Population by Country (2026)

India (1.48 billion) and China (1.40 billion) together hold 35% of the world's people in 2026. Among countries with over a million people, Central African Republic is growing fastest (+3.37% a year), while 55 of the 217 countries and territories below are shrinking.

Countries and territories ranked by population, 2026

#	Country	Population 2026	Yearly change	Density (per km²)	Land area (km²)	World share
1	India	1,476,625,576	+0.87%	497	2,973,190	17.82%
2	China	1,403,496,576	−0.22%	149	9,388,210	16.94%
3	United States	343,382,784	+0.47%	38	9,147,420	4.14%
4	Indonesia	287,886,782	+0.76%	152	1,892,410	3.47%
5	Pakistan	259,299,791	+1.60%	336	770,880	3.13%
6	Nigeria	242,431,832	+2.06%	266	910,770	2.93%
7	Brazil	213,562,666	+0.35%	26	8,358,140	2.58%
8	Bangladesh	177,818,044	+1.21%	1,366	130,170	2.15%
9	Russia	143,292,448	−0.15%	9	16,376,870	1.73%
10	Ethiopia	138,902,185	+2.53%	124	1,122,135	1.68%
11	Mexico	132,997,658	+0.80%	68	1,943,950	1.61%
12	Japan	122,585,904	−0.63%	336	364,500	1.48%
13	Egypt	120,101,175	+1.47%	121	995,450	1.45%
14	Philippines	117,724,471	+0.80%	395	298,170	1.42%
15	DR Congo	116,452,162	+3.21%	51	2,267,050	1.41%
16	Vietnam	102,177,431	+0.57%	326	313,429	1.23%
17	Iran	93,168,497	+0.81%	57	1,622,500	1.12%
18	Turkey	86,131,688	+0.29%	112	769,630	1.04%
19	Germany	83,283,528	−0.25%	238	349,430	1.01%
20	Tanzania	72,563,780	+2.86%	82	884,000	0.88%
21	Thailand	71,559,614	−0.08%	140	510,890	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69,833,560	+0.50%	289	241,930	0.84%
23	France	68,802,696	+0.12%	128	538,950	0.83%
24	South Africa	65,453,084	+1.09%	54	1,213,090	0.79%
25	Italy	58,669,960	−0.42%	198	295,720	0.71%
26	Kenya	58,636,412	+1.92%	101	580,880	0.71%
27	Myanmar	55,184,819	+0.61%	85	652,670	0.67%
28	Colombia	53,936,226	+0.96%	49	1,109,500	0.65%
29	Sudan	53,282,719	+3.14%	29	1,868,000	0.64%
30	Uganda	52,761,469	+2.68%	263	200,520	0.64%
31	South Korea	51,578,532	−0.21%	528	97,600	0.62%
32	Spain	49,296,240	−0.12%	99	499,686	0.60%
33	Algeria	48,028,334	+1.25%	20	2,381,740	0.58%
34	Iraq	48,007,437	+2.10%	111	434,130	0.58%
35	Argentina	46,003,734	+0.33%	17	2,736,690	0.56%
36	Afghanistan	45,047,069	+2.74%	69	652,230	0.54%
37	Yemen	42,961,653	+2.84%	81	527,968	0.52%
38	Canada	41,956,716	+0.73%	5	8,788,700	0.51%
39	Angola	40,215,179	+3.01%	32	1,246,700	0.49%
40	Ukraine	39,535,849	+1.43%	68	579,400	0.48%
41	Morocco	38,762,441	+0.86%	87	446,300	0.47%
42	Uzbekistan	37,724,223	+1.81%	86	438,510	0.46%
43	Saudi Arabia	37,595,308	+1.68%	17	2,149,690	0.45%
44	Mozambique	36,639,851	+2.83%	47	786,380	0.44%
45	Malaysia	36,385,115	+1.13%	111	328,550	0.44%
46	Poland	36,307,632	−0.35%	119	306,070	0.44%
47	Ghana	35,697,557	+1.81%	157	227,533	0.43%
48	Peru	34,922,148	+1.00%	27	1,280,000	0.42%
