Most Populous Countries 2026

The world's largest countries by live population.

#	Country	Most Populous Countries	Population
1	India	1,478,577,781	1,478,577,781
2	China	1,414,735,770	1,414,735,770
3	United States	346,737,628	346,737,628
4	Indonesia	288,722,068	288,722,068
5	Pakistan	262,215,016	262,215,016
6	Nigeria	245,955,715	245,955,715
7	Brazil	214,463,504	214,463,504
8	Bangladesh	178,054,991	178,054,991
9	Russia	143,038,473	143,038,473
10	Ethiopia	139,265,729	139,265,729
11	Mexico	132,968,106	132,968,106
12	Japan	121,979,218	121,979,218
13	Egypt	120,572,199	120,572,199
14	Philippines	118,873,766	118,873,766
15	The Democratic Republic of Congo	117,074,601	117,074,601
16	Vietnam	102,692,402	102,692,402
17	Iran	93,287,274	93,287,274
18	Turkey	88,653,680	88,653,680
19	Germany	83,867,301	83,867,301
20	Tanzania	73,007,742	73,007,742
21	Thailand	71,730,798	71,730,798
22	United Kingdom	69,218,810	69,218,810
23	France	66,571,440	66,571,440
24	South Africa	65,318,990	65,318,990
25	Kenya	59,052,226	59,052,226
26	Italy	58,654,122	58,654,122
27	Myanmar	55,468,143	55,468,143
28	Colombia	53,724,235	53,724,235
29	Uganda	53,384,314	53,384,314
30	Sudan	52,407,031	52,407,031
31	South Korea	51,390,086	51,390,086
32	Algeria	48,332,376	48,332,376
33	Iraq	48,173,506	48,173,506
34	Spain	47,643,541	47,643,541
35	Argentina	46,292,608	46,292,608
36	Afghanistan	45,317,703	45,317,703
37	Yemen	42,637,214	42,637,214
38	Canada	39,828,078	39,828,078
39	Morocco	38,966,805	38,966,805
40	Angola	38,639,580	38,639,580
41	Poland	37,683,093	37,683,093
42	Ukraine	37,142,657	37,142,657
43	Uzbekistan	37,110,313	37,110,313
44	Mozambique	36,508,214	36,508,214
45	Malaysia	36,286,905	36,286,905
46	Ghana	35,917,268	35,917,268
47	Saudi Arabia	34,852,184	34,852,184
48	Peru	34,717,955	34,717,955
49	Madagascar	32,196,507	32,196,507
50	Ivory Coast	31,238,764	31,238,764

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