How Many Countries Are There in the World? (Latest Answer)

The current count of countries in the world stands at 195. This sum encompasses 193 countries recognized as United Nations member states, along with 2 countries holding non-member observer status: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Excluded from the list of 195 countries in the world are:

• Taiwan – The United Nations views it as represented by the People’s Republic of China.
• The Cook Islands and Niue – They are  part of various UN specialized agencies and hold “full treaty-making capacity.” However, they do not hold the status of member states or non-member observer states.
• Dependencies (also known as dependent territories, dependent areas, or dependencies) and Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories).
• Other nations acknowledged by the United Nations as lacking self-governance.

Among the 195 countries in the world:

• Africa is home to 54 countries.
• Asia accommodates 48 nations.
• Europe comprises 44 countries.
• Latin America and the Caribbean encompass 33 nations.
• Oceania includes 14 countries.
• Northern America consists of 2 nations.

Here is the complete list of 195 countries in the world, ranked by their population size, along with their current population figures and the proportion of the global population they represent:

51	Côte d’Ivoire	28,873,034	0.36 %
52	Venezuela	28,838,499	0.36%
53	Cameroon	28,647,293	0.36%
54	Niger	27,202,843	0.34%
55	Australia	26,439,111	0.33%
56	North Korea	26,160,821	0.33%
57	Mali	23,293,698	0.29%
58	Burkina Faso	23,251,485	0.29%
59	Syria	23,227,014	0.29%
60	Sri Lanka	21,893,579	0.27%
61	Malawi	20,931,751	0.26%
62	Zambia	20,569,737	0.26%
63	Romania	19,892,812	0.25%
64	Chile	19,629,590	0.24%
65	Kazakhstan	19,606,633	0.24%
66	Chad	18,278,568	0.23%
67	Ecuador	18,190,484	0.23%
68	Somalia	18,143,378	0.23%
69	Guatemala	18,092,026	0.22%
70	Senegal	17,763,163	0.22%
71	Netherlands	17,618,299	0.22%
72	Cambodia	16,944,826	0.21%
73	Zimbabwe	16,665,409	0.21%
74	Guinea	14,190,612	0.18%
75	Rwanda	14,094,683	0.18%
76	Benin	13,712,828	0.17%
77	Burundi	13,238,559	0.16%
78	Tunisia	12,458,223	0.15%
79	Bolivia	12,388,571	0.15%
80	Haiti	11,724,763	0.15%
81	Belgium	11,686,140	0.15%
82	Jordan	11,337,052	0.14%
83	Dominican Republic	11,332,972	0.14%
84	Cuba	11,194,449	0.14%
85	South Sudan	11,088,796	0.14%
86	Sweden	10,612,086	0.13%
87	Honduras	10,593,798	0.13%
88	Czech Republic	10,495,295	0.13%
89	Azerbaijan	10,412,651	0.13%
90	Greece	10,341,277	0.13%
91	Papua New Guinea	10,329,931	0.13%
92	Portugal	10,247,605	0.13%
93	Hungary	10,156,239	0.13%
94	Tajikistan	10,143,543	0.13%
95	United Arab Emirates	9,516,871	0.12%
96	Belarus	9,498,238	0.12%
97	Israel	9,174,520	0.11%
98	Togo	9,053,799	0.11%
99	Austria	8,958,960	0.11%
100	Switzerland	8,796,669	0.11%

