Top 20 countries by population

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1. 1 🇮🇳

   India

   भारत

   1,463,865,525 year 2025

   Also in: #4 countries by air passengers carried a year#3 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by labour force#5 countries by patent applications a year

2. 2 🇨🇳

   China

   中华人民共和国

   1,406,585,000 year 2025

   Also in: #2 countries by air passengers carried a year#1 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by labour force#1 countries by patent applications a year

3. 3 🇺🇸

   United States

   341,784,857 year 2025

   Also in: #1 countries by air passengers carried a year#2 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by engineering graduates per year#9 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)

4. 4 🇮🇩

   Indonesia

   285,721,236 year 2025

   Also in: #9 countries by air passengers carried a year#7 countries by CO2 emissions a year#4 countries by labour force#3 countries by new doctors per year

5. 5 🇵🇰

   Pakistan

   255,219,554 year 2025

   Also in: #7 countries by labour force#11 countries by number of primary school teachers#10 countries by people living in cities and towns

6. 6 🇳🇬

   Nigeria

   237,527,782 year 2025

   Also in: #5 countries by labour force#5 countries by number of primary school teachers#6 countries by people living in cities and towns

7. 7 🇧🇷

   Brazil

   212,812,405 year 2025

   Also in: #10 countries by air passengers carried a year#12 countries by CO2 emissions a year#5 countries by engineering graduates per year#6 countries by labour force

8. 8 🇧🇩

   Bangladesh

   175,686,899 year 2025

   Also in: #8 countries by labour force#13 countries by number of primary school teachers#15 countries by people living in cities and towns

9. 9 🇷🇺

   Russian Federation

   143,513,328 year 2025

   Also in: #8 countries by air passengers carried a year#4 countries by CO2 emissions a year#8 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#10 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

10. 10 🇪🇹

    Ethiopia

    135,472,051 year 2025

    Also in: #13 countries by labour force#17 countries by number of primary school teachers#10 countries by renewable electricity share

11. 11 🇲🇽

    Mexico

    131,946,900 year 2025

    Also in: #15 countries by air passengers carried a year#13 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by engineering graduates per year#11 countries by labour force

12. 12 🇯🇵

    Japan

    日本

    123,366,734 year 2025

    Also in: #6 countries by air passengers carried a year#5 countries by CO2 emissions a year#3 countries by engineering graduates per year#19 countries by forest cover

13. 13 🇪🇬

    Egypt, Arab Rep.

    مصر

    118,365,995 year 2025

    Also in: #19 countries by labour force#10 countries by number of primary school teachers#19 countries by people living in cities and towns

14. 14 🇵🇭

    Philippines

    116,786,962 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by labour force#9 countries by number of primary school teachers#14 countries by people living in cities and towns

15. 15 🇨🇩

    Congo, Dem. Rep.

    112,832,473 year 2025

    Also in: #17 countries by labour force#8 countries by number of primary school teachers#17 countries by renewable electricity share#18 countries by people living in cities and towns

16. 16 🇻🇳

    Viet Nam

    101,598,527 year 2025

    Also in: #20 countries by air passengers carried a year#16 countries by CO2 emissions a year#12 countries by labour force#14 countries by number of primary school teachers

17. 17 🇮🇷

    Iran, Islamic Rep.

    92,417,681 year 2025

    Also in: #6 countries by CO2 emissions a year#12 countries by patent applications a year#15 countries by number of primary school teachers#14 countries by scientific articles a year

18. 18 🇹🇷

    Turkiye

    85,878,556 year 2025

    Also in: #5 countries by air passengers carried a year#14 countries by CO2 emissions a year#7 countries by engineering graduates per year#18 countries by labour force

19. 19 🇩🇪

    Germany

    83,491,249 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by air passengers carried a year#10 countries by CO2 emissions a year#15 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#4 countries by engineering graduates per year

20. 20 🇹🇭

    Thailand

    71,619,863 year 2025

    Also in: #16 countries by labour force#19 countries by new doctors per year#18 countries by new nurses per year#19 countries by number of primary school teachers