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This is a list of the world's sovereign states ordered by total number of inhabitants as of 2023.

World[]

# Country Population
1 India flag Differently India 1,694,897,434
2 China flag Differently China 1,483,695,000
3 Malaysia flag Differently Malaysia 289,239,454
4 Brazil flag Differently Brazil 215,602,815
5 United States flag Differently United States 205,006,099
6 West Russia flag Differently West Russia 166,933,222
7 West Persia flag Differently West Persia 152,320,687
8 Mexico flag Differently Mexico 132,750,300
9 East Persia flag Differently East Persia 131,166,151
10 Ethiopia flag Differently Ethiopia 127,147,255
11 Japan flag Differently Japan 126,440,000
12 Egypt flag Differently Egypt 121,241,451
13 Confederate States flag Differently Confederate States 114,230,000
14 Congo flag Differently Congo 108,407,721
15 Philippines flag Differently Philippines 107,842,000
16 Manchuria flag Differently Manchuria 98,514,948
17 Germany flag Differently Germany 95,149,051
18 Vietnam flag Differently Vietnam 94,569,072
19 Arabia flag Differently Arabia 77,983,936
20 Korea flag Differently Korea 76,814,821
21 Tanzania flag Differently Tanzania 68,179,259
22 France flag Differently France 67,120,000
23 Thailand flag Differently Thailand 66,379,717
24 Italy flag Differently Italy 60,441,811
25 United Kingdom flag Differently United Kingdom 59,757,301
26 Rhomania flag Differently Rhomania 57,324,176
27 Colombia flag Differently Colombia 54,751,463
28 Myanmar flag Differently Myanmar 54,339,766
29 Guinean Confederation flag Differently Guinean Confederation 53,920,202
30 Kenya flag Differently Kenya 52,573,973
31 Mutapa flag Differently Mutapa 51,441,034
32 Bornu flag Differently Bornu 50,284,849
33 Mystras Australis flag Differently Mystras Australis 48,419,278
34 Spain flag Differently Spain 46,730,300
35 Carthage flag Differently Carthage 46,029,258
36 Cyrenaica flag Differently Cyrenaica 45,950,204
37 East Russia flag Differently East Russia 45,131,969
38 Central America flag Differently Central America 44,994,775
39 Argentina flag Differently Argentina 44,938,712
40 Syria Palaestina flag Differently Syria Palaestina 42,388,955
41 Danubia flag Differently Danubia 40,944,548
42 Uganda flag Differently Uganda 40,006,700
43 Uzbekistan flag Differently Uzbekistan 38,382,503
44 Poland flag Differently Poland 37,054,870
45 Mauretania flag Differently Mauretania 35,740,000
46 Swania flag Differently Swania 33,781,285
47 Peru flag Differently Peru 32,495,510
48 Venezuela flag Differently Venezuela 32,219,521
49 Angola flag Differently Angola 30,175,553
50 Nepal flag Differently Nepal 29,609,623
51 Mozambique flag Differently Mozambique 27,909,798
52 Mongolia flag Differently Mongolia 27,787,998
53 New Holland flag Differently New Holland 25,908,507
54 Uyghuristan flag Differently Uyghuristan 25,852,345
55 Madagascar flag Differently Madagascar 25,263,000
56 Cameroon flag Differently Cameroon 24,348,251
57 Tuareg Confederation flag Differently Tuareg Confederation 23,450,059
58 Vlachia flag Differently Vlachia 22,100,000
59 Melanesia flag Differently Melanesia 21,771,189
60 Haiti flag Differently Haiti 21,396,000
61 Ceylon flag Differently Ceylon 21,103,000
62 Berberia flag Differently Berberia 20,103,289
63 Chagatai flag Differently Chagatai 19,103,462
64 Nyasaland flag Differently Nyasaland 17,563,749
65 Zambia flag Differently Zambia 17,381,168
66 Netherlands flag Differently Netherlands 17,327,400
67 Ecuador flag Differently Ecuador 17,266,800
68 Chile flag Differently Chile 17,107,216
