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Population: country rankings

How many people live where, how fast populations grow and how old they are. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Population217 countries
  1. 1India1.5bn2025
  2. 2China1.4bn2025
  3. 3United States342m2025
  4. 4Indonesia286m2025
  5. 5Pakistan255m2025
  6. 6Nigeria238m2025
  7. 7Brazil213m2025
  8. 8Bangladesh176m2025
  9. 9Russia144m2025
  10. 10Ethiopia135m2025
Lowest
  1. 217Tuvalu9,4922025
  2. 216Nauru12,0252025
  3. 215Palau17,6632025
  4. 214Saint Martin (French part)24,9412025
  5. 213San Marino34,1092025
All 217 countries
Population growth217 countries
  1. 1United Arab Emirates4.68%2025
  2. 2Saudi Arabia4.63%2025
  3. 3Oman3.96%2025
  4. 4Qatar3.92%2025
  5. 5Syria3.77%2025
  6. 6Chad3.41%2025
  7. 7Central African Republic3.37%2025
  8. 8Somalia3.34%2025
  9. 9Niger3.22%2025
  10. 10Democratic Republic of the Congo3.20%2025
Lowest
  1. 217Saint Martin (French part)-4.65%2025
  2. 216Marshall Islands-3.43%2025
  3. 215Moldova-1.75%2025
  4. 214Northern Mariana Islands-1.68%2025
  5. 213Tuvalu-1.61%2025
All 217 countries
Urban share217 countries
  1. 1Bahrain100.0%2025
  2. 2Bermuda100.0%2025
  3. 3Cayman Islands100.0%2025
  4. 4Gibraltar100.0%2025
  5. 5Hong Kong100.0%2025
  6. 6Kuwait100.0%2025
  7. 7Macao100.0%2025
  8. 8Monaco100.0%2025
  9. 9Nauru100.0%2025
  10. 10Saint Martin (French part)100.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 217Liechtenstein14.6%2025
  2. 216Papua New Guinea15.8%2025
  3. 215Samoa17.5%2025
  4. 214Malawi17.6%2025
  5. 213Niger18.4%2025
All 217 countries
Fertility217 countries
  1. 1Chad6.032024
  2. 2Somalia6.012024
  3. 3Democratic Republic of the Congo5.982024
  4. 4Central African Republic5.952024
  5. 5Niger5.932024
  6. 6Mali5.512024
  7. 7Angola5.052024
  8. 8Burundi4.792024
  9. 9Afghanistan4.762024
  10. 10Mozambique4.692024
Lowest
  1. 217Macao0.582024
  2. 216South Korea0.752024
  3. 215Hong Kong0.842024
  4. 214Puerto Rico0.922024
  5. 213Singapore0.972024
All 217 countries
Aged 65+217 countries
  1. 1Monaco36.0%2025
  2. 2Japan30.0%2025
  3. 3Puerto Rico25.3%2025
  4. 4Italy25.1%2025
  5. 5Portugal24.9%2025
  6. 6Greece24.4%2025
  7. 7Finland24.2%2025
  8. 8Germany23.7%2025
  9. 9Hong Kong23.7%2025
  10. 10Croatia23.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 217Qatar1.7%2025
  2. 216United Arab Emirates1.8%2025
  3. 215Zambia2.0%2025
  4. 214Chad2.1%2025
  5. 213Central African Republic2.2%2025
All 217 countries
Aged 0–14217 countries
  1. 1Central African Republic48.7%2025
  2. 2Somalia46.6%2025
  3. 3Niger46.2%2025
  4. 4Chad46.0%2025
  5. 5Democratic Republic of the Congo45.9%2025
  6. 6Mali45.8%2025
  7. 7Mozambique44.2%2025
  8. 8Angola44.1%2025
  9. 9Burundi44.0%2025
  10. 10Uganda43.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 217South Korea10.2%2025
  2. 216Hong Kong10.3%2025
  3. 215Japan11.2%2025
  4. 214Puerto Rico11.2%2025
  5. 213Andorra11.6%2025
All 217 countries
Density216 countries
  1. 1Macao20,630.62024
  2. 2Monaco18,536.92024
  3. 3Singapore8,329.02024
  4. 4Hong Kong7,165.82024
