demographic2020
Population of the capital city
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3,528,714.5people
Median: 1,388,684.6people
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
Indonesia
39,069,170.0people
Lowest
Jersey
52,930.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Indonesia39,069,170.0people
2Japan33,698,876.0people
3Bangladesh32,635,930.0people
4India29,101,252.0people
5Philippines24,013,676.0people
By Region
Asia10,903,197.7people(27 countries)
South America6,506,158.6people(7 countries)
Africa6,489,295.0people(9 countries)
North America6,000,926.8people(4 countries)
Europe1,894,972.5people(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (52,930.0people)High (39,069,170.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,528,714.5people)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Other (101)
Oceania (1)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; 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 | Indonesia | 39,069,170.0people |
| 2 | Japan | 33,698,876.0people |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 32,635,930.0people |
| 4 | India | 29,101,252.0people |
| 5 | Philippines | 24,013,676.0people |
| 6 | Egypt | 24,002,054.0people |
| 7 | South Korea | 22,235,496.0people |
| 8 | Mexico | 17,610,488.0people |
| 9 | Thailand | 17,250,108.0people |
| 10 | People's Republic of China | 16,484,278.0people |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 14,268,411.0people |
| 12 | Argentina | 13,941,208.0people |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,453,545.0people |
| 14 | Peru | 10,036,608.0people |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 9,991,400.0people |
| 16 | Colombia | 9,935,155.0people |
| 17 | Angola | 9,775,496.0people |
| 18 | France | 9,346,461.0people |
| 19 | Taiwan, Province of China | 9,233,776.0people |
| 20 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8,889,152.0people |
| 21 | Chile | 6,567,053.5people |
| 22 | Sudan | 6,426,646.5people |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 6,293,552.0people |
| 24 | Jordan | 6,156,049.0people |
| 25 | Iraq | 6,133,554.5people |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 5,908,518.5people |
| 27 | Kenya | 5,592,420.5people |
| 28 | Spain | 5,489,078.5people |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 5,228,980.0people |
| 30 | Ghana | 5,206,925.0people |
| 31 | Vietnam | 5,057,731.0people |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 4,963,986.0people |
| 33 | Hong Kong | 4,809,654.0people |
| 34 | Singapore | 4,763,608.5people |
| 35 | Pakistan | 4,521,716.5people |
| 36 | Cameroon | 4,439,504.5people |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 4,410,906.0people |
| 38 | Uganda | 4,233,072.0people |
| 39 | Somalia | 3,845,483.5people |
| 40 | Kuwait | 3,697,161.2people |
| 41 | Yemen | 3,654,549.2people |
| 42 | Mali | 3,650,740.5people |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 3,648,477.5people |
| 44 | Germany | 3,540,372.8people |
| 45 | Senegal | 3,528,302.2people |
| 46 | Madagascar | 3,520,115.2people |
| 47 | Türkiye | 3,502,582.2people |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,446,832.8people |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 3,293,610.0people |
| 50 | Greece | 3,269,219.5people |
| 51 | Algeria | 3,092,695.8people |
| 52 | Nepal | 3,083,452.5people |
| 53 | United States of America | 3,063,044.5people |
| 54 | Zambia | 2,987,634.0people |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 2,938,710.5people |
| 56 | Mozambique | 2,928,205.0people |
| 57 | Ukraine | 2,897,371.2people |
| 58 | North Korea | 2,870,201.0people |
| 59 | Guatemala | 2,741,178.8people |
| 60 | Venezuela | 2,618,737.2people |
| 61 | Ecuador | 2,429,431.8people |
| 62 | Tunisia | 2,421,080.8people |
| 63 | Italy | 2,373,577.8people |
| 64 | Togo | 2,249,362.8people |
| 65 | Cambodia | 2,220,384.0people |
| 66 | Macao | 2,108,275.0people |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 2,100,519.0people |
| 68 | Qatar | 1,981,542.6people |
| 69 | Austria | 1,976,566.0people |
| 70 | Belarus | 1,975,698.5people |
| 71 | Morocco | 1,965,217.0people |
| 72 | Bolivia | 1,941,742.9people |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 1,932,870.8people |
| 74 | Romania | 1,931,283.1people |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 1,883,591.4people |
| 76 | Portugal | 1,861,573.8people |
| 77 | Poland | 1,861,241.0people |
| 78 | Haiti | 1,848,970.1people |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 1,768,832.2people |
| 80 | Liberia | 1,768,217.8people |
| 81 | Lebanon | 1,743,366.8people |
