Countries in the world by population (2026)

This list includes both the 195 countries and 44 other entities, such as overseas territories and special administrative regions. Data based on the latest United Nations Population Division estimates.
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See also: World Population

#	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	India	1,476,625,576	+0.87%	12,760,051	497	2,973,193	−440,456	1.93	29.2	36.0%^[1]	17.8%
2	China	1,412,914,089	−0.22%	−3,182,005	151	9,326,410	−232,107	1.03	40.6	66.8%	17.0%
3	United States	349,035,494	+0.51%	1,759,686	38	9,147,420	1,177,848	1.62	38.7	80.3%^[2]	4.2%
4	Indonesia	287,886,782	+0.76%	2,165,546	159	1,811,569	−39,472	2.08	30.7	60.0%	3.5%
5	Pakistan	259,299,792	+1.60%	4,080,238	303	856,692	−1,144,738	3.44	20.8	39.9%	3.1%
6	Nigeria	242,431,832	+2.06%	4,904,050	266	910,768	−2,810	4.20	18.3	64.6%	2.9%
7	Brazil	213,562,666	+0.35%	750,261	26	8,358,140	−205,642	1.59	35.2	88.5%	2.6%
8	Bangladesh	177,818,044	+1.21%	2,131,144	1,366	130,170	−371,398	2.09	26.3	33.8%	2.1%
9	Russia	143,394,458	−0.42%	−602,935	9	16,377,742	324,924	1.47	40.7	75.4%^[3]	1.7%
10	Ethiopia	138,902,185	+2.53%	3,430,134	127	1,096,570	27,298	3.72	19.3	24.6%	1.7%
11	Mexico	132,997,658	+0.80%	1,050,758	68	1,943,945	−109,844	1.85	30.0	80.3%	1.6%
12	Japan	122,427,731	−0.55%	−675,748	336	364,485	128,619	1.23	50.2	92.4%^[4]	1.5%
13	Egypt	120,101,175	+1.47%	1,735,181	121	995,450	−52,287	2.68	24.7	43.0%	1.4%
14	Philippines	117,724,472	+0.80%	937,510	395	298,170	−144,275	1.86	26.6	56.1%	1.4%
15	Democratic Republic of the Congo	116,452,162	+3.21%	3,619,689	51	2,267,048	−28,843	5.80	15.9	45.5%	1.4%
16	Vietnam	102,177,431	+0.57%	578,904	330	310,070	−51,045	1.86	33.9	39.2%	1.2%
17	Iran	93,168,497	+0.81%	750,816	61	1,531,595	66,848	1.66	34.5	77.7%	1.1%
18	Turkey (Türkiye)	87,926,082	+0.27%	240,656	114	769,632	−217,896	1.62	33.9	89.6%	1.1%
19	Germany	83,644,258	−0.51%	−430,817	240	348,672	158,442	1.46	45.7	82.3%^[5]	1.0%
20	Tanzania	72,563,780	+2.86%	2,017,915	82	885,800	−25,275	4.41	17.6	37.6%	0.87%
21	Thailand	71,559,614	−0.08%	−60,249	140	510,890	29,200	1.19	41.0	63.7%	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69,931,528	+0.55%	380,196	289	241,930	364,099	1.53	40.2	83.4%	0.84%
23	France	66,746,401	+0.14%	95,597	121	549,970	88,533	1.64	42.5	78.9%	0.80%
24	South Africa	65,453,084	+1.09%	705,765	54	1,214,470	131,684	2.17	28.9	64.0%	0.79%
25	Italy	58,926,166	−0.37%	−220,094	200	294,140	58,272	1.22	48.6	69.8%	0.71%
26	Kenya	58,636,412	+1.92%	1,103,920	103	569,140	−34,838	3.07	20.3	32.6%^[6]	0.71%
27	Myanmar	55,184,819	+0.61%	334,171	84	653,508	−40,682	2.06	30.4	30.7%	0.66%
28	Colombia	53,936,226	+0.96%	510,591	52	1,038,700	115,815	1.60	33.0	79.1%	0.65%
29	Sudan	53,282,719	+3.14%	1,620,571	31	1,731,671	252,038	4.13	18.8	35.0%^[7]	0.64%
30	Uganda	52,761,470	+2.68%	1,376,576	268	197,100	−121,799	3.97	17.1	32.6%^[8]	0.64%
31	South Korea	51,600,388	−0.13%	−66,641	532	96,920	62,644	0.76	46.2	81.2%	0.62%
32	Algeria	48,028,334	+1.25%	593,022	20	2,381,740	−28,841	2.62	28.8	76.4%	0.58%
33	Iraq	48,007,437	+2.10%	986,663	110	437,367	−13,102	3.13	21.1	70.0%	0.58%
34	Spain	47,850,793	−0.08%	−39,165	96	498,980	85,305	1.24	46.3	80.7%^[9]	0.58%
35	Argentina	46,003,734	+0.33%	152,356	17	2,736,690	2,316	1.51	33.3	92.4%	0.55%
