Most Populated Countries in the World

The 50 most populated countries ranked by population. India leads with 1.4 billion people.

Facts last checked 31 August 2026.

#	Country	Population	Capital
1	India	1,417,492,000	New Delhi
2	China	1,408,280,000	Beijing
3	United States	340,110,988	Washington, D.C.
4	Indonesia	284,438,782	Jakarta
5	Pakistan	241,499,431	Islamabad
6	Nigeria	223,800,000	Abuja
7	Brazil	213,421,037	Brasília
8	Bangladesh	169,828,911	Dhaka
9	Russia	146,028,325	Moscow
10	Mexico	130,575,786	Mexico City
11	Japan	123,210,000	Tokyo
12	Philippines	114,123,600	Manila
13	DR Congo	112,832,000	Kinshasa
14	Ethiopia	111,652,998	Addis Ababa
15	Egypt	107,271,260	Cairo
16	Vietnam	101,343,800	Hanoi
17	Iran	85,961,000	Tehran
18	Turkey	85,664,944	Ankara
19	Germany	83,491,249	Berlin
20	United Kingdom	69,281,437	London
21	Tanzania	68,153,004	Dodoma
22	France	66,351,959	Paris
23	Thailand	65,859,640	Bangkok
24	South Africa	63,100,945	Pretoria
25	Italy	58,927,633	Rome
26	Kenya	53,330,978	Nairobi
27	Colombia	53,057,212	Bogotá
28	Sudan	51,662,000	Khartoum
29	Myanmar	51,316,756	Naypyidaw
30	South Korea	51,159,889	Seoul
31	Spain	49,315,949	Madrid
32	Algeria	47,400,000	Algiers
33	Argentina	46,735,004	Buenos Aires
34	Iraq	46,118,793	Baghdad
35	Uganda	45,905,417	Kampala
36	Afghanistan	43,844,000	Kabul
37	Canada	41,651,653	Ottawa
38	Uzbekistan	37,859,698	Tashkent
39	Poland	37,392,000	Warsaw
40	Morocco	36,828,330	Rabat
41	Angola	36,170,961	Luanda
42	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	Riyadh
43	Peru	34,350,244	Lima
44	Malaysia	34,231,700	Kuala Lumpur
45	Mozambique	34,090,466	Maputo
46	Ghana	33,742,380	Accra
47	Ukraine	32,862,000	Kyiv
48	Yemen	32,684,503	Sana'a
49	Madagascar	31,727,042	Antananarivo
50	Ivory Coast	31,719,275	Yamoussoukro

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Last updated: 31 August 2026