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Smallest countries and territories by population — 2026

The other end of the list: micro-states and dependent territories. Several have fewer residents than a single city district.

Tuvalu leads with 9,492 people, followed by Nauru (12,025) and Palau (17,663). The median across the 217 countries with data is 6,549,143; the world figure is 8,215,424,893. Data year: 2025.

Top 15

Tuvalu9,492Nauru12,025Palau17,663Saint Martin24,941San Marino34,109Marshall Islands36,282Monaco38,341British Virgin Islands39,732Gibraltar40,126Liechtenstein41,024Northern Mariana Islands43,541Sint Maarten43,923American Samoa46,029Turks and Caicos Islands46,855Saint Kitts and Nevis46,922

All 217 countries

RankCountryPeoplePopulationYear
#1Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu9,4929,4922025
#2Flag of Nauru Nauru12,02512,0252025
#3Flag of Palau Palau17,66317,6632025
#4Flag of Saint Martin Saint Martin24,94124,9412025
#5Flag of San Marino San Marino34,10934,1092025
#6Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands36,28236,2822025
#7Flag of Monaco Monaco38,34138,3412025
#8Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands39,73239,7322025
#9Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar40,12640,1262025
#10Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein41,02441,0242025
#11Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands43,54143,5412025
#12Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten43,92343,9232025
#13Flag of American Samoa American Samoa46,02946,0292025
#14Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands46,85546,8552025
#15Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis46,92246,9222025
#16Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands54,90054,9002025
#17Flag of Greenland Greenland56,83156,8312025
#18Flag of Bermuda Bermuda64,55564,5552025
#19Flag of Dominica Dominica65,87165,8712025
#20Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands75,84475,8442025
#21Flag of Andorra Andorra82,90482,9042025
#22Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man84,11884,1182025
#23Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda94,20994,2092025
#24Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,92499,9242025
#25Flag of Tonga Tonga103,742103,7422025
#26Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands103,792103,7922025
#27Flag of Aruba Aruba108,785108,7852025
#28Flag of Micronesia Micronesia113,683113,6832025
#29Flag of Grenada Grenada117,303117,3032025
#30Flag of Seychelles Seychelles122,730122,7302025
#31Flag of Kiribati Kiribati136,488136,4882025
#32Flag of Curaçao Curaçao156,263156,2632025
#33CHI Channel Islands168,466168,4662025
#34Flag of Guam Guam168,999168,9992025
#35Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia180,149180,1492025
#36Flag of Samoa Samoa219,306219,3062025
#37Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe240,254240,2542025
#38Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia282,465282,4652025
#39Flag of Barbados Barbados282,623282,6232025
#40Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia295,333295,3332025
#41Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu335,169335,1692025
#42Flag of Iceland Iceland392,404392,4042025
#43Flag of Bahamas Bahamas403,033403,0332025
#44Flag of Belize Belize422,924422,9242025
#45Flag of Brunei Brunei466,330466,3302025
#46Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde527,326527,3262025
#47Flag of Maldives Maldives529,676529,6762025
#48Flag of Malta Malta579,704579,7042025
#49Flag of Montenegro Montenegro623,129623,1292025
#50Flag of Suriname Suriname639,850639,8502025
#51Flag of Macau Macau685,900685,9002025
#52Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg686,970686,9702025
#53Flag of Bhutan Bhutan796,682796,6822025
#54Flag of Guyana Guyana835,986835,9862025
#55Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands838,645838,6452025
#56Flag of Comoros Comoros882,847882,8472025
#57Flag of Fiji Fiji933,154933,1542025
#58Flag of Djibouti Djibouti1,184,0761,184,0762025
#59Flag of Mauritius Mauritius1,243,7411,243,7412025
#60Flag of Eswatini Eswatini1,256,1741,256,1742025
#61Flag of Estonia Estonia1,366,4751,366,4752025
#62Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1,367,7641,367,7642025
#63Flag of Cyprus Cyprus1,370,7541,370,7542025
#64Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste1,418,5171,418,5172025
#65Flag of Kosovo Kosovo1,576,8761,576,8762025
#66Flag of Bahrain Bahrain1,600,3661,600,3662025
#67Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia1,820,9091,820,9092025
#68Flag of Latvia Latvia1,847,7851,847,7852025
#69Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea1,938,4311,938,4312025
#70Flag of Slovenia Slovenia2,130,9862,130,9862025
#71Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau2,249,5152,249,5152025
#72Flag of Albania Albania2,349,5802,349,5802025
#73Flag of Moldova Moldova2,360,5272,360,5272025
#74Flag of Lesotho Lesotho2,363,3252,363,3252025
#75Flag of Botswana Botswana2,562,1222,562,1222025
#76Flag of Gabon Gabon2,593,1302,593,1302025
#77Flag of Gambia Gambia2,822,0932,822,0932025
#78Flag of Jamaica Jamaica2,837,0772,837,0772025
#79Flag of Lithuania Lithuania2,888,7742,888,7742025
#80Flag of Qatar Qatar2,972,2152,972,2152025
#81Flag of Armenia Armenia3,086,7003,086,7002025
#82Flag of Namibia Namibia3,092,8163,092,8162025
#83Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,0953,140,0952025
#84Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3,184,8353,184,8352025
#85Flag of Uruguay Uruguay3,384,6883,384,6882025
#86Flag of Mongolia Mongolia3,568,9783,568,9782025
#87Flag of Eritrea Eritrea3,607,0033,607,0032025
#88Flag of Croatia Croatia3,876,2003,876,2002025
#89Flag of Georgia Georgia3,935,7663,935,7662025
#90Flag of Panama Panama4,571,1894,571,1892025
#91Flag of Kuwait Kuwait4,865,2984,865,2982025
#92Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica5,152,9505,152,9502025
#93Flag of Mauritania Mauritania5,315,0655,315,0652025
#94Flag of New Zealand New Zealand5,324,7005,324,7002025
#95Flag of Palestine Palestine5,413,5965,413,5962025
#96Flag of Slovakia Slovakia5,413,8135,413,8132025
#97Flag of Ireland Ireland5,484,3675,484,3672025
#98Flag of Oman Oman5,494,6915,494,6912025
#99Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic5,513,2825,513,2822025
#100Flag of Norway Norway5,610,8705,610,8702025
#101Flag of Finland Finland5,646,4365,646,4362025
#102Flag of Liberia Liberia5,731,2065,731,2062025
#103Flag of Lebanon Lebanon5,849,4215,849,4212025
#104Flag of Denmark Denmark6,009,1696,009,1692025
#105Flag of Singapore Singapore6,111,1756,111,1752025
#106Flag of El Salvador El Salvador6,365,5036,365,5032025
#107Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria6,433,3026,433,3022025
#108Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo6,484,4376,484,4372025
#109Flag of Serbia Serbia6,549,1436,549,1432025
#110Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua7,007,5027,007,5022025
#111Flag of Paraguay Paraguay7,013,0787,013,0782025
#112Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan7,343,0647,343,0642025
#113Flag of Libya Libya7,458,5557,458,5552025
#114Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong7,498,9007,498,9002025
#115Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan7,618,8477,618,8472025
#116Flag of Laos Laos7,873,0467,873,0462025
#117Flag of Togo Togo8,591,6268,591,6262025
#118Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone8,819,7948,819,7942025
#119Flag of Belarus Belarus9,085,9919,085,9912025
#120Flag of Switzerland Switzerland9,092,4369,092,4362025
#121Flag of Austria Austria9,208,1639,208,1632025
#122Flag of Hungary Hungary9,514,2519,514,2512025
#123Flag of Israel Israel10,122,80010,122,8002025
#124Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan10,246,99610,246,9962025
#125Flag of Greece Greece10,413,96210,413,9622025
#126Flag of Sweden Sweden10,596,62010,596,6202025
#127Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea10,762,81710,762,8172025
#128Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan10,786,73410,786,7342025
#129Flag of Portugal Portugal10,804,87110,804,8712025
#130Flag of Czechia Czechia10,886,87810,886,8782025
#131Flag of Cuba Cuba10,937,20310,937,2032025
#132Flag of Honduras Honduras11,005,85011,005,8502025
#133Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates11,513,14911,513,1492025
#134Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic11,520,48711,520,4872025
#135Flag of Jordan Jordan11,520,68411,520,6842025
#136Flag of Haiti Haiti11,906,09511,906,0952025
#137Flag of Belgium Belgium11,941,78111,941,7812025
#138Flag of South Sudan South Sudan12,188,78812,188,7882025
#139Flag of Tunisia Tunisia12,348,57312,348,5732025
#140Flag of Bolivia Bolivia12,581,84312,581,8432025
#141Flag of Burundi Burundi14,390,00314,390,0032025
#142Flag of Rwanda Rwanda14,569,34114,569,3412025
#143Flag of Benin Benin14,814,46014,814,4602025
#144Flag of Guinea Guinea15,099,72715,099,7272025
#145Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe16,950,79516,950,7952025
