Country Rankings

Compare countries by key metrics.

#CountryRegionValue
1ChinaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 1,416,043,270 (2024 est.)

male: 722,201,504

female: 693,841,766
2IndiaSouth Asiatotal: 1,409,128,296 (2024 est.)

male: 725,784,825

female: 683,343,471
3European UnionEuropetotal: 451,815,312 (2024 est.)

male: 220,631,332

female: 231,183,980
4United StatesNorth Americatotal: 341,963,408 (2024 est.)

male: 168,598,780

female: 173,364,628
5IndonesiaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 281,562,465 (2024 est.)

male: 140,800,047

female: 140,762,418
6PakistanSouth Asiatotal: 252,363,571 (2024 est.)

male: 128,387,797

female: 123,975,774
7NigeriaAfricatotal: 236,747,130 (2024 est.)

male: 119,514,449

female: 117,232,681
8BrazilSouth Americatotal: 220,051,512 (2024 est.)

male: 108,166,491

female: 111,885,021
9BangladeshSouth Asiatotal: 168,697,184 (2024 est.)

male: 82,708,252

female: 85,988,932
10RussiaCentral Asiatotal: 140,820,810 (2024 est.)

male: 65,496,805

female: 75,324,005
11MexicoNorth Americatotal: 130,739,927 (2024 est.)

male: 63,899,138

female: 66,840,789
12JapanEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 123,201,945 (2024 est.)

male: 59,875,269

female: 63,326,676
13EthiopiaAfricatotal: 118,550,298 (2024 est.)

male: 59,062,093

female: 59,488,205
14PhilippinesEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 118,277,063 (2024 est.)

male: 59,227,092

female: 59,049,971
15Congo, Democratic Republic of theAfricatotal: 115,403,027 (2024 est.)

male: 57,688,160

female: 57,714,867
16EgyptAfricatotal: 111,247,248 (2024 est.)

male: 57,142,484

female: 54,104,764
17VietnamEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 105,758,975 (2024 est.)

male: 53,109,175

female: 52,649,800
18IranMiddle Easttotal: 88,386,937 (2024 est.)

male: 44,795,539

female: 43,591,398
19Turkey (Turkiye)Middle Easttotal: 84,119,531 (2024 est.)

male: 42,247,430

female: 41,872,101
20GermanyEuropetotal: 84,119,100 (2024 est.)

male: 41,572,702

female: 42,546,398
21ThailandEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 69,920,998 (2024 est.)

male: 34,065,311

female: 35,855,687
22United KingdomEuropetotal: 68,459,055 (2024 est.)

male: 34,005,445

female: 34,453,610
23FranceEuropetotal: 68,374,591 (2024 est.)

male: 33,557,094

female: 34,817,497
24TanzaniaAfricatotal: 67,462,121 (2024 est.)

male: 33,691,904

female: 33,770,217
25ItalyEuropetotal: 60,964,931 (2024 est.)

male: 29,414,065

female: 31,550,866
26South AfricaAfricatotal: 60,442,647 (2024 est.)

male: 29,664,388

female: 30,778,259
27KenyaAfricatotal: 58,246,378 (2024 est.)

male: 29,091,800

female: 29,154,578
28BurmaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 57,527,139 (2024 est.)

male: 28,387,831

female: 29,139,308
29Korea, SouthEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 52,081,799 (2024 est.)

male: 26,119,111

female: 25,962,688
30SudanAfricatotal: 50,467,278 (2024 est.)

male: 25,335,092

female: 25,132,186
31ColombiaSouth Americatotal: 49,588,357 (2024 est.)

male: 24,206,371

female: 25,381,986
32UgandaAfricatotal: 49,283,041 (2024 est.)

male: 24,040,560

female: 25,242,481
33SpainEuropetotal: 47,280,433 (2024 est.)

male: 23,069,327

female: 24,211,106
34AlgeriaAfricatotal: 47,022,473 (2024 est.)

male: 23,854,821

female: 23,167,652
35ArgentinaSouth Americatotal: 46,994,384 (2024 est.)

