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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Japan37.04M
  2. 2India34.67M
  3. 3China30.48M
  4. 4Bangladesh24.65M
  5. 5Egypt, Arab Rep.23.07M
  6. 6Brazil22.99M
  7. 7Mexico22.75M
  8. 8United States19.15M
  9. 9Pakistan18.08M
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.17.78M
  11. 11Nigeria17.16M
  12. 12Turkiye16.24M
  13. 13Argentina15.75M
  14. 14Philippines15.23M
  15. 15Russian Federation12.74M
  16. 16Colombia11.8M
  17. 17Indonesia11.63M
  18. 18Peru11.52M
  19. 19Thailand11.39M
  20. 20France11.35M
  21. 21Angola10.03M
  22. 22Korea, Rep.10.03M
  23. 23United Kingdom9.84M
  24. 24Viet Nam9.82M
  25. 25Iran, Islamic Rep.9.73M
  26. 26Malaysia9M
  27. 27Tanzania8.56M
  28. 28Iraq8.14M
  29. 29Saudi Arabia7.95M
  30. 30Hong Kong SAR, China7.77M
  31. 31Chile7M
  32. 32Spain6.81M
  33. 33Sudan6.75M
  34. 34Canada6.49M
  35. 35South Africa6.44M
  36. 36Singapore6.16M
  37. 37Cote d'Ivoire6.06M
  38. 38Ethiopia5.96M
  39. 39Myanmar5.81M
  40. 40Kenya5.77M
  41. 41Australia5.39M
  42. 42Afghanistan4.88M
  43. 43Cameroon4.85M
  44. 44Israel4.57M
  45. 45Italy4.35M
  46. 46Uganda4.27M
  47. 47Madagascar4.23M
  48. 48Ghana4.04M
  49. 49Morocco4.01M
  50. 50Senegal3.66M
  51. 51Dominican Republic3.65M
  52. 52Paraguay3.63M
  53. 53Germany3.58M
  54. 54Yemen, Rep.3.53M
  55. 55Burkina Faso3.52M
  56. 56Zambia3.47M
  57. 57Kuwait3.4M
  58. 58Ecuador3.24M
  59. 59Guatemala3.23M
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.21M
  61. 61Mali3.18M
  62. 62Greece3.16M
  63. 63Haiti3.13M
  64. 64United Arab Emirates3.09M
  65. 65Portugal3.03M
  66. 66Ukraine3.02M
  67. 67Venezuela, RB3.02M
  68. 68Algeria3M
  69. 69Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.85M
  70. 70Congo, Rep.2.81M
  71. 71Syrian Arab Republic2.8M
  72. 72Uzbekistan2.67M
  73. 73Tunisia2.55M
  74. 74Azerbaijan2.5M
  75. 75Puerto Rico (US)2.43M
  76. 76Cambodia2.43M
  77. 77Lebanon2.38M
  78. 78Jordan2.27M
  79. 79Guinea2.25M
  80. 80Cuba2.16M
  81. 81Belgium2.14M
  82. 82Togo2.11M
  83. 83Belarus2.07M
  84. 84Panama2.05M
  85. 85Kazakhstan2.04M
  86. 86Austria2.01M
  87. 87Bolivia2M
  88. 88Mozambique1.98M
  89. 89Poland1.8M
  90. 90Liberia1.79M
  91. 91Uruguay1.79M
  92. 92Hungary1.78M
  93. 93Romania1.76M
  94. 94Sweden1.74M
  95. 95Mongolia1.72M
  96. 96Chad1.72M
  97. 97New Zealand1.71M
  98. 98Oman1.7M
  99. 99Nepal1.67M
  100. 100Honduras1.65M
  101. 101Zimbabwe1.63M
  102. 102Mauritania1.61M
  103. 103Niger1.56M
  104. 104Costa Rica1.5M
  105. 105Switzerland1.46M
  106. 106Serbia1.41M
  107. 107Denmark1.4M
  108. 108Malawi1.39M
  109. 109Sierra Leone1.39M
  110. 110Benin1.38M
  111. 111Finland1.35M
  112. 112Burundi1.35M
  113. 113Czechia1.33M
  114. 114Rwanda1.33M
  115. 115Ireland1.3M
  116. 116Bulgaria1.29M
  117. 117Libya1.2M
  118. 118Netherlands1.19M
  119. 119Eritrea1.15M
  120. 120Kyrgyz Republic1.15M
  121. 121El Salvador1.13M
  122. 122Nicaragua1.12M
  123. 123Norway1.12M
  124. 124Armenia1.1M
  125. 125Georgia1.09M
  126. 126Tajikistan1.04M
  127. 127Central African Republic1.02M
  128. 128Turkmenistan941,130
  129. 129Gabon899,225
  130. 130Qatar831,689
  131. 131West Bank and Gaza823,407
  132. 132Lao PDR755,941
  133. 133Bahrain743,066
  134. 134Guinea-Bissau709,092
  135. 135Macao SAR, China701,381
  136. 136Croatia684,359
  137. 137Sri Lanka647,557
  138. 138North Macedonia620,825
  139. 139Djibouti616,332
  140. 140Latvia615,764
  141. 141Jamaica603,770
  142. 142Trinidad and Tobago546,564
  143. 143Lithuania541,517
  144. 144Albania535,702
  145. 145Equatorial Guinea512,750
  146. 146Namibia511,369
  147. 147Gambia, The510,303
  148. 148South Sudan500,088
  149. 149Moldova484,352
  150. 150Estonia457,657
  151. 151Slovak Republic443,679
  152. 152Papua New Guinea431,903
  153. 153Bosnia and Herzegovina348,404

Population in largest city