36	Afghanistan	45,047,068	+2.74%	1,202,956	69	652,230	−53,884	4.56	17.4	26.2%	0.54%
37	Yemen	42,961,653	+2.84%	1,187,775	81	527,968	−22,178	4.33	18.5	37.2%	0.52%
38	Canada	40,467,728	+0.85%	341,005	4	9,093,507	291,403	1.33	40.8	83.1%^[10]	0.49%
39	Angola	40,215,180	+3.01%	1,175,141	32	1,246,700	−4,270	4.89	16.7	72.3%	0.48%
40	Ukraine	39,535,848	+1.43%	555,472	68	579,330	−6,229	1.00	41.8	69.7%	0.48%
41	Morocco	38,762,441	+0.86%	331,671	87	446,300	−60,886	2.16	30.1	63.5%	0.47%
42	Poland	37,843,188	−0.78%	−297,722	124	304,255	−7,971	1.31	43.0	60.2%	0.46%
43	Uzbekistan	37,724,223	+1.81%	670,795	89	425,400	−4,517	3.40	27.0	51.1%	0.45%
44	Mozambique	36,639,850	+2.83%	1,008,197	47	786,380	−55,988	4.54	16.6	38.0%	0.44%
45	Malaysia	36,385,115	+1.13%	407,277	111	328,657	159,001	1.52	31.4	77.9%^[11]	0.44%
46	Ghana	35,697,557	+1.81%	633,285	157	227,533	−24,195	3.26	21.6	59.5%	0.43%
47	Saudi Arabia	35,165,787	+1.73%	599,459	16	2,149,690	108,660	2.27	29.7	84.8%^[12]	0.42%
48	Peru	34,922,148	+1.00%	345,483	27	1,279,996	6,707	1.93	30.5	86.0%	0.42%
49	Madagascar	33,522,052	+2.39%	781,374	58	581,540	−2,665	3.78	19.4	33.4%^[13]	0.40%
50	Côte d'Ivoire	33,494,346	+2.39%	782,799	105	318,003	6,535	4.10	18.5	55.1%^[14]	0.40%
51	Cameroon	30,640,817	+2.55%	761,480	65	472,710	−18,922	4.12	18.2	55.9%^[15]	0.37%
52	Nepal	29,629,410	+0.04%	11,292	207	143,351	−292,014	1.92	25.7	67.2%^[16]	0.36%
53	Niger	28,814,878	+3.21%	897,047	23	1,266,700	−10,620	5.64	15.7	18.7%^[17]	0.35%
54	Venezuela	28,633,711	+0.41%	116,815	32	882,050	−92,869	2.04	29.5	89.4%^[18]	0.34%
55	Australia^[19]	27,227,096	+0.94%	253,070	4	7,682,300	131,706	1.64	38.5	87.8%	0.33%
56	North Korea	26,633,691	+0.24%	62,655	221	120,408	−2,809	1.75	36.8	64.5%	0.32%
57	Syria	26,472,497	+3.33%	852,070	142	185,887	305,822	2.62	23.8	72.1%	0.32%
58	Mali	25,932,275	+2.91%	733,454	21	1,220,190	−52,609	5.33	15.9	32.8%	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24,601,700	+2.19%	527,120	90	273,800	−28,309	3.91	18.0	29.5%^[20]	0.30%
60	Sri Lanka	23,348,315	+0.51%	118,845	361	64,630	−30,760	1.93	33.6	20.6%^[21]	0.28%
61	Taiwan	23,011,292	−0.44%	−101,501	713	32,260	−15,041	0.86	45.4	78.9%	0.28%
62	Malawi	22,785,535	+2.56%	569,415	242	94,080	1,348	3.45	18.4	18.0%	0.27%
63	Zambia	22,521,915	+2.77%	608,041	30	743,398	6,939	3.91	18.2	46.4%	0.27%
64	Chad	21,560,380	+2.65%	556,675	17	1,259,200	−112,304	5.84	15.7	28.2%^[22]	0.26%
65	Kazakhstan	21,083,626	+1.15%	239,872	8	2,699,700	−12,814	2.92	29.7	62.7%	0.25%
66	Somalia	20,305,907	+3.31%	651,168	32	627,337	15,364	5.80	15.6	55.6%	0.24%
67	Chile	19,945,850	+0.43%	85,929	27	743,812	48,106	1.12	37.4	89.4%^[23]	0.24%
68	Senegal	19,366,548	+2.30%	434,582	101	192,530	−13,429	3.66	19.8	56.3%	0.23%
69	Guatemala	18,967,978	+1.50%	280,097	177	107,159	−7,432	2.23	23.8	56.6%	0.23%
70	Romania	18,800,605	−0.57%	−108,045	82	229,891	−28,982	1.71	43.5	52.2%	0.23%
71	Netherlands	18,448,775	+0.56%	101,956	544	33,893	89,379	1.44	41.5	96.2%	0.22%
72	Ecuador	18,444,506	+0.85%	154,610	67	276,841	−13,851	1.78	29.7	63.6%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	18,051,219	+1.14%	203,237	102	176,515	−34,323	2.49	26.4	41.3%	0.22%
74	Zimbabwe	17,273,580	+1.90%	322,785	45	386,847	−54,620	3.57	18.3	41.1%	0.21%
75	Guinea	15,441,992	+2.27%	342,265	63	245,717	−19,725	3.96	18.5	39.0%	0.19%
