demographic2025
Population in largest city
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4,975,562.0people
Median: 2,379,326.0people
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Japan
37,036,204.0people
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
348,404.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Japan37,036,204.0people
2India34,665,569.0people
3People's Republic of China30,482,140.0people
4Bangladesh24,652,864.0people
5Egypt23,074,225.0people
By Region
North America12,906,865.0people(4 countries)
Asia10,746,471.3people(26 countries)
South America10,583,974.6people(7 countries)
Africa8,831,047.2people(9 countries)
Oceania3,551,506.5people(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (348,404.0people)High (37,036,204.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4,975,562.0people)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (77)
Europe (28)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 37,036,204.0people |
| 2 | India | 34,665,569.0people |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 30,482,140.0people |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 24,652,864.0people |
| 5 | Egypt | 23,074,225.0people |
| 6 | Brazil | 22,990,007.0people |
| 7 | Mexico | 22,752,414.0people |
| 8 | United States of America | 19,154,024.0people |
| 9 | Pakistan | 18,076,794.0people |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17,778,474.0people |
| 11 | Nigeria | 17,156,393.0people |
| 12 | Türkiye | 16,236,703.0people |
| 13 | Argentina | 15,752,275.0people |
| 14 | Philippines | 15,230,559.0people |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 12,737,356.0people |
| 16 | Colombia | 11,795,829.0people |
| 17 | Indonesia | 11,634,078.0people |
| 18 | Peru | 11,517,333.0people |
| 19 | Thailand | 11,391,704.0people |
| 20 | France | 11,346,802.0people |
| 21 | Angola | 10,027,897.0people |
| 22 | South Korea | 10,025,770.0people |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 9,840,742.0people |
| 24 | Vietnam | 9,816,318.0people |
| 25 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 9,729,742.0people |
| 26 | Malaysia | 9,000,280.0people |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,561,525.0people |
| 28 | Iraq | 8,141,119.0people |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 7,952,861.0people |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 7,768,510.0people |
| 31 | Chile | 6,999,457.0people |
| 32 | Spain | 6,810,530.0people |
| 33 | Sudan | 6,754,180.0people |
| 34 | Canada | 6,491,286.0people |
| 35 | South Africa | 6,444,575.0people |
| 36 | Singapore | 6,157,267.0people |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6,056,877.0people |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 5,956,679.0people |
| 39 | Myanmar | 5,813,186.0people |
| 40 | Kenya | 5,766,989.0people |
| 41 | Australia | 5,391,886.0people |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 4,877,024.0people |
| 43 | Cameroon | 4,854,255.0people |
| 44 | Israel | 4,568,533.0people |
| 45 | Italy | 4,347,104.0people |
| 46 | Uganda | 4,265,162.0people |
| 47 | Madagascar | 4,228,984.0people |
| 48 | Ghana | 4,036,227.0people |
| 49 | Morocco | 4,012,307.0people |
| 50 | Senegal | 3,658,643.0people |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 3,648,106.0people |
| 52 | Paraguay | 3,627,225.0people |
| 53 | Germany | 3,580,188.0people |
| 54 | Yemen | 3,527,434.0people |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 3,520,821.0people |
| 56 | Zambia | 3,470,866.0people |
| 57 | Kuwait | 3,404,995.0people |
| 58 | Ecuador | 3,244,749.0people |
| 59 | Guatemala | 3,229,736.0people |
| 60 | North Korea | 3,209,302.0people |
| 61 | Mali | 3,180,343.0people |
| 62 | Greece | 3,155,318.0people |
| 63 | Haiti | 3,133,076.0people |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 3,094,643.0people |
| 65 | Portugal | 3,028,268.0people |
| 66 | Ukraine | 3,018,156.0people |
| 67 | Venezuela | 3,015,111.0people |
| 68 | Algeria | 3,004,133.0people |
| 69 | Somalia | 2,846,418.0people |
| 70 | Republic of the Congo | 2,813,478.0people |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,799,964.0people |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 2,665,076.0people |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2,545,034.0people |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2,496,495.0people |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 2,433,680.0people |
| 76 | Cambodia | 2,425,801.0people |
| 77 | Lebanon | 2,379,326.0people |
| 78 | Jordan | 2,273,237.0people |
| 79 | Guinea | 2,251,591.0people |
| 80 | Cuba | 2,156,350.0people |
| 81 | Belgium | 2,141,515.0people |
| 82 | Togo | 2,108,740.0people |
| 83 | Belarus | 2,070,934.0people |
| 84 | Panama | 2,054,541.0people |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 2,042,036.0people |
| 86 | Austria | 2,005,497.0people |
| 87 | Bolivia | 1,997,368.0people |
| 88 | Mozambique | 1,984,662.0people |
| 89 | Poland | 1,800,233.0people |
| 90 | Liberia | 1,794,648.0people |
| 91 | Uruguay | 1,788,172.0people |
| 92 | Hungary | 1,782,243.0people |
| 93 | Romania | 1,758,699.0people |
| 94 | Sweden | 1,737,765.0people |
| 95 | Mongolia | 1,724,894.0people |
| 96 | Chad | 1,722,784.0people |
| 97 | New Zealand | 1,711,127.0people |
| 98 | Oman | 1,702,506.0people |
| 99 | Nepal | 1,672,903.0people |
| 100 | Honduras | 1,650,284.0people |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 1,633,019.0people |
| 102 | Mauritania | 1,612,940.0people |
| 103 | Niger | 1,561,491.0people |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 1,502,635.0people |
| 105 | Switzerland | 1,455,098.0people |
| 106 | Serbia | 1,412,952.0people |
| 107 | Denmark | 1,400,736.0people |
| 108 | Malawi | 1,393,006.0people |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 1,387,356.0people |
| 110 | Benin | 1,375,217.0people |
| 111 | Finland | 1,354,892.0people |
| 112 | Burundi | 1,350,147.0people |
| 113 | Czech Republic | 1,331,935.0people |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1,329,829.0people |
| 115 | Ireland | 1,299,109.0people |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 1,286,460.0people |
| 117 | Libya | 1,203,391.0people |
| 118 | Netherlands | 1,189,205.0people |
| 119 | Eritrea | 1,152,176.0people |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,151,223.0people |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1,132,425.0people |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 1,120,897.0people |
| 123 | Norway | 1,115,584.0people |
| 124 | Armenia | 1,100,237.0people |
| 125 | Georgia | 1,087,022.0people |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 1,039,903.0people |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 1,016,148.0people |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 941,130.0people |
| 129 | Gabon | 899,225.0people |
| 130 | Qatar | 831,689.0people |
| 131 | State of Palestine | 823,407.0people |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 755,941.0people |
| 133 | Bahrain | 743,066.0people |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 709,092.0people |
| 135 | Macao | 701,381.0people |
| 136 | Croatia | 684,359.0people |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 647,557.0people |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 620,825.0people |
| 139 | Djibouti | 616,332.0people |
| 140 | Latvia | 615,764.0people |
| 141 | Jamaica | 603,770.0people |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 546,564.0people |
| 143 | Lithuania | 541,517.0people |
| 144 | Albania | 535,702.0people |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 512,750.0people |
| 146 | Namibia | 511,369.0people |
| 147 | Republic of The Gambia | 510,303.0people |
| 148 | South Sudan | 500,088.0people |
| 149 | Moldova, Republic of | 484,352.0people |
| 150 | Estonia | 457,657.0people |
| 151 | Slovakia | 443,679.0people |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 431,903.0people |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 348,404.0people |
Showing 153 of 153 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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