male: 23,274,794

female: 23,719,590
36IraqMiddle Easttotal: 42,083,436 (2024 est.)

male: 21,193,356

female: 20,890,080
37AfghanistanSouth Asiatotal: 40,121,552 (2024 est.)

male: 20,301,066

female: 19,820,486
38CanadaNorth Americatotal: 38,794,813 (2024 est.)

male: 19,234,729

female: 19,560,084
39PolandEuropetotal: 38,746,310 (2024 est.)

male: 18,441,415

female: 20,304,895
40MoroccoAfricatotal: 37,387,585 (2024 est.)

male: 18,664,263

female: 18,723,322
41AngolaAfricatotal: 37,202,061 (2024 est.)

male: 18,196,058

female: 19,006,003
42Saudi ArabiaMiddle Easttotal: 36,544,431 (2024 est.)

male: 20,700,838

female: 15,843,593
43UzbekistanCentral Asiatotal: 36,520,593 (2024 est.)

male: 18,324,813

female: 18,195,780
44UkraineEuropetotal: 35,661,826 (2024 est.)

male: 17,510,149

female: 18,151,677
45GhanaAfricatotal: 34,589,092 (2024 est.)

male: 16,902,073

female: 17,687,019
46MalaysiaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 34,564,810 (2024 est.)

male: 17,666,212

female: 16,898,598
47MozambiqueAfricatotal: 33,350,954 (2024 est.)

male: 16,449,734

female: 16,901,220
48PeruSouth Americatotal: 32,600,249 (2024 est.)

male: 15,952,556

female: 16,647,693
49YemenMiddle Easttotal: 32,140,443 (2024 est.)

male: 16,221,139

female: 15,919,304
50VenezuelaSouth Americatotal: 31,250,306 (2024 est.)

male: 15,555,451

female: 15,694,855
51NepalSouth Asiatotal: 31,122,387 (2024 est.)

male: 15,240,643

female: 15,881,744
52CameroonAfricatotal: 30,966,105 (2024 est.)

male: 15,429,588

female: 15,536,517
53Cote d'IvoireAfricatotal: 29,981,758 (2024 est.)

male: 15,040,032

female: 14,941,726
54MadagascarAfricatotal: 29,452,714 (2024 est.)

male: 14,760,501

female: 14,692,213
55AustraliaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 26,768,598 (2024 est.)

male: 13,305,110

female: 13,463,488
56NigerAfricatotal: 26,342,784 (2024 est.)

male: 13,056,203

female: 13,286,581
57Korea, NorthEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 26,298,666 (2024 est.)

male: 12,828,269

female: 13,470,397
58SyriaMiddle Easttotal: 23,865,423 (2024 est.)

male: 11,981,578

female: 11,883,845
59TaiwanEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 23,595,274 (2024 est.)

male: 11,606,491

female: 11,988,783
60Burkina FasoAfricatotal: 23,042,199 (2024 est.)

male: 11,297,749

female: 11,744,450
61MaliAfricatotal: 21,990,607 (2024 est.)

male: 10,688,755

female: 11,301,852
62Sri LankaSouth Asiatotal: 21,982,608 (2024 est.)

male: 10,642,043

female: 11,340,565
63MalawiAfricatotal: 21,763,309 (2024 est.)

male: 10,674,594

female: 11,088,715
64ZambiaAfricatotal: 20,799,116 (2024 est.)

male: 10,407,253

female: 10,391,863
65KazakhstanCentral Asiatotal: 20,260,006 (2024 est.)

male: 9,817,172

female: 10,442,834
66ChadAfricatotal: 19,093,595 (2024 est.)

male: 9,464,699

female: 9,628,896
67SenegalAfricatotal: 18,847,519 (2024 est.)

male: 9,283,314

female: 9,564,205
68ChileSouth Americatotal: 18,664,652 (2024 est.)

male: 9,169,736

female: 9,494,916
69EcuadorSouth Americatotal: 18,309,984 (2024 est.)

male: 9,023,170

female: 9,286,814
70GuatemalaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 18,255,216 (2024 est.)

