🤏 Smallest Countries in the World by Population

What We’re Showing:

This chart lists the top 10 smallest countries in the world by population.

Data is sourced from the UN World Population Prospects’ estimates for 2025.

❗This list includes overseas territories and dependencies with varying levels of self-autonomy.

🏛️ Only Tuvalu and Vatican City are sovereign countries.

So… People Actually Live in the Vatican?

Yes, though the majority of these inhabitants are clergy, and members of the Swiss Guard who provide security for the Pope.

And you can acquire a Vatican City citizenship and passport!

But it’s not based on birth. It’s conferred based on one's role within the church or state, meaning that many citizens work directly for the Holy See.