The least populous countries in the world
Vatican City is the least populous country in the world, with 506 people. In second and third place: Tuvalu and Nauru.
| No. | Country | Populationpeople | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vatican City | 506 | |
| 2 |  Tuvalu | 9,362 | |
| 3 |  Nauru | 12,101 | |
| 4 |  Palau | 17,614 | |
| 5 |  San Marino | 33,605 | |
| 6 |  Marshall Islands | 35,075 | |
| 7 |  Monaco | 38,087 | |
| 8 |  Liechtenstein | 40,368 | |
| 9 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,992 | |
| 10 |  Dominica | 65,511 | |
| 11 |  Andorra | 83,753 | |
| 12 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 94,626 | |
| 13 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,244 | |
| 14 |  Tonga | 103,291 | |
| 15 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 114,182 | |
| 16 |  Grenada | 117,362 | |
| 17 |  Seychelles | 134,959 | |
| 18 |  Kiribati | 138,445 | |
| 19 |  Saint Lucia | 180,488 | |
| 20 |  Samoa | 220,528 | |
| 21 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 244,994 | |
| 22 |  Barbados | 282,724 | |
| 23 |  Vanuatu | 342,564 | |
| 24 |  Iceland | 402,329 | |
| 25 |  Bahamas | 404,628 | |
| 26 |  Belize | 428,644 | |
| 27 |  Brunei | 469,775 | |
| 28 |  Cabo Verde | 529,630 | |
| 29 |  Maldives | 531,517 | |
| 30 |  Malta | 549,011 |
World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026). How we check our data →