Most Populated countries in the World, 2025: Full list

India is the world’s most populous country, with a population of 1.42 billion, surpassing China, which has 1.41 billion people, according to the latest World Bank data.

• India’s population is largest in the world at 1.42 billion.
• India and China are only countries with population over 1 billion.
• Total 15 countries has population over 100 million.
• Tuvalu is the least populated country in the world.

Most Populated country each continent

Asia

India is the most populous country in Asia, with a population of 1.42 billion people, making it the region’s demographic leader. China follows as the second most populous country.

Europe

Russia is the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 143.8 million people. Türkiye ranks second, followed by Germany, which has 84.5 million people.

Africa

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with 223.8 million people. Ethiopia ranks second with a population of 126.5 million.

North America

The USA is the most populous country in North America, with 334.9 million people. Mexico ranks second in population.

South America

Brazil is the most populous country in South America, with 216.4 million people. Colombia ranks second in population.

Australia

Australia has a population of 26.6 million, ranking 55th in the world by population.

Out of the 10 most populous countries in the world, 5 are from Asia, 2 from North America, and 1 each from Africa, South America, and Europe.

Most Populated countries: full list

Rank	Country	Poppulation
1	India	1.42 B
2	China	1.41 B
3	United States	334.9 M
4	Indonesia	277.5 M
5	Pakistan	240.5 M
6	Nigeria	223.8 M
7	Brazil	216.4 M
8	Bangladesh	173.0 M
9	Russian Federation	143.8 M
10	Mexico	128.5 M
11	Ethiopia	126.5 M
12	Japan	124.5 M
13	Philippines	117.3 M
14	Egypt, Arab Rep.	112.7 M
15	Congo, Dem. Rep.	102.3 M
16	Viet Nam	98.9 M
17	Iran, Islamic Rep.	89.2 M
18	Turkiye	85.3 M
19	Germany	84.5 M
20	Thailand	71.8 M
21	United Kingdom	68.4 M
22	France	68.2 M
23	Tanzania	67.4 M
24	South Africa	60.4 M
25	Italy	58.8 M
26	Kenya	55.1 M
27	Myanmar	54.6 M
28	Colombia	52.1 M
29	Korea, Rep.	51.7 M
30	Uganda	48.6 M
31	Spain	48.4 M
32	Sudan	48.1 M
33	Argentina	46.7 M
34	Algeria	45.6 M
35	Iraq	45.5 M
36	Afghanistan	42.2 M
37	Canada	40.1 M
38	Morocco	37.8 M
39	Ukraine	37.0 M
40	Saudi Arabia	36.9 M
41	Poland	36.7 M
42	Angola	36.7 M
43	Uzbekistan	36.4 M
44	Yemen, Rep.	34.4 M
45	Peru	34.4 M
46	Malaysia	34.3 M
47	Ghana	34.1 M
48	Mozambique	33.9 M
49	Nepal	30.9 M
50	Madagascar	30.3 M
51	Cote d’Ivoire	28.9 M
52	Venezuela, RB	28.8 M
53	Cameroon	28.6 M
54	Niger	27.2 M
55	Australia	26.6 M
56	Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.	26.2 M
57	Mali	23.3 M
58	Burkina Faso	23.3 M
59	Syrian Arab Republic	23.2 M
60	Sri Lanka	22.0 M
61	Malawi	20.9 M
62	Zambia	20.6 M
63	Kazakhstan	19.9 M
64	Chile	19.6 M
65	Romania	19.1 M
66	Chad	18.3 M
67	Ecuador	18.2 M
68	Somalia	18.1 M
69	Netherlands	17.9 M
70	Senegal	17.8 M
71	Guatemala	17.6 M
72	Cambodia	16.9 M
73	Zimbabwe	16.7 M
74	Guinea	14.2 M
