Population size - Country rankings

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Population size, in millions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 40.69 million. The highest value was in India: 1428.63 million and the lowest value was in Tuvalu: 0.01 million. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Population size, 2023 Global rank Available data
India 1428.63 1 1960 - 2023
China 1410.71 2 1960 - 2023
USA 334.91 3 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 277.53 4 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 240.49 5 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 223.8 6 1960 - 2023
Brazil 216.42 7 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 172.95 8 1960 - 2023
Russia 143.83 9 1960 - 2023
Mexico 128.46 10 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 126.53 11 1960 - 2023
Japan 124.52 12 1960 - 2023
Philippines 117.34 13 1960 - 2023
Egypt 112.72 14 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 102.26 15 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 98.86 16 1960 - 2023
Iran 89.17 17 1960 - 2023
Turkey 85.33 18 1960 - 2023
Germany 84.48 19 1960 - 2023
Thailand 71.8 20 1960 - 2023
UK 68.35 21 1960 - 2023
France 68.17 22 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 67.44 23 1960 - 2023
South Africa 60.41 24 1960 - 2023
Italy 58.76 25 1960 - 2023
Kenya 55.1 26 1960 - 2023
Burma 54.58 27 1960 - 2023
Colombia 52.09 28 1960 - 2023
South Korea 51.71 29 1960 - 2023
Uganda 48.58 30 1960 - 2023
Spain 48.37 31 1960 - 2023
Sudan 48.11 32 1960 - 2023
Argentina 46.65 33 1960 - 2023
Algeria 45.61 34 1960 - 2023
Iraq 45.5 35 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 42.24 36 1960 - 2023
Canada 40.1 37 1960 - 2023
Morocco 37.84 38 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 37 39 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 36.95 40 1960 - 2023
Poland 36.69 41 1960 - 2023
Angola 36.68 42 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 36.41 43 1960 - 2023
Yemen 34.45 44 1960 - 2023
Peru 34.35 45 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 34.31 46 1960 - 2023
Ghana 34.12 47 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 33.9 48 1960 - 2023
Nepal 30.9 49 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 30.33 50 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 28.87 51 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 28.84 52 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 28.65 53 1960 - 2023
Niger 27.2 54 1960 - 2023
Australia 26.64 55 1960 - 2023
North Korea 26.16 56 1960 - 2023
Mali 23.29 57 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 23.25 58 1960 - 2023
Syria 23.23 59 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 22.04 60 1960 - 2023
Malawi 20.93 61 1960 - 2023
Zambia 20.57 62 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 19.9 63 1960 - 2023
Chile 19.63 64 1960 - 2023
Romania 19.06 65 1960 - 2023
Chad 18.28 66 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 18.19 67 1960 - 2023
Somalia 18.14 68 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 17.88 69 1960 - 2023
Senegal 17.76 70 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 17.6 71 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 16.94 72 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 16.67 73 1960 - 2023
Guinea 14.19 74 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 14.09 75 1960 - 2023
Benin 13.71 76 1960 - 2023
Burundi 13.24 77 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 12.46 78 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 12.39 79 1960 - 2023
Belgium 11.82 80 1960 - 2023
Haiti 11.72 81 1960 - 2023
Jordan 11.34 82 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 11.33 83 1960 - 2023
Czechia 10.87 84 1960 - 2023
Honduras 10.59 85 1960 - 2023
Sweden 10.54 86 1960 - 2023
Portugal 10.53 87 1960 - 2023
Greece 10.36 88 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 10.33 89 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 10.14 90 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 10.11 91 1960 - 2023
Israel 9.76 92 1960 - 2023
Hungary 9.59 93 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 9.52 94 1960 - 2023
Belarus 9.18 95 1960 - 2023
Austria 9.13 96 1960 - 2023
Togo 9.05 97 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 8.85 98 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 8.79 99 1960 - 2023
Laos 7.63 100 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 7.54 101 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7.1 102 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 7.05 103 1960 - 2023
