Population by country, 2021
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.43 billion | 1.36 billion |
| 2 | India | 1.41 billion | 1.25 billion |
| 3 | United States of America | 339.7 million | 312.5 million |
| 4 | Indonesia | 275.9 million | 247.9 million |
| 5 | Pakistan | 237.2 million | 201.6 million |
| 6 | Nigeria | 216.3 million | 169 million |
| 7 | Brazil | 209.2 million | 194.5 million |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 167 million | 152.8 million |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 146.2 million | 143.9 million |
| 10 | Mexico | 127.2 million | 114.4 million |
| 11 | Japan | 125.9 million | 128.1 million |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 120.5 million | 91.8 million |
| 13 | Philippines | 112.7 million | 97.4 million |
| 14 | Egypt | 110.2 million | 90.1 million |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 98.5 million | 88 million |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 97.6 million | 69.7 million |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 88 million | 77.9 million |
| 18 | Türkiye | 86.4 million | 73.8 million |
| 19 | Germany | 83.6 million | 80.8 million |
| 20 | Thailand | 71.7 million | 68.8 million |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 67.4 million | 63.3 million |
| 22 | France | 66 million | 63.6 million |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 61.9 million | 45.4 million |
| 24 | South Africa | 61 million | 52.7 million |
| 25 | Italy | 59.8 million | 60.3 million |
| 26 | Myanmar | 53.2 million | 49.2 million |
| 27 | Kenya | 52.7 million | 42.2 million |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 51.9 million | 48.9 million |
| 29 | Colombia | 50.9 million | 45 million |
| 30 | Spain | 47.7 million | 46.9 million |
| 31 | Sudan | 47.4 million | 35.8 million |
| 32 | Argentina | 45.3 million | 41.5 million |
| 33 | Uganda | 45.2 million | 32.9 million |
| 34 | Ukraine | 44.5 million | 46.4 million |
| 35 | Algeria | 44.4 million | 36.5 million |
| 36 | Iraq | 42.6 million | 31.5 million |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 39.7 million | 28.7 million |
| 38 | Canada | 38.3 million | 34.4 million |
| 39 | Poland | 38.1 million | 38.2 million |
| 40 | Morocco | 36.8 million | 32.7 million |
| 41 | Yemen | 36.6 million | 27.2 million |
| 42 | Malaysia | 34.1 million | 28.9 million |
| 43 | Angola | 34 million | 23.7 million |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 33.9 million | 28.6 million |
| 45 | Peru | 33 million | 29.2 million |
| 46 | Ghana | 32.2 million | 25.8 million |
| 47 | Mozambique | 31.2 million | 23.3 million |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 31.2 million | 25.6 million |
| 49 | Madagascar | 29.3 million | 22.5 million |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 29.3 million | 22.7 million |
| 51 | Nepal | 29.2 million | 27.4 million |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28.3 million | 29 million |
| 53 | Cameroon | 26.6 million | 19.9 million |
| 54 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 26.2 million | 25 million |
| 55 | Australia | 25.8 million | 22.3 million |
| 56 | Niger | 24.1 million | 16.9 million |
| 57 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23.6 million | 23.2 million |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 22.6 million | 20.9 million |
| 59 | Mali | 22 million | 16.2 million |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 21.7 million | 16.4 million |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.3 million | 22.7 million |
| 62 | Malawi | 19.8 million | 15 million |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 19.6 million | 16.9 million |
| 64 | Chile | 19.4 million | 17.3 million |
| 65 | Zambia | 19.3 million | 14.2 million |
| 66 | Romania | 19.3 million | 20.4 million |
| 67 | Netherlands | 17.7 million | 16.8 million |
| 68 | Ecuador | 17.6 million | 15.2 million |
| 69 | Chad | 17.5 million | 12.5 million |
| 70 | Guatemala | 17.5 million | 14.6 million |
| 71 | Senegal | 17 million | 12.8 million |
| 72 | Somalia | 17 million | 12.4 million |
| 73 | Cambodia | 16.9 million | 14.6 million |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 15.7 million | 13.5 million |
| 75 | Guinea | 13.5 million | 10.5 million |
| 76 | Benin | 13.2 million | 9.9 million |
