Most Populous Countries 2026

The world's largest countries by live population.

#	Country	Most Populous Countries	Population
1	India	1,478,574,418	1,478,574,418
2	China	1,414,736,318	1,414,736,318
3	United States	346,737,470	346,737,470
4	Indonesia	288,721,437	288,721,437
5	Pakistan	262,213,666	262,213,666
6	Nigeria	245,954,076	245,954,076
7	Brazil	214,463,192	214,463,192
8	Bangladesh	178,054,445	178,054,445
9	Russia	143,038,681	143,038,681
10	Ethiopia	139,264,843	139,264,843
11	Mexico	132,967,853	132,967,853
12	Japan	121,979,438	121,979,438
13	Egypt	120,571,700	120,571,700
14	Philippines	118,873,394	118,873,394
15	The Democratic Republic of Congo	117,073,635	117,073,635
16	Vietnam	102,692,182	102,692,182
17	Iran	93,287,064	93,287,064
18	Turkey	88,653,546	88,653,546
19	Germany	83,867,377	83,867,377
20	Tanzania	73,007,195	73,007,195
21	Thailand	71,730,794	71,730,794
22	United Kingdom	69,218,795	69,218,795
23	France	66,571,426	66,571,426
24	South Africa	65,318,829	65,318,829
25	Kenya	59,051,903	59,051,903
26	Italy	58,654,198	58,654,198
27	Myanmar	55,468,025	55,468,025
28	Colombia	53,724,136	53,724,136
29	Uganda	53,383,892	53,383,892
30	Sudan	52,406,677	52,406,677
31	South Korea	51,390,121	51,390,121
32	Algeria	48,332,173	48,332,173
33	Iraq	48,173,240	48,173,240
34	Spain	47,643,572	47,643,572
35	Argentina	46,292,539	46,292,539
36	Afghanistan	45,317,366	45,317,366
37	Yemen	42,636,962	42,636,962
38	Canada	39,828,062	39,828,062
39	Morocco	38,966,685	38,966,685
40	Angola	38,639,493	38,639,493
41	Poland	37,683,132	37,683,132
42	Ukraine	37,142,749	37,142,749
43	Uzbekistan	37,110,222	37,110,222
44	Mozambique	36,507,974	36,507,974
45	Malaysia	36,286,824	36,286,824
46	Ghana	35,917,083	35,917,083
47	Saudi Arabia	34,852,065	34,852,065
48	Peru	34,717,890	34,717,890
49	Madagascar	32,196,294	32,196,294
50	Ivory Coast	31,238,541	31,238,541

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