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 |