male: 9,050,684

female: 9,204,532
71RomaniaEuropetotal: 18,148,155 (2024 est.)

male: 8,747,795

female: 9,400,360
72NetherlandsEuropetotal: 17,772,378 (2024 est.)

male: 8,844,100

female: 8,928,278
73ZimbabweAfricatotal: 17,150,352 (2024 est.)

male: 8,343,790

female: 8,806,562
74CambodiaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 17,063,669 (2024 est.)

male: 8,277,588

female: 8,786,081
75BeninAfricatotal: 14,697,052 (2024 est.)

male: 7,253,258

female: 7,443,794
76GuineaAfricatotal: 13,986,179 (2024 est.)

male: 6,985,606

female: 7,000,573
77RwandaAfricatotal: 13,623,302 (2024 est.)

male: 6,684,655

female: 6,938,647
78BurundiAfricatotal: 13,590,102 (2024 est.)

male: 6,755,456

female: 6,834,646
79SomaliaAfricatotal: 13,017,273 (2024 est.)

male: 6,546,312

female: 6,470,961
80South SudanAfricatotal: 12,703,714 (2024 est.)

male: 6,476,341

female: 6,227,373
81BoliviaSouth Americatotal: 12,311,974 (2024 est.)

male: 6,192,774

female: 6,119,200
82TunisiaAfricatotal: 12,048,847 (2024 est.)

male: 5,972,242

female: 6,076,605
83BelgiumEuropetotal: 11,977,634 (2024 est.)

male: 5,909,057

female: 6,068,577
84HaitiCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 11,753,943 (2024 est.)

male: 5,792,443

female: 5,961,500
85JordanMiddle Easttotal: 11,174,024 (2024 est.)

male: 5,844,979

female: 5,329,045
86CubaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 10,966,038 (2024 est.)

male: 5,441,507

female: 5,524,531
87CzechiaEuropetotal: 10,837,890 (2024 est.)

male: 5,335,737

female: 5,502,153
88Dominican RepublicCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 10,815,857 (2024 est.)

male: 5,465,776

female: 5,350,081
89AzerbaijanCentral Asiatotal: 10,650,239 (2024 est.)

male: 5,330,233

female: 5,320,006
90SwedenEuropetotal: 10,589,835 (2024 est.)

male: 5,332,701

female: 5,257,134
91GreeceEuropetotal: 10,461,091 (2024 est.)

male: 5,117,862

female: 5,343,229
92TajikistanCentral Asiatotal: 10,394,063 (2024 est.)

male: 5,221,818

female: 5,172,245
93PortugalEuropetotal: 10,207,177 (2024 est.)

male: 4,835,763

female: 5,371,414
94Papua New GuineaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 10,046,233 (2024 est.)

male: 5,092,262

female: 4,953,971
95United Arab EmiratesMiddle Easttotal: 10,032,213 (2024 est.)

male: 6,824,131

female: 3,208,082
96HungaryEuropetotal: 9,855,745 (2024 est.)

male: 4,812,668

female: 5,043,077
97HondurasCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 9,529,188 (2024 est.)

male: 4,591,247

female: 4,937,941
98BelarusEuropetotal: 9,501,451 (2024 est.)

male: 4,433,839

female: 5,067,612
99IsraelMiddle Easttotal: 9,402,617 (2024 est.)

male: 4,731,275

female: 4,671,342

note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
100Sierra LeoneAfricatotal: 9,121,049 (2024 est.)

male: 4,515,726

female: 4,605,323
101AustriaEuropetotal: 8,967,982 (2024 est.)

male: 4,392,898

female: 4,575,084
102TogoAfricatotal: 8,917,994 (2024 est.)

male: 4,395,271

female: 4,522,723
103SwitzerlandEuropetotal: 8,860,574 (2024 est.)

male: 4,403,105

female: 4,457,469
104LaosEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 7,953,556 (2024 est.)

male: 3,966,320

female: 3,987,236
105ParaguaySouth Americatotal: 7,522,549 (2024 est.)

male: 3,769,376

female: 3,753,173
106LibyaAfricatotal: 7,361,263 (2024 est.)