Libya 6.89 104 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 6.86 105 1960 - 2023
Serbia 6.62 106 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 6.52 107 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 6.43 108 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 6.36 109 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.11 110 1960 - 2023
Denmark 5.95 111 1960 - 2023
Singapore 5.92 112 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 5.74 113 1960 - 2023
Finland 5.58 114 1960 - 2023
Norway 5.52 115 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 5.43 116 1960 - 2023
Liberia 5.42 117 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 5.35 118 1960 - 2023
Ireland 5.26 119 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 5.22 120 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 5.21 121 1960 - 2023
Palestine 5.17 122 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 4.86 123 1960 - 2023
Oman 4.64 124 1960 - 2023
Panama 4.47 125 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 4.31 126 1960 - 2023
Croatia 3.85 127 1960 - 2023
Georgia 3.76 128 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 3.75 129 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 3.45 130 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 3.42 131 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.21 132 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 3.21 133 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 2.87 134 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 2.83 135 1960 - 2023
Armenia 2.78 136 1960 - 2023
Gambia 2.77 137 1960 - 2023
Albania 2.75 138 1960 - 2023
Qatar 2.72 139 1960 - 2023
Botswana 2.68 140 1960 - 2023
Namibia 2.6 141 1960 - 2023
Moldova 2.49 142 1960 - 2023
Gabon 2.44 143 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 2.33 144 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 2.15 145 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2.12 146 1960 - 2023
Latvia 1.88 147 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.81 148 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 1.71 149 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 1.53 150 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 1.49 151 1960 - 2023
Estonia 1.37 152 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 1.26 153 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 1.26 154 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 1.21 155 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 1.14 156 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.94 157 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.85 158 1960 - 2023
Guyana 0.81 159 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.79 160 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.74 161 1960 - 2023
Macao 0.7 162 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.67 163 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.62 164 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.62 165 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.6 166 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.55 167 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.52 168 1960 - 2023
Brunei 0.45 169 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 0.41 170 1960 - 2023
Belize 0.41 171 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.39 172 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.33 173 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.28 174 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.27 175 1960 - 2023
Samoa 0.23 176 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.23 177 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.18 178 1960 - 2023
Grenada 0.13 179 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 0.13 180 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 0.12 181 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.12 182 1960 - 2023
Aruba 0.11 183 1960 - 2023
Tonga 0.11 184 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.1 185 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.09 186 1960 - 2023
Andorra 0.08 187 1960 - 2023
Dominica 0.07 188 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 0.06 189 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.05 190 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 0.04 191 1960 - 2023
Monaco 0.04 192 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.03 193 1960 - 2023
San Marino 0.03 194 1960 - 2023
Palau 0.02 195 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 0.01 196 1960 - 2023



Definition: 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.

