# List of countries and dependencies by population

This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered a single entity, while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1. Also given in a percentage is each country's population compared with the world population, which the United Nations estimates at 8.119 billion as of 2024.

## Method

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up-to-date estimates or projections by the national census authority, where available, and are usually rounded off.
Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the estimates or projections for 2024 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total.
Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities that are not sovereign states, such as the European Union, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as the Chagos Archipelago and various countries' claims to Antarctica.

## Sovereign states and dependencies by population

Note: A numbered rank is assigned to the 193 member states of the United Nations, plus the two observer states to the United Nations General Assembly. Dependent territories and constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are not assigned a numbered rank. In addition, sovereign states with limited recognition are included, but not assigned a number rank.
List of countries and territories by total population :
| Location | Population | % of world | Date | Source (official or from the United Nations) |
| World | 8,119,000,000 | 100% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| India | 1,413,324,000 | 17.3% | 1 Mar 2025 | Official projection |
| China | 1,408,280,000 | 17.2% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate |
| United States | 340,110,988 | 4.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Indonesia | 282,477,584 | 3.5% | 30 Jun 2024 | National annual projection |
| Pakistan | 241,499,431 | 3.0% | 1 Mar 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Nigeria | 223,800,000 | 2.7% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official projection |
| Brazil | 212,583,750 | 2.6% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official projection |
| Bangladesh | 169,828,911 | 2.1% | 14 Jun 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Russia | 146,028,325 | 1.8% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| Mexico | 130,294,079 | 1.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Japan | 123,540,000 | 1.5% | 1 Feb 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Philippines | 114,123,600 | 1.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection |
| Ethiopia | 109,499,000 | 1.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 109,276,000 | 1.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN estimate |
| Egypt | 105,914,499 | 1.3% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Vietnam | 101,343,800 | 1.2% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate |
| Iran | 85,961,000 | 1.1% | 20 Mar 2024 | Official estimate |
| Turkey | 85,664,944 | 1.0% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate |
| Germany | 83,555,478 | 1.0% | 30 Sep 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| France | 68,603,000 | 0.8% | 1 Feb 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| United Kingdom | 68,265,209 | 0.8% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |
| Thailand | 65,932,105 | 0.8% | 31 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| South Africa | 63,015,904 | 0.8% | 30 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Tanzania | 61,741,120 | 0.8% | 23 Aug 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Italy | 58,966,101 | 0.7% | 30 Nov 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Colombia | 52,695,952 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official projection |
| Kenya | 52,428,290 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official projection |
| Myanmar | 51,316,756 | 0.6% | 15 Oct 2024 | 2024 census result |
| South Korea | 51,207,874 | 0.6% | 31 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Sudan | 50,448,963 | 0.6% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Spain | 49,077,984 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Algeria | 47,400,000 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2025 | National annual projection |
| Argentina | 47,067,641 | 0.6% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Uganda | 45,905,417 | 0.6% | 10 May 2024 | 2024 census result |
| Iraq | 44,414,800 | 0.5% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Afghanistan | 42,045,000 | 0.5% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection (see note) |
| Canada | 41,528,680 | 0.5% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Uzbekistan | 37,543,167 | 0.5% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Poland | 37,490,000 | 0.5% | 31 Dec 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Morocco | 36,828,330 | 0.5% | 1 Sep 2024 | 2024 census result |
| Angola | 35,121,734 | 0.4% | 1 Jun 2024 | National annual projection |
| Malaysia | 34,157,500 | 0.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Peru | 34,038,457 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Mozambique | 33,244,414 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Ghana | 33,007,618 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Ukraine | 32,962,000 | 0.4% | 1 Jan 2025 | IMF estimate |