male: 3,747,364

female: 3,613,899

note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
107Hong KongEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 7,297,821 (2024 est.)

male: 3,367,812

female: 3,930,009
108BulgariaEuropetotal: 6,782,659 (2024 est.)

male: 3,303,491

female: 3,479,168
109NicaraguaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 6,676,948 (2024 est.)

male: 3,273,900

female: 3,403,048
110El SalvadorCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 6,628,702

male: 3,172,244

female: 3,456,458 (2024 est.)
111SerbiaEuropetotal: 6,612,318 (2025 est.)

male: 3,223,548

female: 3,388,770
112EritreaAfricatotal: 6,343,956 (2024 est.)

male: 3,122,433

female: 3,221,523
113KyrgyzstanCentral Asiatotal: 6,172,101 (2024 est.)

male: 3,021,318

female: 3,150,783
114Congo, Republic of theAfricatotal: 6,097,665 (2024 est.)

male: 3,045,973

female: 3,051,692
115SingaporeEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 6,028,459 (2024 est.)

male: 3,013,630

female: 3,014,829
116DenmarkEuropetotal: 5,973,136 (2024 est.)

male: 2,975,261

female: 2,997,875
117TurkmenistanCentral Asiatotal: 5,744,151 (2024 est.)

male: 2,842,870

female: 2,901,281
118Central African RepublicAfricatotal: 5,650,957 (2024 est.)

male: 2,814,497

female: 2,836,460
119FinlandEuropetotal: 5,626,414 (2024 est.)

male: 2,773,656

female: 2,852,758
120SlovakiaEuropetotal: 5,563,649 (2024 est.)

male: 2,684,747

female: 2,878,902
121NorwayEuropetotal: 5,509,733 (2024 est.)

male: 2,780,972

female: 2,728,761
122LiberiaAfricatotal: 5,437,249 (2024 est.)

male: 2,711,324

female: 2,725,925
123LebanonMiddle Easttotal: 5,364,482 (2024 est.)

male: 2,678,543

female: 2,685,939
124Costa RicaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 5,265,575 (2024 est.)

male: 2,635,481

female: 2,630,094
125IrelandEuropetotal: 5,233,461 (2024 est.)

male: 2,590,542

female: 2,642,919
126New ZealandAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 5,161,211 (2024 est.)

male: 2,584,607

female: 2,576,604
127GeorgiaCentral Asiatotal: 4,900,961 (2024 est.)

male: 2,343,068

female: 2,557,893
128PanamaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 4,470,241 (2024 est.)

male: 2,251,257

female: 2,218,984
129MauritaniaAfricatotal: 4,328,040 (2024 est.)

male: 2,083,690

female: 2,244,350
130CroatiaEuropetotal: 4,150,116 (2024 est.)

male: 2,003,431

female: 2,146,685
131OmanMiddle Easttotal: 3,901,992 (2024 est.)

male: 2,096,126

female: 1,805,866
132Bosnia and HerzegovinaEuropetotal: 3,798,671 (2024 est.)

male: 1,852,164

female: 1,946,507
133MoldovaEuropetotal: 3,599,528 (2024 est.)

male: 1,698,249

female: 1,901,279
134UruguaySouth Americatotal: 3,425,330 (2024 est.)

male: 1,660,132

female: 1,765,198
135MongoliaEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 3,281,676 (2024 est.)

male: 1,595,596

female: 1,686,080
136West BankMiddle Easttotal: 3,243,369 (2024 est.)

male: 1,648,450

female: 1,594,919

note: approximately 468,300 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2022); approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021)
137KuwaitMiddle Easttotal: 3,138,355 (2024 est.)

male: 1,810,542

female: 1,327,813
138AlbaniaEuropetotal: 3,107,100 (2024 est.)

male: 1,531,063

female: 1,576,037
139Puerto RicoCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 3,019,450 (2024 est.)

male: 1,418,753

female: 1,600,697
140ArmeniaCentral Asiatotal: 2,976,765 (2024 est.)

