This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2023 revision of World Population Prospects. These figures refer to the de facto population in a country or area as shown in the "estimates" section.

See also

World

List of countries and dependencies by population

List of countries by past and projected future population

List of countries by population in 2000

List of countries by population in 2010

Continental

Demographics of Antarctica

List of African countries by population

List of Asian countries by population

List of European countries by population

List of European countries by population growth rate

List of North American countries by population

List of Oceanian countries by population

List of South American countries by population

Transcontinental

List of Arab countries by population

List of countries in the Americas by population

List of Latin American countries by population

List of Eurasian countries by population

List of Middle Eastern countries by population

Subregional

List of Caribbean countries by population

Others

List of European Union member states by population

List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population

List of population concern organizations

Explanatory notes

References

External links

World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision

Data sources for the World Population Prospects

Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections

Lists of countries by continent

List of countries by population (United Nations)