There are 195 countries recognized by the United Nations. Out of the 195, 193 of them are members of the UN while the remaining two – The State of Palestine and Vatican City – are recognized independent nations.
The Statistics of Countries By Continent
You might want to ask, which continents are these 195 countries located in?
- 27.69% or 54 of these countries are in Africa.
- 24.62% (48) of the countries in the world are located in Asia
- 22.56% (44) of countries are found in Europe
- 6.15% (12) of countries in the world can be found in South America
- 7.17% (14) are in Oceania
- 11.79% (23) of these countries are in Northern America
While Africa has the highest number of countries (54), Asia with 48 countries, however, is the most populated continent in the World with 4,694,576,167 population as of 2021 United Nations data.
List of countries in the world and their population
Below is the full list of alphabetically ordered list of countries that are recognized by the UN, their 2022 population, and their sub-regions.
1) Afghanistan (Central Asia): 41,128,771
2) Albania (Southern Europe): 2,842,321
3) Algeria (North Africa): 44,903,225
4) Andorra (Iberian Peninsula): 79,824
5) Angola (Southern Africa): 35,588,987
6) Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean): 93,763
7) Argentina (South America): 45,510,318
8) Armenia (South Caucasus region): 2,780,469
9) Australia (Australasia): 26,177,413
10) Austria (Central Europe): 8,979,894
11) Azerbaijan (Eastern Europe and Western Asia): 10,358,074
12) The Bahamas (Caribbean): 409,984
13) Bahrain (Middle East): 1,472,233
14) Bangladesh (South Asia): 171,186,372
15) Barbados (Caribbean): 281,635
16) Belarus (Eastern Europe): 9,534,954
17) Belgium (Western Europe): 11,655,930
18) Belize (Central America): 405,272
19) Benin (West Africa): 13,352,864
20) Bhutan (South Asia): 782,455
21) Bolivia (Central South America): 12,224,110
22) Bosnia and Herzegovina (western Balkan Peninsula of Europe): 3,233,526
23) Botswana (Southern Africa): 2,630,296
24) Brazil (South America): 215,313,498
25) Brunei (South East Asia): 445,400
25) Bulgaria (Southeastern Europe): 6,781,953
27) Burkina Faso (West Africa): 22,673,762
28) Burundi (East Africa): 12,889,576
29) Cabo Verde (Macaronesia ecoregion): 593,149
30) Cambodia (Southeast Asia): 16,767,842
31) Cameroon (Central Africa): 27,914,536
32) Canada (North America): 38,454,327
33) Central African Republic (Central Africa): 5,579,144
34) Chad (Central Africa): 17,723,315
35) Chile (South Southern America): 19,603,733
36) China (East Asia): 1,425,887,337
37) Colombia (South America): 51,874,024
38) Comoros (East Africa): 836,774
39) Democratic Republic of Congo: 99,010,212 (Central Africa)
40) Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville): 5,970,424 (Central Africa)
41) Costa Rica: 5,180,829 (Central America)
42) Côte d’Ivoire or Ivory Coast: 28,160,542 (West Africa)
43) Croatia: 4,030,358 (Southeast Europe)
44) Cuba: 11,212,191 (Caribbean)
45) Cyprus: 1,251,488 (Southeast Europe)
46) Czech Republic: 10,493,986 (Central Europe)
47) Denmark: 5,882,261 (Scandinavia or northern Europe)
48) Djibouti: 1,120,849 (East Africa)
49) Dominica: 72,737 (Caribbean)
50) Dominican Republic: 11,228,821 (Caribbean)
51) East Timor (Timor-Leste): 1,341,296 (South East Asia)
52) Ecuador: 18,001,000 (northwestern South America)
53) Egypt: 110,990,103 (North Africa and West Asia.)
