Ranked #4 · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Countries by population
The Tuesday, October 27, 2026 puzzle: put these five in order, from Most people at the top to Fewest people at the bottom.
- BangladeshSouth Asia
- CanadaNorth America
- GermanyCentral Europe
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asia
- JapanEast Asia
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🏝️ Indonesia285.7M people
A 2025 UN report named Jakarta the world's most populous city, with nearly 42 million residents. Source
🐅 Bangladesh175.7M people
Bangladesh has more people than Russia, a country more than 100 times its size. Source
🗻 Japan123.1M people
Japan's official island count jumped from 6,852 to 14,125 in 2023 after a digital recount. Source
🥨 Germany84.1M people
Nearly one in five people in the European Union lives in Germany, the bloc's most populous country. Source
🍁 Canada40.1M people
Canada has the world's longest coastline: over 200,000 km, enough to circle the Equator five times. Source
UN World Population Prospects 2024 estimates for mid-2025. National counts vary slightly.
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