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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,332,176.1people)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 51,724,960.0people |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35,464,692.0people |
| 3 | Nigeria | 23,340,292.0people |
| 4 | India | 22,331,752.0people |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 16,984,196.0people |
| 6 | Indonesia | 11,003,294.0people |
| 7 | Madagascar | 9,699,847.0people |
| 8 | Pakistan | 9,478,227.0people |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,954,284.0people |
| 10 | Niger | 7,574,060.5people |
| 11 | Mozambique | 5,724,188.0people |
| 12 | Chad | 5,709,696.0people |
| 13 | Uganda | 5,000,814.5people |
| 14 | Angola | 4,872,324.5people |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 4,279,006.5people |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,097,509.8people |
| 17 | Poland | 3,805,952.8people |
| 18 | Kenya | 3,774,638.0people |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 3,766,910.2people |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 3,610,080.0people |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 3,226,384.0people |
| 22 | Zambia | 2,978,977.2people |
| 23 | Benin | 2,952,616.8people |
| 24 | Yemen | 2,886,482.8people |
| 25 | Cameroon | 2,719,685.8people |
| 26 | Somalia | 2,597,607.5people |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2,431,442.8people |
| 28 | Egypt | 2,253,507.8people |
| 29 | Mali | 2,109,691.0people |
| 30 | Burundi | 1,919,668.0people |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1,878,587.0people |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 1,778,504.2people |
| 33 | Venezuela | 1,760,969.2people |
| 34 | Senegal | 1,692,553.9people |
| 35 | Haiti | 1,685,628.1people |
| 36 | Philippines | 1,528,238.5people |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 1,518,195.9people |
| 38 | Morocco | 1,491,448.6people |
| 39 | Colombia | 1,439,958.1people |
| 40 | North Korea | 1,427,017.9people |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 1,361,823.1people |
| 42 | South Sudan | 1,265,814.1people |
| 43 | Vietnam | 1,250,988.4people |
| 44 | Rwanda | 1,246,413.5people |
| 45 | Guinea | 1,141,767.8people |
| 46 | Togo | 1,120,561.6people |
| 47 | Japan | 1,010,854.4people |
| 48 | Peru | 972,296.6people |
| 49 | Malawi | 904,718.4people |
| 50 | Sudan | 890,649.6people |
| 51 | South Africa | 721,119.7people |
| 52 | Nepal | 709,242.6people |
| 53 | Guatemala | 692,528.4people |
| 54 | Canada | 679,491.9people |
| 55 | Türkiye | 676,602.9people |
| 56 | Malaysia | 605,505.9people |
| 57 | Mexico | 600,170.9people |
| 58 | Republic of the Congo | 592,532.0people |
| 59 | Mauritania | 531,017.3people |
| 60 | Algeria | 497,671.5people |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 493,533.8people |
| 62 | Ghana | 475,575.0people |
| 63 | Eritrea | 420,276.4people |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 406,812.2people |
| 65 | Ecuador | 388,638.3people |
| 66 | Cambodia | 367,392.1people |
| 67 | Honduras | 343,791.8people |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 321,392.4people |
| 69 | Liberia | 230,087.8people |
| 70 | Bolivia | 223,914.2people |
| 71 | Argentina | 213,736.8people |
| 72 | Cuba | 212,183.7people |
| 73 | Lesotho | 209,331.3people |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 198,517.4people |
| 75 | Republic of The Gambia | 191,810.0people |
| 76 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 174,846.4people |
| 77 | Moldova, Republic of | 174,097.0people |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 163,113.7people |
| 79 | Tunisia | 159,233.2people |
| 80 | Ireland | 152,498.8people |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 150,842.6people |
| 82 | Mongolia | 133,994.5people |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 122,236.3people |
| 84 | Namibia | 110,293.2people |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 94,320.5people |
| 86 | Gabon | 93,958.7people |
| 87 | Botswana | 89,249.9people |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 85,421.4people |
| 89 | Albania | 84,256.8people |
| 90 | Panama | 83,814.9people |
| 91 | Ukraine | 77,405.6people |
| 92 | Portugal | 74,268.5people |
| 93 | United States of America | 67,550.4people |
| 94 | Georgia | 64,258.3people |
| 95 | Jordan | 61,732.2people |
| 96 | Eswatini | 58,198.7people |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 55,058.2people |
| 98 | Djibouti | 52,034.0people |
| 99 | Chile | 50,899.1people |
| 100 | Italy | 49,234.4people |
| 101 | Serbia | 48,468.4people |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 45,766.8people |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 43,719.6people |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 41,463.3people |
| 105 | Jamaica | 39,118.5people |
| 106 | Spain | 36,076.6people |
| 107 | Comoros | 30,424.3people |
| 108 | Sweden | 25,372.3people |
| 109 | Kiribati | 22,104.3people |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,578.4people |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 20,570.6people |