76	Benin	15,170,420	+2.40%	355,960	137	110,622	−6,318	4.34	18.2	54.2%^[24]	0.18%
77	Rwanda	14,889,693	+2.20%	320,353	604	24,668	−7,003	3.54	20.2	31.9%	0.18%
78	Burundi	14,729,157	+2.36%	339,155	574	25,680	−35,108	4.57	16.6	26.5%	0.18%
79	Bolivia	12,749,291	+1.33%	167,449	12	1,083,301	−3,157	2.47	25.5	71.9%	0.15%
80	South Sudan	12,436,037	+2.03%	247,249	19	644,329	7,974	3.63	19.0	22.0%^[25]	0.15%
81	Tunisia	12,415,138	+0.54%	66,565	80	155,360	−14,794	1.79	33.4	71.1%	0.15%
82	Haiti	12,037,506	+1.10%	131,410	437	27,560	−31,968	2.55	24.3	56.2%^[26]	0.15%
83	Belgium	11,774,642	+0.14%	16,039	389	30,278	29,607	1.40	42.1	87.7%	0.14%
84	Dominican Republic	11,609,500	+0.77%	89,013	240	48,320	−35,038	2.17	28.7	72.7%	0.14%
85	Jordan	11,589,532	+0.60%	68,848	131	88,802	60,699	2.54	24.9	93.5%^[27]	0.14%
86	United Arab Emirates	11,574,682	+2.02%	228,682	138	83,600	87,401	1.21	31.6	86.1%^[28]	0.14%
87	Honduras	11,184,760	+1.63%	178,910	100	111,890	−4,603	2.42	24.6	59.7%^[29]	0.13%
88	Tajikistan	10,978,598	+1.78%	191,864	78	141,510	−20,198	2.96	22.4	26.1%	0.13%
89	Papua New Guinea	10,947,848	+1.72%	185,031	24	452,860	−534	2.99	23.0	16.2%^[30]	0.13%
90	Cuba	10,892,659	−0.41%	−44,545	99	109,820	−22,086	1.45	42.5	77.3%	0.13%
91	Sweden	10,701,046	+0.42%	44,413	26	410,335	42,755	1.44	40.4	89.3%	0.13%
92	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,527,780	−0.77%	−81,460	136	77,247	13,400	1.47	44.3	73.0%^[31]	0.13%
93	Azerbaijan	10,454,855	+0.55%	57,142	127	82,629	7,708	1.66	34.1	58.7%^[32]	0.13%
94	Portugal	10,395,362	−0.16%	−16,472	114	91,470	16,968	1.52	47.2	61.7%^[33]	0.13%
95	Togo	9,930,918	+2.15%	209,310	183	54,385	−12,642	4.01	19.2	45.0%	0.12%
96	Greece	9,897,116	−0.42%	−41,728	76	130,647	14,649	1.34	47.1	79.5%^[34]	0.12%
97	Israel	9,647,689	+1.37%	130,509	449	21,497	13,023	2.73	29.3	91.6%^[35]	0.12%
98	Hungary	9,585,818	−0.48%	−46,469	107	89,608	12,936	1.50	44.2	70.9%	0.12%
99	Austria	9,107,266	−0.07%	−6,308	110	82,445	13,212	1.34	43.9	70.0%	0.11%
100	Switzerland	9,007,798	+0.45%	40,390	225	39,997	34,096	1.45	43.2	86.0%	0.11%
101	Sierra Leone	8,996,744	+2.01%	176,950	126	71,620	−12,277	3.53	19.9	46.5%^[36]	0.11%
102	Belarus	8,937,018	−0.67%	−60,585	44	202,900	−3,608	1.23	41.8	79.8%	0.11%
103	Laos	7,974,018	+1.28%	100,972	35	230,800	−11,125	2.33	25.3	41.1%^[37]	0.10%
104	Turkmenistan	7,736,632	+1.55%	117,784	16	469,930	11,792	2.60	27.3	47.1%	0.09%
105	Libya	7,539,852	+1.09%	81,298	4	1,759,540	2,610	2.21	28.0	87.9%	0.09%
106	Kyrgyzstan	7,400,464	+1.45%	105,430	39	191,801	39	2.72	25.5	34.8%	0.09%
107	Hong Kong	7,378,602	−0.24%	−17,474	6,877	1,073	−12,576	0.75	47.9	100.0%	0.09%
108	Nicaragua	7,097,329	+1.28%	89,827	59	119,990	−8,485	2.16	26.3	59.6%	0.09%
109	Paraguay	7,095,279	+1.17%	82,201	18	397,302	−12,243	2.37	27.3	70.9%^[38]	0.09%
110	Bulgaria	6,667,660	−0.70%	−46,900	61	108,489	−5,722	1.74	45.0	74.4%	0.08%
111	Serbia	6,641,964	−0.70%	−47,075	86	77,474	−5,883	1.51	44.7	62.9%	0.08%
112	Republic of the Congo	6,637,786	+2.36%	153,349	19	341,500	−3,298	3.99	18.7	64.4%	0.08%
113	El Salvador	6,391,254	+0.40%	25,751	308	20,721	−23,530	1.74	28.4	76.0%	0.08%
114	Denmark	6,023,520	+0.35%	21,013	142	42,434	18,360	1.52	41.3	89.0%^[39]	0.07%
115	Singapore	5,905,748	+0.60%	34,998	7,935	744	13,379	0.97	36.8	100.0%	0.07%
116	Lebanon	5,897,467	+0.82%	48,047	576	10,230	−6,685	2.19	29.0	91.1%^[40]	0.07%
117	Liberia	5,853,949	+2.14%	122,743	61	96,320	−1,051	3.71	19.0	56.6%^[41]	0.07%
118	Central African Republic	5,698,984	+3.37%	185,702	9	622,984	−15,608	5.69	14.6	45.0%	0.07%
119	State of Palestine	5,692,790	+1.85%	103,167	949	6,000	−20,055	3.13	20.3	87.6%	0.07%
120	Oman	5,671,458	+3.22%	176,767	18	309,500	79,740	2.44	29.8	79.6%	0.07%
121	Norway^[42]	5,652,989	+0.53%	29,918	15	304,282	12,047	1.42	40.1	83.8%	0.07%
122	Finland^[43]	5,621,739	−0.03%	−1,591	19	302,259	12,666	1.30	43.4	74.8%	0.07%
123	Mauritania	5,461,319	+2.75%	146,254	5	1,030,700	−5,842	4.48	17.5	62.4%	0.07%
124	Slovakia	5,451,342	−0.43%	−23,539	113	48,105	134	1.57	42.8	53.2%	0.07%
125	Ireland	5,356,950	+0.92%	48,911	78	68,883	32,022	1.60	39.2	64.8%^[44]	0.06%
126	New Zealand	5,287,479	+0.68%	35,580	20	264,537	16,435	1.64	38.0	84.1%	0.06%
127	Costa Rica	5,174,789	+0.42%	21,839	101	51,060	966	1.31	35.7	80.1%^[45]	0.06%
128	Kuwait	5,102,773	+1.53%	76,695	286	17,818	30,696	1.49	34.8	100.0%	0.06%
129	Panama	4,625,718	+1.19%	54,529	62	74,340	5,665	2.07	30.6	66.3%	0.06%
130	Croatia	3,822,345	−0.67%	−25,815	68	55,974	−2,491	1.47	45.5	58.1%^[46]	0.05%
131	Georgia	3,804,642	−0.05%	−2,029	55	69,700	1,215	1.78	37.6	61.3%	0.05%
132	Eritrea	3,682,669	+2.10%	75,666	36	101,000	−7,520	3.55	19.5	34.6%	0.04%
133	Mongolia	3,556,798	+1.13%	39,698	2	1,553,556	12	2.54	27.0	71.3%	0.04%
134	Uruguay	3,382,537	−0.06%	−2,151	19	175,015	−1,413	1.38	36.7	95.7%	0.04%
135	Puerto Rico	3,222,688	−0.39%	−12,601	360	8,959	1,056	0.94	46.2	94.4%^[47]	0.04%
136	Qatar	3,173,559	+1.85%	57,671	274	11,586	24,791	1.69	33.4	99.4%	0.04%
137	Namibia	3,153,246	+1.95%	60,430	4	823,290	47	3.13	21.5	51.3%	0.04%
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,114,242	−0.82%	−25,854	61	51,187	−7,581	1.50	46.1	53.3%^[48]	0.04%
139	Moldova	2,961,253	−1.16%	−34,853	90	32,891	−16,732	1.72	39.1	43.9%	0.04%
140	Armenia	2,930,915	−0.73%	−21,450	104	28,203	−27,000	1.71	37.2	66.0%	0.04%
141	Gambia	2,884,079	+2.20%	61,986	285	10,120	−2,894	3.70	18.8	65.7%	0.03%
142	Jamaica	2,833,404	−0.13%	−3,673	262	10,831	−11,683	1.33	33.3	59.9%^[49]	0.03%
143	Lithuania	2,797,338	−1.16%	−32,806	45	62,680	−4,846	1.22	42.6	69.3%	0.03%
144	Albania	2,751,025	−0.74%	−20,483	100	27,398	−22,595	1.32	37.8	59.2%^[50]	0.03%
145	Gabon	2,647,400	+2.09%	54,270	10	257,667	1,152	3.49	21.6	92.3%^[51]	0.03%
146	Botswana	2,603,388	+1.61%	41,266	5	566,730	−4,169	2.63	23.7	68.5%^[52]	0.03%
147	Lesotho	2,389,336	+1.10%	26,011	79	30,355	−4,876	2.61	22.1	45.7%	0.03%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	+2.15%	48,293	82	28,120	−1,893	3.62	19.6	47.2%	0.03%
149	Slovenia	2,114,574	−0.12%	−2,498	105	20,151	2,609	1.58	45.0	56.2%	0.03%
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	+2.37%	46,037	71	28,051	3,533	3.95	20.9	71.8%^[53]	0.02%
151	Latvia	1,835,935	−0.95%	−17,624	29	62,249	−360	1.35	43.8	68.8%^[54]	0.02%
152	North Macedonia	1,804,062	−0.54%	−9,729	71	25,433	−5,731	1.47	41.4	63.2%^[55]	0.02%
153	Bahrain	1,675,572	+1.96%	32,240	2,205	760	14,280	1.77	33.4	100.0%	0.02%
154	Kosovo	1,666,992	−0.43%	−7,133	153	10,887	−14,025	1.52	33.2	51.6%	0.02%
155	Trinidad and Tobago	1,513,268	+0.14%	2,113	295	5,128	160	1.52	38.2	54.0%^[56]	0.02%