#146Flag of Cambodia Cambodia17,847,98217,847,9822025
#147Flag of Netherlands Netherlands18,087,63318,087,6332025
#148Flag of Ecuador Ecuador18,289,89618,289,8962025
#149Flag of Guatemala Guatemala18,687,88118,687,8812025
#150Flag of Senegal Senegal18,931,96618,931,9662025
#151Flag of Romania Romania19,020,27119,020,2712025
#152Flag of Somalia Somalia19,654,73919,654,7392025
#153Flag of Chile Chile19,859,92119,859,9212025
#154Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan20,843,75420,843,7542025
#155Flag of Chad Chad21,003,70521,003,7052025
#156Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka21,756,00021,756,0002025
#157Flag of Zambia Zambia21,913,87421,913,8742025
#158Flag of Malawi Malawi22,216,12022,216,1202025
#159Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso24,074,58024,074,5802025
#160Flag of Mali Mali25,198,82125,198,8212025
#161Flag of Syria Syria25,620,42725,620,4272025
#162Flag of North Korea North Korea26,571,03626,571,0362025
#163Flag of Australia Australia27,614,41127,614,4112025
#164Flag of Niger Niger27,917,83127,917,8312025
#165Flag of Venezuela Venezuela28,516,89628,516,8962025
#166Flag of Nepal Nepal29,618,11829,618,1182025
#167Flag of Cameroon Cameroon29,879,33729,879,3372025
#168Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast32,711,54732,711,5472025
#169Flag of Madagascar Madagascar32,740,67832,740,6782025
#170Flag of Peru Peru34,576,66534,576,6652025
#171Flag of Ghana Ghana35,064,27235,064,2722025
#172Flag of Mozambique Mozambique35,631,65335,631,6532025
#173Flag of Malaysia Malaysia35,977,83835,977,8382025
#174Flag of Poland Poland36,435,86136,435,8612025
#175Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia36,973,55536,973,5552025
#176Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan37,053,42837,053,4282025
#177Flag of Morocco Morocco38,430,77038,430,7702025
#178Flag of Ukraine Ukraine38,980,37638,980,3762025
#179Flag of Angola Angola39,040,03939,040,0392025
#180Flag of Canada Canada41,651,65341,651,6532025
#181Flag of Yemen Yemen41,773,87841,773,8782025
#182Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan43,844,11143,844,1112025
#183Flag of Argentina Argentina45,851,37845,851,3782025
#184Flag of Iraq Iraq47,020,77447,020,7742025
#185Flag of Algeria Algeria47,435,31247,435,3122025
#186Flag of Spain Spain49,355,14349,355,1432025
#187Flag of Uganda Uganda51,384,89451,384,8942025
#188Flag of Sudan Sudan51,662,14751,662,1472025
#189Flag of South Korea South Korea51,684,56451,684,5642025
#190Flag of Colombia Colombia53,425,63553,425,6352025
#191Flag of Myanmar Myanmar54,850,64854,850,6482025
#192Flag of Kenya Kenya57,532,49357,532,4932025
#193Flag of Italy Italy58,915,65658,915,6562025
#194Flag of South Africa South Africa64,747,31964,747,3192025
#195Flag of France France68,720,33768,720,3372025
#196Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom69,487,00069,487,0002025
#197Flag of Tanzania Tanzania70,545,86570,545,8652025
#198Flag of Thailand Thailand71,619,86371,619,8632025
#199Flag of Germany Germany83,491,24983,491,2492025
#200Flag of Türkiye Türkiye85,878,55685,878,5562025
#201Flag of Iran Iran92,417,68192,417,6812025
#202Flag of Vietnam Vietnam101,598,527101,598,5272025
#203Flag of DR Congo DR Congo112,832,473112,832,4732025
#204Flag of Philippines Philippines116,786,962116,786,9622025
#205Flag of Egypt Egypt118,365,995118,365,9952025
#206Flag of Japan Japan123,366,734123,366,7342025
#207Flag of Mexico Mexico131,946,900131,946,9002025
#208Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia135,472,051135,472,0512025
#209Flag of Russia Russia143,513,328143,513,3282025
#210Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh175,686,899175,686,8992025
#211Flag of Brazil Brazil212,812,405212,812,4052025
#212Flag of Nigeria Nigeria237,527,782237,527,7822025
#213Flag of Pakistan Pakistan255,219,554255,219,5542025
#214Flag of Indonesia Indonesia285,721,236285,721,2362025
#215Flag of United States United States341,784,857341,784,8572025
#216Flag of China China1,406,585,0001,406,585,0002025
#217Flag of India India1,463,865,5251,463,865,5252025

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Source: World Bank Indicators (latest available year per country, shown in the last column). Countries with no value for this indicator are omitted, not scored as zero.

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Interpretation reviewed 12 October 2026. Underlying reference years are stated on the page; this is not a fresh census or dataset refresh.