Population size - Country rankings
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Population size, in millions, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 196 countries was 41.28 million. The highest value was in India: 1450.94 million and the lowest value was in Tuvalu: 0.01 million. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1450.94 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 1408.97 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 340.11 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 283.49 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 251.27 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 232.68 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 212 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 173.56 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 143.53 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 132.06 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 130.86 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 123.98 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 116.54 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 115.84 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 109.28 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 100.99 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 91.57 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 85.52 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 83.51 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 71.67 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 69.23 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 68.56 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 68.52 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 64.01 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 58.99 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 56.43 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 54.5 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 52.89 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 51.75 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 50.45 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 50.02 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 48.81 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 46.81 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 46.04 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 45.7 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 42.65 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 41.29 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 40.58 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 38.08 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 37.89 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 37.86 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 36.55 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 36.36 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 35.56 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 35.3 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 34.63 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 34.43 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 34.22 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 31.96 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 31.93 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 29.65 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 29.12 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 28.41 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 27.2 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 27.03 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 26.5 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 24.67 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 24.48 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 23.55 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 21.92 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 21.66 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 21.31 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 20.59 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 20.3 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 19.76 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 19.07 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 19.01 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 18.5 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 18.41 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 18.14 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 17.99 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 17.64 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 16.63 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 14.75 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 14.46 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 14.26 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 14.05 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 12.41 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 12.28 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 11.88 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 11.77 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 11.55 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 11.43 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 10.88 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 10.88 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 10.83 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 10.7 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 10.59 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 10.58 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 10.57 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 10.39 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 10.2 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 9.97 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 9.56 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 9.52 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 9.18 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 9.13 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 9.03 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 8.64 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 7.77 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 7.52 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 7.49 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 7.38 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7.22 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 6.93 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 6.92 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 6.59 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 6.44 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 6.34 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 6.33 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 6.04 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 5.98 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 5.81 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 5.64 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 5.61 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 5.57 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 5.42 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 5.38 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 5.34 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 5.33 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 5.29 | 121 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Oman | 5.28 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 5.17 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 5.13 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 4.97 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 4.52 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 3.87 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 3.67 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 3.54 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 3.52 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 3.39 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 3.2 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 3.16 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 3.03 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 3.03 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 2.89 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 2.86 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 2.84 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 2.76 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 2.71 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 2.54 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 2.52 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 2.39 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 2.34 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 2.2 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 2.13 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 1.89 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 1.86 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 1.79 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 1.59 | 150 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 1.37 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 1.37 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 1.36 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 1.26 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 1.24 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 1.17 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0.93 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.87 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 0.83 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0.82 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.79 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Macao | 0.69 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 0.68 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 0.63 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.62 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0.57 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.53 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.52 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 0.46 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belize | 0.42 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 0.4 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 0.4 | 172 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0.33 | 173 | 1960 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 0.29 | 174 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 0.28 | 175 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0.24 | 176 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 0.22 | 177 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 0.18 | 178 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 0.13 | 179 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 0.12 | 180 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.12 | 181 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 0.11 | 182 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 0.11 | 183 | 1960 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0.1 | 184 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 0.1 | 185 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0.09 | 186 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 0.08 | 187 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 0.07 | 188 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 0.06 | 189 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.05 | 190 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 0.04 | 191 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 0.04 | 192 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 0.04 | 193 | 1960 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 0.03 | 194 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palau | 0.02 | 195 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 0.01 | 196 | 1960 - 2024 |
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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