156	Timor-Leste	1,436,923	+1.30%	18,406	97	14,874	−1,695	2.50	22.1	29.0%	0.02%
157	Cyprus	1,382,334	+0.84%	11,580	150	9,241	7,210	1.37	39.1	66.7%	0.02%
158	Estonia	1,331,062	−0.98%	−13,170	31	42,388	−716	1.38	43.2	70.7%	0.02%
159	Eswatini	1,269,859	+1.09%	13,685	74	17,204	−5,493	2.64	22.7	27.2%	0.02%
160	Mauritius	1,265,059	−0.25%	−3,221	623	2,030	−2,679	1.21	38.3	39.1%	0.02%
161	Djibouti	1,199,459	+1.30%	15,383	52	23,180	302	2.54	25.2	73.0%	0.01%
162	Fiji	937,282	+0.44%	4,128	51	18,274	−3,385	2.23	28.3	60.0%^[57]	0.01%
163	Comoros	899,010	+1.83%	16,162	483	1,862	−2,225	3.71	20.7	34.4%	0.01%
164	Réunion	886,298	+0.44%	3,892	353	2,512	−2,079	2.12	38.4	97.3%	0.01%
165	Solomon Islands	858,288	+2.34%	19,642	31	27,986	1,570	3.42	20.9	32.0%	0.01%
166	Guyana	840,890	+0.59%	4,904	4	196,849	−4,787	2.35	26.5	26.5%^[58]	0.01%
167	Bhutan	802,214	+0.69%	5,532	21	38,394	633	1.43	31.0	44.3%	0.01%
168	Macao	723,188	+0.16%	1,181	21,981	33	826	0.70	40.3	100.0%	0.01%
169	Luxembourg	687,448	+1.03%	6,994	266	2,586	4,938	1.41	39.7	94.9%	0.01%
170	Suriname	645,256	+0.84%	5,406	4	156,000	−965	2.19	28.9	65.8%	0.01%
171	Montenegro	626,233	−1.03%	−6,496	47	13,452	−2,824	1.79	40.4	65.7%	0.01%
172	Western Sahara	610,813	+1.65%	9,909	2	266,000	4,689	2.13	32.8	87.0%	0.01%
173	Malta	549,011	+0.66%	3,606	1,737	316	2,157	1.12	41.5	95.7%	0.01%
174	Maldives	531,517	+0.35%	1,841	1,784	298	−2,079	1.53	33.4	43.0%^[59]	0.01%
175	Cabo Verde	529,630	+0.44%	2,304	131	4,033	−1,338	1.49	29.5	78.5%	0.01%
176	Brunei	469,775	+0.74%	3,445	89	5,265	8	1.70	33.2	75.2%^[60]	0.01%
177	Belize	428,644	+1.35%	5,720	19	22,806	392	1.99	27.3	41.4%^[61]	0.01%
178	Bahamas	404,628	+0.40%	1,595	40	10,010	902	1.36	35.7	81.3%^[62]	< 0.01%
179	Iceland	402,329	+1.02%	4,063	4	100,250	2,027	1.49	36.6	94.3%	< 0.01%
180	Guadeloupe	372,453	−0.36%	−1,338	229	1,628	−1,442	2.04	47.4	96.5%	< 0.01%
181	Mayotte	347,536	+3.12%	10,525	929	374	−2	4.43	17.3	94.5%^[63]	< 0.01%
182	Vanuatu	342,564	+2.21%	7,395	28	12,189	−113	3.50	20.3	22.4%^[64]	< 0.01%
183	Martinique	337,711	−0.80%	−2,728	299	1,128	−2,264	1.95	50.2	96.9%	< 0.01%
184	French Guiana	318,872	+1.66%	5,206	4	83,534	−765	3.25	24.9	86.7%	< 0.01%
185	New Caledonia	297,892	+0.87%	2,559	16	18,275	348	1.93	34.8	68.4%^[65]	< 0.01%
186	French Polynesia	283,076	+0.22%	611	74	3,827	−1,158	1.47	36.7	61.8%	< 0.01%
187	Barbados	282,724	+0.04%	101	657	430	−98	1.70	39.7	59.9%^[66]	< 0.01%
188	São Tomé and Príncipe	244,994	+1.97%	4,740	254	964	−691	3.47	19.7	69.5%	< 0.01%
189	Samoa	220,528	+0.56%	1,222	78	2,821	−2,792	3.70	19.8	17.5%	< 0.01%
190	Curaçao	185,440	−0.03%	−47	418	444	462	1.07	39.0	91.5%	< 0.01%
191	Saint Lucia	180,488	+0.19%	339	298	606	−49	1.37	35.1	29.1%	< 0.01%
192	Guam	170,185	+0.70%	1,186	313	544	−471	2.68	31.6	94.3%^[67]	< 0.01%
193	Kiribati	138,445	+1.43%	1,957	171	811	−441	3.06	23.0	64.3%^[68]	< 0.01%
194	Seychelles	134,959	+1.64%	2,180	297	455	1,367	2.06	34.6	45.7%^[69]	< 0.01%
195	Grenada	117,362	+0.05%	58	341	344	−199	1.45	34.9	36.8%	< 0.01%
196	Micronesia	114,182	+0.44%	499	163	702	−1,121	2.67	23.5	22.5%^[70]	< 0.01%
197	Aruba	108,164	+0.02%	17	601	180	73	1.61	41.7	61.7%^[71]	< 0.01%
198	Jersey	104,106	+0.11%	118	897	116	402	1.38	43.9	34.5%	< 0.01%
199	Tonga	103,291	−0.43%	−451	144	717	−2,117	3.04	21.0	21.2%^[72]	< 0.01%
200	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	99,244	−0.68%	−680	255	389	−671	1.73	34.7	48.1%^[73]	< 0.01%
