Indicators / Total population
Total population
Total population, in thousands.
195 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1IndiaMedium1,4382ChinaHigh1,4233United StatesVery High3434IndonesiaHigh2815PakistanLow2486NigeriaMedium2287BrazilHigh2118BangladeshMedium1719Russian FederationVery High14510MexicoHigh13011EthiopiaLow12912JapanVery High12413PhilippinesHigh11514EgyptHigh11515Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low10616Viet NamHigh10017Iran (Islamic Republic of)High9118TürkiyeVery High8719GermanyVery High8520ThailandHigh7221United KingdomVery High6922Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium6723FranceVery High6624South AfricaHigh6325ItalyVery High5926KenyaMedium5527MyanmarMedium5428ColombiaHigh5229Korea (Republic of)Very High5230SudanLow5031UgandaMedium4932SpainVery High4833AlgeriaHigh4634ArgentinaVery High4635IraqMedium4536AfghanistanLow4137YemenLow3938CanadaVery High3939PolandVery High3940UkraineHigh3841MoroccoHigh3842AngolaMedium3743UzbekistanHigh3644MalaysiaVery High3545PeruHigh3446GhanaMedium3447MozambiqueLow3448Saudi ArabiaVery High3349MadagascarLow3150Côte d'IvoireMedium3151NepalMedium3052CameroonMedium2853Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High2854AustraliaVery High2655Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of)Other Countries or Territories2656NigerLow2657MaliLow2458Syrian Arab RepublicMedium2459Burkina FasoLow2360Sri LankaHigh2361MalawiLow2162ZambiaMedium2163KazakhstanVery High2064ChileVery High2065ChadLow1966RomaniaVery High1967SomaliaLow1868GuatemalaMedium1869NetherlandsVery High1870SenegalLow1871EcuadorHigh1872CambodiaMedium1773ZimbabweMedium1674GuineaLow1475BeninLow1476RwandaMedium1477BurundiLow1478Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High1279TunisiaHigh1280BelgiumVery High1281HaitiMedium1282South SudanLow1183JordanHigh1184Dominican RepublicHigh1185CubaHigh1186CzechiaVery High1187HondurasMedium1188United Arab EmiratesVery High1189SwedenVery High1190PortugalVery High1091TajikistanMedium1092Papua New GuineaMedium1093AzerbaijanHigh1094GreeceVery High1095HungaryVery High1096TogoMedium997IsraelVery High998AustriaVery High999BelarusVery High9100SwitzerlandVery High9101Sierra LeoneLow8102Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium8103Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High7104TurkmenistanHigh7105LibyaHigh7106KyrgyzstanHigh7107ParaguayHigh7108NicaraguaHigh7109BulgariaVery High7110SerbiaVery High7111El SalvadorMedium6112CongoMedium6113DenmarkVery High6114SingaporeVery High6115LebanonHigh6116FinlandVery High6117NorwayVery High6118SlovakiaVery High6119LiberiaLow5120Palestine, State ofMedium5121IrelandVery High5122New ZealandVery High5123Central African RepublicLow5124Costa RicaVery High5125OmanVery High5126MauritaniaMedium5127KuwaitVery High5128PanamaVery High4129CroatiaVery High4130GeorgiaVery High4131EritreaLow3132MongoliaHigh3133UruguayVery High3134Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High3135Moldova (Republic of)High3136QatarVery High3137NamibiaMedium3138ArmeniaVery High3139LithuaniaVery High3140JamaicaHigh3141AlbaniaVery High3142GambiaLow3143GabonHigh2144BotswanaHigh2145LesothoMedium2146Guinea-BissauLow2147SloveniaVery High2148LatviaVery High2149Equatorial GuineaMedium2150North MacedoniaVery High2151BahrainVery High2152Trinidad and TobagoVery High2153Timor-LesteMedium1154EstoniaVery High1155CyprusVery High1156MauritiusVery High1157Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium1158DjiboutiLow1159FijiHigh1160ComorosMedium1161GuyanaHigh1162Solomon IslandsMedium1163BhutanMedium1164LuxembourgVery High1165MontenegroVery High1166SurinameHigh1167MaltaVery High1168MaldivesHigh1169Cabo VerdeMedium1170Brunei DarussalamVery High0171BelizeHigh0172BahamasVery High0173IcelandVery High0174VanuatuMedium0175BarbadosVery High0176Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium0177SamoaHigh0178Saint LuciaHigh0179KiribatiMedium0180SeychellesVery High0181GrenadaHigh0182Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium0183TongaHigh0184Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh0185Antigua and BarbudaVery High0186AndorraVery High0187DominicaHigh0188Saint Kitts and NevisVery High0189LiechtensteinVery High0190MonacoOther Countries or Territories0191Marshall IslandsHigh0192San MarinoVery High0193PalauHigh0194NauruHigh0195TuvaluMedium0