Biggest Countries by Population

How many of the world's 24 most populous countries can you name?

As of 1 January 2025. More info here.

Quiz by

Rate:

Featured Quiz

Last updated: December 31, 2024

You have not attempted this quiz yet.

More quiz info >>

First submitted	January 19, 2012
Times taken	1,302,053
Average score	75.0%
Rating	4.99

Quiz and answer stats >>

Friends stats >>

4:00

Enter country here:

/ 24 guessed

The quiz is paused. You have remaining.

Scoring
You scored / = %

    This beats or equals
    % of test takers
    also scored 100%
    
The average score is 

      Your high score is
      
    
Your fastest time is 
more stats >>
friends stats >>

Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...

Population	Country
1457 mil	India
1426 mil	China
350 mil	United States
285 mil	Indonesia
253 mil	Pakistan
235 mil	Nigeria
212 mil	Brazil
175 mil	Bangladesh

Population	Country
144 mil	Russia
134 mil	Ethiopia
131 mil	Mexico
123 mil	Japan
117 mil	Egypt
116 mil	Philippines
111 mil	D. R. Congo
101 mil	Vietnam

Population	Country
92.0 mil	Iran
87.6 mil	Turkey
84.4 mil	Germany
71.6 mil	Thailand
69.9 mil	United Kingdom
69.5 mil	Tanzania
69.2 mil	France
64.4 mil	South Africa

Your Next Quiz

• Companies by Country

• Most Populous Countries in 2050

• Countries More Populous Than Their Neighbors

• Space Invaders Pixel Art #1 - Sudden Death

101 Recent Comments

Level 24

May 12, 2020

I somehow missed Russia - can my life get any worse?

+10

Level 62

Jun 5, 2024

a lot worse probably

Level 61

Jan 20, 2025

Oooooooh, he's coming for you...

Level 50

May 20, 2020

23/24 missed Tanzania

(only 7 btw)

+14

Level 43

Jun 3, 2020

Yeah Sure Kid, Nice lies you got there

Level 21

Dec 9, 2024

Its not that hard to get 23/24

Level 51

Jan 5, 2025

brag about it to your parents💀

Level 43

Mar 18, 2025

i love your music bababoey

Level 53

Jun 16, 2020

I forgot the USA. ._.

Level 35

Dec 30, 2023

Level 43

Jun 19, 2020

24/24 with 2:54 left. Im only 11

+21

Level 58

Aug 6, 2020

I won't be born until the year 92384! but I got 'em anyway

Level 65

Jul 15, 2020

Wow I came back to this quiz after 4 years and the numbers have completely changed! Since I last took this quiz, looks like Pakistan and Nigeria have surpassed 200 million people and Indonesia is gaining fast on the USA. I still remember when Nigeria first entered the top 10 list!

+10

Level 63

Oct 5, 2020

No Vatican City? I thought it was the most popeulous country in the world!

Level 55

Apr 16, 2022

Same... I kept thinking I was spelling it wrong

Level 43

Oct 17, 2020

Surprisingly South Africa and Spain do not make the list. Tanzania makes it

Level 28

Feb 4, 2024

South africa is now on the list

Level 37

Nov 7, 2020

Ethiopia and Tanzania

Level 57

Nov 8, 2020

2:14

Level 32

Nov 20, 2020

2020's going to need an update for Nigeria

By the time the secret serial killers are done their population will be cut by a fourth O_O

Level 57

Dec 2, 2020

Somehow missed DRC, even though it will have the largest city in the world by 2100

Level 15

Dec 31, 2020

Ez! 2:04 minutes for me!

Level 35

Jan 12, 2021

I got 24/24 and I don’t care what age you are, or myself for that matter.

Level 17

Jan 13, 2021

Wow I actually got all of them

Level 40

Feb 10, 2021

I suck at countries in geography compared to you guys tbh, cause I only got 19 of these correct on my first attempt but I always get all of them right on flag quizzes idek why xD

Level 59

Feb 11, 2021

I got 21 and I'm 13. missed russia ethiopia and bangladesh

Level 67

Mar 2, 2021

we don't care

Level 26

May 13, 2021

im 13 and I got all them except tanzania first try.

but fr nobody really cares I'm saying it to make myself feel accomplished. :D

Level 41

Jun 15, 2021

Why do people act like having a higher age makes you more smart?

Level 35

Dec 30, 2023

"ummmmm actwuawy iwm actwuaawy 1232137895 twillion ywears owd swo im soupwer smwat"

Level 18

Feb 25, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Level 38

Jan 10, 2023

I memorized that link. Not gonna get me this time, Rick!

Level 66

Feb 28, 2021

Not gonna lie, was surprised to see Ethiopia so high up, I thought it's population was more like 80 million, guess I'm old.

Level 81

Mar 7, 2021

Not that old. Growing fast.

Level 36

Mar 12, 2021

I missed Thailand! How did I miss Thailand?

Level 41

Jun 15, 2021

Level 61

Apr 22, 2021

I missed Japan.... *facepalm* :)

Level 21

May 11, 2021

4got turkey egypt iran and vietnam :/

Level 41

Aug 17, 2021

Those are all the countries by population, not asian or african countries.

Level 37

May 12, 2021

missed russia and germany... i dont know how

Level 73

Jun 13, 2021

Let's gooo I got Ethiopia with 7 seconds remaining

Level 51

Sep 21, 2021

I got all countries and im only 3 years old

+11

Level 56

Oct 29, 2021

Damn it, I forgot Doctor Congo

Level 44

Nov 26, 2021

I really wasn't expecting Tanzania to be on here. I had 8 seconds left, and I was missing one country, and I was about to admit defeat, then I tried Tanzania and it was actually right.