54) El Salvador: 6,336,392 (Central America)
55) Equatorial Guinea: 1,674,908 (Central Africa)
56) Eritrea: 3,684,032 (East Africa)
57) Estonia: 1,326,062 (Northeastern Europe)
58) Eswatini: 1,201,670 (east of South Africa)
59) Ethiopia: 123,379,924 (Africa)
60) Fiji: 929,766 (Melanesia)
61) Finland: 5,540,745 (Northern Europe)
62) France: 64,626,628 (Western Europe)
63) Gabon: 2,388,992 (Central Africa)
64) The Gambia: 2,705,992 (Western Africa)
65) Georgia: 3,744,385 (Caucasus region)
66) Germany: 83,369,843 (Central and Western Europe)
67) Ghana: 33,475,870 (West Africa)
68) Greece: 10,384,971 (Southern-Eastern Europe)
69) Grenada: 125,438 (Caribbean)
70) Guatemala: 17,843,908 (Central America)
71) Guinea: 13,859,341 (West Africa)
72) Guinea-Bissau: 2,105,566 (West Africa)
73) Guyana: 808,726 (South America)
74) Haiti: 11,584,996 (Caribbean)
75) Honduras: 10,432,860 (Central America)
76) Hungary: 9,967,308 (Central Europe)
77) Iceland: 372,899 (North America and Europe)
78) India: 1,417,173,173 (South Asia)
79) Indonesia: 275,501,339 (Southeast Asia)
80) Iran: 88,550,570 (Middle East)
81) Iraq: 44,496,122 (Middle East)
82) Ireland: 5,023,109 (North Atlantic Ocean)
83) Israel: 9,038,309 (Middle East region)
84) Italy (Southern Europe): 59,037,474
85) Jamaica: 2,827,377 (Caribbean region)
86) Japan: 123,951,692 (Northeast Asia or East Asia)
87) Jordan: 11,285,869 (West Asia)
88) Kazakhstan: 19,397,998 (Central Asia)
89) Kenya: 54,027,487 (East Africa)
90) Kiribati: 131,232 (Micronesia)
91) North Korea: 26,069,416 (East Asia)
92) South Korea: 51,815,810 (East Asia)
93) Kosovo: 1,770,003 (Balkans region)
94) Kuwait: 4,268,873 (West Asia)
94) Kyrgyzstan: 6,630,623 (Central Asia)
96) Laos (Southeast Asia): 7,529,475
97) Latvia (northeastern Europe ): 1,850,651
98) Lebanon (Middle East): 5,489,739
99) Lesotho (Southern Africa): 2,305,825
100) Liberia (West Africa): 5,302,681
101) Libya (North Africa): 6,812,341
102) Liechtenstein (Western Europe): 39,327
103) Lithuania (Northeastern Europe): 2,750,055
104) Luxembourg (Northwestern Europe): 647,599
105) Madagascar (Southern Africa): Madagascar
106) Malawi (southeastern Africa): 20,405,317
107) Malaysia (Southeast Asia): 33,938,221
108) Maldives (Indian Ocean): 523,787
109) Mali (West Africa): 22,593,590
110) Malta (Southern Europe): 533,286
111) Marshall Islands (Micronesia region): 41,569
112) Mauritania (West Africa): 4,736,139
113) Mauritius (Eastern coast of Africa): 1,299,469
114) Mexico (Southern North America): 127,504,125
115) Federated States of Micronesia (Western Pacific Ocean): 539,013
116) Moldova (Balkan region of Europe): 3,272,996
117) Principality of Monaco (Western Europe): 36,469
118) Mongolia (East Asia): 3,398,366
119) Montenegro (Southeast Europe): 627,082
120) Morocco (North Africa): 37,457,971
121) Mozambique (Southeastern Africa): 32,969,518
122) Myanmar or Burma (Southeast Asia): 54,179,306
123) Namibia (South-west Africa): 2,567,012
124) Nauru (Southeastern Micronesia): 12,668
125) Nepal (Southern Asia): 30,547,580
126) The Netherlands or Holland (Northwestern Europe): 17,564,014
127) New Zealand (Southwestern Pacific Ocean): 5,185,288
