Explore the comprehensive ranking of world's 100 least populated countries updated for 2026. This detailed database features population statistics from Vatican City and small island nations (with populations under 100,000) to moderately populated countries, providing accurate demographic data, continental distribution and world population share percentages. Essential resource for analysts, planners, researchers and anyone interested in demographic patterns of micro-nations and small territories.
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| Country | Population | % In World Share | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatican | 494 | 0.00000606% | Europe |
| Tuvalu | 9,673 | 0.00012% | Australia And Oceania |
| Nauru | 11,980 | 0.00015% | Australia And Oceania |
| Palau | 17,746 | 0.00022% | Australia And Oceania |
| San Marino | 33,486 | 0.00041% | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | 37,656 | 0.00046% | Australia And Oceania |
| Monaco | 38,739 | 0.00048% | Europe |
| Liechtenstein | 39,774 | 0.00049% | Europe |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis | 46,983 | 0.00058% | North America |
| Dominica | 66,006 | 0.00081% | North America |
| Andorra | 81,716 | 0.0010% | Europe |
| Antigua And Barbuda | 93,528 | 0.0011% | North America |
| Saint Vincent And The Grenadines | 100,857 | 0.0012% | North America |
| Tonga | 103,924 | 0.0013% | Australia And Oceania |
| Micronesia | 112,843 | 0.0014% | Australia And Oceania |
| Grenada | 116,890 | 0.0014% | North America |
| Seychelles | 130,065 | 0.0016% | Africa |
| Kiribati | 134,248 | 0.0016% | Australia And Oceania |
| Saint Lucia | 179,276 | 0.0022% | North America |
| Netherlands Antilles | 197,000 | 0.0024% | North America |
| Samoa | 218,629 | 0.0027% | Australia And Oceania |
| Sao Tome And Principe | 235,041 | 0.0029% | Africa |
| Barbados | 283,031 | 0.0035% | North America |
| Vanuatu | 327,088 | 0.0040% | Australia And Oceania |
| Iceland | 392,255 | 0.0048% | Europe |
| Bahamas | 402,125 | 0.0049% | North America |
| Belize | 416,154 | 0.0051% | North America |
| Brunei | 463,831 | 0.0057% | Asia |
| Cabo Verde | 523,669 | 0.0064% | Africa |
| Maldives | 526,321 | 0.0065% | Asia |
| Malta | 540,686 | 0.0066% | Europe |
| Suriname | 632,781 | 0.0078% | South America |
| Montenegro | 640,139 | 0.0079% | Europe |
| Luxembourg | 674,651 | 0.0083% | Europe |
| Bhutan | 789,940 | 0.0097% | Asia |
| Solomon Islands | 821,327 | 0.010% | Australia And Oceania |
| Guyana | 828,843 | 0.010% | South America |
| Comoros | 868,794 | 0.011% | Africa |
| Fiji | 926,276 | 0.011% | Australia And Oceania |
| Djibouti | 1,165,915 | 0.014% | Africa |
| Eswatini | 1,246,424 | 0.015% | Africa |
| Mauritius | 1,267,992 | 0.016% | Africa |
| Cyprus | 1,354,205 | 0.017% | Europe |
| Estonia | 1,363,815 | 0.017% | Europe |
| Timor Leste | 1,404,141 | 0.017% | Australia And Oceania |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 1,512,152 | 0.019% | North America |
| Bahrain | 1,602,871 | 0.020% | Asia |
| North Macedonia | 1,817,723 | 0.022% | Europe |
| Latvia | 1,867,003 | 0.023% | Europe |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,896,683 | 0.023% | Africa |
| Slovenia | 2,124,844 | 0.026% | Europe |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,207,073 | 0.027% | Africa |
| Lesotho | 2,343,029 | 0.029% | Africa |
| Botswana | 2,527,694 | 0.031% | Africa |
| Gabon | 2,532,856 | 0.031% | Africa |
| Gambia | 2,767,717 | 0.034% | Africa |
| Albania | 2,799,856 | 0.034% | Europe |
| Jamaica | 2,831,514 | 0.035% | North America |
| Lithuania | 2,867,401 | 0.035% | Europe |
| Armenia | 2,980,085 | 0.037% | Asia |
| Namibia | 3,022,554 | 0.037% | Africa |
| Qatar | 3,039,274 | 0.037% | Asia |
| Moldova | 3,043,154 | 0.037% | Europe |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | 3,171,844 | 0.039% | Europe |
| Uruguay | 3,379,816 | 0.041% | South America |
| Mongolia | 3,466,503 | 0.043% | Asia |
| Eritrea | 3,528,528 | 0.043% | Africa |
| Georgia | 3,797,770 | 0.047% | Asia |
| Croatia | 3,884,233 | 0.048% | Europe |
| Panama | 4,525,514 | 0.056% | North America |
| Kuwait | 4,924,147 | 0.060% | Asia |
| Costa Rica | 5,141,708 | 0.063% | North America |
| Mauritania | 5,155,959 | 0.063% | Africa |
| New Zealand | 5,203,512 | 0.064% | Australia And Oceania |
| Ireland | 5,267,632 | 0.065% | Europe |
| Oman | 5,295,800 | 0.065% | Asia |
| Central African Republic | 5,341,884 | 0.066% | Africa |
| Palestinian Territory | 5,480,602 | 0.067% | Asia |
| Slovakia | 5,490,790 | 0.067% | Europe |
| Norway | 5,593,389 | 0.069% | Europe |
| Liberia | 5,597,104 | 0.069% | Africa |
| Finland | 5,605,513 | 0.069% | Europe |
| Lebanon | 5,823,377 | 0.071% | Asia |
| Singapore | 5,846,387 | 0.072% | Asia |
| Denmark | 5,992,353 | 0.073% | Europe |
| Republic Of The Congo | 6,316,494 | 0.077% | Africa |
| El Salvador | 6,319,175 | 0.078% | North America |
| Bulgaria | 6,740,795 | 0.083% | Europe |
| Serbia | 6,750,366 | 0.083% | Europe |
| Nicaragua | 6,930,663 | 0.085% | North America |
| Paraguay | 6,945,779 | 0.085% | South America |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,201,100 | 0.088% | Asia |
| Libya | 7,362,567 | 0.090% | Africa |
| Turkmenistan | 7,477,262 | 0.092% | Asia |
| Laos | 7,787,690 | 0.096% | Asia |
| Sierra Leone | 8,617,822 | 0.11% | Africa |
| Switzerland | 8,903,243 | 0.11% | Europe |
| Belarus | 9,075,719 | 0.11% | Europe |
| Austria | 9,093,447 | 0.11% | Europe |
| Israel | 9,362,613 | 0.11% | Asia |
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