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1. India
2. China
3. USA
4. Indonesia
5. Pakistan
6. Nigeria
7. Brazil
8. Bangladesh
9. Russia
10. Mexico
11. Ethiopia
12. Japan
13. Philippines
14. Egypt
15. DR Congo
16. Vietnam
17. Iran
18. Turkey
19. Germany
20. Thailand
21. UK
22. France
23. Tanzania
24. South Africa
25. Italy
26. Kenya
27. Burma
28. Colombia
29. South Korea
30. Uganda
31. Spain
32. Sudan
33. Argentina
34. Algeria
35. Iraq
36. Afghanistan
37. Canada
38. Morocco
39. Ukraine
40. Saudi Arabia
41. Poland
42. Angola
43. Uzbekistan
44. Yemen
45. Peru
46. Malaysia
47. Ghana
48. Mozambique
49. Nepal
50. Madagascar
51. Ivory Coast
52. Venezuela
53. Cameroon
54. Niger
55. Australia
56. North Korea
57. Mali
58. Burkina Faso
59. Syria
60. Sri Lanka
61. Malawi
62. Zambia
63. Kazakhstan
64. Chile
65. Romania
66. Chad
67. Ecuador
68. Somalia
69. Netherlands
70. Senegal
71. Guatemala
72. Cambodia
73. Zimbabwe
74. Guinea
75. Rwanda
76. Benin
77. Burundi
78. Tunisia
79. Bolivia
80. Belgium
81. Haiti
82. Jordan
83. Domin. Rep.
84. Czechia
85. Honduras
86. Sweden
87. Portugal
88. Greece
89. Papua N.G.
90. Tajikistan
91. Azerbaijan
92. Israel
93. Hungary
94. UA Emirates
95. Belarus
96. Austria
97. Togo
98. Switzerland
99. Sierra Leone
100. Laos
101. Hong Kong
102. Kyrgyzstan
103. Nicaragua
104. Libya
105. Paraguay
106. Serbia
107. Turkmenistan
108. Bulgaria
109. El Salvador
110. R. of Congo
111. Denmark
112. Singapore
113. C.A. Republic
114. Finland
115. Norway
116. Slovakia
117. Liberia
118. Lebanon
119. Ireland
120. New Zealand
121. Costa Rica
122. Palestine
123. Mauritania
124. Oman
125. Panama
126. Kuwait
127. Croatia
128. Georgia
129. Eritrea
130. Mongolia
131. Uruguay
132. Bosnia & Herz.
133. Puerto Rico
134. Lithuania
135. Jamaica
136. Armenia
137. Gambia
138. Albania
139. Qatar
140. Botswana
141. Namibia
142. Moldova
143. Gabon
144. Lesotho
145. G.-Bissau
146. Slovenia
147. Latvia
148. North Macedonia
149. Eq. Guinea
150. Tr.&Tobago
151. Bahrain
152. Estonia
153. Cyprus
154. Mauritius
155. Swaziland
156. Djibouti
157. Fiji
158. Comoros
159. Guyana
160. Bhutan
161. Solomon Isl.
162. Macao
163. Luxembourg
164. Montenegro
165. Suriname
166. Cape Verde
167. Malta
168. Maldives
169. Brunei
170. Bahamas
171. Belize
172. Iceland
173. Vanuatu
174. Barbados
175. N. Caledonia
176. Samoa
177. S.T.&Principe
178. Saint Lucia
179. Grenada
180. Kiribati
181. Micronesia
182. Seychelles
183. Aruba
184. Tonga
185. St. Vincent & ...
186. Ant.& Barb.
187. Andorra
188. Dominica
189. Bermuda
190. Faroe Isl.
191. Liechtenstein
192. Monaco
193. Gibraltar
194. San Marino
195. Palau
196. Tuvalu
1428.63
1410.71
334.91
277.53
240.49
223.80
216.42
172.95
143.83
128.46
126.53
124.52
117.34
112.72
102.26
98.86
89.17
85.33
84.48
71.80
68.35
68.17
67.44
60.41
58.76
55.10
54.58
52.09
51.71
48.58
48.37
48.11
46.65
45.61
45.50
42.24
40.10
37.84
37.00
36.95
36.69
36.68
36.41
34.45
34.35
34.31
34.12
33.90
30.90
30.33
28.87
28.84
28.65
27.20
26.64
26.16
23.29
23.25
23.23
22.04
20.93
20.57
19.90
19.63
19.06
18.28
18.19
18.14
17.88
17.76
17.60
16.94
16.67
14.19
14.09
13.71
13.24
12.46
12.39
11.82
11.72
11.34
11.33
10.87
10.59
10.54
10.53
10.36
10.33
10.14
10.11
9.76
9.59
9.52
9.18
9.13
9.05
8.85
8.79
7.63
7.54
7.10
7.05
6.89
6.86
6.62
6.52
6.43
6.36
6.11
5.95
5.92
5.74
5.58
5.52
5.43
5.42
5.35
5.26
5.22
5.21
5.17
4.86
4.64
4.47
4.31
3.85
3.76
3.75
3.45
3.42
3.21
3.21
2.87
2.83
2.78
2.77
2.75
2.72
2.68
2.60
2.49
2.44
2.33
2.15
2.12
1.88
1.81
1.71
1.53
1.49
1.37
1.26
1.26
1.21
1.14
0.94
0.85
0.81
0.79
0.74
0.70
0.67
0.62
0.62
0.60
0.55
0.52
0.45
0.41
0.41
0.39
0.33
0.28
0.27
0.23
0.23
0.18
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
357.2
714.3
1071.5
1428.63


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