69 Las Bahías flag Differently Las Bahías 15,543,442
70 Cambodia flag Differently Cambodia 15,288,489
71 Zimbabwe flag Differently Zimbabwe 15,159,624
72 Dahomey flag Differently Dahomey 14,303,498
73 Biafra flag Differently Biafra 13,500,000
74 Bolivia flag Differently Bolivia 13,469,896
75 Rwanda flag Differently Rwanda 12,374,397
76 Belgium flag Differently Belgium 11,467,362
77 Wolof Confederation flag Differently Wolof Confederation 11,245,877
78 Somalia flag Differently Somalia 11,031,386
79 Portugal flag Differently Portugal 10,291,027
80 Sweden flag Differently Sweden 10,263,568
81 Kanem flag Differently Kanem 9,938,494
82 Jamesland flag Differently Jamesland 9,749,585
83 Azerbaijan flag Differently Azerbaijan 9,442,000
84 Denmark flag Differently Denmark 8,732,263
85 Switzerland flag Differently Switzerland 8,542,323
86 Quebec flag Differently Quebec 8,241,655
87 Hong Kong flag Differently Hong Kong 7,500,000
88 French Equator flag Differently French Equator 7,363,634
89 Paraguay flag Differently Paraguay 7,152,703
90 Laos flag Differently Laos 7,123,205
91 Serbia flag Differently Serbia 7,001,444
92 Bulgaria flag Differently Bulgaria 7,000,039
93 Boer Republic flag Differently Boer Republic 6,968,595
94 Canada flag Differently Canada 6,926,032
95 Singapore flag Differently Singapore 5,638,700
96 Finland flag Differently Finland 5,518,752
97 Norway flag Differently Norway 5,334,762
98 Scotland flag Differently Scotland 5,295,000
99 New Zealand flag Differently New Zealand 5,255,784
100 Ireland flag Differently Ireland 4,857,000
101 Rome flag Differently Rome 4,343,037
102 Georgia flag Differently Georgia 3,723,500
103 Sokoto flag Differently Sokoto 3,702,676
104 Tibet flag Differently Tibet 3,648,100
105 Sophiahafen flag Differently Sophiahafen 3,502,561
106 Bosnia flag Differently Bosnia 3,475,000
107 Anangu flag Differently Anangu 3,371,410
108 File:Armenia flag Differently.png Armenia 2,956,900
109 Van Diemen's Land flag Differently Van Diemen's Land 2,867,304
110 Lithuania flag Differently Lithuania 2,791,133
111 Jamaica flag Differently Jamaica 2,726,667
112 Botswana flag Differently Botswana 2,544,894
113 Bangui flag Differently Bangui 2,504,203
114 Namibia flag Differently Namibia 2,454,088
115 Caribbean Federation flag Differently Caribbean Federation 2,271,032
116 Latvia flag Differently Latvia 1,907,675
117 Hawaii flag Differently Hawaii 1,561,629
118 Mbini flag Differently Mbini 1,454,789
119 Estland flag Differently Estland 1,324,820
120 Mauritius flag Differently Mauritius 1,265,475
121 Fiji flag Differently Fiji 1,142,556
122 Djibouti flag Differently Djibouti 1,078,373
123 Comoros flag Differently Comoros 850,688
124 Johannia flag Differently Johannia 850,500
125 Guyana flag Differently Guyana 786,391
126 Bhutan flag Differently Bhutan 771,608
127 Macau flag Differently Macau 682,800
128 Montenegro flag Differently Montenegro 631,219
129 Luxembourg flag Differently Luxembourg 625,978
130 Iceland flag Differently Iceland 587,942
131 Suriname flag Differently Suriname 575,990
132 Maldives flag Differently Maldives 530,953
133 Ghana flag Differently Ghana 488,000
134 Belize flag Differently Belize 398,050
135 Bahamas flag Differently Bahamas 385,340
136 Micronesia flag Differently Micronesia 131,082
137 Tonga flag Differently Tonga 105,213
138 Seychelles flag Differently Seychelles 98,462
139 Andorra flag Differently Andorra 80,300
140 Elba flag Differently Elba 42,162
141 Liechtenstein flag Differently Liechtenstein 38,896
142 Monaco flag Differently Monaco 38,300
143 San Marino flag Differently San Marino 34,232
144 Tuvalu flag Differently Tuvalu 11,558