| 77 | Rwanda | 13.2 million | 10.4 million |
| 78 | Burundi | 12.8 million | 9.6 million |
| 79 | Tunisia | 12 million | 10.8 million |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.9 million | 10.3 million |
| 81 | Belgium | 11.6 million | 11 million |
| 82 | Haiti | 11.3 million | 9.8 million |
| 83 | Cuba | 11.2 million | 11.3 million |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 11.1 million | 9.9 million |
| 85 | Jordan | 11 million | 7.4 million |
| 86 | South Sudan | 10.8 million | 10 million |
| 87 | Greece | 10.7 million | 11.1 million |
| 88 | Czechia | 10.5 million | 10.5 million |
| 89 | Sweden | 10.4 million | 9.4 million |
| 90 | Portugal | 10.4 million | 10.6 million |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 10.2 million | 9.2 million |
| 92 | Honduras | 10.2 million | 8.5 million |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 9.9 million | 7.7 million |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 9.9 million | 7.7 million |
| 95 | Hungary | 9.7 million | 10 million |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 9.5 million | 7.1 million |
| 97 | Belarus | 9.3 million | 9.5 million |
| 98 | Austria | 8.9 million | 8.4 million |
| 99 | Israel | 8.9 million | 7.4 million |
| 100 | Togo | 8.8 million | 6.8 million |
| 101 | Switzerland | 8.7 million | 7.9 million |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 8 million | 6.3 million |
| 103 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.5 million | 7.1 million |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.4 million | 6.4 million |
| 105 | Libya | 7.1 million | 6.6 million |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 7 million | 5.6 million |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 6.9 million | 7.4 million |
| 108 | Serbia | 6.9 million | 7.4 million |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7 million | 5.5 million |
| 110 | Paraguay | 6.6 million | 5.8 million |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 6.6 million | 5.8 million |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6.2 million | 6.1 million |
| 113 | Denmark | 5.8 million | 5.6 million |
| 114 | Congo | 5.8 million | 4.5 million |
| 115 | Lebanon | 5.7 million | 5.1 million |
| 116 | Singapore | 5.6 million | 5.1 million |
| 117 | Finland | 5.5 million | 5.4 million |
| 118 | Slovakia | 5.5 million | 5.4 million |
| 119 | Norway | 5.4 million | 4.9 million |
| 120 | Liberia | 5.2 million | 4.1 million |
| 121 | State of Palestine | 5.1 million | 4.1 million |
| 122 | New Zealand | 5.1 million | 4.4 million |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 5.1 million | 4.5 million |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 5 million | 4.6 million |
| 125 | Ireland | 5 million | 4.6 million |
| 126 | Mauritania | 4.7 million | 3.4 million |
| 127 | Oman | 4.5 million | 2.8 million |
| 128 | Kuwait | 4.3 million | 3 million |
| 129 | Panama | 4.3 million | 3.7 million |
| 130 | Croatia | 3.9 million | 4.3 million |
| 131 | Georgia | 3.8 million | 3.9 million |
| 132 | Uruguay | 3.4 million | 3.3 million |
| 133 | Eritrea | 3.3 million | 3 million |
| 134 | Mongolia | 3.3 million | 2.7 million |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.3 million | 3.8 million |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 3.3 million | 3.7 million |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 3 million | 3.6 million |
| 138 | Armenia | 2.9 million | 2.9 million |
| 139 | Albania | 2.9 million | 2.9 million |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2.8 million | 2.8 million |
| 141 | Lithuania | 2.8 million | 3.1 million |
| 142 | Qatar | 2.8 million | 1.8 million |
| 143 | Namibia | 2.8 million | 2.1 million |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.5 million | 2 million |
| 145 | Botswana | 2.4 million | 2.1 million |
| 146 | Gabon | 2.3 million | 1.7 million |
| 147 | Lesotho | 2.2 million | 2 million |
| 148 | Slovenia | 2.1 million | 2 million |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 million | 1.6 million |
| 150 | Latvia | 1.9 million | 2.1 million |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 1.9 million | 2 million |
| 152 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 1.8 million | 1.8 million |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.7 million | 1.2 million |