  5. 5Gibraltar3,932.92024
  6. 6Bahrain1,985.82024
  7. 7Malta1,805.02024
  8. 8Maldives1,771.12024
  9. 9Bangladesh1,333.42024
  10. 10Sint Maarten1,275.02024
Lowest
  1. 216Greenland0.12024
  2. 215Mongolia2.32024
  3. 214Australia3.52024
  4. 213Namibia3.72024
  5. 212Iceland3.82024
All 216 countries
Birth rate217 countries
  1. 1Central African Republic46.22024
  2. 2Chad43.32024
  3. 3Somalia42.32024
  4. 4Niger41.42024
  5. 5Democratic Republic of the Congo40.92024
  6. 6Mali39.52024
  7. 7Angola37.22024
  8. 8Mozambique37.02024
  9. 9Afghanistan35.02024
  10. 10Tanzania34.82024
Lowest
  1. 217San Marino4.22024
  2. 216South Korea4.72024
  3. 215Hong Kong4.92024
  4. 214Macao5.32024
  5. 213Ukraine5.52024
All 217 countries
Area216 countries
  1. 1Russia17,125,190 km²2024
  2. 2Canada15,634,410 km²2024
  3. 3United States9,831,510 km²2024
  4. 4China9,562,910 km²2024
  5. 5Brazil8,510,420 km²2024
  6. 6Australia7,741,220 km²2024
  7. 7India3,287,263 km²2024
  8. 8Argentina2,780,400 km²2024
  9. 9Kazakhstan2,724,902 km²2024
  10. 10Algeria2,381,740 km²2024
Lowest
  1. 216Gibraltar10 km²2024
  2. 215Nauru21 km²2024
  3. 214Tuvalu26 km²2024
  4. 213Macao33 km²2024
  5. 212Sint Maarten34 km²2024
All 216 countries
Net migration217 countries
  1. 1Ukraine1.7m2025
  2. 2United States1.2m2025
  3. 3Syria421,6932025
  4. 4United Kingdom389,9112025
  5. 5Canada326,2042025
  6. 6Sudan291,4692025
  7. 7Malaysia166,6152025
  8. 8United Arab Emirates158,6342025
  9. 9South Africa146,3702025
  10. 10Japan140,5792025
Lowest
  1. 217Pakistan-1.2m2025
  2. 216India-495,7532025
  3. 215Bangladesh-402,1002025
  4. 214Nepal-364,6992025
  5. 213Germany-334,0722025
All 217 countries
Adolescent births217 countries
  1. 1Central African Republic161.32024
  2. 2Equatorial Guinea152.92024
  3. 3Mozambique151.92024
  4. 4Niger141.62024
  5. 5Angola139.42024
  6. 6Mali135.92024
  7. 7Chad132.12024
  8. 8Madagascar128.72024
  9. 9Liberia124.72024
  10. 10Guinea116.82024
Lowest
  1. 217Macao0.52024
  2. 216North Korea0.52024
  3. 215South Korea0.52024
  4. 214Denmark1.12024
  5. 213Hong Kong1.22024
All 217 countries
Death rate217 countries
  1. 1Monaco20.12024
  2. 2Bulgaria15.62024
  3. 3Serbia14.92024
  4. 4Latvia14.32024
  5. 5Moldova13.82024
  6. 6Ukraine13.62024
  7. 7Bosnia and Herzegovina13.52024
  8. 8Hungary13.42024
  9. 9Japan13.32024
  10. 10Croatia13.22024
Lowest
  1. 217United Arab Emirates1.02024
  2. 216Qatar1.12024
  3. 215Kuwait1.52024
  4. 214Oman1.92024
  5. 213Bahrain2.22024
All 217 countries
Dependency ratio217 countries
  1. 1Central African Republic103.6%2025
  2. 2Monaco99.1%2025
  3. 3Somalia96.7%2025
  4. 4Democratic Republic of the Congo96.2%2025
  5. 5Niger95.5%2025
  6. 6Mali92.9%2025
  7. 7Chad92.6%2025
  8. 8Angola88.7%2025
  9. 9Mozambique88.3%2025
  10. 10Burundi87.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 217Qatar20.0%2025
  2. 216United Arab Emirates21.6%2025
  3. 215Kuwait26.8%2025
  4. 214Bahrain28.9%2025
  5. 213Maldives31.6%2025
All 217 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Population by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies