This is a list of the world's sovereign states ordered by total number of inhabitants as of 2023.
World[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
India |
1,694,897,434
|
2 |
China |
1,483,695,000
|
3 |
Malaysia |
289,239,454
|
4 |
Brazil |
215,602,815
|
5 |
United States |
205,006,099
|
6 |
West Russia |
166,933,222
|
7 |
West Persia |
152,320,687
|
8 |
Mexico |
132,750,300
|
9 |
East Persia |
131,166,151
|
10 |
Ethiopia |
127,147,255
|
11 |
Japan |
126,440,000
|
12 |
Egypt |
121,241,451
|
13 |
Confederate States |
114,230,000
|
14 |
Congo |
108,407,721
|
15 |
Philippines |
107,842,000
|
16 |
Manchuria |
98,514,948
|
17 |
Germany |
95,149,051
|
18 |
Vietnam |
94,569,072
|
19 |
Arabia |
77,983,936
|
20 |
Korea |
76,814,821
|
21 |
Tanzania |
68,179,259
|
22 |
France |
67,120,000
|
23 |
Thailand |
66,379,717
|
24 |
Italy |
60,441,811
|
25 |
United Kingdom |
59,757,301
|
26 |
Rhomania |
57,324,176
|
27 |
Colombia |
54,751,463
|
28 |
Myanmar |
54,339,766
|
29 |
Guinean Confederation |
53,920,202
|
30 |
Kenya |
52,573,973
|
31 |
Mutapa |
51,441,034
|
32 |
Bornu |
50,284,849
|
33 |
Mystras Australis |
48,419,278
|
34 |
Spain |
46,730,300
|
35 |
Carthage |
46,029,258
|
36 |
Cyrenaica |
45,950,204
|
37 |
East Russia |
45,131,969
|
38 |
Central America |
44,994,775
|
39 |
Argentina |
44,938,712
|
40 |
Syria Palaestina |
42,388,955
|
41 |
Danubia |
40,944,548
|
42 |
Uganda |
40,006,700
|
43 |
Uzbekistan |
38,382,503
|
44 |
Poland |
37,054,870
|
45 |
Mauretania |
35,740,000
|
46 |
Swania |
33,781,285
|
47 |
Peru |
32,495,510
|
48 |
Venezuela |
32,219,521
|
49 |
Angola |
30,175,553
|
50 |
Nepal |
29,609,623
|
51 |
Mozambique |
27,909,798
|
52 |
Mongolia |
27,787,998
|
53 |
New Holland |
25,908,507
|
54 |
Uyghuristan |
25,852,345
|
55 |
Madagascar |
25,263,000
|
56 |
Cameroon |
24,348,251
|
57 |
Tuareg Confederation |
23,450,059
|
58 |
Vlachia |
22,100,000
|
59 |
Melanesia |
21,771,189
|
60 |
Haiti |
21,396,000
|
61 |
Ceylon |
21,103,000
|
62 |
Berberia |
20,103,289
|
63 |
Chagatai |
19,103,462
|
64 |
Nyasaland |
17,563,749
|
65 |
Zambia |
17,381,168
|
66 |
Netherlands |
17,327,400
|
67 |
Ecuador |
17,266,800
|
68 |
Chile |
17,107,216
|
69 |
Las Bahías |
15,543,442
|
70 |
Cambodia |
15,288,489
|
71 |
Zimbabwe |
15,159,624
|
72 |
Dahomey |
14,303,498
|
73 |
Biafra |
13,500,000
|
74 |
Bolivia |
13,469,896
|
75 |
Rwanda |
12,374,397
|
76 |
Belgium |
11,467,362
|
77 |
Wolof Confederation |
11,245,877
|
78 |
Somalia |
11,031,386
|
79 |
Portugal |
10,291,027
|
80 |
Sweden |
10,263,568
|
81 |
Kanem |
9,938,494
|
82 |
Jamesland |
9,749,585
|
83 |
Azerbaijan |
9,442,000
|
84 |
Denmark |
8,732,263
|
85 |
Switzerland |
8,542,323
|
86 |
Quebec |
8,241,655
|
87 |
Hong Kong |
7,500,000
|
88 |
French Equator |
7,363,634
|
89 |
Paraguay |
7,152,703
|
90 |
Laos |
7,123,205
|
91 |
Serbia |
7,001,444
|
92 |
Bulgaria |
7,000,039
|
93 |
Boer Republic |
6,968,595
|
94 |
Canada |
6,926,032
|
95 |
Singapore |
5,638,700
|
96 |
Finland |
5,518,752
|
97 |
Norway |