male: 1,456,415

female: 1,520,350
141JamaicaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 2,823,713 (2024 est.)

male: 1,397,495

female: 1,426,218
142NamibiaAfricatotal: 2,803,660 (2024 est.)

male: 1,377,286

female: 1,426,374
143LithuaniaEuropetotal: 2,628,186 (2024 est.)

male: 1,214,994

female: 1,413,192
144QatarMiddle Easttotal: 2,552,088 (2024 est.)

male: 1,961,135

female: 590,953
145Gambia, TheAfricatotal: 2,523,327 (2024 est.)

male: 1,250,490

female: 1,272,837
146GabonAfricatotal: 2,455,105 (2024 est.)

male: 1,270,023

female: 1,185,082
147BotswanaAfricatotal: 2,450,668 (2024 est.)

male: 1,174,306

female: 1,276,362
148LesothoAfricatotal: 2,227,548 (2024 est.)

male: 1,101,959

female: 1,125,589
149Gaza StripMiddle Easttotal: 2,141,643 (2024 est.)

male: 1,086,340

female: 1,055,303
150North MacedoniaEuropetotal: 2,135,622 (2024 est.)

male: 1,064,727

female: 1,070,895
151Guinea-BissauAfricatotal: 2,132,325 (2024 est.)

male: 1,042,910

female: 1,089,415
152SloveniaEuropetotal: 2,097,893 (2024 est.)

male: 1,051,044

female: 1,046,849
153KosovoEuropetotal: 1,977,093 (2024 est.)

male: 1,017,992

female: 959,101
154LatviaEuropetotal: 1,801,246 (2024 est.)

male: 836,982

female: 964,264
155Equatorial GuineaAfricatotal: 1,795,834 (2024 est.)

male: 962,385

female: 833,449
156BahrainMiddle Easttotal: 1,566,888 (2024 est.)

male: 940,022

female: 626,866
157Timor-LesteEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 1,506,909 (2024 est.)

male: 750,665

female: 756,244
158Trinidad and TobagoCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 1,408,966 (2024 est.)

male: 708,260

female: 700,706
159EstoniaEuropetotal: 1,340,478 (2025 est.)

male: 634,988

female: 705,490
160CyprusEuropetotal: 1,320,525 (2024 est.)

male: 675,196

female: 645,329
161MauritiusAfricatotal: 1,310,504 (2024 est.)

male: 639,270

female: 671,234
162EswatiniAfricatotal: 1,138,089 (2024 est.)

male: 538,600

female: 599,489
163DjiboutiAfricatotal: 994,974 (2024 est.)

male: 450,796

female: 544,178
164FijiAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 951,611 (2024 est.)

male: 482,304

female: 469,307
165ComorosAfricatotal: 900,141 (2024 est.)

male: 435,758

female: 464,383
166BhutanSouth Asiatotal: 884,546 (2024 est.)

male: 457,665

female: 426,881
167GuyanaSouth Americatotal: 794,099 (2024 est.)

male: 405,244

female: 388,855
168Solomon IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 726,799 (2024 est.)

male: 370,970

female: 355,829
169LuxembourgEuropetotal: 671,254 (2024 est.)

male: 338,702

female: 332,552
170SurinameSouth Americatotal: 646,758 (2024 est.)

male: 320,352

female: 326,406
171MacauEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 644,426 (2024 est.)

male: 304,988

female: 339,438
172Cabo VerdeAfricatotal: 611,014 (2024 est.)

male: 297,106

female: 313,908
173MontenegroEuropetotal: 599,849 (2024 est.)

male: 294,482

female: 305,367
174BruneiEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 491,900 (2024 est.)

male: 239,140

female: 252,760
175MaltaEuropetotal: 469,730 (2024 est.)

male: 237,023

female: 232,707
176BelizeCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 415,789 (2024 est.)

male: 205,895

female: 209,894
177Bahamas, TheCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 410,862 (2024 est.)

male: 190,100

female: 220,762
178MaldivesSouth Asiatotal: 388,858 (2024 est.)

male: 197,739

female: 191,119
179IcelandEuropetotal: 364,036 (2024 est.)

