Ranked: UN Member Countries by Population

UN Member Nations by Population

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Despite a few highly populous nations comprising a large share of the world’s population, the majority of countries in the world actually have relatively small populations.

This visualization was a collaboration with NS.com, and it visualizes the 193 UN member countries categorized by population groups: less than 1 million, 1 million to 10 million, 10 million to 100 million, and over 100 million.

The population figures come from the United Nations, and are for 2023.

Most Countries Are Small Countries

Below, we show all UN member states by population and categorized by population groups.

UN member country	Population	Category
🇮🇳 India	1,438,069,596	100M+
🇨🇳 China	1,422,584,933	100M+
🇺🇸 United States of America	343,477,335	100M+
🇮🇩 Indonesia	281,190,067	100M+
🇵🇰 Pakistan	247,504,496	100M+
🇳🇬 Nigeria	227,882,945	100M+
🇧🇷 Brazil	211,140,729	100M+
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	171,466,990	100M+
🇷🇺 Russian Federation	145,440,501	100M+
🇲🇽 Mexico	129,739,759	100M+
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	128,691,692	100M+
🇯🇵 Japan	124,370,947	100M+
🇵🇭 Philippines	114,891,199	100M+
🇪🇬 Egypt	114,535,772	100M+
🇨🇩 Dem. Rep. of the Congo	105,789,732	100M+
🇻🇳 Viet Nam	100,352,192	100M+
🇮🇷 Iran (Islamic Republic of)	90,608,707	10-100M
🇹🇷 Türkiye	87,270,502	10-100M
🇩🇪 Germany	84,548,231	10-100M
🇹🇭 Thailand	71,702,435	10-100M
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	68,682,963	10-100M
🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania	66,617,606	10-100M
🇫🇷 France	66,438,822	10-100M
🇿🇦 South Africa	63,212,384	10-100M
🇮🇹 Italy	59,499,453	10-100M
🇰🇪 Kenya	55,339,003	10-100M
🇲🇲 Myanmar	54,133,798	10-100M
🇨🇴 Colombia	52,321,153	10-100M
🇰🇷 Republic of Korea	51,748,739	10-100M
🇸🇩 Sudan	50,042,791	10-100M
🇺🇬 Uganda	48,656,602	10-100M
🇪🇸 Spain	47,911,580	10-100M
🇩🇿 Algeria	46,164,219	10-100M
🇦🇷 Argentina	45,538,401	10-100M
🇮🇶 Iraq	45,074,049	10-100M
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	41,454,761	10-100M
🇾🇪 Yemen	39,390,799	10-100M
🇨🇦 Canada	39,299,105	10-100M
🇵🇱 Poland	38,762,844	10-100M
🇺🇦 Ukraine	37,732,836	10-100M
🇲🇦 Morocco	37,712,505	10-100M
🇦🇴 Angola	36,749,906	10-100M
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	35,652,307	10-100M
🇲🇾 Malaysia	35,126,298	10-100M
🇵🇪 Peru	33,845,617	10-100M
🇬🇭 Ghana	33,787,914	10-100M
🇲🇿 Mozambique	33,635,160	10-100M
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	33,264,292	10-100M
🇲🇬 Madagascar	31,195,933	10-100M
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	31,165,654	10-100M
🇳🇵 Nepal	29,694,615	10-100M
🇨🇲 Cameroon	28,372,687	10-100M
🇻🇪 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	28,300,854	10-100M
🇦🇺 Australia	26,451,124	10-100M
🇰🇵 Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	26,418,204	10-100M
🇳🇪 Niger	26,159,867	10-100M
🇲🇱 Mali	23,769,128	10-100M
🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic	23,594,623	10-100M
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	23,025,776	10-100M
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	22,971,617	10-100M
🇲🇼 Malawi	21,104,483	10-100M
🇿🇲 Zambia	20,723,965	10-100M
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	20,330,104	10-100M
🇨🇱 Chile	19,658,835	10-100M
🇹🇩 Chad	19,319,064	10-100M
🇷🇴 Romania	19,118,479	10-100M
🇸🇴 Somalia	18,358,615	10-100M
🇬🇹 Guatemala	18,124,838	10-100M
🇳🇱 Netherlands	18,092,525	10-100M
🇸🇳 Senegal	18,077,574	10-100M
🇪🇨 Ecuador	17,980,083	10-100M
🇰🇭 Cambodia	17,423,881	10-100M
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	16,340,822	10-100M
🇬🇳 Guinea	14,405,468	10-100M
🇧🇯 Benin	14,111,035	10-100M
🇷🇼 Rwanda	13,954,472	10-100M
🇧🇮 Burundi	13,689,450	10-100M
🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	12,244,160	10-100M
🇹🇳 Tunisia	12,200,431	10-100M
🇧🇪 Belgium	11,712,893	10-100M
🇭🇹 Haiti	11,637,399	10-100M
🇸🇸 South Sudan	11,483,374	10-100M
🇯🇴 Jordan	11,439,214	10-100M
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	11,331,266	10-100M
🇨🇺 Cuba	11,019,931	10-100M
🇨🇿 Czechia	10,809,716	10-100M
🇭🇳 Honduras	10,644,851	10-100M
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	10,642,081	10-100M
🇸🇪 Sweden	10,551,494	10-100M
🇵🇹 Portugal	10,430,738	10-100M
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	10,389,799	10-100M
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	10,389,635	10-100M
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	10,318,207	10-100M
🇬🇷 Greece	10,242,909	10-100M