5,334,762
|
98 |
Scotland |
5,295,000
|
99 |
New Zealand |
5,255,784
|
100 |
Ireland |
4,857,000
|
101 |
Rome |
4,343,037
|
102 |
Georgia |
3,723,500
|
103 |
Sokoto |
3,702,676
|
104 |
Tibet |
3,648,100
|
105
|
Sophiahafen |
3,502,561
|
106 |
Bosnia |
3,475,000
|
107 |
Anangu |
3,371,410
|
108 |
File:Armenia flag Differently.png Armenia |
2,956,900
|
109 |
Van Diemen's Land |
2,867,304
|
110 |
Lithuania |
2,791,133
|
111 |
Jamaica |
2,726,667
|
112 |
Botswana |
2,544,894
|
113 |
Bangui |
2,504,203
|
114 |
Namibia |
2,454,088
|
115 |
Caribbean Federation |
2,271,032
|
116 |
Latvia |
1,907,675
|
117 |
Hawaii |
1,561,629
|
118 |
Mbini |
1,454,789
|
119 |
Estland |
1,324,820
|
120 |
Mauritius |
1,265,475
|
121 |
Fiji |
1,142,556
|
122 |
Djibouti |
1,078,373
|
123 |
Comoros |
850,688
|
124 |
Johannia |
850,500
|
125 |
Guyana |
786,391
|
126 |
Bhutan |
771,608
|
127 |
Macau |
682,800
|
128 |
Montenegro |
631,219
|
129 |
Luxembourg |
625,978
|
130 |
Iceland |
587,942
|
131 |
Suriname |
575,990
|
132 |
Maldives |
530,953
|
133 |
Ghana |
488,000
|
134 |
Belize |
398,050
|
135 |
Bahamas |
385,340
|
136 |
Micronesia |
131,082
|
137 |
Tonga |
105,213
|
138 |
Seychelles |
98,462
|
139 |
Andorra |
80,300
|
140 |
Elba |
42,162
|
141 |
Liechtenstein |
38,896
|
142 |
Monaco |
38,300
|
143 |
San Marino |
34,232
|
144 |
Tuvalu |
11,558
|
By continent[]
Africa[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
Ethiopia |
127,147,255
|
2 |
Egypt |
121,241,451
|
3 |
Congo |
108,407,721
|
4 |
Tanzania |
68,179,259
|
5 |
Guinean Confederation |
53,920,202
|
6 |
Kenya |
52,573,973
|
7 |
Mutapa |
51,441,034
|
8 |
Bornu |
50,284,849
|
9 |
Carthage |
46,029,258
|
10 |
Cyrenaica |
45,950,204
|
11 |
Uganda |
40,006,700
|
12 |
Mauretania |
35,740,000
|
13 |
Angola |
30,175,553
|
14 |
Mozambique |
27,909,798
|
15 |
Madagascar |
25,263,000
|
16 |
Cameroon |
24,348,251
|
17 |
Tuareg Confederation |
23,450,059
|
18 |
Berberia |
20,103,289
|
19 |
Nyasaland |
17,563,749
|
20 |
Zambia |
17,381,168
|
21 |
Zimbabwe |
15,159,624
|
22 |
Dahomey |
14,303,498
|
23 |
Biafra |
13,500,000
|
24 |
Rwanda |
12,374,397
|
25 |
Wolof Confederation |
11,245,877
|
26 |
Somalia |
11,031,386
|
27 |
Kanem |
9,938,494
|
28 |
French Equator |
7,363,634
|
29 |
Boer Republic |
6,968,595
|
31 |
Sokoto |
3,702,676
|
32 |
Botswana |
2,544,894
|
33 |
Bangui |
2,504,203
|
34 |
Namibia |
2,454,088
|
35 |
Mbini |
1,454,789
|
36 |
Mauritius |
1,265,475
|
37 |
Djibouti |
1,078,373
|
38 |
Comoros |
850,688
|
39 |
Ghana |
488,000
|
40 |
Seychelles |
98,462
|
South America[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
Brazil |
215,602,815
|
2 |
Colombia (South American part) |
50,372,424
|
3 |
Argentina |
44,938,712
|
4 |
Peru |
32,495,510
|
5 |
Venezuela |
32,219,521
|
6 |
Ecuador |
17,266,800
|
7 |
Chile |
17,107,216
|
8 |
Bolivia |
13,469,896
|
9 |
Paraguay |
7,152,703
|
10 |
Guyana |
786,391
|
11 |
Suriname |
575,990
|
North America[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
United States |