male: 182,268

female: 181,768
180VanuatuAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 318,007 (2024 est.)

male: 157,932

female: 160,075
181New CaledoniaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 304,167 (2024 est.)

male: 151,389

female: 152,778
182BarbadosCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 304,139 (2024 est.)

male: 146,587

female: 157,552
183French PolynesiaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 303,540 (2024 est.)

male: 155,138

female: 148,402
184Sao Tome and PrincipeAfricatotal: 223,561 (2024 est.)

male: 111,553

female: 112,008
185SamoaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 208,853 (2024 est.)

male: 105,920

female: 102,933
186GuamAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 169,532 (2024 est.)

male: 87,345

female: 82,187
187Saint LuciaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 168,038 (2024 est.)

male: 81,517

female: 86,521
188CuracaoCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 153,289 (2024 est.)

male: 73,755

female: 79,534
189ArubaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 125,063 (2024 est.)

male: 59,101

female: 65,962
190KiribatiAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 116,545 (2024 est.)

male: 56,364

female: 60,181
191GrenadaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 114,621 (2024 est.)

male: 58,168

female: 56,453
192TongaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 104,889 (2024 est.)

male: 52,606

female: 52,283
193Virgin IslandsCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 104,377 (2024 est.)

male: 49,520

female: 54,857
194JerseyEuropetotal: 103,387 (2024 est.)

male: 51,028

female: 52,359
195Antigua and BarbudaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 102,634 (2024 est.)

male: 48,311

female: 54,323
196Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 100,647 (2024 est.)

male: 51,249

female: 49,398
197Micronesia, Federated States ofAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 99,603

male: 48,708

female: 50,895 (2024 est.)
198SeychellesAfricatotal: 98,187 (2024 est.)

male: 50,973

female: 47,214
199Isle of ManEuropetotal: 92,269 (2024 est.)

male: 46,331

female: 45,938
200AndorraEuropetotal: 85,370 (2024 est.)

male: 43,652

female: 41,718
201Marshall IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 82,011 (2024 est.)

male: 41,581

female: 40,430
202DominicaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 74,661

male: 37,753

female: 36,908 (2024 est.)
203BermudaNorth Americatotal: 72,800 (2024 est.)

male: 35,401

female: 37,399
204GuernseyEuropetotal: 67,787 (2024 est.)

male: 33,712

female: 34,075
205Cayman IslandsCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 66,653 (2024 est.)

male: 32,379

female: 34,274
206Turks and Caicos IslandsCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 60,439 (2024 est.)

male: 30,389

female: 30,050
207GreenlandNorth Americatotal: 57,751 (2024 est.)

male: 29,843

female: 27,908
208Saint Kitts and NevisCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 55,133 (2024 est.)

male: 27,599

female: 27,534
209Faroe IslandsEuropetotal: 52,933 (2024 est.)

male: 27,400

female: 25,533
210Northern Mariana IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 51,118 (2024 est.)

male: 27,044

female: 24,074
211Sint MaartenCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 46,215 (2024 est.)

male: 22,817

female: 23,398
212American SamoaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 43,895 (2024 est.)

male: 21,804

female: 22,091
213LiechtensteinEuropetotal: 40,272 (2024 est.)

male: 20,072

female: 20,200
214British Virgin IslandsCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 40,102 (2024 est.)

male: 19,042

female: 21,060
215San MarinoEuropetotal: 35,095 (2024 est.)

male: 16,944

female: 18,151
216Saint MartinCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 32,996

male: 15,791

female: 17,205 (2024 est.)
217MonacoEuropetotal: 31,813

male: 15,366

female: 16,447 (2024 est.)
218GibraltarEuropetotal: 29,683 (2024 est.)

male: 14,919

female: 14,764
219PalauAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 21,864 (2024 est.)

male: 11,235

female: 10,629
220AnguillaCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 19,416 (2024 est.)

male: 9,107

female: 10,309
221Wallis and FutunaAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 15,964 (2024 est.)

male: 8,201

female: 7,763
222TuvaluAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 11,733 (2024 est.)

