High income Countries Ranked by Population (2025)

Name: High income Countries Ranked by Population
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

United States ranks #1 with 341.78 million people. That is 2.4 times Russian Federation in second place (143.51 million people). The top five are United States, Russian Federation, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom. Together the top 10 account for 73.7% of the total across the 86 High income countries listed. The median across all 86 is 2.93 million people; Naoero is last at 12,025 people. United States's figure has risen 20% since 2001 (284.97 million people to 341.78 million people in 2025).

#1: United States · 341.78 million people
Median: 2.93 million people
Coverage: 86 High income countries
Data year: 2025
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 341.78 million; 2. Russian Federation 143.51 million; 3. Japan 123.37 million; 4. Germany 83.49 million; 5. United Kingdom 69.49 million; 6. France 68.72 million; 7. Italy 58.92 million; 8. Korea, Rep. 51.69 million; 9. Spain 49.36 million; 10. Canada 41.65 million.

Population over time, top 5 (people). United States: 284.97 million in 2001 to 341.78 million in 2025; Russian Federation: 145.98 million in 2001 to 143.51 million in 2025; Japan: 127.15 million in 2001 to 123.37 million in 2025; Germany: 82.35 million in 2001 to 83.49 million in 2025; United Kingdom: 59.12 million in 2001 to 69.49 million in 2025.

United States 24.4%Russian Federation 10.2%Japan 8.8%Germany 6.0%United Kingdom 5.0%All others 45.6%

Share of the total: Population, as a share of 86 High income countries. United States 24.4%; Russian Federation 10.2%; Japan 8.8%; Germany 6.0%; United Kingdom 5.0%; All others 45.6%.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Population, 2025
Rank	Country	Population (people)
1	United States	341,780,000
2	Russian Federation	143,510,000
3	Japan	123,370,000
4	Germany	83,491,000
5	United Kingdom	69,487,000
6	France	68,720,000
7	Italy	58,916,000
8	Korea, Rep.	51,685,000
9	Spain	49,355,000
10	Canada	41,652,000
11	Saudi Arabia	36,974,000
12	Poland	36,436,000
13	Australia	27,614,000
14	Chile	19,860,000
15	Romania	19,020,000
16	Netherlands	18,088,000
17	Belgium	11,942,000
18	United Arab Emirates	11,513,000
19	Czechia	10,887,000
20	Portugal	10,805,000
21	Sweden	10,597,000
22	Greece	10,414,000
23	Israel	10,123,000
24	Hungary	9,514,300
25	Austria	9,208,200
26	Switzerland	9,092,400
27	Hong Kong SAR, China	7,498,900
28	Bulgaria	6,433,300
29	Singapore	6,111,200
30	Denmark	6,009,200
31	Finland	5,646,400
32	Norway	5,610,900
33	Oman	5,494,700
34	Ireland	5,484,400
35	Slovak Republic	5,413,800
36	New Zealand	5,324,700
37	Costa Rica	5,153,000
38	Kuwait	4,865,300
39	Panama	4,571,200
40	Croatia	3,876,200
41	Uruguay	3,384,700
42	Puerto Rico (US)	3,184,800
43	Qatar	2,972,200
44	Lithuania	2,888,800
45	Slovenia	2,131,000
46	Latvia	1,847,800
47	Bahrain	1,600,400
48	Cyprus	1,370,800
49	Trinidad and Tobago	1,367,800
50	Estonia	1,366,500
51	Guyana	835,990
52	Luxembourg	686,970
53	Macao SAR, China	685,900
54	Malta	579,700
55	Brunei Darussalam	466,330
56	Bahamas, The	403,030
57	Iceland	392,400
58	New Caledonia	295,330
59	Barbados	282,620
60	French Polynesia	282,470
61	Guam	169,000
62	Channel Islands	168,470
63	Curaçao	156,260
64	Seychelles	122,730
65	Aruba	108,790
66	Virgin Islands (US)	103,790
67	Antigua and Barbuda	94,209
68	Isle of Man	84,118
69	Andorra	82,904
70	Cayman Islands	75,844
71	Bermuda	64,555
72	Greenland	56,831
73	Faroe Islands	54,900
74	St. Kitts and Nevis	46,922
75	Turks and Caicos Islands	46,855
76	American Samoa	46,029
77	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	43,923
78	Northern Mariana Islands	43,541
79	Liechtenstein	41,024
80	Gibraltar	40,126
81	British Virgin Islands	39,732
82	Monaco	38,341
83	San Marino	34,109
84	St. Martin (French part)	24,941
85	Palau	17,663
86	Naoero	12,025

About the top 10

#1 United States

United States ranks #1 on this list with 341.78 million people.

Capital: Washington, D.C.
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 341.78 million people (2025)
GDP: US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy: 78.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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#2 Russian Federation

Russian Federation ranks #2 on this list with 143.51 million people.

Capital: Moscow
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 143.51 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.56 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$17,547 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 75.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk.

Also ranks #1 in land area · #1 in surface area · #1 in forest area.

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#3 Japan

Japan ranks #3 on this list with 123.37 million people.

Capital: Tokyo
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 123.37 million people (2025)
GDP: US$4.44 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$35,951 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84 years (2024)
Urban population: 92.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tokyo, Tokyo, Yokohama.

Also ranks #2 in population ages 65+ share · #2 in age dependency ratio (old) · #2 in fdi outflows.

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#4 Germany

Germany ranks #4 on this list with 83.49 million people.

Capital: Berlin
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 83.49 million people (2025)
GDP: US$5.05 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$60,496 (2025)
Life expectancy: 80.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 82.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.

Also ranks #2 in tourism receipts · #3 in gdp (current us$) · #3 in exports of goods and services.

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#5 United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks #5 on this list with 69.49 million people.

Capital: London
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 69.49 million people (2025)
GDP: US$4 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$57,602 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 83.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: London, Birmingham, Glasgow.

Also ranks #2 in government debt share of gdp · #2 in new businesses registered · #4 in exports of goods and services.

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#6 France

France ranks #6 on this list with 68.72 million people.

Capital: Paris
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 68.72 million people (2025)
GDP: US$3.37 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$48,986 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83 years (2024)
Urban population: 78.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Paris, Metropolis of Lyon, Bordeaux Métropole.

Also ranks #1 in tourism arrivals · #1 in account ownership (female) share · #3 in remittances received.

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#7 Italy

Italy ranks #7 on this list with 58.92 million people.

Capital: Rome
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 58.92 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.55 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$43,309 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Rome, Milan, Naples.

Also ranks #4 in population ages 65+ share · #5 in age dependency ratio (old) · #6 in tourism arrivals.

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#8 Korea, Rep.

Korea, Rep. ranks #8 on this list with 51.69 million people.

Capital: Seoul
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 51.69 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.87 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$36,227 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 81.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Seoul, Busan, Incheon.

Also ranks #1 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #2 in atms per 100,000 adults · #2 in researchers in r&d per million.

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#9 Spain

Spain ranks #9 on this list with 49.36 million people.

Capital: Madrid
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 49.36 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.91 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$38,627 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 80.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Madrid city, Barcelona, City of Valencia.

Also ranks #7 in female life expectancy · #7 in government debt share of gdp · #8 in tourism arrivals.

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#10 Canada

Canada ranks #10 on this list with 41.65 million people.

Capital: Ottawa
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 41.65 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.32 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$55,698 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 82.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary.

Also ranks #2 in surface area · #3 in forest area · #4 in land area.

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Source and method

Population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Population, total: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN); Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.