49	Madagascar	33,522,052	+2.39%	58	581,800	0.40%
50	Ivory Coast	33,494,346	+2.39%	105	318,000	0.40%
51	Cameroon	30,640,817	+2.55%	65	472,710	0.37%
52	Nepal	29,629,410	+0.04%	207	143,350	0.36%
53	Niger	28,814,878	+3.21%	23	1,266,700	0.35%
54	Venezuela	28,633,711	+0.41%	32	882,050	0.35%
55	Australia	27,853,240	+0.86%	4	7,688,287	0.34%
56	North Korea	26,633,691	+0.24%	221	120,410	0.32%
57	Syria	26,472,497	+3.33%	144	183,630	0.32%
58	Mali	25,932,275	+2.91%	21	1,220,190	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24,601,700	+2.19%	90	273,600	0.30%
60	Malawi	22,785,535	+2.56%	242	94,280	0.28%
61	Zambia	22,521,915	+2.77%	30	743,390	0.27%
62	Sri Lanka	21,860,098	+0.48%	353	61,860	0.26%
63	Chad	21,560,380	+2.65%	17	1,259,200	0.26%
64	Kazakhstan	21,083,626	+1.15%	8	2,699,700	0.25%
65	Somalia	20,305,907	+3.31%	32	627,340	0.25%
66	Chile	19,945,850	+0.43%	27	742,032	0.24%
67	Senegal	19,366,548	+2.30%	101	192,530	0.23%
68	Guatemala	18,967,978	+1.50%	177	107,160	0.23%
69	Romania	18,914,836	−0.55%	82	230,080	0.23%
70	Ecuador	18,444,506	+0.85%	74	248,360	0.22%
71	Netherlands	18,174,068	+0.48%	540	33,670	0.22%
72	Cambodia	18,051,219	+1.14%	102	176,520	0.22%
73	Zimbabwe	17,273,580	+1.90%	45	386,850	0.21%
74	Guinea	15,441,993	+2.27%	63	245,720	0.19%
75	Benin	15,170,419	+2.40%	135	112,760	0.18%
76	Rwanda	14,889,693	+2.20%	627	23,763	0.18%
77	Burundi	14,729,157	+2.36%	574	25,680	0.18%
78	Bolivia	12,749,291	+1.33%	12	1,087,959	0.15%
79	South Sudan	12,436,037	+2.03%	20	631,930	0.15%
80	Tunisia	12,415,138	+0.54%	80	155,360	0.15%
81	Haiti	12,037,506	+1.10%	437	27,560	0.15%
82	Belgium	11,955,426	+0.11%	392	30,494	0.14%
83	United Arab Emirates	11,706,447	+1.68%	165	71,020	0.14%
84	Dominican Republic	11,609,500	+0.77%	241	48,198	0.14%
85	Jordan	11,589,532	+0.60%	131	88,794	0.14%
86	Honduras	11,184,760	+1.63%	100	111,890	0.14%
87	Tajikistan	10,978,599	+1.78%	79	138,790	0.13%
88	Papua New Guinea	10,947,848	+1.72%	24	452,860	0.13%
89	Cuba	10,892,659	−0.41%	105	103,800	0.13%
90	Czech Republic	10,863,035	−0.22%	141	77,156	0.13%
91	Portugal	10,783,137	−0.20%	118	91,606	0.13%
92	Sweden	10,631,643	+0.33%	26	407,270	0.13%
93	Greece	10,368,215	−0.44%	80	128,900	0.13%
94	Azerbaijan	10,304,780	+0.56%	125	82,650	0.12%
95	Israel	10,259,874	+1.35%	474	21,640	0.12%
96	Hungary	9,481,312	−0.35%	104	91,260	0.11%
97	Austria	9,198,531	−0.10%	111	82,520	0.11%
98	Switzerland	9,126,386	+0.37%	231	39,510	0.11%
99	Belarus	9,026,973	−0.65%	44	202,976	0.11%
100	Sierra Leone	8,996,745	+2.01%	125	72,180	0.11%
101	Togo	8,780,006	+2.19%	161	54,390	0.11%
102	Laos	7,974,017	+1.28%	35	230,800	0.10%
103	Turkmenistan	7,736,632	+1.55%	16	469,930	0.09%
104	Libya	7,539,851	+1.09%	4	1,759,540	0.09%
105	Hong Kong	7,464,498	−0.46%	7,109	1,050	0.09%
106	Kyrgyzstan	7,448,785	+1.44%	39	191,800	0.09%
