World Ranking

👥 Total Population

Total resident population per country — the manpower base every other military metric ultimately draws on. 196 of 196 countries report a value; every row links to the country's full profile.
🇮🇳 India
#1 · 1,440,000,000
196
Countries with data
7.98B
World total
9.1M
Median country
40%
Held by the top 3
Top 10 by total population
India: 1,440,000,0001.44B🇮🇳INDIAChina: 1,410,000,0001.41B🇨🇳CHINAUnited States: 335,000,000335M🇺🇸UNITED S…Indonesia: 280,000,000280M🇮🇩INDONESIAPakistan: 245,000,000245M🇵🇰PAKISTANNigeria: 225,000,000225M🇳🇬NIGERIABrazil: 216,000,000216M🇧🇷BRAZILBangladesh: 172,000,000172M🇧🇩BANGLADE…Russia: 144,000,000144M🇷🇺RUSSIAMexico: 129,000,000129M🇲🇽MEXICO
Regional Breakdown
Summed across all countries with a reported value; follow a region to browse its countries.
Asia
4.72B · 59.1%
Africa
1.44B · 18.1%
America
1.03B · 12.9%
Europe
739.5M · 9.3%
Oceania
45.2M · 0.6%
Full Ranking 196 countries
Bars are log-scaled relative to the leader so magnitude gaps stay visible down the long tail.
#CountryRegionTotal PopulationRelative
#1 🥇🇮🇳India Asia 1,440,000,000
#2 🥈🇨🇳China Asia 1,410,000,000
#3 🥉🇺🇸United States America 335,000,000
#4 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia 280,000,000
#5 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia 245,000,000
#6 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 225,000,000
#7 🇧🇷Brazil America 216,000,000
#8 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia 172,000,000
#9 🇷🇺Russia Europe 144,000,000
#10 🇲🇽Mexico America 129,000,000
#11 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 126,000,000
#12 🇯🇵Japan Asia 124,000,000
#13 🇵🇭Philippines Asia 115,000,000
#14 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 105,000,000
#15 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 102,000,000
#16 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia 100,000,000
#17 🇮🇷Iran Asia 88,000,000
#18 🇹🇷Türkiye Asia 85,000,000
#19 🇩🇪Germany Europe 84,000,000
#20 🇹🇭Thailand Asia 72,000,000
#21 🇫🇷France Europe 68,000,000
#22 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 68,000,000
#23 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 67,000,000
#24 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 63,000,000
#25 🇮🇹Italy Europe 59,000,000
#26 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 55,000,000
#27 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia 54,000,000
#28 🇨🇴Colombia America 52,000,000
#29 🇰🇷South Korea Asia 52,000,000
#30 🇪🇸Spain Europe 48,000,000
#31 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 48,000,000
#32 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 48,000,000
#33 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 46,000,000
#34 🇦🇷Argentina America 46,000,000
#35 🇮🇶Iraq Asia 45,000,000
#36 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia 42,000,000
#37 🇨🇦Canada America 40,000,000
#38 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 38,000,000
#39 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 37,000,000
#40 🇵🇱Poland Europe 37,000,000
#41 🇦🇴Angola Africa 36,000,000
#42 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia 36,000,000
#43 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 34,000,000
#44 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia 34,000,000
#45 🇵🇪Peru America 34,000,000
#46 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Asia 34,000,000
#47 🇾🇪Yemen Asia 34,000,000
#48 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 33,000,000
#49 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 30,000,000
#50 🇳🇵Nepal Asia 30,000,000
#51 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 28,000,000
#52 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 28,000,000
#53 🇻🇪Venezuela America 28,000,000
#54 🇦🇺Australia Oceania 27,000,000
#55 🇳🇪Niger Africa 26,000,000
#56 🇰🇵North Korea Asia 26,000,000
#57 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 23,000,000
#58 🇲🇱Mali Africa 23,000,000
#59 🇸🇾Syria Asia 23,000,000
#60 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia 22,000,000
#61 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 21,000,000
#62 🇨🇱Chile America 20,000,000
#63 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia 20,000,000
#64 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 20,000,000
#65 🇷🇴Romania Europe 19,000,000
#66 🇹🇩Chad Africa 18,000,000
#67 🇪🇨Ecuador America 18,000,000
#68 🇬🇹Guatemala America 18,000,000
#69 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 18,000,000
#70 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 18,000,000
#71 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 18,000,000
#72 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia 17,000,000
#73 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 16,000,000
#74 🇧🇯Benin Africa 14,000,000
#75 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 14,000,000
#76 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 14,000,000
#77 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 13,000,000
#78 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 12,000,000
#79 🇧🇴Bolivia America 12,000,000
#80 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 12,000,000
#81 🇭🇹Haiti America 11,700,000
#82 🇩🇴Dominican Republic America 11,300,000
#83 🇨🇺Cuba America 11,000,000
#84 🇯🇴Jordan Asia 11,000,000
#85 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 11,000,000
#86 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 10,900,000
#87 🇭🇳Honduras America 10,600,000
#88 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 10,500,000
#89 🇬🇷Greece Europe 10,400,000
#90 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Oceania 10,400,000
#91 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 10,300,000
