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The Most Populous Countries in the World

The 50 most populous countries ranked by population, with area, capital and continent for each.

How this is ranked: Population figures come from Wikidata and reflect the most recent estimate recorded there for each country, so the reference year is not the same for every row. Treat close rankings as approximate.

Entries Ranked: 50
Top Ranked: 1.46 billion
Runner-Up: 1.41 billion
Ranked By: Population

The Most Populous Countries in the World
#	Name	Population	Area	Capital	Continent
1	India	1.46 billion	3.29M km²	New Delhi	Asia
2	China	1.41 billion	9.60M km²	Beijing	Asia
3	United States	341.78 million	9.83M km²	Washington, D.C.	North America
4	Indonesia	285.72 million	1.90M km²	Jakarta	Asia
5	Pakistan	255.22 million	881,913 km²	Islamabad	Asia
6	Nigeria	237.53 million	923,768 km²	Abuja	Africa
7	Brazil	212.81 million	8.52M km²	Brasília	South America
8	Bangladesh	175.69 million	147,570 km²	Dhaka	Asia
9	Russia	143.51 million	17.08M km²	Moscow	Asia
10	Ethiopia	135.47 million	1.10M km²	Addis Ababa	Africa
11	Mexico	131.95 million	1.97M km²	Mexico City	North America
12	Japan	123.37 million	377,974 km²	Tokyo	Asia
13	Egypt	118.37 million	1.01M km²	Cairo	Africa
14	Philippines	116.79 million	343,448 km²	Manila	Asia
15	DR Congo	112.83 million	2.34M km²	Kinshasa	Africa
16	Vietnam	101.60 million	331,690 km²	Hanoi	Asia
17	Iran	92.42 million	1.65M km²	Tehran	Asia
18	Turkey	85.88 million	783,562 km²	Ankara	Asia
19	Germany	83.49 million	357,588 km²	Berlin	Europe
20	Thailand	71.62 million	513,120 km²	Bangkok	Asia
21	Tanzania	70.55 million	947,303 km²	Dodoma	Africa
22	United Kingdom	69.49 million	242,495 km²	London	Europe
23	France	68.72 million	643,801 km²	Paris	Europe
24	South Africa	64.75 million	1.22M km²	Bloemfontein	Africa
25	Italy	58.92 million	302,068 km²	Rome	Europe
26	Kenya	57.53 million	581,309 km²	Nairobi	Africa
27	Myanmar	54.85 million	676,577 km²	Naypyidaw	Asia
28	Colombia	53.43 million	1.14M km²	Bogotá	South America
29	South Korea	51.68 million	100,295 km²	Seoul	Asia
30	Sudan	51.66 million	1.89M km²	Khartoum	Africa
31	Uganda	51.38 million	241,038 km²	Kampala	Africa
32	Spain	49.36 million	505,990 km²	Madrid	Europe
33	Algeria	47.44 million	2.38M km²	Algiers	Africa
34	Iraq	47.02 million	437,072 km²	Baghdad	Asia
35	Argentina	45.85 million	2.78M km²	Buenos Aires	South America
36	Afghanistan	43.84 million	652,230 km²	Kabul	Asia
37	Yemen	41.77 million	455,503 km²	Aden	Asia
38	Canada	41.65 million	9.98M km²	Ottawa	North America
39	Angola	39.04 million	1.25M km²	Luanda	Africa
40	Ukraine	38.98 million	603,550 km²	Kyiv	Europe
41	Morocco	38.43 million	446,550 km²	Rabat	Africa
42	Uzbekistan	37.05 million	448,978 km²	Tashkent	Asia
43	Saudi Arabia	36.97 million	2.25M km²	Riyadh	Asia
44	Poland	36.44 million	312,683 km²	Warsaw	Europe
45	Malaysia	35.98 million	330,803 km²	Kuala Lumpur	Asia
46	Mozambique	35.63 million	801,590 km²	Maputo	Africa
47	Ghana	35.06 million	238,535 km²	Accra	Africa
48	Peru	34.58 million	1.29M km²	Lima	South America
49	Madagascar	32.74 million	587,295 km²	Antananarivo	Africa
50	Côte d'Ivoire	32.71 million	322,463 km²	Yamoussoukro	Africa

Rankings cover entities indexed in YearMaps and are derived from open geospatial data. See data sources.

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