107	Nicaragua	7,097,329	+1.28%	59	120,340	0.09%
108	Paraguay	7,095,279	+1.17%	18	396,012	0.09%
109	Republic of the Congo	6,637,785	+2.36%	19	341,500	0.08%
110	Serbia	6,505,514	−0.67%	74	87,589	0.08%
111	El Salvador	6,391,253	+0.40%	308	20,720	0.08%
112	Bulgaria	6,386,582	−0.73%	59	108,560	0.08%
113	Singapore	6,143,191	+0.52%	8,476	725	0.07%
114	Denmark	6,023,529	+0.24%	151	40,000	0.07%
115	Lebanon	5,897,467	+0.82%	576	10,230	0.07%
116	Liberia	5,853,949	+2.14%	61	96,320	0.07%
117	Central African Republic	5,698,984	+3.37%	9	622,980	0.07%
118	Oman	5,671,458	+3.22%	18	309,500	0.07%
119	Finland	5,639,529	−0.12%	19	304,000	0.07%
120	Norway	5,628,960	+0.32%	15	364,270	0.07%
121	Ireland	5,530,612	+0.84%	80	68,890	0.07%
122	Palestine	5,516,465	+1.90%	916	6,025	0.07%
123	Mauritania	5,461,319	+2.75%	5	1,030,700	0.07%
124	Slovakia	5,405,219	−0.16%	112	48,080	0.07%
125	New Zealand	5,357,754	+0.62%	20	263,310	0.06%
126	Costa Rica	5,174,789	+0.42%	102	50,560	0.06%
127	Kuwait	4,934,649	+1.43%	277	17,820	0.06%
128	Panama	4,625,718	+1.19%	62	74,180	0.06%
129	Georgia	3,934,347	−0.04%	57	69,490	0.05%
130	Croatia	3,851,318	−0.64%	69	55,960	0.05%
131	Eritrea	3,682,669	+2.10%	30	120,800	0.04%
132	Mongolia	3,609,190	+1.13%	2	1,558,501	0.04%
133	Uruguay	3,382,537	−0.06%	19	175,016	0.04%
134	Puerto Rico	3,167,635	−0.54%	357	8,870	0.04%
135	Namibia	3,153,246	+1.95%	4	823,290	0.04%
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,114,242	−0.82%	61	51,200	0.04%
137	Armenia	3,067,293	−0.63%	109	28,199	0.04%
138	Qatar	3,022,652	+1.70%	263	11,490	0.04%
139	Gambia	2,884,079	+2.20%	285	10,120	0.03%
140	Lithuania	2,865,616	−0.80%	46	62,590	0.03%
141	Jamaica	2,833,403	−0.13%	262	10,830	0.03%
142	Gabon	2,647,399	+2.09%	10	257,670	0.03%
143	Botswana	2,603,388	+1.61%	5	566,730	0.03%
144	Lesotho	2,389,336	+1.10%	79	30,360	0.03%
145	Moldova	2,335,539	−1.06%	71	32,930	0.03%
146	Albania	2,328,526	−0.90%	85	27,400	0.03%
147	Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	+2.15%	82	28,120	0.03%
148	Slovenia	2,127,993	−0.14%	106	20,135	0.03%
149	Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	+2.37%	71	28,052	0.02%
150	Latvia	1,833,589	−0.77%	29	62,230	0.02%
151	North Macedonia	1,810,928	−0.55%	72	25,220	0.02%
152	Bahrain	1,630,023	+1.85%	2,038	800	0.02%
153	Kosovo	1,570,983	−0.37%	—	—	0.02%
154	Timor-Leste	1,436,923	+1.30%	97	14,870	0.02%
155	Cyprus	1,382,334	+0.84%	150	9,240	0.02%
156	Trinidad and Tobago	1,369,701	+0.14%	267	5,128	0.02%
157	Estonia	1,359,533	−0.51%	32	42,730	0.02%
158	Eswatini	1,269,859	+1.09%	74	17,200	0.02%
159	Mauritius	1,241,079	−0.21%	621	2,000	0.01%
160	Djibouti	1,199,459	+1.30%	52	23,180	0.01%
161	Fiji	937,282	+0.44%	51	18,333	0.01%
162	Comoros	899,010	+1.83%	481	1,870	0.01%
163	Solomon Islands	858,288	+2.34%	31	27,990	0.01%
