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