201	Antigua and Barbuda	94,626	+0.44%	418	214	443	−2	1.57	36.7	24.3%	< 0.01%
202	Isle of Man	84,054	−0.08%	−64	147	572	158	1.53	46.3	52.1%^[74]	< 0.01%
203	Andorra	83,753	+1.02%	849	179	468	751	1.11	44.2	89.0%^[75]	< 0.01%
204	U.S. Virgin Islands	83,400	−0.88%	−738	241	346	−360	2.05	44.9	95.4%^[76]	< 0.01%
205	Cayman Islands	77,196	+1.78%	1,352	292	264	888	1.50	39.1	100.0%	< 0.01%
206	Dominica	65,511	−0.55%	−361	87	751	−241	1.46	36.6	74.4%^[77]	< 0.01%
207	Guernsey	64,610	+0.21%	134	828	78	196	1.37	44.5	29.5%^[78]	< 0.01%
208	Bermuda	64,459	−0.15%	−95	1,194	54	−9	1.42	46.4	100.0%	< 0.01%
209	Faroe Islands	56,526	+0.94%	524	41	1,393	311	2.19	37.1	39.9%	< 0.01%
210	Greenland	55,629	−0.21%	−116	0	2,166,086	−249	1.90	35.5	88.8%	< 0.01%
211	Turks and Caicos Islands	47,148	+0.63%	293	50	948	151	1.43	39.6	94.6%^[79]	< 0.01%
212	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,992	+0.15%	70	180	261	11	1.50	36.5	32.0%^[80]	< 0.01%
213	American Samoa	45,318	−1.54%	−710	202	224	−1,004	2.22	29.1	80.1%^[81]	< 0.01%
214	Sint Maarten	44,447	+1.19%	524	1,307	34	485	1.42	42.0	100.0%	< 0.01%
215	Northern Mariana Islands	42,914	−1.44%	−627	92	464	−790	2.24	38.8	92.3%^[82]	< 0.01%
216	Gibraltar	40,867	+1.85%	741	6,287	6.50	480	1.88	38.8	100.0%	< 0.01%
217	Liechtenstein	40,368	+0.60%	240	252	160	193	1.54	44.7	14.6%	< 0.01%
218	British Virgin Islands	39,936	+0.51%	204	264	151	105	1.07	39.1	58.3%^[83]	< 0.01%
219	Monaco	38,087	−0.66%	−254	18,855	2.02	106	2.08	53.1	100.0%	< 0.01%
220	Marshall Islands	35,075	−3.33%	−1,207	194	181	−1,575	2.77	20.5	79.5%	< 0.01%
221	San Marino	33,605	+0.10%	33	551	61	127	1.17	49.1	97.2%	< 0.01%
222	Caribbean Netherlands	31,913	+1.83%	575	97	328	509	1.44	39.7	81.1%	< 0.01%
223	Saint Martin (French part)	23,898	−4.18%	−1,042	478	50	−1,034	2.59	43.9	100.0%	< 0.01%
224	Palau	17,614	−0.28%	−49	38	459	−22	1.84	38.9	79.4%	< 0.01%
225	Anguilla	14,817	+0.60%	89	163	91	33	1.34	39.1	100.0%	< 0.01%
226	Cook Islands	12,826	−3.29%	−437	54	236	−419	1.97	38.1	77.2%^[84]	< 0.01%
227	Nauru	12,101	+0.63%	76	576	21	−111	3.20	20.2	100.0%	< 0.01%
228	Saint-Barthélemy	11,550	+1.19%	136	462	25	143	0.84	39.1	100.0%	< 0.01%
229	Wallis and Futuna	11,113	−0.72%	−81	78	142	−80	1.39	38.6	0.0%	< 0.01%
230	Tuvalu	9,362	−1.37%	−130	360	26	−225	3.10	24.1	66.2%^[85]	< 0.01%
231	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,513	−1.09%	−61	23	242	−9	1.29	47.6	90.2%	< 0.01%
232	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	5,148	−0.94%	−49	13	394	0	1.64	51.0	37.2%	< 0.01%
233	Montserrat	4,328	−0.71%	−31	42	102	−10	1.45	41.8	9.0%	< 0.01%
234	Falkland Islands	3,465	−0.12%	−4	0	12,173	−16	1.69	43.4	81.8%	< 0.01%
235	Tokelau	2,691	+3.18%	83	224	12	43	2.54	27.6	0.0%	< 0.01%
236	Niue	1,822	+0.11%	2	7	260	2	2.44	35.1	37.6%^[86]	< 0.01%
237	Holy See (Vatican City)	506	+1.00%	5	1,150	0.44	13	1.00	56.2	100.0%	< 0.01%
238	Pitcairn Islands	–	–	–	–	47	–	–	–	–	–
239	Åland Islands	–	–	–	–	1,556	–	–	–	–	–

[1]
India
Urban: Statutory places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, and places satisfying all three of the following criteria: 5,000 inhabitants or more, at least 75 per cent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, and at least 400 inhabitants per square kilometre.
