Countries by population 2026

Q: What is the most populous country in 2026?

India is the most populous country in 2026 with approximately 1.477 billion people (17.8% of world population), having overtaken China in April 2023. China ranks second at approximately 1.413 billion.

Q: Which countries are shrinking in population?

As of 2026, 62 countries and territories have negative population growth rates. The largest declining populations include China (−0.22%), Russia (−0.42%), Japan (−0.55%), Germany (−0.51%), and South Korea (−0.13%). Most are in Eastern Europe and East Asia.

Q: Which country has the highest fertility rate?

Chad and Somalia both have fertility rates of 5.80 children per woman (2026 data), the highest in the dataset. DR Congo (5.80), Niger (5.64), and Central African Republic (5.69) are also among the highest. All are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Q: Which country has the lowest fertility rate?

South Korea has the world's lowest TFR at 0.76, followed by Hong Kong (0.75), Macao (0.70), and Saint Barthelemy (0.84). China's TFR of 1.03 makes it the largest country below replacement. Taiwan (0.86) and Singapore (0.97) are also extremely low.

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8.30B Total world population 2026

234 Countries & territories listed

172 Countries with positive growth

62 Countries with negative growth

133 Countries below TFR 2.1 (replacement)

35.8% India + China share of world population

Growth rate ≥ 3% 2 – 3% 1 – 2% 0 – 1% Negative

Fertility (TFR) ≥ 4.0 2.1 – 4.0 1.5 – 2.1 < 1.5

#	Country / Territory	Population	Yr % chg	Net change	Density	Land area km²	Migrants	TFR	Med. age	Urban %	World share
1	India	1.477B 1,476,625,576	+0.87%	+12.76M	497	2.97M	-440.5K	1.93	29.2	37.6%	17.80%
2	China	1.413B 1,412,914,089	-0.22%	-3.18M	150	9.39M	-232.1K	1.03	40.6	68.7%	17.00%
3	United States	349.04M 349,035,494	+0.51%	+1.76M	38	9.15M	+1.18M	1.63	38.7	83.1%	4.20%
4	Indonesia	287.89M 287,886,782	+0.76%	+2.17M	159	1.81M	-39.5K	2.08	30.7	60.3%	3.50%
5	Pakistan	259.3M 259,299,791	+1.60%	+4.08M	336	770,880	-1.14M	3.44	20.8	34.7%	3.10%
6	Nigeria	242.43M 242,431,832	+2.06%	+4.90M	266	910,770	-2.8K	4.21	18.3	55.8%	2.90%
7	Brazil	213.56M 213,562,666	+0.35%	+750.3K	26	8.36M	-205.6K	1.59	35.3	91.7%	2.60%
8	Bangladesh	177.82M 177,818,044	+1.21%	+2.13M	1,366	130,170	-371.4K	2.09	26.3	43.2%	2.10%
9	Russia	143.39M 143,394,458	-0.42%	-602.9K	9	16.38M	+324.9K	1.47	40.7	75.4%	1.70%
10	Ethiopia	138.9M 138,902,185	+2.53%	+3.43M	139	1.00M	+27.3K	3.72	19.3	22.9%	1.70%
11	Mexico	133M 132,997,658	+0.80%	+1.05M	68	1.94M	-109.8K	1.85	30	88.3%	1.60%
12	Japan	122.43M 122,427,731	-0.55%	-675.7K	336	364,555	+128.6K	1.23	50.2	93.4%	1.50%
13	Egypt	120.1M 120,101,175	+1.47%	+1.74M	121	995,450	-52.3K	2.68	24.7	41.1%	1.40%
14	Philippines	117.72M 117,724,471	+0.80%	+937.5K	395	298,170	-144.3K	1.86	26.6	49.9%	1.40%
15	DR Congo	116.45M 116,452,162	+3.21%	+3.62M	51	2.27M	-28.8K	5.80	15.9	45.4%	1.40%
16	Vietnam	102.18M 102,177,431	+0.57%	+578.9K	330	310,070	-51.0K	1.86	33.9	42.2%	1.20%
17	Iran	93.17M 93,168,497	+0.81%	+750.8K	57	1.63M	+66.8K	1.66	34.5	73.5%	1.10%
18	Turkey	87.93M 87,926,082	+0.27%	+240.7K	114	769,630	-217.9K	1.62	33.9	77.5%	1.10%
19	Germany	83.64M 83,644,258	-0.51%	-430.8K	240	348,560	+158.4K	1.46	45.7	77%	1.00%
20	Tanzania	72.56M 72,563,780	+2.86%	+2.02M	82	885,800	-25.3K	4.41	17.6	40.8%	0.87%
21	Thailand	71.56M 71,559,614	-0.08%	-60.2K	140	510,890	+29.2K	1.19	41	54.3%	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69.93M 69,931,528	+0.55%	+380.2K	289	241,930	+364.1K	1.53	40.2	84.7%	0.84%
23	France	66.75M 66,746,401	+0.14%	+95.6K	122	547,557	+88.5K	1.64	42.5	83%	0.80%
24	South Africa	65.45M 65,453,084	+1.09%	+705.8K	54	1.21M	+131.7K	2.17	28.9	66.9%	0.79%
25	Italy	58.93M 58,926,166	-0.37%	-220.1K	200	294,140	+58.3K	1.22	48.6	72.4%	0.71%
26	Kenya	58.64M 58,636,412	+1.92%	+1.10M	103	569,140	-34.8K	3.07	20.3	32.6%	0.71%
27	Myanmar	55.18M 55,184,819	+0.61%	+334.2K	84	653,290	-40.7K	2.06	30.4	34.6%	0.66%
28	Colombia	53.94M 53,936,226	+0.96%	+510.6K	49	1.11M	+115.8K	1.60	33	80.5%	0.65%
29	Sudan	53.28M 53,282,719	+3.14%	+1.62M	30	1.77M	+252.0K	4.13	18.8	35.4%	0.64%
30	Uganda	52.76M 52,761,469	+2.68%	+1.38M	264	199,810	-121.8K	3.97	17.1	30.8%	0.64%
31	South Korea	51.6M 51,600,388	-0.13%	-66.6K	531	97,230	+62.6K	0.76	46.2	82.8%	0.62%
32	Algeria	48.03M 48,028,334	+1.25%	+593.0K	20	2.38M	-28.8K	2.62	28.8	74.8%	0.58%
33	Iraq	48.01M 48,007,437	+2.10%	+986.7K	111	434,320	-13.1K	3.13	21.1	73%	0.58%
34	Spain	47.85M 47,850,793	-0.08%	-39.2K	96	498,800	+85.3K	1.24	46.3	79.6%	0.58%
35	Argentina	46M 46,003,734	+0.33%	+152.4K	17	2.74M	+2.3K	1.51	33.3	96.5%	0.55%
36	Afghanistan	45.05M 45,047,069	+2.74%	+1.20M	69	652,860	-53.9K	4.56	17.4	26.9%	0.54%
37	Yemen	42.96M 42,961,653	+2.84%	+1.19M	81	527,970	-22.2K	4.33	18.5	33.3%	0.52%
38	Canada	40.47M 40,467,728	+0.85%	+341.0K	4	9.09M	+291.4K	1.33	40.8	80.2%	0.49%
39	Angola	40.22M 40,215,179	+3.01%	+1.18M	32	1.25M	-4.3K	4.89	16.7	69.4%	0.48%
40	Ukraine	39.54M 39,535,849	+1.43%	+555.5K	68	579,320	-6.2K	1.00	41.8	75.5%	0.48%
41	Morocco	38.76M 38,762,441	+0.86%	+331.7K	87	446,300	-60.9K	2.16	30.1	67.9%	0.47%
42	Poland	37.84M 37,843,188	-0.78%	-297.7K	124	306,230	-8.0K	1.31	43	59.7%	0.46%
43	Uzbekistan	37.72M 37,724,223	+1.81%	+670.8K	89	425,400	-4.5K	3.40	27	47.9%	0.45%
44	Mozambique	36.64M 36,639,851	+2.83%	+1.01M	47	786,380	-56.0K	4.54	16.6	42.1%	0.44%
45	Malaysia	36.39M 36,385,115	+1.13%	+407.3K	111	328,550	+159.0K	1.52	31.4	77.8%	0.44%
46	Ghana	35.7M 35,697,557	+1.81%	+633.3K	157	227,540	-24.2K	3.26	21.6	59.2%	0.43%
47	Saudi Arabia	35.17M 35,165,787	+1.73%	+599.5K	16	2.15M	+108.7K	2.27	29.7	91.9%	0.42%
48	Peru	34.92M 34,922,148	+1.00%	+345.5K	27	1.28M	+6.7K	1.93	30.6	80.9%	0.42%
49	Madagascar	33.52M 33,522,052	+2.39%	+781.4K	58	581,795	-2.7K	3.78	19.4	41%	0.40%
50	Côte d'Ivoire	33.49M 33,494,346	+2.39%	+782.8K	105	318,000	+6.5K	4.10	18.5	49.5%	0.40%
51	Cameroon	30.64M 30,640,817	+2.55%	+761.5K	65	472,710	-18.9K	4.12	18.2	59.8%	0.37%
52	Nepal	29.63M 29,629,410	+0.04%	+11.3K	207	143,350	-292.0K	1.92	25.7	25.3%	0.36%
53	Niger	28.81M 28,814,878	+3.21%	+897.0K	23	1.27M	-10.6K	5.64	15.7	18.5%	0.35%
54	Venezuela	28.63M 28,633,711	+0.41%	+116.8K	32	882,050	-92.9K	2.04	29.5	—	0.34%
55	Australia	27.23M 27,227,096	+0.94%	+253.1K	4	7.68M	+131.7K	1.64	38.5	86.7%	0.33%
56	North Korea	26.63M 26,633,691	+0.24%	+62.7K	221	120,410	-2.8K	1.75	36.8	63.7%	0.32%
57	Syria	26.47M 26,472,497	+3.33%	+852.1K	144	183,630	+305.8K	2.62	23.8	54.2%	0.32%
58	Mali	25.93M 25,932,275	+2.91%	+733.5K	21	1.22M	-52.6K	5.33	15.9	45.1%	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24.6M 24,601,700	+2.19%	+527.1K	90	273,600	-28.3K	3.92	18	34.5%	0.30%
60	Sri Lanka	23.35M 23,348,315	+0.51%	+118.8K	372	62,710	-30.8K	1.93	33.6	18.2%	0.28%
61	Taiwan	23.01M 23,011,292	-0.44%	-101.5K	650	35,410	-15.0K	0.86	45.4	84.9%	0.28%
62	Malawi	22.79M 22,785,535	+2.56%	+569.4K	242	94,280	+1.3K	3.45	18.4	20.2%	0.27%
63	Zambia	22.52M 22,521,915	+2.77%	+608.0K	30	743,390	+6.9K	3.91	18.2	47.4%	0.27%
64	Chad	21.56M 21,560,380	+2.65%	+556.7K	17	1.26M	-112.3K	5.83	15.7	22.7%	0.26%
65	Kazakhstan	21.08M 21,083,626	+1.15%	+239.9K	8	2.70M	-12.8K	2.92	29.7	55.2%	0.25%
66	Somalia	20.31M 20,305,907	+3.31%	+651.2K	32	627,340	+15.4K	5.80	15.6	47.1%	0.24%
67	Chile	19.95M 19,945,850	+0.43%	+85.9K	27	743,532	+48.1K	1.12	37.4	85.1%	0.24%
68	Senegal	19.37M 19,366,548	+2.30%	+434.6K	101	192,530	-13.4K	3.66	19.8	53%	0.23%
69	Guatemala	18.97M 18,967,978	+1.50%	+280.1K	177	107,160	-7.4K	2.23	23.8	57.1%	0.23%
70	Romania	18.8M 18,800,605	-0.57%	-108.0K	82	230,170	-29.0K	1.71	43.5	55.5%	0.23%
71	Netherlands	18.45M 18,448,775	+0.56%	+102.0K	547	33,720	+89.4K	1.44	41.5	88.9%	0.22%
72	Ecuador	18.44M 18,444,506	+0.85%	+154.6K	74	248,360	-13.9K	1.78	29.7	66.4%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	18.05M 18,051,219	+1.14%	+203.2K	102	176,520	-34.3K	2.49	26.4	26.9%	0.22%
74	Zimbabwe	17.27M 17,273,580	+1.90%	+322.8K	45	386,850	-54.6K	3.57	18.3	38.2%	0.21%
75	Guinea	15.44M 15,441,993	+2.27%	+342.3K	63	245,720	-19.7K	3.96	18.5	40.9%	0.19%
76	Benin	15.17M 15,170,419	+2.40%	+356.0K	135	112,760	-6.3K	4.34	18.2	48.4%	0.18%
77	Rwanda	14.89M 14,889,693	+2.20%	+320.4K	604	24,670	-7.0K	3.54	20.2	18.5%	0.18%
78	Burundi	14.73M 14,729,157	+2.36%	+339.2K	574	25,680	-35.1K	4.57	16.6	15.4%	0.18%
79	Bolivia	12.75M 12,749,291	+1.33%	+167.4K	12	1.08M	-3.2K	2.47	25.5	71%	0.15%
80	South Sudan	12.44M 12,436,037	+2.03%	+247.2K	20	610,952	+8.0K	3.63	19	28.3%	0.15%
81	Tunisia	12.42M 12,415,138	+0.54%	+66.6K	80	155,360	-14.8K	1.79	33.4	72.2%	0.15%
82	Haiti	12.04M 12,037,506	+1.10%	+131.4K	437	27,560	-32.0K	2.55	24.3	62.4%	0.15%
83	Belgium	11.77M 11,774,642	+0.14%	+16.0K	389	30,280	+29.6K	1.40	42.1	99%	0.14%
84	Dominican Republic	11.61M 11,609,500	+0.77%	+89.0K	240	48,320	-35.0K	2.17	28.7	86.9%	0.14%
85	Jordan	11.59M 11,589,532	+0.60%	+68.8K	131	88,780	+60.7K	2.54	24.9	85.4%	0.14%
86	United Arab Emirates	11.57M 11,574,682	+2.02%	+228.7K	138	83,600	+87.4K	1.21	31.6	80.7%	0.14%
87	Honduras	11.18M 11,184,760	+1.63%	+178.9K	100	111,890	-4.6K	2.42	24.6	58.8%	0.13%
88	Tajikistan	10.98M 10,978,599	+1.78%	+191.9K	78	139,960	-20.2K	2.96	22.4	28%	0.13%
89	Papua New Guinea	10.95M 10,947,848	+1.72%	+185.0K	24	452,860	-534	2.99	23	12.7%	0.13%
90	Cuba	10.89M 10,892,659	-0.41%	-44.5K	102	106,440	-22.1K	1.46	42.5	82.4%	0.13%
91	Sweden	10.7M 10,701,047	+0.42%	+44.4K	26	410,340	+42.8K	1.45	40.4	87.7%	0.13%
92	Czechia	10.53M 10,527,781	-0.77%	-81.5K	136	77,240	+13.4K	1.47	44.3	75.7%	0.13%
93	Azerbaijan	10.45M 10,454,855	+0.55%	+57.1K	126	82,658	+7.7K	1.66	34.1	59.1%	0.13%
94	Portugal	10.4M 10,395,362	-0.16%	-16.5K	113	91,590	+17.0K	1.52	47.2	66.9%	0.13%
95	Togo	9.93M 9,930,918	+2.15%	+209.3K	183	54,390	-12.6K	4.01	19.2	44.8%	0.12%
96	Greece	9.9M 9,897,115	-0.42%	-41.7K	77	128,900	+14.6K	1.34	47.1	90%	0.12%
97	Israel	9.65M 9,647,689	+1.37%	+130.5K	446	21,640	+13.0K	2.73	29.3	91.5%	0.12%
98	Hungary	9.59M 9,585,818	-0.48%	-46.5K	106	90,530	+12.9K	1.50	44.2	72.4%	0.12%
99	Austria	9.11M 9,107,266	-0.07%	-6.3K	111	82,409	+13.2K	1.34	43.9	59%	0.11%
100	Switzerland	9.01M 9,007,798	+0.45%	+40.4K	228	39,516	+34.1K	1.45	43.2	74.6%	0.11%
101	Sierra Leone	9M 8,996,745	+2.01%	+177.0K	125	72,180	-12.3K	3.53	19.9	46%	0.11%
102	Belarus	8.94M 8,937,018	-0.67%	-60.6K	44	202,910	-3.6K	1.23	41.8	85.1%	0.11%
103	Laos	7.97M 7,974,017	+1.28%	+101.0K	35	230,800	-11.1K	2.33	25.3	38.9%	0.10%
104	Turkmenistan	7.74M 7,736,632	+1.55%	+117.8K	16	469,930	+11.8K	2.60	27.3	46.7%	0.09%
105	Libya	7.54M 7,539,851	+1.09%	+81.3K	4	1.76M	+2.6K	2.21	28	77.7%	0.09%
106	Kyrgyzstan	7.4M 7,400,465	+1.45%	+105.4K	39	191,800	+39	2.72	25.5	35.5%	0.09%
107	Hong Kong	7.38M 7,378,602	-0.24%	-17.5K	7,027	1,050	-12.6K	0.75	47.9	—	0.09%
108	Nicaragua	7.1M 7,097,329	+1.28%	+89.8K	59	120,340	-8.5K	2.16	26.3	58.2%	0.09%
109	Paraguay	7.1M 7,095,279	+1.17%	+82.2K	18	397,300	-12.2K	2.37	27.3	68.3%	0.09%
110	Bulgaria	6.67M 6,667,659	-0.70%	-46.9K	61	108,560	-5.7K	1.74	45	77.4%	0.08%
111	Serbia	6.64M 6,641,964	-0.70%	-47.1K	76	87,460	-5.9K	1.50	44.7	74.2%	0.08%
112	Congo	6.64M 6,637,785	+2.36%	+153.3K	19	341,500	-3.3K	3.99	18.7	70.3%	0.08%
113	El Salvador	6.39M 6,391,253	+0.40%	+25.8K	308	20,720	-23.5K	1.74	28.4	80.5%	0.08%
114	Denmark	6.02M 6,023,520	+0.35%	+21.0K	142	42,430	+18.4K	1.52	41.3	87.6%	0.07%
115	Singapore	5.91M 5,905,748	+0.60%	+35.0K	8,437	700	+13.4K	0.97	36.8	—	0.07%
116	Lebanon	5.9M 5,897,467	+0.82%	+48.0K	576	10,230	-6.7K	2.19	29	84.4%	0.07%
117	Liberia	5.85M 5,853,949	+2.14%	+122.7K	61	96,320	-1.1K	3.71	19	55.7%	0.07%
118	Central African Republic	5.7M 5,698,984	+3.37%	+185.7K	9	622,980	-15.6K	5.69	14.6	44.5%	0.07%
119	State of Palestine	5.69M 5,692,790	+1.85%	+103.2K	946	6,020	-20.1K	3.13	20.3	85%	0.07%
120	Oman	5.67M 5,671,458	+3.22%	+176.8K	18	309,500	+79.7K	2.44	29.8	89.6%	0.07%
121	Norway	5.65M 5,652,989	+0.53%	+29.9K	15	365,268	+12.0K	1.42	40.1	86.5%	0.07%
122	Finland	5.62M 5,621,739	-0.03%	-1.6K	18	303,890	+12.7K	1.30	43.4	87.1%	0.07%
123	Mauritania	5.46M 5,461,319	+2.75%	+146.3K	5	1.03M	-5.8K	4.49	17.5	60.9%	0.07%
124	Slovakia	5.45M 5,451,342	-0.43%	-23.5K	113	48,088	+134	1.57	42.8	54.3%	0.07%
125	Ireland	5.36M 5,356,950	+0.92%	+48.9K	78	68,890	+32.0K	1.60	39.2	62.2%	0.06%
126	New Zealand	5.29M 5,287,479	+0.68%	+35.6K	20	263,310	+16.4K	1.64	38	83.7%	0.06%
127	Costa Rica	5.17M 5,174,789	+0.42%	+21.8K	101	51,060	+966	1.31	35.7	85.9%	0.06%
128	Kuwait	5.1M 5,102,773	+1.53%	+76.7K	286	17,820	+30.7K	1.49	34.8	91.3%	0.06%
129	Panama	4.63M 4,625,718	+1.19%	+54.5K	62	74,340	+5.7K	2.07	30.6	71.1%	0.06%
130	Croatia	3.82M 3,822,345	-0.67%	-25.8K	68	55,960	-2.5K	1.47	45.5	62.2%	0.05%
131	Georgia	3.8M 3,804,642	-0.05%	-2.0K	55	69,490	+1.2K	1.78	37.6	62.2%	0.05%
132	Eritrea	3.68M 3,682,669	+2.10%	+75.7K	36	101,000	-7.5K	3.55	19.5	75.9%	0.04%
133	Mongolia	3.56M 3,556,798	+1.13%	+39.7K	2	1.55M	+12	2.54	27	67.3%	0.04%
134	Uruguay	3.38M 3,382,537	-0.06%	-2.2K	19	175,020	-1.4K	1.38	36.7	—	0.04%
135	Puerto Rico	3.22M 3,222,688	-0.39%	-12.6K	363	8,870	+1.1K	0.94	46.2	—	0.04%
136	Qatar	3.17M 3,173,559	+1.85%	+57.7K	273	11,610	+24.8K	1.69	33.4	96.2%	0.04%
137	Namibia	3.15M 3,153,246	+1.95%	+60.4K	4	823,290	+47	3.13	21.5	55.2%	0.04%
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.11M 3,114,242	-0.82%	-25.9K	61	51,000	-7.6K	1.50	46.1	57.1%	0.04%
139	Moldova	2.96M 2,961,253	-1.16%	-34.9K	90	32,850	-16.7K	1.72	39.1	58.5%	0.04%
140	Armenia	2.93M 2,930,915	-0.73%	-21.4K	103	28,470	-27.0K	1.71	37.2	64.4%	0.04%
141	Gambia	2.88M 2,884,079	+2.20%	+62.0K	285	10,120	-2.9K	3.70	18.8	62.2%	0.03%
142	Jamaica	2.83M 2,833,403	-0.13%	-3.7K	262	10,830	-11.7K	1.33	33.3	60.7%	0.03%
143	Lithuania	2.8M 2,797,338	-1.16%	-32.8K	45	62,674	-4.8K	1.22	42.6	68.9%	0.03%
144	Albania	2.75M 2,751,025	-0.74%	-20.5K	100	27,400	-22.6K	1.32	37.8	71.6%	0.03%
145	Gabon	2.65M 2,647,399	+2.09%	+54.3K	10	257,670	+1.2K	3.49	21.6	83.8%	0.03%
146	Botswana	2.6M 2,603,388	+1.61%	+41.3K	5	566,730	-4.2K	2.63	23.7	76.1%	0.03%
147	Lesotho	2.39M 2,389,336	+1.10%	+26.0K	79	30,360	-4.9K	2.61	22.1	33.3%	0.03%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2.3M 2,297,808	+2.15%	+48.3K	82	28,120	-1.9K	3.62	19.6	46.6%	0.03%
149	Slovenia	2.11M 2,114,573	-0.12%	-2.5K	105	20,140	+2.6K	1.58	45	56.1%	0.03%
150	Equatorial Guinea	1.98M 1,984,468	+2.37%	+46.0K	71	28,050	+3.5K	3.96	20.9	64.2%	0.02%
151	Latvia	1.84M 1,835,935	-0.95%	-17.6K	30	62,200	-360	1.35	43.8	67.7%	0.02%
152	North Macedonia	1.8M 1,804,063	-0.54%	-9.7K	72	25,220	-5.7K	1.47	41.4	70.3%	0.02%
153	Bahrain	1.68M 1,675,572	+1.96%	+32.2K	2,205	760	+14.3K	1.77	33.4	—	0.02%
154	Trinidad and Tobago	1.51M 1,513,268	+0.14%	+2.1K	295	5,130	+160	1.52	38.2	49.1%	0.02%
155	Timor-Leste	1.44M 1,436,923	+1.30%	+18.4K	97	14,870	-1.7K	2.50	22.1	36.7%	0.02%
156	Cyprus	1.38M 1,382,334	+0.84%	+11.6K	150	9,240	+7.2K	1.37	39.1	61.1%	0.02%
157	Estonia	1.33M 1,331,062	-0.98%	-13.2K	31	42,390	-716	1.38	43.2	67.5%	0.02%
158	Eswatini	1.27M 1,269,859	+1.09%	+13.7K	74	17,200	-5.5K	2.64	22.7	31.7%	0.02%
159	Mauritius	1.27M 1,265,059	-0.25%	-3.2K	623	2,030	-2.7K	1.21	38.3	41.8%	0.02%
160	Djibouti	1.2M 1,199,459	+1.30%	+15.4K	52	23,180	+302	2.54	25.2	71.4%	0.01%
161	Fiji	937.3K 937,282	+0.44%	+4.1K	51	18,270	-3.4K	2.23	28.3	61.3%	0.01%
162	Comoros	899K 899,010	+1.83%	+16.2K	483	1,861	-2.2K	3.71	20.7	34%	0.01%
163	Réunion	886.3K 886,298	+0.44%	+3.9K	355	2,500	-2.1K	2.12	38.4	—	0.01%
164	Solomon Islands	858.3K 858,288	+2.34%	+19.6K	31	27,990	+1.6K	3.42	20.9	23%	0.01%
165	Guyana	840.9K 840,890	+0.59%	+4.9K	4	196,850	-4.8K	2.35	26.5	26.8%	0.01%
166	Bhutan	802.2K 802,214	+0.69%	+5.5K	21	38,117	+633	1.43	31	51.1%	0.0097%
167	Macao	723.2K 723,188	+0.16%	+1.2K	24,106	30	+826	0.70	40.3	98.3%	0.0087%
168	Luxembourg	687.4K 687,448	+1.03%	+7.0K	265	2,590	+4.9K	1.41	39.7	87.4%	0.0083%
169	Suriname	645.3K 645,256	+0.84%	+5.4K	4	156,000	-965	2.19	28.9	62.4%	0.0078%
170	Montenegro	626.2K 626,233	-1.03%	-6.5K	47	13,450	-2.8K	1.79	40.4	69.7%	0.0075%
171	Western Sahara	610.8K 610,813	+1.65%	+9.9K	2	266,000	+4.7K	2.13	32.8	97.6%	0.0074%
172	Malta	549K 549,011	+0.66%	+3.6K	1,716	320	+2.2K	1.12	41.5	76.2%	0.0066%
173	Maldives	531.5K 531,517	+0.35%	+1.8K	1,772	300	-2.1K	1.53	33.4	40.3%	0.0064%
174	Cabo Verde	529.6K 529,630	+0.44%	+2.3K	131	4,030	-1.3K	1.49	29.5	79.6%	0.0064%
175	Brunei	469.8K 469,775	+0.74%	+3.4K	89	5,270	+8	1.70	33.2	80.6%	0.0057%
176	Belize	428.6K 428,644	+1.35%	+5.7K	19	22,810	+392	1.99	27.3	49%	0.0052%
177	Bahamas	404.6K 404,628	+0.40%	+1.6K	40	10,010	+902	1.36	35.7	88.9%	0.0049%
178	Iceland	402.3K 402,329	+1.02%	+4.1K	4	100,250	+2.0K	1.49	36.6	83.7%	0.0048%
179	Guadeloupe	372.5K 372,453	-0.36%	-1.3K	220	1,690	-1.4K	2.04	47.4	—	0.0045%
