Most populated countries | Full List, Population & Data
The 50 countries with the largest population.
Countries
| # | Country | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | New Delhi | 1B | 3,287,263 |
| 2 | China | Beijing | 1B | 9,706,961 |
| 3 | United States | Washington, D.C. | 340M | 9,525,067 |
| 4 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 284M | 1,904,569 |
| 5 | Pakistan | Islamabad | 241M | 796,095 |
| 6 | Nigeria | Abuja | 224M | 923,768 |
| 7 | Brazil | Brasília | 213M | 8,515,767 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 170M | 147,570 |
| 9 | Russia | Moscow | 146M | 17,098,246 |
| 10 | Mexico | Mexico City | 131M | 1,964,375 |
| 11 | Japan | Tokyo | 123M | 377,930 |
| 12 | Philippines | Manila | 114M | 342,353 |
| 13 | DR Congo | Kinshasa | 113M | 2,344,858 |
| 14 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 112M | 1,104,300 |
| 15 | Egypt | Cairo | 107M | 1,002,450 |
| 16 | Vietnam | Hanoi | 101M | 331,212 |
| 17 | Iran | Tehran | 86M | 1,648,195 |
| 18 | Turkey | Ankara | 86M | 783,562 |
| 19 | Germany | Berlin | 83M | 357,114 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | London | 69M | 244,376 |
| 21 | Tanzania | Dodoma | 68M | 947,303 |
| 22 | France | Paris | 66M | 543,908 |
| 23 | Thailand | Bangkok | 66M | 513,120 |
| 24 | South Africa | Pretoria | 63M | 1,221,037 |
| 25 | Italy | Rome | 59M | 301,336 |
| 26 | Kenya | Nairobi | 53M | 580,367 |
| 27 | Colombia | Bogotá | 53M | 1,141,748 |
| 28 | Sudan | Khartoum | 52M | 1,886,068 |
| 29 | Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 51M | 676,578 |
| 30 | South Korea | Seoul | 51M | 100,210 |
| 31 | Spain | Madrid | 49M | 505,992 |
| 32 | Algeria | Algiers | 47M | 2,381,741 |
| 33 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 47M | 2,780,400 |
| 34 | Iraq | Baghdad | 46M | 438,317 |
| 35 | Uganda | Kampala | 46M | 241,550 |
| 36 | Afghanistan | Kabul | 44M | 652,230 |
| 37 | Canada | Ottawa | 42M | 9,984,670 |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 38M | 447,400 |
| 39 | Poland | Warsaw | 37M | 312,679 |
| 40 | Morocco | Rabat | 37M | 446,550 |
| 41 | Angola | Luanda | 36M | 1,246,700 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 35M | 2,149,690 |
| 43 | Peru | Lima | 34M | 1,285,216 |
| 44 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 34M | 330,803 |
| 45 | Mozambique | Maputo | 34M | 801,590 |
| 46 | Ghana | Accra | 34M | 238,533 |
| 47 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 33M | 603,550 |
| 48 | Yemen | Sana'a | 33M | 527,968 |
| 49 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 32M | 587,041 |
| 50 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 32M | 322,463 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Most populated countries | Full List, Population & Data list currently contains 50 countries, based on data from multiple authoritative sources. See the full table above for every entry.
We filter our country database using rules described in each list (for example landlocked = no sea coastline in the source data). This page shows 50 matching countries.
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