| Yemen | 32,305,264 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2022 | Official estimate |
| Saudi Arabia | 32,175,224 | 0.4% | 10 May 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Madagascar | 30,811,969 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Ivory Coast | 29,389,150 | 0.4% | 14 Dec 2021 | 2021 census result |
| Nepal | 29,164,578 | 0.4% | 25 Nov 2021 | 2021 census result |
| Cameroon | 28,758,503 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Venezuela | 28,405,543 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Australia | 27,204,800 | 0.3% | 30 Jun 2024 | Official projection |
| Niger | 26,312,034 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| North Korea | 25,950,000 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Syria | 24,672,760 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Burkina Faso | 23,409,015 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | National projection |
| Taiwan | 23,384,614 | 0.3% | 28 Feb 2025 | Official estimate |
| Mali | 22,395,489 | 0.3% | 15 Jun 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Sri Lanka | 21,916,000 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Kazakhstan | 20,300,618 | 0.2% | 1 Feb 2025 | Official estimate |
| Malawi | 20,270,568 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Chile | 20,086,377 | 0.2% | 30 Jun 2024 | National annual projection |
| Zambia | 19,610,769 | 0.2% | 14 Sep 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Romania | 19,064,409 | 0.2% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Somalia | 19,009,151 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Chad | 18,675,547 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Senegal | 18,126,390 | 0.2% | 15 May 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Netherlands | 18,051,856 | 0.2% | 31 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| Guatemala | 17,843,132 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Cambodia | 17,336,307 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official projection |
| Ecuador | 16,938,986 | 0.2% | 1 Oct 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Zimbabwe | 16,751,469 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official projection |
| South Sudan | 15,254,268 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2023 | National annual projection |
| Guinea | 14,363,931 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection |
| Rwanda | 13,798,561 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Benin | 12,910,087 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Burundi | 12,837,740 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2022 | National annual projection |
| Haiti | 12,394,537 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Tunisia | 11,887,412 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2024 | National estimate |
| Belgium | 11,812,354 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| Papua New Guinea | 11,781,559 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2021 | National estimate |
| Jordan | 11,734,000 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | National estimate |
| Bolivia | 11,312,620 | 0.1% | 23 Mar 2024 | 2024 census result |
| Cuba | 11,089,511 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2022 | Official estimate |
| Czech Republic | 10,897,237 | 0.1% | 30 Sep 2024 | Official estimate |
| Dominican Republic | 10,771,504 | 0.1% | 10 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result |
| United Arab Emirates | 10,678,556 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Portugal | 10,639,726 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 estimate |
| Sweden | 10,588,020 | 0.1% | 31 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Greece | 10,400,720 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Tajikistan | 10,277,100 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Azerbaijan | 10,218,536 | 0.1% | 1 Nov 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Israel | 10,026,900 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | National monthly estimate |
| Honduras | 9,892,632 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Hungary | 9,540,000 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| Austria | 9,198,214 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Belarus | 9,155,978 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Switzerland | 9,027,859 | 0.1% | 30 Sep 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Sierra Leone | 8,884,032 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Togo | 8,095,498 | 0.10% | 8 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Laos | 7,546,000 | 0.09% | 1 Jul 2023 | National annual projection |
| Hong Kong (China) | 7,534,200 | 0.09% | 31 Dec 2024 | National estimate |
| Libya | 7,381,023 | 0.09% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,161,900 | 0.09% | 1 Jan 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Turkmenistan | 7,057,841 | 0.09% | 17 Dec 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Nicaragua | 6,803,886 | 0.08% | 30 Jun 2023 | Official estimate |
| Serbia | 6,605,168 | 0.08% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Central African Republic | 6,470,307 | 0.08% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Bulgaria | 6,445,481 | 0.08% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official annual estimate |