164	Guyana	840,890	+0.59%	4	211,140	0.01%
165	Bhutan	802,214	+0.69%	21	38,140	0.01%
166	Luxembourg	693,718	+0.98%	269	2,574	0.01%
167	Macao	676,974	−1.30%	20,330	33	0.01%
168	Suriname	645,256	+0.84%	4	160,508	0.01%
169	Montenegro	619,886	−0.52%	46	13,450	0.01%
170	Malta	581,376	+0.29%	1,845	315	0.01%
171	Maldives	531,517	+0.35%	1,784	298	0.01%
172	Cape Verde	529,630	+0.44%	131	4,030	0.01%
173	Brunei	469,775	+0.74%	89	5,270	0.01%
174	Belize	428,644	+1.35%	19	22,810	0.01%
175	Bahamas	404,628	+0.40%	40	10,010	0.00%
176	Iceland	395,967	+0.91%	4	100,830	0.00%
177	Vanuatu	342,564	+2.21%	28	12,189	0.00%
178	New Caledonia	297,892	+0.87%	16	18,576	0.00%
179	French Polynesia	283,076	+0.22%	80	3,521	0.00%
180	Barbados	282,724	+0.04%	656	431	0.00%
181	São Tomé and Príncipe	244,994	+1.97%	255	960	0.00%
182	Samoa	220,528	+0.56%	79	2,780	0.00%
183	Saint Lucia	180,488	+0.19%	296	610	0.00%
184	Guam	170,185	+0.70%	315	541	0.00%
185	Channel Islands	168,715	+0.15%	852	198	0.00%
186	Curaçao	156,238	−0.02%	352	444	0.00%
187	Kiribati	138,445	+1.43%	171	811	0.00%
188	Seychelles	124,748	+1.64%	273	457	0.00%
189	Grenada	117,362	+0.05%	341	344	0.00%
190	Micronesia	114,183	+0.44%	163	701	0.00%
191	Aruba	108,758	−0.02%	604	180	0.00%
192	Tonga	103,291	−0.43%	143	720	0.00%
193	United States Virgin Islands	102,909	−0.85%	296	348	0.00%
194	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	99,245	−0.68%	255	389	0.00%
195	Antigua and Barbuda	94,626	+0.44%	215	440	0.00%
196	Isle of Man	84,055	−0.07%	147	572	0.00%
197	Andorra	83,753	+1.02%	179	468	0.00%
198	Cayman Islands	77,196	+1.78%	322	240	0.00%
199	Dominica	65,511	−0.55%	87	751	0.00%
200	Bermuda	64,459	−0.15%	1,194	54	0.00%
201	Greenland	56,831	—	0	410,449	0.00%
202	Faroe Islands	55,414	+0.94%	40	1,370	0.00%
203	Turks and Caicos Islands	47,148	+0.63%	50	948	0.00%
204	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,992	+0.15%	180	261	0.00%
205	American Samoa	45,319	−1.54%	228	199	0.00%
206	Sint Maarten	44,447	+1.19%	1,307	34	0.00%
207	Northern Mariana Islands	42,914	−1.44%	94	457	0.00%
208	Liechtenstein	41,269	+0.60%	258	160	0.00%
209	Gibraltar	40,867	+1.85%	4,087	10	0.00%
210	British Virgin Islands	39,936	+0.51%	264	151	0.00%
211	Monaco	38,087	−0.66%	18,276	2	0.00%
212	Marshall Islands	35,075	−3.33%	194	181	0.00%
213	San Marino	34,143	+0.10%	558	61	0.00%
214	Saint-Martin	23,898	−4.18%	451	53	0.00%
215	Palau	17,614	−0.28%	38	460	0.00%
216	Nauru	12,101	+0.63%	576	21	0.00%
217	Tuvalu	9,362	−1.37%	360	26	0.00%

Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators and Population Estimates and Projections (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22. Live figures are mathematical estimates interpolated between the World Bank's mid-year values, not real-time counts.