male: 5,816

female: 5,917
223NauruAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 9,892 (2024 est.)

male: 4,856

female: 5,036
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaAfricatotal: 7,943 (2024 est.)

male: 3,978

female: 3,965
225Cook IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 7,761 (2024 est.)

male: 3,980

female: 3,781
226Saint BarthelemyCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 7,086

male: 3,737

female: 3,349 (2024 est.)
227MontserratCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: 5,468 (2024 est.)

male: 2,728

female: 2,740
228Saint Pierre and MiquelonNorth Americatotal: 5,132 (2024 est.)

male: 2,476

female: 2,656
229Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)South Americatotal: 3,142 (2021)

male: 1,645

female: 1,497

note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census
230SvalbardEuropetotal: 2,556 (2025 est.)

male: 1,353

female: 1,203
231TokelauAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 2,453 (2024 est.)

male: 1,201 (2024 est.)

female: 1,252 (2024 est.)
232Paracel IslandsEast and Southeast Asiatotal: 2,230 (2024 est.)
233Coral Sea IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: no indigenous inhabitants (2021)

note: a staff of four operates the meteorological station on Willis Island
234South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSouth Americatotal: (July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 and was replaced by a permanent group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
235NiueAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 1,815 (2024 est.)

male: 877 (2024 est.)

female: 938 (2024 est.)
236Norfolk IslandAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 1,739 (2021)

male: 823

female: 916
237Christmas IslandAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 1,692 (2021 est.)

male: 1,007

female: 685
238Holy See (Vatican City)Europetotal: 1,000 (2024)
239Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 593 (2021 est.)

male: 301

female: 292
240Pitcairn IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: 50 (2025 est.)
241AntarcticaAntarcticano permanent inhabitants, but staff is present at year-round and summer-only research stations

note: 56 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands; the population  varies from approximately 5,000 in summer to 1,100 in winter, with about 1,000 support personnel on ships nearby

as of 2024, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,713 total; Argentina 425, Australia 238, Belarus 15, Belgium 55, Brazil 64, Bulgaria 25, Chile 375, China 164, Czechia 32, Ecuador 35, Finland 16, France 136, France and Italy jointly 70, Germany 60, India 72, Italy 150, Japan 130, South Korea 158, New Zealand 85, Norway 60, Peru 30, Poland 41, Russia 211, South Africa 80, Spain 79, Sweden 16, Ukraine 15, United Kingdom 315, United States 1,495 , Uruguay 66 (2024)

winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 1,056 total; Argentina 221, Australia 52, Brazil 15, Chile 114, China 32, France 24, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 48, Japan 40, Netherlands 10, South Korea 25, NZ 11, Norway 7, Poland 16, Russia 125, South Africa 15, Ukraine 12, UK 44, US 215, Uruguay 8 (2024)
242Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAustralia and Oceaniatotal: no permanent inhabitants

note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
243Bouvet IslandAntarcticatotal: uninhabited

note: a small, seasonal research station is located in the northwest corner of Bouvet Island
244British Indian Ocean TerritorySouth Asiatotal: no permanent inhabitants

note: Diego Garcia, the largest of the 58 islands, hosts a joint UK-US military facility 
245Clipperton IslandNorth Americatotal: uninhabited
246French Southern and Antarctic LandsAntarcticatotal: no indigenous inhabitants

Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays
Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, visited by scientists
247Heard Island and McDonald IslandsAntarcticatotal: uninhabited

note: limited scientific research and expeditions
248Jan MayenEuropetotal: no permanent inhabitants

note: military personnel present on the south side of the island; meteorological stations
249Navassa IslandCentral America and the Caribbeantotal: uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
250Spratly IslandsEast and Southeast Asiatotal: no permanent inhabitants

note: scattered garrisons are occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
251United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesAustralia and Oceaniatotal: no indigenous inhabitants

note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service

Jarvis Island: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied

Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island

Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll

Palmyra Atoll: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers
252Wake IslandAustralia and Oceaniatotal: no permanent inhabitants

note: personnel maintain and operate the airfield and weather station