205,006,099
|
2 |
Mexico |
132,750,300
|
3 |
Confederate States |
114,230,000
|
4 |
Central America |
44,994,775
|
5 |
Haiti |
21,396,000
|
6 |
Quebec |
8,241,655
|
7 |
Canada |
6,926,032
|
8 |
Russia (North American part) |
4,662,547
|
9 |
Colombia (North American part) |
4,379,039
|
10 |
Jamaica |
2,726,667
|
11 |
Caribbean Federation |
2,271,032
|
12 |
Johannia |
850,500
|
13 |
Belize |
398,050
|
14 |
Bahamas |
385,340
|
15 |
Iceland (North American part) |
56,081
|
Asia[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
India |
1,694,897,434
|
2 |
China |
1,483,695,000
|
3 |
Malaysia |
289,239,454
|
4 |
West Persia |
152,320,687
|
5 |
East Persia |
131,166,151
|
6 |
Japan |
126,440,000
|
7 |
Philippines |
107,842,000
|
8 |
Manchuria |
98,514,948
|
9 |
Vietnam |
94,569,072
|
10 |
Arabia |
77,983,936
|
11 |
Korea |
76,814,821
|
12 |
Thailand |
66,379,717
|
13 |
Myanmar |
54,339,766
|
14 |
East Russia |
45,131,969
|
15 |
Syria Palaestina |
42,388,955
|
16 |
Uzbekistan |
38,382,503
|
17 |
Nepal |
29,609,623
|
18 |
Mongolia |
27,787,998
|
19 |
Uyghuristan |
25,852,345
|
20 |
Ceylon |
21,103,000
|
21 |
Chagatai |
19,103,462
|
22 |
Cambodia |
15,288,489
|
23 |
Azerbaijan |
9,442,000
|
24 |
Hong Kong |
7,500,000
|
25 |
Laos |
7,123,205
|
26 |
Singapore |
5,638,700
|
27 |
Georgia |
3,723,500
|
28 |
Tibet |
3,648,100
|
29 |
File:Armenia flag Differently.png Armenia |
2,956,900
|
30 |
Bhutan |
771,608
|
31 |
Macau |
682,800
|
32 |
Maldives |
530,953
|
Europe[]
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
West Russia (Europe) |
166,933,222
|
2 |
Germany |
95,149,051
|
3 |
France |
67,120,000
|
4 |
Italy |
60,441,811
|
5 |
United Kingdom |
59,757,301
|
6 |
Rhomania |
57,324,176
|
7 |
Spain |
46,730,300
|
8 |
Danubia |
40,944,548
|
9 |
Poland |
37,054,870
|
10 |
Vlachia |
22,100,000
|
11 |
Netherlands |
17,327,400
|
12 |
Belgium |
11,467,362
|
13 |
Portugal |
10,291,027
|
14 |
Sweden |
10,263,568
|
15 |
Denmark |
8,732,263
|
16 |
Switzerland |
8,542,323
|
17 |
Serbia |
7,001,444
|
18 |
Bulgaria |
7,000,039
|
19 |
Finland |
5,518,752
|
20 |
Norway |
5,334,762
|
21 |
Scotland |
5,295,000
|
22 |
Ireland |
4,857,000
|
23 |
Rome |
4,343,037
|
24 |
Bosnia |
3,475,000
|
25 |
Lithuania |
2,791,133
|
26 |
Latvia |
1,907,675
|
27 |
Estland |
1,324,820
|
28 |
Montenegro |
631,219
|
29 |
Luxembourg |
625,978
|
30 |
Iceland (European part) |
531,861
|
31 |
Andorra |
80,300
|
32 |
Elba |
42,162
|
33 |
Liechtenstein |
38,896
|
34 |
Monaco |
38,300
|
35 |
San Marino |
34,232
|
Oceania[]
Data from 2020
# |
Country |
Population
|
1 |
Mystras Australis |
45,294,538
|
2 |
Swania |
32,667,130
|
3 |
New Holland |
25,052,671
|
4 |
Melanesia |
20,244,875
|
5 |
Las Bahías |
14,389,887
|
6 |
Jamesland |
9,302,087
|
7 |
New Zealand |
5,107,080
|
8 |
Sophiahafen |
3,430,782
|
9 |
Aṉangu |
3,078,285
|
10 |
Van Diemen's Land |
2,652,018
|
11 |
Hawaii |
1,474,872
|
12 |
Fiji |
1,092,459
|
13 |
Micronesia |
122,375
|
14
|
Tonga |
100,651
|
15
|
Tuvalu |
10,200
|
See also[]