :worldpopulationreview

Top 5 - Least Populated Independent Nation In The World

Vatican

501

Tuvalu

9,492

Nauru

12,025

Palau

17,663

San Marino

24,941

population distribution across the world is crucial to grasp how nations evolve, develop, and manage resources. In this comprehensive guide, we present the latest countries ranking by population, including both the most populated countries and the least populated nations, based on up-to-date global data.

As of 2025, the world’s population is over 8 billion, and it continues to grow unevenly across continents. Some countries have emerged as population giants, while others maintain remarkably small population counts due to geographic, economic, or political factors.

Among the most populated countries, China and India have long dominated the list. However, recent projections suggest India has now taken the top spot, with over 1.43 billion people, followed closely by China. The United States, Indonesia, and Pakistan also feature in the top 5, each with hundreds of millions of residents.

On the flip side, the least populated countries such as Vatican City, Tuvalu, and Nauru hold populations of less than 20,000 people. These nations often consist of small islands or city-states where space, economy, and migration patterns keep population figures minimal.

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