| 82 | South Africa | 1,713,388.5people |
| 83 | Chad | 1,645,368.8people |
| 84 | Hungary | 1,626,662.0people |
| 85 | Cuba | 1,623,076.1people |
| 86 | El Salvador | 1,595,590.2people |
| 87 | Honduras | 1,534,837.4people |
| 88 | Mongolia | 1,463,087.4people |
| 89 | Sweden | 1,439,745.2people |
| 90 | Panama | 1,402,716.9people |
| 91 | Brazil | 1,388,684.6people |
| 92 | Belgium | 1,381,872.8people |
| 93 | Mauritania | 1,363,923.8people |
| 94 | Bahrain | 1,326,555.1people |
| 95 | Niger | 1,326,112.9people |
| 96 | Rwanda | 1,320,689.8people |
| 97 | Paraguay | 1,308,410.6people |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 1,308,139.0people |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 1,281,735.8people |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,254,678.8people |
| 101 | Uruguay | 1,244,969.6people |
| 102 | Denmark | 1,196,163.4people |
| 103 | Czech Republic | 1,178,319.2people |
| 104 | Libya | 1,173,124.8people |
| 105 | Nigeria | 1,146,940.1people |
| 106 | Serbia | 1,135,373.1people |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 1,085,841.8people |
| 108 | Ireland | 1,084,480.8people |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 1,079,292.0people |
| 110 | Armenia | 1,061,671.9people |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 1,041,971.3people |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 1,015,458.7people |
| 113 | State of Palestine | 996,560.8people |
| 114 | Finland | 991,574.1people |
| 115 | Georgia | 896,734.2people |
| 116 | Gabon | 867,771.1people |
| 117 | Israel | 866,015.4people |
| 118 | Albania | 846,678.7people |
| 119 | Norway | 839,722.0people |
| 120 | Malawi | 837,370.4people |
| 121 | Netherlands | 821,949.1people |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 779,622.7people |
| 123 | Benin | 747,601.7people |
| 124 | Djibouti | 699,661.8people |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 686,947.4people |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 664,693.5people |
| 127 | Oman | 640,811.6people |
| 128 | Croatia | 627,632.3people |
| 129 | Jamaica | 596,721.0people |
| 130 | Canada | 588,995.8people |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 577,910.3people |
| 132 | Mauritius | 553,920.0people |
| 133 | Latvia | 551,654.3people |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 468,361.2people |
| 135 | Estonia | 431,230.0people |
| 136 | Moldova, Republic of | 424,258.2people |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 390,890.3people |
| 138 | Namibia | 366,986.7people |
| 139 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 358,125.7people |
| 140 | Malta | 356,105.3people |
| 141 | South Sudan | 340,073.2people |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 331,822.5people |
| 143 | Lithuania | 329,614.6people |
| 144 | Cyprus | 317,723.2people |
| 145 | Slovakia | 285,824.0people |
| 146 | Lesotho | 277,026.8people |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 259,127.8people |
| 148 | Suriname | 246,130.9people |
| 149 | Bahamas | 245,624.3people |
| 150 | Slovenia | 244,441.0people |
| 151 | United Republic of Tanzania | 231,372.3people |
| 152 | Fiji | 227,253.4people |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 226,286.3people |
| 154 | Botswana | 226,093.9people |
| 155 | Maldives | 221,892.1people |
| 156 | Eritrea | 214,403.7people |
| 157 | Iceland | 197,816.9people |
| 158 | Switzerland | 196,538.4people |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 184,833.3people |
| 160 | Burundi | 175,579.1people |
| 161 | Comoros | 158,795.1people |
| 162 | New Zealand | 147,233.4people |
| 163 | Montenegro | 143,533.0people |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 143,348.2people |
| 165 | Reunion | 139,491.0people |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 135,122.3people |
| 167 | Guyana | 131,064.8people |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 123,643.9people |
| 169 | Barbados | 121,140.0people |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 120,150.2people |
| 171 | Mayotte | 101,057.2people |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 89,016.5people |
| 173 | Gibraltar | 84,937.9people |
| 174 | Malaysia | 81,564.3people |
| 175 | Martinique | 76,885.1people |
| 176 | French Guiana | 69,363.9people |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 68,172.4people |
| 178 | Bhutan | 57,348.2people |
| 179 | Monaco | 56,419.3people |
| 180 | Myanmar | 53,730.5people |
| 181 | Jersey | 52,930.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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