Most Populous Countries 2026

The world's largest countries by live population.

#	Country	Most Populous Countries	Population
1	India	1,479,297,343	1,479,297,343
2	China	1,414,618,443	1,414,618,443
3	United States	346,772,141	346,772,141
4	Indonesia	288,857,788	288,857,788
5	Pakistan	262,502,217	262,502,217
6	Nigeria	246,306,809	246,306,809
7	Brazil	214,529,916	214,529,916
8	Bangladesh	178,171,191	178,171,191
9	Russia	142,993,400	142,993,400
10	Ethiopia	139,455,276	139,455,276
11	Mexico	133,021,777	133,021,777
12	Japan	121,932,691	121,932,691
13	Egypt	120,678,911	120,678,911
14	Philippines	118,953,973	118,953,973
15	The Democratic Republic of Congo	117,281,915	117,281,915
16	Vietnam	102,738,971	102,738,971
17	Iran	93,331,122	93,331,122
18	Turkey	88,683,587	88,683,587
19	Germany	83,851,073	83,851,073
20	Tanzania	73,124,892	73,124,892
21	Thailand	71,731,592	71,731,592
22	United Kingdom	69,221,867	69,221,867
23	France	66,573,280	66,573,280
24	South Africa	65,353,308	65,353,308
25	Kenya	59,122,141	59,122,141
26	Italy	58,637,588	58,637,588
27	Myanmar	55,493,299	55,493,299
28	Colombia	53,745,624	53,745,624
29	Uganda	53,474,413	53,474,413
30	Sudan	52,482,999	52,482,999
31	South Korea	51,382,126	51,382,126
32	Algeria	48,375,152	48,375,152
33	Iraq	48,230,803	48,230,803
34	Spain	47,636,956	47,636,956
35	Argentina	46,307,970	46,307,970
36	Afghanistan	45,389,920	45,389,920
37	Yemen	42,690,999	42,690,999
38	Canada	39,831,380	39,831,380
39	Morocco	38,992,018	38,992,018
40	Angola	38,658,815	38,658,815
41	Poland	37,674,967	37,674,967
42	Uzbekistan	37,128,783	37,128,783
43	Ukraine	37,123,360	37,123,360
44	Mozambique	36,558,712	36,558,712
45	Malaysia	36,304,766	36,304,766
46	Ghana	35,957,200	35,957,200
47	Saudi Arabia	34,877,049	34,877,049
48	Peru	34,731,398	34,731,398
49	Madagascar	32,241,035	32,241,035
50	Ivory Coast	31,285,426	31,285,426

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