| Republic of the Congo | 6,142,180 | 0.08% | 17 May 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Paraguay | 6,109,644 | 0.07% | 10 Nov 2022 | Preliminary census result |
| Singapore | 6,036,900 | 0.07% | 30 Jun 2024 | Official estimate |
| El Salvador | 6,029,976 | 0.07% | 2 May 2024 | 2024 census result |
| Denmark | 5,992,734 | 0.07% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Finland | 5,638,675 | 0.07% | 31 Jan 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Norway | 5,594,340 | 0.07% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Lebanon | 5,490,000 | 0.07% | 1 Jul 2021 | Official estimate |
| Palestine | 5,483,450 | 0.07% | 1 Jan 2023 | National annual projection |
| Slovakia | 5,419,451 | 0.07% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Ireland | 5,380,300 | 0.07% | 1 Apr 2024 | National estimate |
| New Zealand | 5,356,700 | 0.07% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Costa Rica | 5,309,625 | 0.07% | 30 Jun 2024 | National annual projection |
| Oman | 5,274,249 | 0.06% | 31 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Liberia | 5,248,621 | 0.06% | 10 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Mauritania | 4,927,532 | 0.06% | 25 Dec 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Kuwait | 4,913,271 | 0.06% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Panama | 4,064,780 | 0.05% | 8 Jan 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Croatia | 3,859,686 | 0.05% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |
| Georgia | 3,694,600 | 0.05% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Eritrea | 3,535,603 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Mongolia | 3,504,741 | 0.04% | 31 Dec 2023 | National annual projection |
| Uruguay | 3,499,451 | 0.04% | 31 May 2023 | 2023 National census |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,264,873 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 3,203,295 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2024 | Annual projection |
| Armenia | 3,075,800 | 0.04% | 1 Jan 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Namibia | 3,022,401 | 0.04% | 24 Sep 2023 | 2023 National census |
| Lithuania | 2,889,888 | 0.04% | 1 Mar 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Qatar | 2,857,822 | 0.03% | 30 Jun 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Jamaica | 2,825,544 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2019 | National projection |
| Moldova | 2,423,300 | 0.03% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Gambia | 2,417,471 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2022 | National projection |
| Botswana | 2,410,338 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| Gabon | 2,408,586 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Albania | 2,402,113 | 0.03% | 18 Sep 2023 | 2023 national census |
| Lesotho | 2,306,000 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official projection |
| Slovenia | 2,129,052 | 0.03% | 1 Oct 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Latvia | 1,853,000 | 0.02% | 1 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| North Macedonia | 1,826,247 | 0.02% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,781,308 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2023 | National annual projection |
| Bahrain | 1,588,670 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Kosovo | 1,585,566 | 0.02% | 4 Apr 2024 | 2024 national census |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,558,160 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2022 | Official estimate |
| Timor-Leste | 1,373,024 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Estonia | 1,369,285 | 0.02% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,368,333 | 0.02% | 30 Jun 2024 | Official estimate |
| Mauritius | 1,259,509 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2024 | National estimate |
| Eswatini | 1,235,549 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official projection |
| Djibouti | 1,066,809 | 0.01% | 20 May 2024 | 2024 census result |
| Cyprus | 966,400 | 0.01% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Fiji | 900,869 | 0.01% | 1 Jan 2025 | National annual projection |
| Comoros | 870,038 | 0.01% | 2023 | Official estimate |
| Bhutan | 777,224 | 0.010% | 2024 | National annual projection |
| Guyana | 772,975 | 0.009% | 1 Jul 2021 | Official estimate |
| Solomon Islands | 750,325 | 0.009% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Macau (China) | 688,300 | 0.008% | 31 Dec 2024 | National quarterly estimate |
| Luxembourg | 672,050 | 0.008% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Montenegro | 623,633 | 0.008% | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Suriname | 616,500 | 0.008% | 1 Jul 2021 | Official estimate |
| Western Sahara | 590,506 | 0.007% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection |
| Malta | 563,443 | 0.007% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Maldives | 515,132 | 0.006% | 13 Sep 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Cape Verde | 491,233 | 0.006% | 16 Jun 2021 | 2021 census result |
| Northern Cyprus | 476,214 | 0.006% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official projection |
| Brunei | 450,500 | 0.006% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |
| Belize | 410,919 | 0.005% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| Bahamas | 398,165 | 0.005% | 4 Apr 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Iceland | 389,450 | 0.005% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| Transnistria | 360,938 | 0.004% | 31 Dec 2022 | Official estimate |
| Vanuatu | 321,409 | 0.004% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| French Polynesia (France) | 279,890 | 0.003% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| New Caledonia (France) | 268,510 | 0.003% | 1 Jan 2023 | National annual projection |
| Barbados | 267,800 | 0.003% | 31 Dec 2022 | |
| Abkhazia | 244,236 | 0.003% | 1 Jan 2022 | Official estimate |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 228,319 | 0.003% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection |
| Samoa | 205,557 | 0.003% | 6 Nov 2021 | Census 2021 |
| Saint Lucia | 184,100 | 0.002% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |
| Curaçao (Netherlands) | 155,826 | 0.002% | 2 Sep 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Guam (US) | 153,836 | 0.002% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result |
| Seychelles | 121,355 | 0.001% | 30 Jun 2024 | Official estimate |
| Kiribati | 120,740 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| Grenada | 112,579 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2019 | Official estimate |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,872 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2022 | Official estimate |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | 107,566 | 0.001% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Micronesia | 105,754 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 103,603 | 0.001% | 1 Jan 2024 | National annual estimate |
| Jersey (UK) | 103,267 | 0.001% | 21 Mar 2021 | 2021 census result |
| Tonga | 100,179 | 0.001% | 1 Jan 2022 | National annual estimate |
| Andorra | 87,303 | 0.001% | 31 Jan 2025 | Official estimate |
| U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 87,146 | 0.001% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 84,738 | 0.001% | 31 Dec 2023 | National annual projection |
| Isle of Man (UK) | 84,530 | 0.001% | 1 Apr 2023 | Official estimate |
| Dominica | 67,408 | 0.0008% | 31 Dec 2017 | Official estimate |
| Guernsey (UK) | 64,781 | 0.0008% | 31 Dec 2023 | National quarterly estimate |
| Bermuda (UK) | 64,055 | 0.0008% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| Greenland (Denmark) | 56,542 | 0.0007% | 1 Jan 2025 | National quarterly estimate |
| South Ossetia | 56,520 | 0.0007% | 31 Dec 2021 | Official estimate |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 54,741 | 0.0007% | 1 Feb 2025 | Monthly national estimate |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51,320 | 0.0006% | 2022 | 2022 census result |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 50,894 | 0.0006% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate |
| American Samoa (US) | 49,710 | 0.0006% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result |
| Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 47,329 | 0.0006% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result |
| Marshall Islands | 42,418 | 0.0005% | 30 Sep 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 41,349 | 0.0005% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate |
| Liechtenstein | 41,232 | 0.0005% | 30 Jun 2024 | National estimate |
| Monaco | 38,367 | 0.0005% | 31 Dec 2023 | Census |
| Gibraltar (UK) | 38,000 | 0.0005% | 14 Nov 2022 | Preliminary census results |
| San Marino | 34,045 | 0.0004% | 31 Dec 2024 | Monthly national estimate |
| Saint Martin (France) | 32,358 | 0.0004% | 1 Jan 2020 | Official estimate |
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 31,538 | 0.0004% | 1 Jul 2023 | UN projection |
| Palau | 16,733 | 0.0002% | 1 Jul 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Anguilla (UK) | 15,931 | 0.0002% | 31 Dec 2023 | Official estimate |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 15,040 | 0.0002% | 1 Jul 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Nauru | 11,680 | 0.0001% | 30 Oct 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | 11,620 | 0.0001% | 24 Jul 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Tuvalu | 10,679 | 0.0001% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection |
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 10,585 | 0.0001% | 1 Jan 2020 | Official estimate |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,092 | 0% | 1 Jan 2020 | Official estimate |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 5,651 | 0% | 1 Jul 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Montserrat (UK) | 4,386 | 0% | 23 Sep 2023 | 2023 census result |
| Falkland Islands (UK) | 3,662 | 0% | 10 Oct 2021 | 2021 census result |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | 2,188 | 0% | 1 Jan 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Christmas Island (Australia) | 1,692 | 0% | 1 Jan 2021 | 2021 Census |
| Niue (New Zealand) | 1,681 | 0% | 11 Nov 2022 | 2022 Census |
| Tokelau (New Zealand) | 1,647 | 0% | 1 Jan 2019 | 2019 Census |
| Vatican City | 882 | 0% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official figure |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 593 | 0% | 30 Jun 2020 | 2021 Census |
| Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 35 | 0% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate |