Countries with a smaller population than Istanbul

Istanbul, Located in northwestern Turkey, straddling Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait, this megacity is the country's most populous and its economic, cultural, and historic heart. It served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires, boasting a rich heritage reflected in its architecture, from ancient mosques and churches to imperial palaces. Its unique geographical position has made it a historical bridge between East and West.. Istanbul has a population of 15,067,724.

Countries by Population Countries by Area

Europe

There are 44 countries in Europe with a population smaller than Istanbul.

#	Country	Capital City	Population
1	Vatican	Vatican City	921
2	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Longyearbyen	2,550
3	Aland Islands	Mariehamn	26,711
4	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	33,718
5	San Marino	San Marino	33,785
6	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	37,910
7	Monaco	Monaco	38,682
8	Faroe Islands	Torshavn	48,497
9	Guernsey	St Peter Port	65,228
10	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	77,006
11	Isle of Man	Douglas	84,077
12	Jersey	Saint Helier	90,812
13	Iceland	Reykjavik	353,574
14	Malta	Valletta	483,530
15	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	607,728
16	Montenegro	Podgorica	622,345
17	Cyprus	Nicosia	1,189,265
18	Estonia	Tallinn	1,320,884
19	Kosovo	Pristina	1,845,300
20	Latvia	Riga	1,926,542
21	Slovenia	Ljubljana	2,067,372
22	North Macedonia	Skopje	2,082,958
23	Lithuania	Vilnius	2,789,533
24	Albania	Tirana	2,866,376
25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	3,323,929
26	Moldova	Chisinau	3,545,883
27	Croatia	Zagreb	4,089,400
28	Ireland	Dublin	4,853,506
29	Norway	Oslo	5,314,336
30	Slovakia	Bratislava	5,447,011
31	Finland	Helsinki	5,518,050
32	Denmark	Copenhagen	5,797,446
33	Serbia	Belgrade	6,982,084
34	Bulgaria	Sofia	7,000,039
35	Switzerland	Bern	8,516,543
36	Austria	Vienna	8,847,037
37	Belarus	Minsk	9,485,386
38	Hungary	Budapest	9,768,785
39	Sweden	Stockholm	10,183,175
40	Portugal	Lisbon	10,281,762
41	Czechia	Prague	10,625,695
42	Greece	Athens	10,727,668
43	Serbia and Montenegro	Belgrade	10,829,175
44	Belgium	Brussels	11,422,068

Asia

There are 25 countries in Asia with a population smaller than Istanbul.

#	Country	Capital City	Population
1	Cocos Islands	West Island	628
2	British Indian Ocean Territory	Diego Garcia	4,000
3	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	428,962
4	Maldives	Male	515,696
5	Macao	Macao	631,636
6	Bhutan	Thimphu	754,394
7	Bahrain	Manama	1,569,439
8	Qatar	Doha	2,781,677
9	Armenia	Yerevan	2,951,776
10	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	3,170,208
11	Georgia	Tbilisi	3,731,000
12	Kuwait	Kuwait City	4,137,309
13	Palestinian Territory	East Jerusalem	4,569,087
14	Oman	Muscat	4,829,483
15	Singapore	Singapore	5,638,676
16	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	5,850,908
17	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	6,315,800
18	Lebanon	Beirut	6,848,925
19	Laos	Vientiane	7,061,507
20	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	7,451,000
21	Israel	Jerusalem	8,883,800
22	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	9,100,837
23	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	9,630,959
24	Azerbaijan	Baku	9,942,334
25	Jordan	Amman	9,956,011

South America

There are 7 countries in South America with a population smaller than Istanbul.

#	Country	Capital City	Population
1	Falkland Islands	Stanley	2,638
2	French Guiana	Cayenne	195,506
3	Suriname	Paramaribo	575,991
4	Guyana	Georgetown	779,004
5	Uruguay	Montevideo	3,449,299
6	Paraguay	Asuncion	6,956,071
7	Bolivia	Sucre	11,353,142

Oceania

There are 27 countries in Ocenia with a population smaller than Istanbul.

#	Country	Capital City	Population
1	Pitcairn	Adamstown	46
2	United States Minor Outlying Islands		300
3	Tokelau		1,466
4	Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove	1,500
5	Norfolk Island	Kingston	1,828
6	Niue	Alofi	2,166
7	Tuvalu	Funafuti	11,508
8	Nauru	Yaren	12,704
9	Wallis and Futuna	Mata Utu	16,025
10	Palau	Melekeok	17,907
11	Cook Islands	Avarua	21,388
12	American Samoa	Pago Pago	55,465
13	Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	56,882
14	Marshall Islands	Majuro	58,413
15	Tonga	Nuku'alofa	103,197
16	Micronesia	Palikir	112,640
17	Kiribati	Tarawa	115,847
18	Guam	Hagatna	165,768
19	Samoa	Apia	196,130
20	French Polynesia	Papeete	277,679
21	New Caledonia	Noumea	284,060
22	Vanuatu	Port Vila	292,680
23	Solomon Islands	Honiara	652,858
24	Fiji	Suva	883,483
25	Timor Leste	Dili	1,267,972
26	New Zealand	Wellington	4,885,500
27	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	8,606,316