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Global country ranking

Which countries have the largest populations?

Compare the world’s most populous countries using each country’s latest validated population observation.

Latest available country data

Top 25

Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.

  1. 01
    IndiaSouth Asia · 2025
    1.46B people
  2. 02
    ChinaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    1.41B people
  3. 03
    United StatesNorth America · 2025
    341.78M people
  4. 04
    IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    285.72M people
  5. 05
    PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    255.22M people
  6. 06
    NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    237.53M people
  7. 07
    BrazilLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    212.81M people
  8. 08
    BangladeshSouth Asia · 2025
    175.69M people
  9. 09
    Russian FederationEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    143.51M people
  10. 10
    EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    135.47M people
  11. 11
    MexicoLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    131.95M people
  12. 12
    JapanEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    123.37M people
  13. 13
    Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    118.37M people
  14. 14
    PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    116.79M people
  15. 15
    Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    112.83M people
  16. 16
    Viet NamEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    101.6M people
  17. 17
    Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    92.42M people
  18. 18
    TurkiyeEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    85.88M people
  19. 19
    GermanyEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    83.49M people
  20. 20
    ThailandEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    71.62M people
  21. 21
    TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    70.55M people
  22. 22
    United KingdomEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    69.49M people
  23. 23
    FranceEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    68.72M people
  24. 24
    South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    64.75M people
  25. 25
    ItalyEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    58.92M people
What this shows

Compare the world’s most populous countries using each country’s latest validated population observation.

Method

Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.