| 154 | Bahrain | 1.5 million | 1.2 million |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5 million | 1.4 million |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 1.3 million | 1.1 million |
| 157 | Estonia | 1.3 million | 1.3 million |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.3 million | 1.1 million |
| 159 | Mauritius | 1.3 million | 1.3 million |
| 160 | Eswatini | 1.2 million | 1.1 million |
| 161 | Djibouti | 1.1 million | 939,430 |
| 162 | Fiji | 916,324 | 911,852 |
| 163 | Réunion | 865,899 | 847,040 |
| 164 | Guyana | 811,728 | 747,739 |
| 165 | Comoros | 810,239 | 661,342 |
| 166 | Bhutan | 772,706 | 705,465 |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 753,521 | 542,786 |
| 168 | China, Macao SAR | 688,967 | 569,384 |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 634,837 | 512,271 |
| 170 | Suriname | 615,471 | 553,097 |
| 171 | Montenegro | 606,018 | 631,885 |
| 172 | Western Sahara | 554,023 | 417,238 |
| 173 | Malta | 521,725 | 423,539 |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 514,859 | 511,126 |
| 175 | Maldives | 509,233 | 367,151 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 449,727 | 396,067 |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 405,893 | 408,688 |
| 178 | Bahamas | 396,093 | 369,700 |
| 179 | Belize | 393,339 | 323,755 |
| 180 | Iceland | 368,903 | 318,541 |
| 181 | Martinique | 354,850 | 396,060 |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 302,370 | 240,815 |
| 183 | French Guiana | 290,258 | 236,722 |
| 184 | Mayotte | 289,083 | 210,198 |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 284,647 | 264,023 |
| 186 | Barbados | 281,943 | 275,705 |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 279,593 | 271,128 |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 219,870 | 183,739 |
| 189 | Samoa | 213,019 | 193,814 |
| 190 | Curaçao | 185,327 | 157,422 |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 178,526 | 171,405 |
| 192 | Guam | 162,922 | 166,598 |
| 193 | Kiribati | 127,351 | 109,801 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 121,621 | 95,768 |
| 195 | Grenada | 116,533 | 111,737 |
| 196 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 111,390 | 107,612 |
| 197 | Aruba | 107,420 | 100,589 |
| 198 | Tonga | 105,711 | 107,519 |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103,264 | 109,672 |
| 200 | Jersey | 103,224 | 97,560 |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 92,084 | 85,830 |
| 202 | United States Virgin Islands | 87,525 | 105,915 |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 84,055 | 84,307 |
| 204 | Andorra | 77,593 | 77,728 |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 69,351 | 54,841 |
| 206 | Dominica | 67,413 | 68,839 |
| 207 | Bermuda | 64,513 | 63,758 |
| 208 | Guernsey | 63,227 | 61,567 |
| 209 | Greenland | 56,064 | 56,781 |
| 210 | Faroe Islands | 52,926 | 47,858 |
| 211 | American Samoa | 49,668 | 55,078 |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47,420 | 53,774 |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,818 | 46,757 |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44,816 | 30,310 |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 42,052 | 52,070 |
| 216 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41,307 | 33,929 |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | 38,912 | 36,115 |
| 218 | Monaco | 37,927 | 33,519 |
| 219 | British Virgin Islands | 37,622 | 27,680 |
| 220 | Gibraltar | 36,505 | 31,450 |
| 221 | San Marino | 34,816 | 30,963 |
| 222 | Saint Martin (French part) | 30,431 | 36,959 |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 26,865 | 20,927 |
| 224 | Palau | 17,796 | 18,238 |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 15,395 | 17,227 |
| 226 | Anguilla | 14,887 | 13,462 |
| 227 | Nauru | 11,660 | 10,059 |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 11,600 | 13,041 |
| 229 | Saint Barthélemy | 10,678 | 9,039 |
| 230 | Tuvalu | 10,307 | 10,697 |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,803 | 6,018 |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 5,412 | 5,345 |
| 233 | Montserrat | 4,489 | 4,826 |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,499 | 3,189 |
| 235 | Tokelau | 2,172 | 1,588 |
| 236 | Niue | 1,804 | 1,760 |
| 237 | Holy See | 524 | 617 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.