World population ranking — population by country
World Bank World Development Indicators, 2024
Total population by country as collected by the World Bank. How many people live somewhere underlies the size of its economy, so reading this alongside the GDP ranking separates being big from each person having much.
United States ranks 3 of 217
340.0m
Top 1% · 2024 figures
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| # | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaSouth Asia | 1.45bn |
| 2 | ChinaEast Asia & Pacific | 1.41bn |
| 3 | United States← yoursNorth America | 340.0m |
| 4 | IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific | 283.5m |
| 5 | PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 251.3m |
| 6 | NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa | 232.7m |
| 7 | BrazilLatin America & Caribbean | 212.0m |
| 8 | BangladeshSouth Asia | 173.6m |
| 9 | Russian FederationEurope & Central Asia | 143.7m |
| 10 | EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa | 132.1m |
| 11 | MexicoLatin America & Caribbean | 130.9m |
| 12 | JapanEast Asia & Pacific | 124.0m |
| 13 | Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 116.5m |
| 14 | PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific | 115.8m |
| 15 | Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa | 109.3m |
| 16 | Viet NamEast Asia & Pacific | 101.0m |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.6m |
| 18 | TurkiyeEurope & Central Asia | 85.5m |
| 19 | GermanyEurope & Central Asia | 83.5m |
| 20 | ThailandEast Asia & Pacific | 71.7m |
| 21 | United KingdomEurope & Central Asia | 69.3m |
| 22 | TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa | 68.6m |
| 23 | FranceEurope & Central Asia | 68.6m |
| 24 | South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa | 64.0m |
| 25 | ItalyEurope & Central Asia | 59.0m |
| 26 | KenyaSub-Saharan Africa | 56.4m |
| 27 | MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific | 54.5m |
| 28 | ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean | 52.9m |
| 29 | Korea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific | 51.8m |
| 30 | SudanSub-Saharan Africa | 50.4m |
Only the 217 countries with a 2024 figure are ranked. Countries that report late are missing.
Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org, CC BY 4.0). World Bank last updated 2026-07-13; downloaded 2026-08-14. Nothing in the figures was altered. Nominal GDP is converted to dollars, so a move in exchange rates changes the ranking even when nothing changed at home — which is why the PPP measure is kept separately.
Common questions
QWhat is Korea's population?
Korea's row is highlighted in the table. It is the World Bank's total population figure for that year.
QDoes it differ from Korea's resident registration count?
It can. The World Bank total counts people resident in the country regardless of nationality, which is a different measure from the resident registration tally.