Home · World records · Most Populous Countries in the World
Ranked by number of people. Together, the top two are home to more than a third of humanity.
See it on the interactive map →| # | Country | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 1.39 billion | 9,706,961 km² (3,747,877 mi²) |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 1.35 billion | 3,287,590 km² (1,269,345 mi²) |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | 326.7 million | 9,372,610 km² (3,618,783 mi²) |
| 4 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 267.7 million | 1,904,569 km² (735,358 mi²) |
| 5 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 212.2 million | 881,912 km² (340,508 mi²) |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 209.5 million | 8,515,767 km² (3,287,955 mi²) |
| 7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 195.9 million | 923,768 km² (356,669 mi²) |
| 8 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 161.4 million | 147,570 km² (56,977 mi²) |
| 9 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 144.5 million | 17,098,242 km² (6,601,665 mi²) |
| 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 126.5 million | 377,930 km² (145,920 mi²) |
| 11 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 126.2 million | 1,964,375 km² (758,449 mi²) |
| 12 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 109.2 million | 1,104,300 km² (426,372 mi²) |
| 13 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 106.7 million | 342,353 km² (132,183 mi²) |
| 14 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 98.4 million | 1,002,450 km² (387,048 mi²) |
| 15 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 95.5 million | 331,212 km² (127,882 mi²) |
| 16 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 82.9 million | 357,114 km² (137,882 mi²) |
| 17 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 81.8 million | 1,648,195 km² (636,371 mi²) |
| 18 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 69.4 million | 513,120 km² (198,117 mi²) |
| 19 | 🇫🇷 France | 67.0 million | 551,695 km² (213,011 mi²) |
| 20 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 66.5 million | 242,900 km² (93,784 mi²) |
| 21 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 60.4 million | 301,336 km² (116,346 mi²) |
| 22 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 57.8 million | 1,221,037 km² (471,445 mi²) |
| 23 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 56.3 million | 945,087 km² (364,900 mi²) |
| 24 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 53.7 million | 676,578 km² (261,228 mi²) |
| 25 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 51.6 million | 100,210 km² (38,691 mi²) |
| 26 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 51.4 million | 580,367 km² (224,081 mi²) |
| 27 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 49.6 million | 1,141,748 km² (440,831 mi²) |
| 28 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 46.8 million | 505,992 km² (195,365 mi²) |
| 29 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 44.6 million | 603,500 km² (233,013 mi²) |
| 30 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 44.5 million | 2,780,400 km² (1,073,518 mi²) |
Figures from the Diaries of Travel country dataset. Explore any country for its full profile — capital, government, geography and history.