#92 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia 10,300,000
#93 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Asia 10,200,000
#94 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Asia 10,000,000
#95 🇮🇱Israel Asia 9,800,000
#96 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 9,600,000
#97 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 9,200,000
#98 🇦🇹Austria Europe 9,100,000
#99 🇹🇬Togo Africa 9,000,000
#100 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 8,800,000
#101 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 8,600,000
#102 🇱🇦Laos Asia 7,600,000
#103 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia 7,000,000
#104 🇱🇾Libya Africa 7,000,000
#105 🇳🇮Nicaragua America 7,000,000
#106 🇵🇾Paraguay America 6,800,000
#107 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 6,600,000
#108 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia 6,500,000
#109 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 6,400,000
#110 🇸🇻El Salvador America 6,300,000
#111 🇨🇬Congo Republic Africa 6,000,000
#112 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 6,000,000
#113 🇸🇬Singapore Asia 6,000,000
#114 🇨🇫Central African Republic Africa 5,700,000
#115 🇫🇮Finland Europe 5,600,000
#116 🇱🇧Lebanon Asia 5,500,000
#117 🇳🇴Norway Europe 5,500,000
#118 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 5,400,000
#119 🇵🇸Palestine Asia 5,400,000
#120 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 5,400,000
#121 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 5,300,000
#122 🇨🇷Costa Rica America 5,200,000
#123 🇳🇿New Zealand Oceania 5,200,000
#124 🇴🇲Oman Asia 5,200,000
#125 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 4,900,000
#126 🇵🇦Panama America 4,500,000
#127 🇰🇼Kuwait Asia 4,300,000
#128 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 3,900,000
#129 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 3,700,000
#130 🇬🇪Georgia Asia 3,700,000
#131 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia 3,500,000
#132 🇺🇾Uruguay America 3,400,000
#133 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 3,200,000
#134 🇦🇲Armenia Asia 3,000,000
#135 🇶🇦Qatar Asia 3,000,000
#136 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 2,900,000
#137 🇦🇱Albania Europe 2,800,000
#138 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 2,800,000
#139 🇯🇲Jamaica America 2,800,000
#140 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 2,600,000
#141 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 2,600,000
#142 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 2,500,000
#143 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 2,400,000
#144 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 2,300,000
#145 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 2,100,000
#146 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 2,100,000
#147 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 1,850,000
#148 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1,800,000
#149 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1,700,000
#150 🇧🇭Bahrain Asia 1,500,000
#151 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago America 1,500,000
#152 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 1,400,000
#153 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia 1,400,000
#154 🇨🇾Cyprus Asia 1,300,000
#155 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1,300,000
#156 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 1,200,000
#157 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1,100,000
#158 🇫🇯Fiji Oceania 930,000
#159 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 850,000
#160 🇬🇾Guyana America 830,000
#161 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia 790,000
#162 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Oceania 720,000
#163 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 660,000
#164 🇸🇷Suriname America 630,000
#165 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 600,000
#166 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 600,000
#167 🇲🇹Malta Europe 550,000
#168 🇲🇻Maldives Asia 520,000
#169 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam Asia 450,000
#170 🇧🇸Bahamas America 410,000
#171 🇧🇿Belize America 410,000
#172 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 400,000
#173 🇻🇺Vanuatu Oceania 330,000
#174 🇧🇧Barbados America 280,000
#175 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe Africa 230,000
#176 🇼🇸Samoa Oceania 220,000
#177 🇱🇨St. Lucia America 180,000
#178 🇬🇩Grenada America 130,000
#179 🇰🇮Kiribati Oceania 130,000
#180 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 130,000
#181 🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Oceania 110,000
#182 🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines America 100,000
#183 🇹🇴Tonga Oceania 100,000
#184 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda America 90,000
#185 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 80,000
#186 🇩🇲Dominica America 70,000
#187 🇬🇱Greenland America 57,000
#188 🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis America 50,000
#189 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 40,000
#190 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Oceania 40,000
#191 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 39,000
#192 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 34,000
#193 🇵🇼Palau Oceania 18,000
#194 🇳🇷Nauru Oceania 12,000
#195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Oceania 11,000
#196 🇻🇦Vatican Europe 800
Estimates from open reporting or formula-modeled; countries with no reported value are excluded rather than shown as zero. Not a source of record — cross-check before citing.