Description
Which countries have the most people? Climb all 100 of the most populated countries in the world, from #100 to #1, with each country's population, its share of everyone on Earth and one quick fact.
Keep an eye on the background: hot-air balloons, a friendly dragon, sky lanterns, a flying sailing ship, a giant robot, a sky whale, a flying sleigh, a comet, a meteor shower and a rocket launch for #1.
Population figures are the United Nations' estimates for 1 July 2026 (World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant, the latest UN edition), rounded. The world total for mid-2026 is about 8.30 billion people.
Every country (timestamps):
0:00 Intro
0:02 #100 Switzerland
0:06 #99 Austria
0:09 #98 Hungary
0:12 #97 Israel
0:16 #96 Greece
0:19 #95 Togo
0:22 #94 Portugal
0:26 #93 Azerbaijan
0:29 #92 Czechia
0:32 #91 Sweden
0:35 #90 Cuba
0:39 #89 Papua New Guinea
0:42 #88 Tajikistan
0:45 #87 Honduras
0:49 #86 United Arab Emirates
0:52 #85 Jordan
0:55 #84 Dominican Republic
0:59 #83 Belgium
1:02 #82 Haiti
1:05 #81 Tunisia
1:08 #80 South Sudan
1:12 #79 Bolivia
1:15 #78 Burundi
1:18 #77 Rwanda
1:22 #76 Benin
1:25 #75 Guinea
1:28 #74 Zimbabwe
1:32 #73 Cambodia
1:35 #72 Ecuador
1:38 #71 Netherlands
1:41 #70 Romania
1:45 #69 Guatemala
1:48 #68 Senegal
1:51 #67 Chile
1:55 #66 Somalia
1:58 #65 Kazakhstan
2:01 #64 Chad
2:05 #63 Zambia
2:08 #62 Malawi
2:11 #61 Taiwan
2:14 #60 Sri Lanka
2:18 #59 Burkina Faso
2:21 #58 Mali
2:24 #57 Syria
2:28 #56 North Korea
2:31 #55 Australia
2:34 #54 Venezuela
2:38 #53 Niger
2:41 #52 Nepal
2:44 #51 Cameroon
2:47 #50 Côte d'Ivoire
2:51 #49 Madagascar
2:54 #48 Peru
2:57 #47 Saudi Arabia
3:01 #46 Ghana
3:04 #45 Malaysia
3:07 #44 Mozambique
3:11 #43 Uzbekistan
3:14 #42 Poland
3:17 #41 Morocco
3:20 #40 Ukraine
3:24 #39 Angola
3:27 #38 Canada
3:30 #37 Yemen
3:34 #36 Afghanistan
3:37 #35 Argentina
3:40 #34 Spain
3:44 #33 Iraq
3:47 #32 Algeria
3:50 #31 South Korea
3:53 #30 Uganda
3:57 #29 Sudan
4:00 #28 Colombia
4:03 #27 Myanmar
4:07 #26 Kenya
4:10 #25 Italy
4:13 #24 South Africa
4:17 #23 France
4:20 #22 United Kingdom
4:23 #21 Thailand
4:26 #20 Tanzania
4:30 #19 Germany
4:33 #18 Turkey
4:36 #17 Iran
4:40 #16 Vietnam
4:43 #15 DR Congo
4:46 #14 Philippines
4:50 #13 Egypt
4:53 #12 Japan
4:56 #11 Mexico
4:59 #10 Ethiopia
5:03 #9 Russia
5:06 #8 Bangladesh
5:09 #7 Brazil
5:13 #6 Nigeria
5:16 #5 Pakistan
5:19 #4 Indonesia
5:23 #3 United States
5:26 #2 China
5:29 #1 India
5:32 All 100 together
Sources
Population: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant, population on 1 July 2026 (population.un.org/wpp).
Flags: Wikimedia Commons (public domain), shown at their official proportions.
Facts: Wikipedia, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UN.
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