The Most Populous Countries in the World

Countries ranked by total population. Each country page lists its cities with live local times, time zones and regional information.

#	Name	Population
1	China Capital: Beijing	1,411,778,724
2	India Capital: New Delhi	1,352,617,328
3	United States Capital: Washington	327,167,434
4	Indonesia Capital: Jakarta	267,663,435
5	Pakistan Capital: Islamabad	212,215,030
6	Brazil Capital: Brasilia	209,469,333
7	Nigeria Capital: Abuja	195,874,740
8	Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka	161,356,039
9	Russia Capital: Moscow	144,478,050
10	Japan Capital: Tokyo	126,529,100
11	Mexico Capital: Mexico City	126,190,788
12	Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa	109,224,559
13	Philippines Capital: Manila	106,651,922
14	Egypt Capital: Cairo	98,423,595
15	Vietnam Capital: Hanoi	95,540,395
16	Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital: Kinshasa	84,068,091
17	Germany Capital: Berlin	82,927,922
18	Turkey Capital: Ankara	82,319,724
19	Iran Capital: Tehran	81,800,269
20	Thailand Capital: Bangkok	69,428,524
21	France Capital: Paris	66,987,244
22	United Kingdom Capital: London	66,488,991
23	Italy Capital: Rome	60,431,283
24	South Africa Capital: Pretoria	57,779,622
25	Tanzania Capital: Dodoma	56,318,348
26	Myanmar Capital: Nay Pyi Taw	53,708,395
27	South Korea Capital: Seoul	51,635,256
28	Kenya Capital: Nairobi	51,393,010
29	Colombia Capital: Bogota	49,648,685
30	Spain Capital: Madrid	46,723,749
31	Argentina Capital: Buenos Aires	44,494,502
32	Uganda Capital: Kampala	42,723,139
33	Algeria Capital: Algiers	42,228,429
34	Sudan Capital: Khartoum	41,801,533
35	Ukraine Capital: Kyiv	40,000,000
36	Iraq Capital: Baghdad	38,433,600
37	Poland Capital: Warsaw	37,978,548
38	Afghanistan Capital: Kabul	37,172,386
39	Canada Capital: Ottawa	37,058,856
40	Morocco Capital: Rabat	36,029,138
41	Saudi Arabia Capital: Riyadh	33,699,947
42	Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent	32,955,400
43	Peru Capital: Lima	31,989,256
44	Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur	31,528,585
45	Angola Capital: Luanda	30,809,762
46	Ghana Capital: Accra	29,767,108
47	Mozambique Capital: Maputo	29,495,962
48	Venezuela Capital: Caracas	28,870,195
49	Yemen Capital: Sanaa	28,498,687
50	Nepal Capital: Kathmandu	28,087,871

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most populous country in the world?

India is the most populous country, followed by China, the United States, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Which countries have more than 100 million people?

Around fifteen countries have populations above 100 million, including India, China, the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Ethiopia, Japan and the Philippines.

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