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| # | Country or other entity | Population (2026) | Yearly Change | Net Change | Density (P/km²) | Land Area (km²) | Migrants (net) | Fert. Rate | Median Age | Urban Pop % | World Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27,227,096 | +0.94% | 253,070 | 4 | 7,682,300 | 131,706 | 1.64 | 38.5 | 87.8% | 0.33% | |
| 2 | 10,947,848 | +1.72% | 185,031 | 24 | 452,860 | −534 | 2.99 | 23.0 | 16.2%[2] | 0.13% | |
| 3 | 5,287,479 | +0.68% | 35,580 | 20 | 264,537 | 16,435 | 1.64 | 38.0 | 84.1% | 0.06% | |
| 4 | 937,282 | +0.44% | 4,128 | 51 | 18,274 | −3,385 | 2.23 | 28.3 | 60.0%[3] | 0.01% | |
| 5 | 858,288 | +2.34% | 19,642 | 31 | 27,986 | 1,570 | 3.42 | 20.9 | 32.0% | 0.01% | |
| 6 | 342,564 | +2.21% | 7,395 | 28 | 12,189 | −113 | 3.50 | 20.3 | 22.4%[4] | < 0.01% | |
| 7 | 297,892 | +0.87% | 2,559 | 16 | 18,275 | 348 | 1.93 | 34.8 | 68.4%[5] | < 0.01% | |
| 8 | 283,076 | +0.22% | 611 | 74 | 3,827 | −1,158 | 1.47 | 36.7 | 61.8% | < 0.01% | |
| 9 | 220,528 | +0.56% | 1,222 | 78 | 2,821 | −2,792 | 3.70 | 19.8 | 17.5% | < 0.01% | |
| 10 | 170,185 | +0.70% | 1,186 | 313 | 544 | −471 | 2.68 | 31.6 | 94.3%[6] | < 0.01% | |
| 11 | 138,445 | +1.43% | 1,957 | 171 | 811 | −441 | 3.06 | 23.0 | 64.3%[7] | < 0.01% | |
| 12 | 114,182 | +0.44% | 499 | 163 | 702 | −1,121 | 2.67 | 23.5 | 22.5%[8] | < 0.01% | |
| 13 | 103,291 | −0.43% | −451 | 144 | 717 | −2,117 | 3.04 | 21.0 | 21.2%[9] | < 0.01% | |
| 14 | 45,318 | −1.54% | −710 | 202 | 224 | −1,004 | 2.22 | 29.1 | 80.1%[10] | < 0.01% | |
| 15 | 42,914 | −1.44% | −627 | 92 | 464 | −790 | 2.24 | 38.8 | 92.3%[11] | < 0.01% | |
| 16 | 35,075 | −3.33% | −1,207 | 194 | 181 | −1,575 | 2.77 | 20.5 | 79.5% | < 0.01% | |
| 17 | 17,614 | −0.28% | −49 | 38 | 459 | −22 | 1.84 | 38.9 | 79.4% | < 0.01% | |
| 18 | 12,826 | −3.29% | −437 | 54 | 236 | −419 | 1.97 | 38.1 | 77.2%[12] | < 0.01% | |
| 19 | 12,101 | +0.63% | 76 | 576 | 21 | −111 | 3.20 | 20.2 | 100.0% | < 0.01% | |
| 20 | 11,113 | −0.72% | −81 | 78 | 142 | −80 | 1.39 | 38.6 | 0.0% | < 0.01% | |
| 21 | 9,362 | −1.37% | −130 | 360 | 26 | −225 | 3.10 | 24.1 | 66.2%[13] | < 0.01% | |
| 22 | 2,691 | +3.18% | 83 | 224 | 12 | 43 | 2.54 | 27.6 | 0.0% | < 0.01% | |
| 23 | 1,822 | +0.11% | 2 | 7 | 260 | 2 | 2.44 | 35.1 | 37.6%[14] | < 0.01% |
Population includes Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. Density divides it by their combined land, 7,682,485 km².
Urban: Centres with 500 inhabitants or more, excluding separately located schools, hospitals, missions, plantations, rural settlements and rural villages regardless of population size.
Urban: All gazetted cities and towns, and settlements not officially gazetted as towns that the national statistical authorities identify as having urban characteristics based on factors such as population density and the nature of economic activities.
Urban: Port-Vila (capital) and Luganville.
Urban: Dumbéa, Le Mont-Dore, Nouméa and Païta.
Urban: Localities of 2,500 inhabitants or more.
Urban: The island of South Tarawa.
Urban: Localities with 1,000 inhabitants or more.
Urban: Three villages: Kolofoʻou, Kolomotuʻa and Maʻufanga.
Urban: Densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
Urban: Saipan Island.
Urban: Island of Rarotonga.
Urban: Island of Funafuti.
Urban: Alofi (capital).
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).