128) Nicaragua (Central America): 6,948,392
129) Niger (West Africa): 26,207,977
130) Nigeria (West Africa): 218,541,212
131) North Macedonia (Southeastern Europe): 2,093,599
132) Norway (Northern Europe): 5,434,319
133) Oman (West Asia): 4,576,298
134) Pakistan (South Asia): 235,824,862
135) Palau (Pacific Islands): 18,055
136) Panama (Central America): 4,408,581
137) Papua New Guinea (Pacific island): 10,142,619
138) Paraguay (South America): 6,780,744
139) Peru (Western South America): 34,049,588
140) Philippines (Southeast Asia): 115,559,009
141) Poland (Central Europe): 39,857,145
142) Portugal (Southern Europe): 10,270,865
143) Qatar (Middle East): 2,695,122
144) Romania (Eastern Europe): 19,659,267
145) Russia (Eastern Europe and Northern Asia): 144,713,314
146) Rwanda (Central/Eastern Africa): 13,776,698
147) Saint Kitts and Nevis (West Indies): 47,657
148) Saint Lucia (Caribbean): 179,857
149) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean): 103,948
150) Samoa (Pacific Ocean): 222,382
151) San Marino (Central Italy): 33,660
152) Sao Tome and Principe (Central Africa): 227,380
153) Saudi Arabia (Southwestern Asia): 36,408,820
154) Senegal (West Africa): 17,316,449
155) Serbia (South East Europe): 7,221,365
156) Seychelles (Eastern Africa): 107,118
157) Sierra Leone (West Africa): 8,605,718
158) Singapore (Southeast Asia): 5,975,689
159) Slovakia (Central Europe): 5,643,453
160) Slovenia (Central Europe): 2,119,844
161) Solomon Islands (northeast of Australia): 724,273
162) Somalia (east coast of Africa): 17,597,511
163) South Africa (Southern Africa): 59,893,885
164) Spain (southwest corner of Europe): 47,558,630
165) Sri Lanka (Indian Ocean): 21,832,143
166) Sudan (northeastern Africa): 46,874,204
167) South Sudan (Northeast Africa): 10,913,164
168) Suriname (Caribbean): 618,040
169) Sweden (northern Europe): 10,549,347
170) Switzerland (Central Europe): 8,740,472
171) Syria (southwestern Asia): 22,125,249
172) Tajikistan (Central Asia): 9,952,787
173) Tanzania (East Africa): 65,497,748
174) Thailand (Southeast Asia): 71,697,030
175) Togo (West Africa): 8,848,699
176) Tonga (South Pacific Ocean): 106,858
177) Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean region): 1,531,044
178) Tunisia (North Africa): 12,356,117
179) Turkey (Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia): 85,341,241
180) Turkmenistan (Central Asia): 6,430,770
181) Tuvalu formerly Ellice Islands (West-central Pacific Ocean): 11,312
182) Uganda (East Africa): 47,249,585
183) Ukraine (Eastern Europe): 39,701,739
184) United Arab Emirates (Middle East): 9,441,129
185) United Kingdom (north-west of mainland Europe): 67,508,936
186) United States (North America): 338,289,857
187) Uruguay (Southeast of South America): 3,422,794
188) Uzbekistan (Central Asia): 34,627,652
189) Vanuatu (Southwestern pacific Ocean): 326,740
190) Vatican City or Holy See (Southern Europe): 510
191) Venezuela (Northern end of South America): 28,301,696
192) Vietnam (Southeast Asia): 98,186,856
193) Yemen (Arabian Pennisula): 33,696,614
194) Zambia (Southcentral Africa): 20,017,675
195) Zimbabwe (Southern Africa): 16,320,537
Note: The above population is based on 2022 figure.