By continent[]

Africa[]

# Country Population
1 Ethiopia flag Differently Ethiopia 127,147,255
2 Egypt flag Differently Egypt 121,241,451
3 Congo flag Differently Congo 108,407,721
4 Tanzania flag Differently Tanzania 68,179,259
5 Guinean Confederation flag Differently Guinean Confederation 53,920,202
6 Kenya flag Differently Kenya 52,573,973
7 Mutapa flag Differently Mutapa 51,441,034
8 Bornu flag Differently Bornu 50,284,849
9 Carthage flag Differently Carthage 46,029,258
10 Cyrenaica flag Differently Cyrenaica 45,950,204
11 Uganda flag Differently Uganda 40,006,700
12 Mauretania flag Differently Mauretania 35,740,000
13 Angola flag Differently Angola 30,175,553
14 Mozambique flag Differently Mozambique 27,909,798
15 Madagascar flag Differently Madagascar 25,263,000
16 Cameroon flag Differently Cameroon 24,348,251
17 Tuareg Confederation flag Differently Tuareg Confederation 23,450,059
18 Berberia flag Differently Berberia 20,103,289
19 Nyasaland flag Differently Nyasaland 17,563,749
20 Zambia flag Differently Zambia 17,381,168
21 Zimbabwe flag Differently Zimbabwe 15,159,624
22 Dahomey flag Differently Dahomey 14,303,498
23 Biafra flag Differently Biafra 13,500,000
24 Rwanda flag Differently Rwanda 12,374,397
25 Wolof Confederation flag Differently Wolof Confederation 11,245,877
26 Somalia flag Differently Somalia 11,031,386
27 Kanem flag Differently Kanem 9,938,494
28 French Equator flag Differently French Equator 7,363,634
29 Boer Republic flag Differently Boer Republic 6,968,595
31 Sokoto flag Differently Sokoto 3,702,676
32 Botswana flag Differently Botswana 2,544,894
33 Bangui flag Differently Bangui 2,504,203
34 Namibia flag Differently Namibia 2,454,088
35 Mbini flag Differently Mbini 1,454,789
36 Mauritius flag Differently Mauritius 1,265,475
37 Djibouti flag Differently Djibouti 1,078,373
38 Comoros flag Differently Comoros 850,688
39 Ghana flag Differently Ghana 488,000
40 Seychelles flag Differently Seychelles 98,462

South America[]

# Country Population
1 Brazil flag Differently Brazil 215,602,815
2 Colombia flag Differently Colombia
(South American part)
50,372,424
3 Argentina flag Differently Argentina 44,938,712
4 Peru flag Differently Peru 32,495,510
5 Venezuela flag Differently Venezuela 32,219,521
6 Ecuador flag Differently Ecuador 17,266,800
7 Chile flag Differently Chile 17,107,216
8 Bolivia flag Differently Bolivia 13,469,896
9 Paraguay flag Differently Paraguay 7,152,703
10 Guyana flag Differently Guyana 786,391
11 Suriname flag Differently Suriname 575,990

North America[]

# Country Population
1 United States flag Differently United States 205,006,099
2 Mexico flag Differently Mexico 132,750,300
3 Confederate States flag Differently Confederate States 114,230,000
4 Central America flag Differently Central America 44,994,775
5 Haiti flag Differently Haiti 21,396,000
6 Quebec flag Differently Quebec 8,241,655
7 Canada flag Differently Canada 6,926,032
8 Flag of Russia Russia
(North American part)
4,662,547
9 Colombia flag Differently Colombia
(North American part)
4,379,039
10 Jamaica flag Differently Jamaica 2,726,667
11 Caribbean Federation flag Differently Caribbean Federation 2,271,032
12 Johannia flag Differently Johannia 850,500
13 Belize flag Differently Belize 398,050
14 Bahamas flag Differently Bahamas 385,340
15 Flag of Iceland Iceland
(North American part)
56,081

Asia[]