| 112 | Fiji | 17,864.6people |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 16,962.3people |
| 114 | Belize | 16,494.6people |
| 115 | French Guiana | 15,919.4people |
| 116 | Mayotte | 11,467.6people |
| 117 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11,222.5people |
| 118 | Oman | 11,025.3people |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 10,286.6people |
| 120 | Latvia | 10,110.4people |
| 121 | Belarus | 9,867.4people |
| 122 | Guyana | 9,087.3people |
| 123 | Slovenia | 9,013.1people |
| 124 | Australia | 8,111.2people |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,680.8people |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 5,849.1people |
| 127 | Libya | 5,011.2people |
| 128 | Bahamas | 4,162.8people |
| 129 | Croatia | 3,752.0people |
| 130 | Aruba | 3,422.5people |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | 3,372.8people |
| 132 | Cyprus | 3,272.4people |
| 133 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3,231.7people |
| 134 | Czech Republic | 3,047.2people |
| 135 | Seychelles | 2,964.0people |
| 136 | Suriname | 2,398.7people |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,383.6people |
| 138 | Lithuania | 2,338.7people |
| 139 | Jersey | 2,025.0people |
| 140 | Barbados | 1,604.4people |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,530.4people |
| 142 | Martinique | 1,359.1people |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,355.4people |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 1,350.0people |
| 145 | Bahrain | 1,287.3people |
| 146 | Armenia | 1,029.2people |
| 147 | Maldives | 1,028.6people |
| 148 | Reunion | 1,016.6people |
| 149 | Montenegro | 1,011.2people |
| 150 | Mauritius | 933.7people |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 806.7people |
| 152 | Samoa | 795.5people |
| 153 | Guam | 789.7people |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 653.1people |
| 155 | Dominica | 568.6people |
| 156 | Bhutan | 549.0people |
| 157 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 453.7people |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 451.2people |
| 159 | Anguilla | 363.2people |
| 160 | Qatar | 336.2people |
| 161 | Guadeloupe | 277.3people |
| 162 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 268.6people |
| 163 | Nauru | 191.7people |
| 164 | Tonga | 164.8people |
| 165 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 164.5people |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 116.5people |
| 167 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 102.9people |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.9people |
| 169 | Montserrat | 85.2people |
| 170 | Palau | 82.8people |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 82.2people |
| 172 | Wallis and Futuna | 80.8people |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 56.6people |
| 174 | Virgin Islands, British | 53.5people |
| 175 | Saint Helena | 37.1people |
| 176 | Niue | 34.3people |
| 177 | Saint Martin (French part) | 20.1people |
| 178 | Brazil | 2.7people |
| 179 | France | 1.7people |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 0.6people |
| 181 | Switzerland | 0.3people |
| 182 | Austria | 0.3people |
| 183 | Finland | 0.2people |
| 184 | Paraguay | 0.2people |
| 185 | El Salvador | 0.1people |
| 186 | Romania | 0.1people |
| 187 | Costa Rica | 0.1people |
| 188 | Israel | 0.1people |
| 189 | Estonia | 0.0people |
| 190 | Denmark | 0.0people |
| 191 | Uruguay | 0.0people |
| 192 | San Marino | 0.0people |
| 193 | Faroe Islands | 0.0people |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 0.0people |
| 195 | State of Palestine | 0.0people |
| 196 | Germany | 0.0people |
| 197 | Gibraltar | 0.0people |
| 198 | Greece | 0.0people |
| 199 | Greenland | 0.0people |
| 200 | Grenada | 0.0people |
| 201 | Hong Kong | 0.0people |
| 202 | Hungary | 0.0people |
| 203 | Iceland | 0.0people |
| 204 | Iraq | 0.0people |
| 205 | South Korea | 0.0people |
| 206 | Kuwait | 0.0people |
| 207 | Lebanon | 0.0people |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 0.0people |
| 209 | Luxembourg | 0.0people |
| 210 | Macao | 0.0people |
| 211 | Malta | 0.0people |
| 212 | Monaco | 0.0people |
| 213 | Netherlands | 0.0people |
| 214 | Curaçao | 0.0people |
| 215 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0people |
| 216 | New Zealand | 0.0people |
| 217 | Norway | 0.0people |
| 218 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0people |
| 219 | Puerto Rico | 0.0people |
| 220 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0people |
| 221 | Singapore | 0.0people |
| 222 | Slovakia | 0.0people |
| 223 | Thailand | 0.0people |
| 224 | Tokelau | 0.0people |
| 225 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0people |
| 226 | Isle of Man | 0.0people |
| 227 | American Samoa | 0.0people |
| 228 | Andorra | 0.0people |
| 229 | Belgium | 0.0people |
| 230 | Bermuda | 0.0people |
| 231 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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