75	Rwanda	14.1 M
76	Benin	13.7 M
77	Burundi	13.2 M
78	Tunisia	12.5 M
79	Bolivia	12.4 M
80	Belgium	11.8 M
81	Haiti	11.7 M
82	Jordan	11.3 M
83	Dominican Republic	11.3 M
84	Cuba	11.2 M
85	South Sudan	11.1 M
86	Czechia	10.9 M
87	Honduras	10.6 M
88	Sweden	10.5 M
89	Portugal	10.5 M
90	Greece	10.4 M
91	Papua New Guinea	10.3 M
92	Tajikistan	10.1 M
93	Azerbaijan	10.1 M
94	Israel	9.8 M
95	Hungary	9.6 M
96	United Arab Emirates	9.5 M
97	Belarus	9.2 M
98	Austria	9.1 M
99	Togo	9.1 M
100	Switzerland	8.8 M
101	Sierra Leone	8.8 M
102	Lao PDR	7.6 M
103	Hong Kong SAR, China	7.5 M
104	Kyrgyz Republic	7.1 M
105	Nicaragua	7.0 M
106	Libya	6.9 M
107	Paraguay	6.9 M
108	Serbia	6.6 M
109	Turkmenistan	6.5 M
110	Bulgaria	6.4 M
111	El Salvador	6.4 M
112	Congo, Rep.	6.1 M
113	Denmark	5.9 M
114	Singapore	5.9 M
115	Central African Republic	5.7 M
116	Finland	5.6 M
117	Norway	5.5 M
118	Slovak Republic	5.4 M
119	Liberia	5.4 M
120	Lebanon	5.4 M
121	Ireland	5.3 M
122	New Zealand	5.2 M
123	Costa Rica	5.2 M
124	Mauritania	4.9 M
125	Oman	4.6 M
126	Panama	4.5 M
127	Kuwait	4.3 M
128	Croatia	3.9 M
129	Georgia	3.8 M
130	Eritrea	3.7 M
131	Mongolia	3.4 M
132	Uruguay	3.4 M
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.2 M
134	Puerto Rico	3.2 M
135	Lithuania	2.9 M
136	Jamaica	2.8 M
137	Armenia	2.8 M
138	Gambia, The	2.8 M
139	Albania	2.7 M
140	Qatar	2.7 M
141	Botswana	2.7 M
142	Namibia	2.6 M
143	Moldova	2.5 M
144	Gabon	2.4 M
145	Lesotho	2.3 M
146	Guinea-Bissau	2.2 M
147	Slovenia	2.1 M
148	Latvia	1.9 M
149	North Macedonia	1.8 M
150	Kosovo	1.8 M
151	Equatorial Guinea	1.7 M
152	Trinidad and Tobago	1.5 M
153	Bahrain	1.5 M
154	Estonia	1.4 M
155	Timor-Leste	1.4 M
156	Mauritius	1.3 M
157	Cyprus	1.3 M
158	Eswatini	1.2 M
159	Djibouti	1.1 M
160	Fiji	936.4 K
161	Comoros	852.1 K
162	Guyana	813.8 K
163	Bhutan	787.4 K
164	Solomon Islands	740.4 K
165	Macao SAR, China	704.1 K
166	Luxembourg	668.6 K
167	Suriname	623.2 K
168	Montenegro	616.2 K
169	Cabo Verde	598.7 K
170	Malta	553.2 K
171	Maldives	521.0 K
172	Brunei Darussalam	452.5 K
173	Bahamas, The	412.6 K
174	Belize	410.8 K
175	Iceland	393.6 K
176	Vanuatu	334.5 K
177	Barbados	282.0 K
178	New Caledonia	267.9 K
179	Sao Tome and Principe	231.9 K
180	Samoa	225.7 K
181	St. Lucia	180.3 K
182	Channel Islands	175.3 K
183	Guam	173.0 K
184	Curacao	147.9 K
185	Kiribati	133.5 K
186	Grenada	126.2 K
187	Seychelles	119.8 K
188	Tonga	107.8 K
189	Aruba	106.3 K
190	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	103.7 K
191	Antigua and Barbuda	94.3 K
192	Isle of Man	84.7 K
193	Andorra	80.1 K
194	Dominica	73.0 K
195	Cayman Islands	69.3 K
196	Bermuda	63.5 K
197	Greenland	56.9 K
198	Faroe Islands	53.3 K
199	Northern Mariana Islands	49.8 K
200	St. Kitts and Nevis	47.8 K
201	Turks and Caicos Islands	46.1 K
202	American Samoa	43.9 K
203	Marshall Islands	42.0 K
204	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	41.2 K
205	Liechtenstein	39.6 K
206	Monaco	36.3 K
207	San Marino	33.6 K
208	Gibraltar	32.7 K
209	St. Martin (French part)	32.1 K
210	Palau	18.1 K
211	Nauru	12.8 K
212	Tuvalu	11.4 K
	World	8.025 Billion

Source: World Bank