101	Sierra Leone	8,791,092	0.11%
102	Laos	7,633,779	0.09 %
103	Serbia	7,149,077	0.09 %
104	Nicaragua	7,046,310	0.09 %
105	Libya	6,888,388	0.09 %
106	Paraguay	6,861,524	0.09 %
107	Kyrgyzstan	6,735,347	0.08 %
108	Bulgaria	6,687,717	0.08 %
109	Turkmenistan	6,516,100	0.08 %
110	El Salvador	6,364,943	0.08 %
111	Congo	6,106,869	0.08 %
112	Singapore	6,014,723	0.07 %
113	Denmark	5,910,913	0.07 %
114	Slovakia	5,795,199	0.07 %
115	Central African Rep.	5,742,315	0.07 %
116	Finland	5,545,475	0.07 %
117	Norway	5,474,360	0.07 %
118	Liberia	5,418,377	0.07 %
119	Palestine	5,371,230	0.07 %
120	Lebanon	5,353,930	0.07 %
121	New Zealand	5,228,100	0.06 %
122	Costa Rica	5,212,173	0.06 %
123	Ireland	5,056,935	0.06 %
124	Mauritania	4,862,989	0.06 %
125	Oman	4,644,384	0.06 %
126	Panama	4,468,087	0.06 %
127	Kuwait	4,310,108	0.05 %
128	Croatia	4,008,617	0.05 %
129	Eritrea	3,748,901	0.05 %
130	Georgia	3,728,282	0.05 %
131	Mongolia	3,447,157	0.04 %
132	Moldova	3,435,931	0.04 %
133	Uruguay	3,423,108	0.04 %
134	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,210,847	0.04 %
135	Albania	2,832,439	0.04 %
136	Jamaica	2,825,544	0.04 %
137	Armenia	2,777,970	0.03 %
138	Gambia	2,773,168	0.03 %
139	Lithuania	2,718,352	0.03 %
140	Qatar	2,716,391	0.03 %
141	Botswana	2,675,352	0.03 %
142	Namibia	2,604,172	0.03 %
143	Gabon	2,436,566	0.03 %
144	Lesotho	2,330,318	0.03 %
145	Guinea-Bissau	2,150,842	0.03 %
146	Slovenia	2,119,675	0.03 %
147	North Macedonia	2,085,679	0.03 %
148	Latvia	1,830,211	0.02 %
149	Equatorial Guinea	1,714,671	0.02 %
150	Trinidad and Tobago	1,534,937	0.02 %

151	Bahrain	1,485,509	0.02 %
152	Timor-Leste	1,360,596	0.02 %
153	Estonia	1,322,765	0.02 %
154	Mauritius	1,300,557	0.02 %
155	Cyprus	1,260,138	0.02 %
156	Eswatini	1,210,822	0.02 %
157	Djibouti	1,136,455	0.01 %
158	Fiji	936,375	0.01 %
159	Comoros	852,075	0.01 %
160	Guyana	813,834	0.01 %
161	Bhutan	787,424	0.01 %
162	Solomon Islands	740,424	0.01 %
163	Luxembourg	654,768	0.01 %
164	Montenegro	626,485	0.01 %
165	Suriname	623,236	0.01 %
166	Cabo Verde	598,682	0.01 %
167	Micronesia	544,321	0.01 %
168	Malta	535,064	0.01 %
169	Maldives	521,021	0.01 %
170	Brunei	452,524	0.01 %
171	Bahamas	412,623	0.01 %
172	Belize	410,825	0.01 %
173	Iceland	375,318	0 %
174	Vanuatu	334,506	0 %
175	Barbados	281,995	0 %
176	Sao Tome & Principe	231,856	0 %
177	Samoa	225,681	0 %
178	Saint Lucia	180,251	0 %
179	Kiribati	133,515	0 %
180	Grenada	126,183	0 %
181	Tonga	107,773	0 %
182	Seychelles	107,660	0 %
183	St. Vincent & Grenadines	103,698	0 %
184	Antigua and Barbuda	94,298	0 %
185	Andorra	80,088	0 %
186	Dominica	73,040	0 %
187	Saint Kitts & Nevis	47,755	0 %
188	Marshall Islands	41,996	0 %
189	Liechtenstein	39,584	0 %
190	Monaco	36,297	0 %
191	San Marino	33,642	0 %
192	Palau	18,058	0 %
193	Nauru	12,780	0 %
194	Tuvalu	11,396	0 %
195	Holy See	518	0 %