[2]
United States
Urban: Areas with at least 5,000 people, classified by housing unit density (425 housing units per square mile) rather than population density.
[3]
Russia
Urban: Settlements approved by legislative acts as cities and urban-type settlements (working, resort and summer cottages).
[4]
Japan
Urban: Cities (shi), in general municipalities with 50,000 or more inhabitants, 60 per cent or more of houses in the main built-up areas, and 60 per cent or more of the population (including dependants) engaged in manufacturing, trade or other urban types of business.
[5]
Germany
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[6]
Kenya
Urban: Built-up and compact settlements with a population of at least 2,000 people, and some trading centres with fewer than 2,000 people.
[7]
Sudan
Urban: Localities of administrative and/or commercial importance or with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
[8]
Uganda
Urban: Gazetted cities, municipalities, and towns.
[9]
Spain
Urban: Municipalities (municipios) with 10,000 inhabitants or more.
[10]
Canada
Urban: Areas with a minimum population concentration of 1,000 and a population density of at least 400 per square kilometre.
[11]
Malaysia
Urban: Gazetted areas and their adjoining built-up areas with a combined population of 10,000 or more. Built-up areas are areas contiguous to a gazetted area with at least 60 per cent of their population (aged 15 years and over) engaged in non-agricultural activities.
[12]
Saudi Arabia
Urban: Cities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
[13]
Madagascar
Urban: Centres with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
[14]
Côte d'Ivoire
Urban: Urban and semi-urban localities, and the capitals of urban sub-prefectures.
[15]
Cameroon
Urban: Administrative centres of territorial units (district, sub-division, division or province) or any locality with 5,000 inhabitants or more and with sufficient socio-economic and administrative infrastructures.
[16]
Nepal
Urban: Urban municipalities.
[17]
Niger
Urban: Localities serving as administrative centres, namely, the capital city and the administrative centers of regions and departments.
[18]
Venezuela
Urban: Populated centers with 2,500 or more inhabitants.
[19]
Australia
Population includes Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. Density divides it by their combined land, 7,682,485 km².
[20]
Burkina Faso
Urban: The administrative centers of the 45 provinces and the 350 communes in the country.
[21]
Sri Lanka
Urban: Areas under Municipal Councils and Urban Councils.
[22]
Chad
Urban: Administrative centres of prefectures, sous-prefectures and administrative posts.
[23]
Chile
Urban: Settlements with continuous, concentrated construction in blocks and a population of more than 2,000 inhabitants, or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants where less than 50% of the employed population works in primary activities.
[24]
Benin
Urban: Commune capitals (including former district capitals and urban jurisdictions) with at least 10,000 inhabitants and at least one of the following: post and telecommunications office, treasury/perception office, water system, electricity, health center, or secondary school with a second cycle. Also arrondissements with at least 10,000 inhabitants and at least four of these infrastructure types.
[25]
South Sudan
Urban: Localities of administrative and/or commercial importance or with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
[26]
Haiti
Urban: Administrative centres of communes.
[27]
Jordan
Urban: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or more as well as the district and sub-district centres of each governorate irrespective of population size.
[28]
United Arab Emirates
Urban: Localities with a population of 3,000 or more that have access to essential public services such as electricity and piped water, and at least one school and one health center.
[29]
Honduras
Urban: Populated centres with 2,000 inhabitants or more that also have piped water, land communication (road or train) or regular air or maritime service, a complete primary school (six grades), postal or telegraph service, and at least one of electric light, a sewer system or a health centre.
[30]
Papua New Guinea
Urban: Centres with 500 inhabitants or more, excluding separately located schools, hospitals, missions, plantations, rural settlements and rural villages regardless of population size.
[31]
Czech Republic (Czechia)
Urban: Localities of 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[32]
Azerbaijan
Urban: Settlements recognized by law as cities, including cities of district subordination, and urban-type settlements.
[33]
Portugal
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more inhabitants.
[34]
Greece
Urban: Areas with more than 2,000 usual residents.
[35]
Israel
Urban: Localities with 2,000 or more residents.
[36]
Sierra Leone
Urban: Towns with 2,000 inhabitants or more.
