Most Populous Countries 2026

The world's largest countries by live population.

#	Country	Most Populous Countries	Population
1	India	1,478,580,051	1,478,580,051
2	China	1,414,735,397	1,414,735,397
3	United States	346,737,735	346,737,735
4	Indonesia	288,722,501	288,722,501
5	Pakistan	262,215,914	262,215,914
6	Nigeria	245,956,824	245,956,824
7	Brazil	214,463,715	214,463,715
8	Bangladesh	178,055,355	178,055,355
9	Russia	143,038,327	143,038,327
10	Ethiopia	139,266,330	139,266,330
11	Mexico	132,968,275	132,968,275
12	Japan	121,979,074	121,979,074
13	Egypt	120,572,534	120,572,534
14	Philippines	118,874,016	118,874,016
15	The Democratic Republic of Congo	117,075,254	117,075,254
16	Vietnam	102,692,551	102,692,551
17	Iran	93,287,413	93,287,413
18	Turkey	88,653,775	88,653,775
19	Germany	83,867,252	83,867,252
20	Tanzania	73,008,109	73,008,109
21	Thailand	71,730,802	71,730,802
22	United Kingdom	69,218,817	69,218,817
23	France	66,571,444	66,571,444
24	South Africa	65,319,101	65,319,101
25	Kenya	59,052,447	59,052,447
26	Italy	58,654,072	58,654,072
27	Myanmar	55,468,225	55,468,225
28	Colombia	53,724,299	53,724,299
29	Uganda	53,384,594	53,384,594
30	Sudan	52,407,272	52,407,272
31	South Korea	51,390,060	51,390,060
32	Algeria	48,332,513	48,332,513
33	Iraq	48,173,690	48,173,690
34	Spain	47,643,520	47,643,520
35	Argentina	46,292,656	46,292,656
36	Afghanistan	45,317,926	45,317,926
37	Yemen	42,637,383	42,637,383
38	Canada	39,828,091	39,828,091
39	Morocco	38,966,880	38,966,880
40	Angola	38,639,642	38,639,642
41	Poland	37,683,069	37,683,069
42	Ukraine	37,142,597	37,142,597
43	Uzbekistan	37,110,372	37,110,372
44	Mozambique	36,508,369	36,508,369
45	Malaysia	36,286,961	36,286,961
46	Ghana	35,917,392	35,917,392
47	Saudi Arabia	34,852,260	34,852,260
48	Peru	34,718,000	34,718,000
49	Madagascar	32,196,647	32,196,647
50	Ivory Coast	31,238,908	31,238,908

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