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 estimated at 8.232 billion as of 2025.
- India (17.3%)
- China (17.2%)
- United States (4.20%)
- Indonesia (3.50%)
- Pakistan (2.90%)
- Nigeria (2.70%)
- Brazil (2.60%)
- Bangladesh (2.10%)
- Russia (1.80%)
- Mexico (1.60%)
- Others (44.1%)
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.
| Location | Population | % of world | Date | Source (official or from the United Nations) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 8,232,000,000 | 100% | 13 Jun 2025 | UN projection | |
| India | 1,417,492,000 | 17.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| China | 1,404,890,000 | 17.1% | 31 Dec 2025 | Official estimate | |
| United States | 340,110,988 | 4.1% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Indonesia | 284,438,782 | 3.5% | 30 Jun 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Pakistan | 241,499,431 | 2.9% | 1 Mar 2023 | 2023 census result | |
| Nigeria | 223,800,000 | 2.7% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official projection | |
| Brazil | 213,421,037 | 2.6% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Bangladesh | 169,828,911 | 2.1% | 14 Jun 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Russia | 146,028,325 | 1.8% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Mexico | 130,760,049 | 1.6% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Japan | 122,950,000 | 1.5% | 1 Jan 2026 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Philippines | 114,123,600 | 1.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 112,832,000 | 1.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Ethiopia | 111,652,998 | 1.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Egypt | 107,271,260 | 1.3% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Vietnam | 102,300,000 | 1.2% | 31 Dec 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Iran | 86,563,000 | 1.1% | 20 Mar 2025 | Official projection | |
| Turkey | 85,664,944 | 1.0% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Germany | 83,497,147 | 1.0% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| United Kingdom | 69,487,000 | 0.8% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official estimate | |
| France | 68,736,000 | 0.8% | 1 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Tanzania | 68,153,004 | 0.8% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| Thailand | 65,826,149 | 0.8% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| South Africa | 63,100,945 | 0.8% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Italy | 58,947,569 | 0.7% | 30 Sep 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Kenya | 53,330,978 | 0.6% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| Colombia | 53,057,212 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official projection | |
| Sudan | 51,662,000 | 0.6% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Myanmar | 51,375,327 | 0.6% | 15 Oct 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| South Korea | 51,143,421 | 0.6% | 31 Oct 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Spain | 49,442,844 | 0.6% | 1 Oct 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Algeria | 47,400,000 | 0.6% | 1 Jan 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Argentina | 46,387,098 | 0.6% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Iraq | 46,118,793 | 0.6% | 24 Feb 2025 | 2024 census result | |
| Uganda | 45,905,417 | 0.6% | 10 May 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Afghanistan | 43,844,000 | 0.5% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection (see note) | |
| Canada | 41,575,585 | 0.5% | 1 Oct 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Uzbekistan | 38,236,704 | 0.5% | 1 Jan 2026 | Official estimate | |
| Poland | 37,363,000 | 0.5% | 31 Oct 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Morocco | 36,828,330 | 0.4% | 1 Sep 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Angola | 36,604,681 | 0.4% | 19 Sep 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Saudi Arabia | 35,300,280 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Peru | 34,350,244 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Malaysia | 34,281,100 | 0.4% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Mozambique | 34,090,466 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Ghana | 33,742,380 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Ukraine | 32,862,000 | 0.4% | 1 Apr 2025 | IMF estimate | |
| Yemen | 32,684,503 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate | |
| Madagascar | 31,727,042 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Ivory Coast | 31,719,275 | 0.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Nepal | 29,911,840 | 0.4% | 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Cameroon | 29,442,327 | 0.4% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Venezuela | 28,517,000 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Australia | 27,614,400 | 0.3% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official projection | |
| Niger | 27,522,750 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| North Korea | 25,950,000 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Syria | 25,620,427 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2025 | Monthly estimate | |
| Burkina Faso | 24,070,553 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| Taiwan | 23,299,132 | 0.3% | 31 Dec 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Mali | 22,395,489 | 0.3% | 15 Jun 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Sri Lanka | 21,781,800 | 0.3% | 19 Dec 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Malawi | 20,734,262 | 0.3% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Kazakhstan | 20,478,879 | 0.2% | 1 Dec 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Chile | 20,206,953 | 0.2% | 30 Jun 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Zambia | 19,693,423 | 0.2% | 8 Sep 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Somalia | 19,655,000 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Chad | 19,340,757 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Romania | 19,036,031 | 0.2% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Senegal | 18,593,258 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Netherlands | 18,134,031 | 0.2% | 30 Nov 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Ecuador | 18,103,660 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Guatemala | 18,079,810 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Cambodia | 17,577,760 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| Zimbabwe | 17,073,087 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official projection | |
| South Sudan | 15,786,898 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Guinea | 14,363,931 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Rwanda | 14,104,969 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Benin | 13,224,860 | 0.2% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Burundi | 12,332,788 | 0.1% | 16 Aug 2024 | Preliminary census result | |
| Tunisia | 11,972,169 | 0.1% | 6 Nov 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Belgium | 11,924,322 | 0.1% | 1 Nov 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Haiti | 11,867,032 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Jordan | 11,734,000 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | National estimate | |
| Bolivia | 11,365,333 | 0.1% | 23 Mar 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,294,243 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Czech Republic | 10,897,178 | 0.1% | 30 Sep 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Dominican Republic | 10,771,504 | 0.1% | 10 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Portugal | 10,749,635 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Sweden | 10,608,003 | 0.1% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Tajikistan | 10,499,000 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Greece | 10,372,335 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Azerbaijan | 10,253,647 | 0.1% | 1 Oct 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,185,363 | 0.1% | 16 Jun 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Israel | 10,178,000 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Honduras | 9,892,632 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Cuba | 9,748,007 | 0.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Hungary | 9,539,502 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Austria | 9,216,459 | 0.1% | 1 Oct 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Belarus | 9,109,280 | 0.1% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Switzerland | 9,104,063 | 0.1% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Sierra Leone | 9,077,691 | 0.1% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Togo | 8,095,498 | 0.10% | 8 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Laos | 7,647,000 | 0.09% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Hong Kong (China) | 7,527,500 | 0.09% | 30 Jun 2025 | National estimate | |
| Libya | 7,459,000 | 0.09% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,281,800 | 0.09% | 1 Jan 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Turkmenistan | 7,057,841 | 0.09% | 17 Dec 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Nicaragua | 6,874,748 | 0.08% | 30 Jun 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Serbia | 6,567,783 | 0.08% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Central African Republic | 6,470,307 | 0.08% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Bulgaria | 6,437,360 | 0.08% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Republic of the Congo | 6,142,180 | 0.07% | 17 May 2023 | 2023 census result | |
| Singapore | 6,110,200 | 0.07% | 30 Jun 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Paraguay | 6,109,644 | 0.07% | 9 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| El Salvador | 6,029,976 | 0.07% | 2 May 2024 | 2024 census result | |
| Denmark | 6,027,601 | 0.07% | 1 Dec 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Finland | 5,656,394 | 0.07% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Norway | 5,618,354 | 0.07% | 30 Sep 2025 | 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 | |
| Ireland | 5,458,600 | 0.07% | 1 Apr 2025 | National estimate | |
| Slovakia | 5,413,191 | 0.07% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Oman | 5,357,728 | 0.07% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| New Zealand | 5,334,200 | 0.06% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Liberia | 5,248,621 | 0.06% | 10 Nov 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Costa Rica | 5,191,824 | 0.06% | 30 Jun 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Mauritania | 4,927,532 | 0.06% | 25 Dec 2023 | 2023 census result | |
| Kuwait | 4,881,254 | 0.06% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Panama | 4,064,780 | 0.05% | 8 Jan 2023 | 2023 census result | |
| Croatia | 3,866,233 | 0.05% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Georgia | 3,704,500 | 0.05% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Eritrea | 3,607,000 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection (see note) |
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| Mongolia | 3,544,835 | 0.04% | 31 Dec 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Uruguay | 3,485,931 | 0.04% | 30 Jun 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,412,000 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Qatar | 3,214,609 | 0.04% | 31 Dec 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 3,203,295 | 0.04% | 1 Jul 2024 | Annual projection | |
| Armenia | 3,076,200 | 0.04% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Namibia | 3,022,401 | 0.04% | 24 Sep 2023 | 2023 Census | |
| Lithuania | 2,897,009 | 0.04% | 1 Jan 2026 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Jamaica | 2,774,538 | 0.03% | 12 Sep 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Gabon | 2,469,296 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Gambia | 2,422,712 | 0.03% | 1 May 2024 | Preliminary census results | |
