Population by Country· by country
Every nation on Earth, counted and ranked. Right now 8,301,221,120 people are alive across 217 countries — from India’s 1.46 billion down to Tuvalu’s 9,492. Explore the map, the full table and where you would land.
The world, by the numbers
Color runs cobalt from fewer to more. Pick a metric above — the map and the ranked list beside it move together. The four largest are labeled on the map; hover or tap any country to read its figure.
Tap a country to read its figure.
Natural Earth 10m · Crimea shown as Ukraine · source: World Bank, CC BY 4.0
Every country, ranked
The complete table. Click a column to sort. Growth is the year-on-year change in population.
| # ▲ | Country | Population | Density /km² | Share | Growth YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1,463,865,525 | 492 | 17.82% | ↑ 0.89% |
| 2 |  China | 1,406,585,000 | 150 | 17.12% | ↓ 0.17% |
| 3 |  United States | 341,784,857 | 37 | 4.16% | ↑ 0.52% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 285,721,236 | 151 | 3.48% | ↑ 0.79% |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 255,219,554 | 331 | 3.11% | ↑ 1.57% |
| 6 |  Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 261 | 2.89% | ↑ 2.08% |
| 7 |  Brazil | 212,812,405 | 26 | 2.59% | ↑ 0.38% |
| 8 |  Bangladesh | 175,686,899 | 1,352 | 2.14% | ↑ 1.22% |
| 9 |  Russia | 143,513,328 | 9 | 1.75% | ↓ 0.11% |
| 10 |  Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | 120 | 1.65% | ↑ 2.58% |
| 11 |  Mexico | 131,946,900 | 68 | 1.61% | ↑ 0.83% |
| 12 |  Japan | 123,366,734 | 338 | 1.50% | ↓ 0.49% |
| 13 |  Egypt | 118,365,995 | 119 | 1.44% | ↑ 1.57% |
| 14 |  Philippines | 116,786,962 | 392 | 1.42% | ↑ 0.81% |
| 15 |  DR Congo | 112,832,473 | 50 | 1.37% | ↑ 3.25% |
What this number really means
A country's "population" here is the World Bank's total population estimate: everyone counted as a resident, regardless of legal status — citizens, long-term residents, and refugees alike. It is compiled from national censuses, population registers, and UN Population Division estimates, not a single worldwide census taken on one day.
The figures on this page are for 2025, the most recent year with data for nearly every country in the World Bank's dataset. Countries run censuses on different schedules — some every year via registers, others once a decade — so most country figures for any given year are interpolated or projected forward from the last real count, not a fresh headcount for that exact year.
Population changes constantly — through births, deaths, and migration — so any single figure is already slightly out of date the moment it is published. Growth rates vary hugely: some countries are still growing quickly, others (including several in Europe and East Asia) are shrinking. This page reports a snapshot, not a live counter.
Crowded and empty
Population is not density. Some of the most populous nations are nearly empty; some tiny ones are packed. The scatter maps both at once.
India and China together hold almost 35% of humanity — more than 2.87 billion people between two borders. Yet neither is the most crowded place to live: China packs 150 people into each square kilometer, India 492.
The truly dense are small. Macao stacks over 20,785 people per km²; Monaco more than 18,398. At the other extreme, Greenland spreads its people across a vast expanse — barely 0.1 per km². Land, not headcount, decides how a country feels.
Growth tells a third story. While Japan and much of Europe shrink, Sub-Saharan Africa races ahead — Saudi Arabia at +4.74%, United Arab Emirates at +4.79% a year. Where you sit on this chart, and where you’re heading, is a story only your country tells.
How to read: each dot is a country. Far right = lots of people. High up = packed tightly. The biggest countries (India, China) sit mid-height — big isn’t the same as crowded.
Six numbers worth remembering
The same dataset, squeezed into the facts people actually retell.
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Numbers mean more when one of them is yours.
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the most people?
India is the most populous country, with about 1,463,865,525 people as of 2025 — roughly 17.8% of the entire world population, according to World Bank estimates.
What is the total population of the world?
The world's population was about 8,215,424,893 in 2025, per World Bank World Development Indicators (national estimates and censuses compiled from UN and government sources).
How many countries are there in this ranking?
This page ranks 217 countries and territories with usable World Bank population data for 2025. A handful of small or disputed territories are excluded where the World Bank does not report a standalone figure.
Is this a live population counter?
No. This page reports the latest full-year World Bank estimate for every country, refreshed periodically — not a real-time counter. Live "world population clock" figures you may see elsewhere are modeled extrapolations between official data points.
Why do population figures differ between sources?
Different sources use different reference dates, definitions of "resident", and update schedules — the UN, World Bank, and individual national statistics offices don't always publish in lockstep. This page uses one consistent source (World Bank WDI) across every country so the ranking is apples-to-apples.
Which country has the smallest population?
Among entries with World Bank data, Tuvalu has the smallest population on this list, at about 9,492 people.
Why doesn't the USSR appear in the historical data?
The World Bank dataset tracks today's countries backwards through time, each within its present-day borders. The USSR never appears as a single entity: Russia's line before 1991 is the population of the Russian SFSR, and the other 14 republics have their own separate series. The same rule applies elsewhere — Germany's line combines East and West before 1990, and Bangladesh's line before 1971 covers then-East Pakistan. This keeps every year directly comparable with every other year.
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Cite this page
CC BY 4.0Our compilation on this page — the figures as arranged, ranked and dated here — is published under CC BY 4.0. Reuse it anywhere, including commercially, with a link back. The underlying data belongs to the organizations credited below.
Us, by Numbers. "World Population by Country." https://usbynumbers.com
Sources & further reading
Every ranking here is built on one open dataset: the World Bank’s Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), released under CC BY 4.0.