🇭🇺 Hungary	9,686,464	1-10M
🇹🇬 Togo	9,304,338	1-10M
🇮🇱 Israel	9,256,314	1-10M
🇦🇹 Austria	9,130,429	1-10M
🇧🇾 Belarus	9,115,680	1-10M
🇨🇭 Switzerland	8,870,561	1-10M
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	8,460,512	1-10M
🇱🇦 Lao People's Dem. Republic	7,664,993	1-10M
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	7,364,438	1-10M
🇱🇾 Libya	7,305,659	1-10M
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	7,073,516	1-10M
🇵🇾 Paraguay	6,844,146	1-10M
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	6,823,613	1-10M
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	6,795,803	1-10M
🇷🇸 Serbia	6,773,201	1-10M
🇸🇻 El Salvador	6,309,624	1-10M
🇨🇬 Congo	6,182,885	1-10M
🇩🇰 Denmark	5,948,137	1-10M
🇸🇬 Singapore	5,789,090	1-10M
🇱🇧 Lebanon	5,773,493	1-10M
🇫🇮 Finland	5,601,186	1-10M
🇳🇴 Norway	5,519,167	1-10M
🇸🇰 Slovakia	5,518,055	1-10M
🇱🇷 Liberia	5,493,031	1-10M
🇮🇪 Ireland	5,196,630	1-10M
🇳🇿 New Zealand	5,172,836	1-10M
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	5,152,421	1-10M
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5,105,526	1-10M
🇴🇲 Oman	5,049,269	1-10M
🇲🇷 Mauritania	5,022,442	1-10M
🇰🇼 Kuwait	4,838,782	1-10M
🇵🇦 Panama	4,458,759	1-10M
🇭🇷 Croatia	3,896,024	1-10M
🇬🇪 Georgia	3,807,492	1-10M
🇪🇷 Eritrea	3,470,390	1-10M
🇲🇳 Mongolia	3,431,933	1-10M
🇺🇾 Uruguay	3,388,081	1-10M
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	3,242,023	1-10M
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,185,073	1-10M
🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	3,067,070	1-10M
🇶🇦 Qatar	2,979,082	1-10M
🇳🇦 Namibia	2,963,095	1-10M
🇦🇲 Armenia	2,943,393	1-10M
🇱🇹 Lithuania	2,854,099	1-10M
🇯🇲 Jamaica	2,839,786	1-10M
🇦🇱 Albania	2,811,655	1-10M
🇬🇲 Gambia	2,697,846	1-10M
🇬🇦 Gabon	2,484,789	1-10M
🇧🇼 Botswana	2,480,245	1-10M
🇱🇸 Lesotho	2,311,472	1-10M
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	2,153,339	1-10M
🇸🇮 Slovenia	2,118,396	1-10M
🇱🇻 Latvia	1,882,396	1-10M
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	1,847,549	1-10M
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	1,831,802	1-10M
🇧🇭 Bahrain	1,569,666	1-10M
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1,502,933	1-10M
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	1,384,286	1-10M
🇪🇪 Estonia	1,367,196	1-10M
🇨🇾 Cyprus	1,344,976	1-10M
🇲🇺 Mauritius	1,273,588	1-10M
🇸🇿 Eswatini	1,230,506	1-10M
🇩🇯 Djibouti	1,152,944	1-10M
🇫🇯 Fiji	924,146	<1M
🇰🇲 Comoros	850,387	<1M
🇬🇾 Guyana	826,353	<1M
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	800,006	<1M
🇧🇹 Bhutan	786,385	<1M
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	665,098	<1M
🇲🇪 Montenegro	633,552	<1M
🇸🇷 Suriname	628,886	<1M
🇲🇹 Malta	532,956	<1M
🇲🇻 Maldives	525,994	<1M
🇨🇻 Cabo Verde	522,331	<1M
🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam	458,949	<1M
🇧🇿 Belize	411,106	<1M
🇧🇸 Bahamas	399,441	<1M
🇮🇸 Iceland	387,558	<1M
🇧🇧 Barbados	282,336	<1M
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe	230,872	<1M
🇼🇸 Samoa	216,663	<1M
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	179,285	<1M
🇰🇮 Kiribati	132,531	<1M
🇸🇨 Seychelles	127,951	<1M
🇬🇩 Grenada	117,081	<1M
🇫🇲 Micronesia (Fed. States)	112,631	<1M
🇹🇴 Tonga	104,598	<1M
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent & Grenadines	101,323	<1M
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	93,316	<1M
🇦🇩 Andorra	80,856	<1M
🇩🇲 Dominica	66,511	<1M
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,758	<1M
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	39,598	<1M
🇲🇨 Monaco	38,957	<1M
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	38,827	<1M
🇸🇲 San Marino	33,733	<1M
🇵🇼 Palau	17,728	<1M
🇳🇷 Nauru	11,875	<1M
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	9,816	<1M

As of 2023, the majority of the world’s countries are small, with 51% of UN-recognized states having populations under 10 million.

Many of these are small island nations such as Barbados or Fiji or smaller European countries like Luxembourg or Liechtenstein.

Together, these countries account for around 4% of the global UN member state population, showing a stark divide between geographic sovereignty and demographic weight.

While countries with a population of 10 million or more make up 49% of all UN states, they make up a vast majority (96%) of the total population.

The 16 countries with population of 100 million or more alone make up 66% of the total UN member state population.

India remains the most populous country in the world as of 2025, and is projected to remain the largest country through to 2100.

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