| Moldova | 2,381,300 | 0.03% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Albania | 2,363,314 | 0.03% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Botswana | 2,359,609 | 0.03% | 18 Mar 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Slovenia | 2,130,986 | 0.03% | 1 Jul 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Lesotho | 2,116,427 | 0.03% | 2024 | Official survey | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,852,784 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Latvia | 1,824,800 | 0.02% | 1 Dec 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| North Macedonia | 1,822,612 | 0.02% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,668,768 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Bahrain | 1,594,654 | 0.02% | 31 Dec 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Kosovo | 1,585,566 | 0.02% | 4 Apr 2024 | 2024 national census | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,391,221 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,367,764 | 0.02% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Estonia | 1,362,954 | 0.02% | 1 Jan 2026 | Official estimate | |
| Mauritius | 1,243,741 | 0.02% | 1 Jul 2025 | 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 | |
| Comoros | 919,901 | 0.01% | 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Fiji | 900,869 | 0.01% | 1 Jan 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Bhutan | 784,043 | 0.010% | 2025 | 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) | 686,600 | 0.008% | 30 Sep 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Luxembourg | 681,973 | 0.008% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Montenegro | 623,327 | 0.008% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Suriname | 616,500 | 0.007% | 1 Jul 2021 | Official estimate | |
| Western Sahara (disputed) | 600,904 | 0.007% | 1 Jul 2025 | UN projection | |
| Malta | 574,250 | 0.007% | 31 Dec 2024 | 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 | 455,500 | 0.006% | 1 Jul 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Belize | 417,634 | 0.005% | 1 Jul 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Bahamas | 398,165 | 0.005% | 4 Apr 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Iceland | 393,160 | 0.005% | 1 Oct 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| Transnistria | 367,776 | 0.004% | 31 Mar 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Vanuatu | 321,409 | 0.004% | 1 Jul 2024 | National annual projection | |
| French Polynesia (France) | 279,500 | 0.003% | 31 Dec 2024 | National annual projection | |
| Barbados | 267,800 | 0.003% | 31 Dec 2022 | Official estimate | |
| New Caledonia (France) | 264,596 | 0.003% | 1 Jan 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Abkhazia | 244,236 | 0.003% | 1 Jan 2022 | Official estimate | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 209,607 | 0.003% | 2024 | Preliminary census result | |
| Samoa | 205,557 | 0.002% | 6 Nov 2021 | 2021 Census | |
| Saint Lucia | 184,100 | 0.002% | 1 Jul 2023 | Official estimate | |
| Curaçao (Netherlands) | 156,115 | 0.002% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Guam (US) | 153,836 | 0.002% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result | |
| Seychelles | 122,729 | 0.001% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Kiribati | 120,740 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2021 | National annual projection | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,872 | 0.001% | 1 Jul 2022 | Official estimate | |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | 109,435 | 0.001% | 30 Jun 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Grenada | 109,021 | 0.001% | 2021 | Preliminary Census results | |
| Micronesia | 105,564 | 0.001% | 2025 | National annual projection | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 103,603 | 0.001% | 1 Jan 2024 | Official estimate | |
| Jersey (UK) | 103,267 | 0.001% | 21 Mar 2021 | 2021 census result | |
| Tonga | 100,179 | 0.001% | 30 Nov 2021 | 2021 census result | |
| Andorra | 88,941 | 0.001% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 88,833 | 0.001% | 31 Dec 2024 | National annual projection | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 87,146 | 0.001% | 1 Apr 2020 | 2020 census result | |
| 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) | 56,831 | 0.0007% | 1 Jul 2025 | National quarterly estimate | |
| South Ossetia | 56,520 | 0.0007% | 31 Dec 2021 | Official estimate | |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 54,870 | 0.0007% | 1 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51,320 | 0.0006% | 2022 | 2022 census result | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 50,828 | 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 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 0.0005% | 30 Jun 2024 | National estimate | |
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 39,471 | 0.0005% | 1 Jul 2024 | UN projection | |
| Monaco | 38,423 | 0.0005% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census | |
| Gibraltar (UK) | 38,196 | 0.0005% | 14 Nov 2022 | Preliminary census results | |
| San Marino | 34,168 | 0.0004% | 30 Nov 2025 | Monthly national estimate | |
| Saint Martin (France) | 31,496 | 0.0004% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Palau | 16,733 | 0.0002% | 1 Jul 2021 | 2021 Census | |
| Anguilla (UK) | 16,010 | 0.0002% | 31 Dec 2024 | 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 | |
| Tuvalu | 10,643 | 0.0001% | 12 Dec 2022 | 2022 Census | |
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 10,562 | 0.0001% | 1 Jan 2025 | Official estimate | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 5,819 | 0% | 1 Jan 2025 | 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 | |
| Tokelau (New Zealand) | 2,608 | 0% | 1 Jan 2025 | 2025 Census | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
See also
- List of countries by population (United Nations)
- Demographics of the world
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of countries and dependencies by population density
- List of countries by population growth rate
- List of countries by number of births
Explanatory notes
- The European Union is a sui generis supranational union whose sovereign members delegate to it by treaty certain powers that are often exercised by sovereign states. Its combined population has been estimated at 447,319,916 on 1 January 2020, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 5.44% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface（TGM）table". European Commission.
- Includes the population of the India-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
- Refers to mainland China; excludes China's special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, which returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 and 1999, respectively.
- Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but excludes the territories of the United States.
- Excludes the population of Pakistan-administered regions of the Kashmir; Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, which, according to 2017 Pakistani census, had a population of 4,045,367 and 1,492,924 respectively.
- The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has a projection of 181 million for 2025, but this method derives from a base year of 2011. This same projection overcounted the population for 2022 by about 4.4 million.
- Includes the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula occupied by Russia. The population does not include the four annexed Ukrainian oblasts. The Ukrainian government and most of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia parts of Ukraine's territory.
- Excludes the three British Crown Dependencies and the 14 British Overseas Territories, listed separately. Four British Overseas Territories are not listed due to their extraordinary nature. The four not listed are British Antarctic Territory (an Antarctic territorial claim hosting only government officials and research station staff), the British Indian Ocean Territory (a military base), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (hosts only government officials and research station staff), and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (a military base where permanent residency is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus).
- Includes the integral 18 regions of France (including 5 overseas departments and regions). Excludes France's 5 overseas collectivities: French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna, and the sui generis collectivity of New Caledonia, which are shown separately. The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (an Antarctic territorial claim hosting only government officials and research station staff) and Clipperton Island (an uninhabited state private property of France) are not listed at all due to their extraordinary nature.
- Includes Zanzibar.
- Does not include the Rohingya people. Some regions were estimated by satellite.
- The last census was conducted in 1979. Sources disagree about the current population:
- The Afghani National Statistics and Information Authority gives an estimate of 35,695,527 for 2024.
- The Encyclopædia Britannica gives an estimate of 36,432,000 for 2025.
- The BBC gives a figure of 38.3 million for 2023.
- The CIA gives an estimate of 40,121,552 for 2024.
- The US Census Bureau provides an estimate of 49,552,566 for 2025.
- Includes the regions Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, the disputed territory of Western Sahara administered by Morocco and excluding Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (see Western Sahara conflict).
- Excludes the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine's de jure territory which is occupied by Russia (however, includes the Donbas region, partly occupied by Russia).
- Excludes the external territories of Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
- Taiwan includes Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands.
- Includes Somaliland.
- Excludes the three constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea (Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten), but includes the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba).
- Includes East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Also includes Israeli settlers within Area C of the West Bank.
- Excludes Kosovo.
- Excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
- Includes Åland.
- Includes Svalbard.
- Excludes East Jerusalem or Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- Excludes the two self-governing associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, and the dependent territory of Tokelau.
- Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
- Eritrea has never conducted an official government census. Sources disagree about the current population:
- The UN gives an estimate of 3,502,000 for 2024.
- The Eritrea Ministry Of Information gives an estimate of 5.8 million for 2020.
- The BBC gives an estimate of 6.2 million for 2023.
- The US Census Bureau gives an estimate of 6.4 million for 2025.
- Encyclopedia Britannica gives an estimate of 6,416,000 for 2025.
- Excludes Transnistria.
- Excludes Northern Cyprus.
- De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
- De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
- The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- 882 residents regardless of citizenship, 618 citizens regardless of residence, 246 resident citizens.
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