[37]
Laos
Urban: Villages meeting at least 3 of 5 basic infrastructure conditions: located in the municipality of a district or province, at least 70% of households with access to piped water, at least 70% of households with access to electricity, all-season road access, and a market in or near the village.
[38]
Paraguay
Urban: Administrative centres of the official districts.
[39]
Denmark
Urban: Agglomerations of 200 or more inhabitants.
[40]
Lebanon
Urban: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
[41]
Liberia
Urban: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or more.
[42]
Norway
Population includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Density divides it by their combined land, 366,704 km².
[43]
Finland
Population includes Åland Islands. Density divides it by their combined land, 303,815 km².
[44]
Ireland
Urban: Population clusters with 1,500 inhabitants or more (aggregate town areas, including suburbs).
[45]
Costa Rica
Urban: Administrative centres of cantons or districts, including adjacent areas with clear urban characteristics such as streets, urban services (waste management, street lighting), and economic activities.
[46]
Croatia
Urban: Administrative seats of towns, settlements with 10,000 inhabitants or more, settlements with between 5,000 and 9,999 inhabitants and at least 25 per cent employed in the secondary or tertiary sectors, and settlements with between 2,000 and 4,999 inhabitants, at least 25 per cent employed in the secondary or tertiary sectors and at least 50 per cent non-agricultural households.
[47]
Puerto Rico
Urban: Densely settled territory with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
[48]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Urban: Settlements officially designated as urban.
[49]
Jamaica
Urban: Places with a population of 2,000 or more that provide a number of amenities and utilities that in Jamaica indicate modern living.
[50]
Albania
Urban: Towns and other industrial centres with 400 inhabitants or more.
[51]
Gabon
Urban: Localities with at least 3,000 inhabitants where the majority of the population is engaged in non-agricultural activities.
[52]
Botswana
Urban: Settlements with a population of at least 5,000 and with 75 percent of those employed engaged in non-agricultural economic activities.
[53]
Equatorial Guinea
Urban: District centres and localities with 300 dwellings or more or with 1,500 inhabitants or more.
[54]
Latvia
Urban: Cities and towns, which are separate administrative or territorial units whose status is assigned and cancelled by the Saeima (Parliament) under the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas.
[55]
North Macedonia
Urban: Settlements designated as towns by the Law on Territorial Organization of Local Self-Government, which lists every settlement as a town or a village.
[56]
Trinidad and Tobago
Urban: City of Port of Spain, City of San Fernando, Borough of Arima, Borough of Chaguanas, Borough of Point Fortin, Diego Martin, San Juan/Laventille, Tunapuna/Piarco and St Andrew.
[57]
Fiji
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.
[58]
Guyana
Urban: City of Georgetown (capital), and four other towns.
[59]
Maldives
Urban: Male (capital) and other small settlements.
[60]
Brunei
Urban: Municipality areas of Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Seria, Pekan Tutong and Pekan Bangar, and heavily populated areas with urban characteristics that depend on the town for employment, education, entertainment and other facilities.
[61]
Belize
Urban: Belize City and Belmopan, along with the major towns in each district.
[62]
Bahamas
Urban: Dunmore Town (Harbour Island), Freeport, Marsh Harbour, Nassau (New Providence) and Spanish Wells (including Russell Island).
[63]
Mayotte
Urban: Communes belonging to an urban unit, meaning a commune or group of communes with a continuous built-up area (no gaps of more than 200 meters between two constructions) and at least 2,000 inhabitants.
[64]
Vanuatu
Urban: Port-Vila (capital) and Luganville.
[65]
New Caledonia
Urban: Dumbéa, Le Mont-Dore, Nouméa and Païta.
[66]
Barbados
Urban: St. Michael, Christ Church and St. James.
[67]
Guam
Urban: Localities of 2,500 inhabitants or more.
[68]
Kiribati
Urban: The island of South Tarawa.
[69]
Seychelles
Urban: Greater Victoria agglomeration plus districts with at least 1,500 inhabitants per inhabited square kilometre since 2002.
[70]
Micronesia
Urban: Localities with 1,000 inhabitants or more.
[71]
Aruba
Urban: Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas, and Noord/Tanki Leendert.
[72]
Tonga
Urban: Three villages: Kolofoʻou, Kolomotuʻa and Maʻufanga.
[73]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Urban: Kingstown, Suburbs of Kingstown, and Calliaqua.
[74]
Isle of Man
Urban: Towns of Castletown, Douglas, Peel and Ramsey.
[75]
Andorra
Urban: Parishes of Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany, Sant Julià de Lòria, Encamp and La Massana.
[76]
U.S. Virgin Islands
Urban: Densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
[77]
Dominica
Urban: Cities and villages with 1,000 inhabitants or more.
[78]
Guernsey
Urban: Civil Parish of St. Peter Port.
[79]
Turks and Caicos Islands
Urban: The islands of Grand Turk and Providenciales.
[80]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Urban: Basseterre (capital) and Charlestown.
[81]
American Samoa
Urban: Densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
[82]
Northern Mariana Islands
Urban: Saipan Island.
[83]
British Virgin Islands
Urban: Road Town (capital).
[84]
Cook Islands
Urban: Island of Rarotonga.
[85]
Tuvalu
Urban: Island of Funafuti.
[86]
Niue
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).

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