# Country Population
1 India flag Differently India 1,694,897,434
2 China flag Differently China 1,483,695,000
3 Malaysia flag Differently Malaysia 289,239,454
4 West Persia flag Differently West Persia 152,320,687
5 East Persia flag Differently East Persia 131,166,151
6 Japan flag Differently Japan 126,440,000
7 Philippines flag Differently Philippines 107,842,000
8 Manchuria flag Differently Manchuria 98,514,948
9 Vietnam flag Differently Vietnam 94,569,072
10 Arabia flag Differently Arabia 77,983,936
11 Korea flag Differently Korea 76,814,821
12 Thailand flag Differently Thailand 66,379,717
13 Myanmar flag Differently Myanmar 54,339,766
14 East Russia flag Differently East Russia 45,131,969
15 Syria Palaestina flag Differently Syria Palaestina 42,388,955
16 Uzbekistan flag Differently Uzbekistan 38,382,503
17 Nepal flag Differently Nepal 29,609,623
18 Mongolia flag Differently Mongolia 27,787,998
19 Uyghuristan flag Differently Uyghuristan 25,852,345
20 Ceylon flag Differently Ceylon 21,103,000
21 Chagatai flag Differently Chagatai 19,103,462
22 Cambodia flag Differently Cambodia 15,288,489
23 Azerbaijan flag Differently Azerbaijan 9,442,000
24 Hong Kong flag Differently Hong Kong 7,500,000
25 Laos flag Differently Laos 7,123,205
26 Singapore flag Differently Singapore 5,638,700
27 Georgia flag Differently Georgia 3,723,500
28 Tibet flag Differently Tibet 3,648,100
29 File:Armenia flag Differently.png Armenia 2,956,900
30 Bhutan flag Differently Bhutan 771,608
31 Macau flag Differently Macau 682,800
32 Maldives flag Differently Maldives 530,953

Europe[]

# Country Population
1 West Russia flag Differently West Russia
(Europe)
166,933,222
2 Germany flag Differently Germany 95,149,051
3 France flag Differently France 67,120,000
4 Italy flag Differently Italy 60,441,811
5 United Kingdom flag Differently United Kingdom 59,757,301
6 Rhomania flag Differently Rhomania 57,324,176
7 Spain flag Differently Spain 46,730,300
8 Danubia flag Differently Danubia 40,944,548
9 Poland flag Differently Poland 37,054,870
10 Vlachia flag Differently Vlachia 22,100,000
11 Netherlands flag Differently Netherlands 17,327,400
12 Belgium flag Differently Belgium 11,467,362
13 Portugal flag Differently Portugal 10,291,027
14 Sweden flag Differently Sweden 10,263,568
15 Denmark flag Differently Denmark 8,732,263
16 Switzerland flag Differently Switzerland 8,542,323
17 Serbia flag Differently Serbia 7,001,444
18 Bulgaria flag Differently Bulgaria 7,000,039
19 Finland flag Differently Finland 5,518,752
20 Norway flag Differently Norway 5,334,762
21 Scotland flag Differently Scotland 5,295,000
22 Ireland flag Differently Ireland 4,857,000
23 Rome flag Differently Rome 4,343,037
24 Bosnia flag Differently Bosnia 3,475,000
25 Lithuania flag Differently Lithuania 2,791,133
26 Latvia flag Differently Latvia 1,907,675
27 Estland flag Differently Estland 1,324,820
28 Montenegro flag Differently Montenegro 631,219
29 Luxembourg flag Differently Luxembourg 625,978
30 Flag of Iceland Iceland
(European part)
531,861
31 Andorra flag Differently Andorra 80,300
32 Elba flag Differently Elba 42,162
33 Liechtenstein flag Differently Liechtenstein 38,896
34 Monaco flag Differently Monaco 38,300
35 San Marino flag Differently San Marino 34,232

Oceania[]

Data from 2020

# Country Population
1 Mystras Australis flag Differently Mystras Australis 45,294,538
2 Swania flag Differently Swania 32,667,130
3 New Holland flag Differently New Holland 25,052,671
4 Melanesia flag Differently Melanesia 20,244,875
5 Las Bahías flag Differently Las Bahías 14,389,887
6 Jamesland flag Differently Jamesland 9,302,087
7 New Zealand flag Differently New Zealand 5,107,080
8 Sophiahafen flag Differently Sophiahafen 3,430,782
9 Aṉangu flag Differently Aṉangu 3,078,285
10 Van Diemen's Land flag Differently Van Diemen's Land 2,652,018
11 Hawaii flag Differently Hawaii 1,474,872
12 Fiji flag Differently Fiji 1,092,459
13 Micronesia flag Differently Micronesia 122,375
14 Tonga flag Differently Tonga 100,651
15 Tuvalu flag Differently Tuvalu 10,200

See also[]

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