Level 38

Jan 2, 2022

Again I'm telling, Tanzania is one of the easiest in this quiz for me

Level 47

Dec 31, 2021

Yes, 1.48 got them all! Ethiopia was the last one.

Level 32

Jan 24, 2022

Being such a desert, it's surprising Egypt has so many people.

Level 62

Jan 31, 2022

The Nile River

Level 33

Feb 1, 2022

im surprised about tanzania, i missed tanzania and italy

Level 48

Mar 17, 2022

need to be updated: India is no.1 now (March 2022)

Level 39

Apr 19, 2022

I'm a genius. I got Tanzania second but missed the UK.

Level 15

Apr 21, 2022

cool

Level 68

May 6, 2022

23/24, missed Vietnam somehow.

Level 23

May 18, 2022

grr

Level 73

Jun 10, 2022

Most recent change is Pakistan and Nigeria surpassing Brazil, and Turkey Germany?

Level 54

Jun 10, 2022

just reset today, thats nice

Level 76

Jun 10, 2022

Am I the only one who still thought that pakistan was 197million?

Level 58

Jul 19, 2022

yes

Level 27

Jul 9, 2022

22/24 misses bangladesh + vietnam

Level 77

Jul 21, 2022

Down goes Italy.

Level 56

Jul 30, 2022

i always forget philippines

plz see my quizzes if you want

Level 56

Jul 30, 2022

I put VIETNAM!!

Maybe I just spelled it wrong...

Level 76

Aug 5, 2022

"We need a new plague"

- Dwight K. Schrute

Level 44

Aug 24, 2022

i forgor about france and germany💀

Level 28

Sep 25, 2022

2:14 100%

Level 26

Oct 6, 2022

Stumped on Tanzania, didn´t know it had that many people!

Hey, the more you know!

Level 53

Nov 15, 2022

Surprised only 53% got Japan...

Level 65

Dec 20, 2022

Yeah, you'd think Japan would be an easy guess

Level 28

Jan 19, 2023

You should update it cause India surpassed China

Level 45

Feb 7, 2023

true

Level 71

Apr 26, 2023

Not quite yet. According to Quizmaster’s source, India is still behind by 7 million.

Level 54

Mar 11, 2023

Got Tanzania before the time ended! Tanzania was unexpected

Level 73

Apr 20, 2023

Just missed Japan and Turkey

Level 79

Apr 24, 2023

Everyone ready for the #1 spot to change? Apparently it’s going to happen this week!

Level 71

Apr 26, 2023

According to Quizmaster’s source, India is actually still 7 million behind China. So no need to party just yet. Unless if you’re using another source obviously.

Level 28

Apr 26, 2023

But now it is official that India is the most populated country but quizmaster Source

Prob has not updated yet.

Level 20

Jun 8, 2023

21 first try

Level 32

Jun 19, 2023

Tanzania already passed France and will soon also pass the UK.

Level 73

Jun 23, 2023

3:30 used, Philippines took me a while

Level 32

Jun 30, 2023

India has been more populated than China since April 24th, 2023, so you need to change this!

Level ∞

Jun 30, 2023

No. It won't happen until later this year. Hong Kong exists.

Level 64

Jul 19, 2023

Curious why Tanzania is so rarely guessed.

Level 45

Sep 14, 2023

curveball with tanzania

Level 31

Oct 11, 2023

Last second

Level 41

Nov 26, 2023

How did I forget Egypt?!

Level 54

Nov 28, 2023

Huh... I forgot South Africa. I think that's because the last time I did this quiz Italy was the last country.

Level 74

Nov 28, 2023

"As of 1 January 2024." So now we're predicting the future?

Level 77

Nov 28, 2023

Yes the almighty Quizmaster is precognitive praise him

Level 21

Feb 1, 2024

Thanks for 5 points

Level 32

Feb 21, 2024

I typed in england, what a shame it does not count

Level 44

Feb 22, 2024

Missed friggin THAILAND!!

Level 37

Feb 29, 2024

Didn't expect Pakistan and Indonesia to be this populated, and I expected Russia to be higher..

Level 52

May 8, 2024

Somehow i missed Egypt

Level 30

Dec 14, 2024

same

Level 62

Jun 5, 2024

nwas quiz, nominated

Level 53

Aug 20, 2024

was honestly shocked how many people live in Iran, I mostly thought of Iran as hot arid mountains

Level 60

Aug 27, 2024

dear all the people in the comments saying "I'm only 13" "I'm 12 and i got this many" "I'm 11 and got 23/24"

Congrats.

Level 54

Jan 31, 2025

I'm only 0 and I got all of them

Level 22

Apr 8, 2025

iM oNlY sIx AnD a HaLf, AnD i GoT 25/24!11!!1!

Level 36

Mar 15, 2025

I missed 3. I remembered Ethiopia with 3 seconds left. I couldn't type it in time.

Level 46

Mar 27, 2025

Missed Vietnam and Tanzania. Nice quiz.

Countries of the World Quiz

US States Quiz

Fast Typing 1 to 100

Country Flags Quiz #1

Fast Typing A to Z

All Country Flags of the World

Fifty US States in One Minute

NBA Basketball Teams Quiz