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    8.30 billionPeople · 2026

    UN world population projection · 1 July 2026

    Map of Africa

    Africa

    54 countries

    1.58 billion people    Map of Americas

    Americas

    35 countries

    1.06 billion people    Map of Asia

    Asia

    46 countries

    4.84 billion people    Map of Europe

    Europe

    47 countries

    758.7 million people    Map of Oceania

    Oceania

    14 countries

    46.3 million people

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    Most populated countries

    #CountryContinentCapitalPopulation
    1IndiaAsiaNew Delhi1,476,625,576
    2ChinaAsiaBeijing1,412,914,089
    3United StatesAmericasWashington D.C.349,035,494
    4IndonesiaAsiaJakarta287,886,782
    5PakistanAsiaIslamabad259,299,791
    6NigeriaAfricaAbuja242,431,832
    7BrazilAmericasBrasília213,562,666
    8BangladeshAsiaDhaka177,818,044
    9RussiaEuropeMoscow143,394,458
    10EthiopiaAfricaAddis Ababa138,902,185
    11MexicoAmericasMexico City132,997,658
    12JapanAsiaTokyo122,427,731

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    All countries by continent

    Africa 54

    AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRepublic of the CongoRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

    Americas 35

    Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesUruguayVenezuela

    Asia 46

    AfghanistanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaCyprusIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesQatarSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTurkeyTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemen

    Europe 47

    AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomVatican City

    Oceania 14

    AustraliaFijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatu

    How many countries are there in the world?

    There are 195 sovereign countries recognised by the international community today. Of these, 193 are member states of the United Nations, while two — the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine — hold permanent observer status. At Countries.World we also profile Taiwan, for a total of 196 country profiles.

    Each country is a territory with its own government, a permanent population, the capacity to enter relations with other states, and internationally recognised sovereignty. Beyond these, the world also contains dependent territories, autonomous regions and states with limited recognition, such as Kosovo and Western Sahara, whose political status remains debated.

    The world organised by continent

    The countries of the world are spread across five geographic browsing regions, grouping North and South America together. Africa has the most countries (54), followed by Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania. Asia is by far the most populous, home to well over half of humanity, while Oceania is the least populated. Explore each region to discover its geography, cultures and economies.