180	Mayotte	347.5K 347,536	+3.12%	+10.5K	927	375	-2	4.43	17.3	41.1%	0.0042%
181	Vanuatu	342.6K 342,564	+2.21%	+7.4K	28	12,190	-113	3.50	20.3	25.5%	0.0041%
182	Martinique	337.7K 337,711	-0.80%	-2.7K	319	1,060	-2.3K	1.95	50.2	—	0.0041%
183	French Guiana	318.9K 318,872	+1.66%	+5.2K	4	82,200	-765	3.25	24.9	95.2%	0.0038%
184	New Caledonia	297.9K 297,892	+0.87%	+2.6K	16	18,280	+348	1.93	34.8	76.3%	0.0036%
185	French Polynesia	283.1K 283,076	+0.22%	+611	77	3,660	-1.2K	1.47	36.7	66.3%	0.0034%
186	Barbados	282.7K 282,724	+0.04%	+101	657	430	-98	1.71	39.7	32.7%	0.0034%
187	Sao Tome & Principe	245K 244,994	+1.97%	+4.7K	255	960	-691	3.47	19.7	78.9%	0.003%
188	Samoa	220.5K 220,528	+0.56%	+1.2K	78	2,830	-2.8K	3.70	19.8	16.3%	0.0027%
189	Curaçao	185.4K 185,440	-0.03%	-47	418	444	+462	1.07	39	81.2%	0.0022%
190	Saint Lucia	180.5K 180,488	+0.19%	+339	296	610	-49	1.37	35.1	20.1%	0.0022%
191	Guam	170.2K 170,185	+0.70%	+1.2K	315	540	-471	2.68	31.6	98.9%	0.0021%
192	Kiribati	138.4K 138,445	+1.43%	+2.0K	171	810	-441	3.06	23	57.9%	0.0017%
193	Seychelles	135K 134,959	+1.64%	+2.2K	293	460	+1.4K	2.06	34.6	43.4%	0.0016%
194	Grenada	117.4K 117,362	+0.05%	+59	345	340	-199	1.45	34.9	35.8%	0.0014%
195	Micronesia	114.2K 114,183	+0.44%	+500	163	700	-1.1K	2.67	23.5	23.8%	0.0014%
196	Aruba	108.2K 108,164	+0.02%	+17	601	180	+73	1.60	41.7	45.1%	0.0013%
197	Tonga	103.3K 103,291	-0.43%	-451	143	720	-2.1K	3.04	21	26.4%	0.0012%
198	St. Vincent & Grenadines	99.2K 99,245	-0.68%	-679	254	390	-671	1.73	34.7	62.6%	0.0012%
199	Antigua and Barbuda	94.6K 94,626	+0.44%	+417	215	440	-2	1.57	36.7	28.6%	0.0011%
200	Isle of Man	84.1K 84,055	-0.07%	-63	147	570	+158	1.53	46.3	57.3%	0.001%
201	Andorra	83.8K 83,753	+1.02%	+849	178	470	+751	1.10	44.2	81.6%	0.001%
202	U.S. Virgin Islands	83.4K 83,400	-0.88%	-738	238	350	-360	2.05	44.9	—	0.001%
203	Cayman Islands	77.2K 77,196	+1.78%	+1.4K	322	240	+888	1.50	39.1	88.5%	0.00093%
204	Dominica	65.5K 65,511	-0.55%	-360	87	750	-241	1.46	36.6	85.6%	0.00079%
205	Bermuda	64.5K 64,459	-0.15%	-96	1,289	50	-9	1.42	46.4	93%	0.00078%
206	Faeroe Islands	56.5K 56,526	+0.94%	+524	40	1,396	+311	2.19	37.1	39.5%	0.00068%
207	Greenland	55.6K 55,629	-0.21%	-116	0	410,450	-249	1.90	35.5	91.2%	0.00067%
208	Turks and Caicos	47.1K 47,148	+0.63%	+293	50	950	+151	1.43	39.6	80%	0.00057%
209	Saint Kitts & Nevis	47K 46,992	+0.15%	+70	181	260	+11	1.50	36.5	39.8%	0.00057%
210	American Samoa	45.3K 45,319	-1.54%	-710	227	200	-1.0K	2.22	29.1	—	0.00055%
211	Sint Maarten	44.4K 44,447	+1.19%	+524	1,307	34	+485	1.42	42	99.6%	0.00054%
212	N. Mariana Islands	42.9K 42,914	-1.44%	-627	93	460	-790	2.24	38.8	—	0.00052%
213	Gibraltar	40.9K 40,867	+1.85%	+741	4,087	10	+480	1.88	38.8	87.1%	0.00049%
214	Liechtenstein	40.4K 40,368	+0.60%	+240	252	160	+193	1.54	44.7	14.8%	0.00049%
215	British Virgin Islands	39.9K 39,936	+0.51%	+204	266	150	+105	1.06	39.1	43.9%	0.00048%
216	Monaco	38.1K 38,087	-0.66%	-254	25,562	1	+106	2.08	53.1	—	0.00046%
217	Marshall Islands	35.1K 35,075	-3.33%	-1.2K	195	180	-1.6K	2.77	20.5	—	0.00042%
218	San Marino	33.6K 33,605	+0.10%	+33	560	60	+127	1.17	49.1	—	0.0004%
219	Caribbean Netherlands	31.9K 31,913	+1.83%	+575	97	328	+509	1.44	39.7	64.9%	0.00038%
220	Saint Martin	23.9K 23,898	-4.18%	-1.0K	451	53	-1.0K	2.59	43.9	—	0.00029%
221	Palau	17.6K 17,614	-0.28%	-49	38	460	-22	1.84	38.9	—	0.00021%
222	Anguilla	14.8K 14,817	+0.60%	+89	165	90	+33	1.34	39.1	—	0.00018%
223	Cook Islands	12.8K 12,826	-3.29%	-437	53	240	-419	1.98	38.1	—	0.00015%
224	Nauru	12.1K 12,101	+0.63%	+76	605	20	-111	3.21	20.2	93.8%	0.00015%
225	Saint Barthelemy	11.6K 11,550	+1.19%	+136	550	21	+143	0.84	39.1	—	0.00014%
226	Wallis & Futuna	11.1K 11,113	-0.72%	-81	79	140	-80	1.39	38.6	—	0.00013%
227	Tuvalu	9.4K 9,362	-1.37%	-130	312	30	-225	3.10	24.1	89%	0.00011%
228	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5.5K 5,513	-1.09%	-61	24	230	-9	1.28	47.6	—	0.000066%
229	Saint Helena	5.1K 5,147	-0.96%	-50	13	390	+0	1.64	51	34.1%	0.000062%
230	Montserrat	4.3K 4,328	-0.71%	-31	43	100	-10	1.45	41.8	11.7%	0.000052%
231	Falkland Islands	3.5K 3,465	-0.12%	-4	0	12,170	-16	1.69	43.4	68.4%	0.000042%
232	Tokelau	2.7K 2,691	+3.18%	+83	269	10	+43	2.54	27.6	—	0.000032%
233	Niue	1.8K 1,822	+0.05%	+1	7	260	+2	2.44	35.1	45.2%	0.000022%
234	Holy See	506 506	+1.00%	+5	1,265	0	+0	1.00	56.2	—	0.0000061%

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What is the most populous country in 2026?

India leads at approximately 1.477 billion (17.8% of world population), having overtaken China in April 2023. See the full story. China ranks second at ~1.413 billion, now in confirmed decline at −0.22%/yr.

Which countries are shrinking in population?

62 countries and territories show negative growth in 2026. The largest declining populations: China (−0.22%), Russia (−0.42%), Japan (−0.55%), Germany (−0.51%), Poland (−0.78%). Most are in Eastern Europe and East Asia. See the Europe decline article and Japan article.

Which country has the highest fertility rate?

Chad and Somalia both have TFRs of 5.80 (2026 data), alongside DR Congo (5.80) and Niger (5.64). All are in sub-Saharan Africa — see sub-Saharan Africa demographics. The TFR glossary entry explains what these figures mean.

Which country has the lowest fertility rate?

South Korea (0.76) is the world's lowest for a major country, followed by Hong Kong (0.75) and Macao (0.70). See the South Korea fertility crisis article. China (1.03), Taiwan (0.86), and Singapore (0.97) are also extremely low.

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