Diabetes Rates by Country (2026)
Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but the burden differs greatly from country to country. This page ranks countries by the estimated number of adults living with diabetes, along with diabetes prevalence rates where available.
Using the latest available data, the ranking helps compare which countries have the largest diabetes populations and how diabetes prevalence differs across regions.
Diabetes Rates by Country Rankings
| # | Country | Est. Diabetes Prevention (%) | Continent | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇵🇰Pakistan |
31.4% | Asia | % |
| 2 | 🇲🇭Marshall Islands |
25.7% | Oceania | % |
| 3 | 🇰🇼Kuwait |
25.6% | Asia | % |
| 4 | 🇼🇸Samoa |
25.4% | Oceania | % |
| 5 | 🇶🇦Qatar |
24.6% | Asia | % |
| 6 | 🇰🇮Kiribati |
24.6% | Oceania | % |
| 7 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia |
23.1% | Asia | % |
| 8 | 🇵🇫French Polynesia |
22.8% | Oceania | % |
| 9 | 🇪🇬Egypt |
22.4% | Africa | % |
| 10 | 🇧🇭Bahrain |
22.1% | Asia | % |
| 11 | 🇳🇨New Caledonia |
22% | Oceania | % |
| 12 | 🇳🇷Nauru |
21.8% | Oceania | % |
| 13 | 🇲🇾Malaysia |
21.1% | Asia | % |
| 14 | 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates |
20.7% | Asia | % |
| 15 | 🇯🇴Jordan |
20.5% | Asia | % |
| 16 | 🇬🇺Guam |
20.3% | Oceania | % |
| 17 | 🇲🇺Mauritius |
20.1% | Africa | % |
| 18 | 🇻🇺Vanuatu |
19.7% | Oceania | % |
| 19 | 🇹🇴Tonga |
19.6% | Oceania | % |
| 20 | 🇵🇼Palau |
19.3% | Oceania | % |
| 21 | 🇫🇴Faroe Islands |
19.2% | Europe | % |
| 22 | 🇸🇩Sudan |
19% | Africa | % |
| 23 | 🇸🇾Syria |
19% | Asia | % |
| 24 | 🇹🇻Tuvalu |
19% | Oceania | % |
| 25 | 🇳🇺Niue |
18.1% | Oceania | % |
| 26 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic |
17.6% | North America | % |
| 27 | 🇩🇿Algeria |
17.5% | Africa | % |
| 28 | 🇴🇲Oman |
17% | Asia | % |
| 29 | 🇫🇯Fiji |
16.6% | Oceania | % |
| 30 | 🇹🇷Turkey |
16.5% | Asia | % |
| 31 | 🇲🇽Mexico |
16.4% | North America | % |
| 32 | 🇬🇾Guyana |
16.4% | South America | % |
| 33 | 🇹🇳Tunisia |
16% | Africa | % |
| 34 | 🇱🇾Libya |
15.8% | Africa | % |
| 35 | 🇵🇸State of Palestine |
15.5% | Asia | % |
| 36 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea |
14.1% | Oceania | % |
| 37 | 🇧🇿Belize |
14.1% | North America | % |
| 38 | 🇦🇷Argentina |
14% | South America | % |
| 39 | 🇸🇷Suriname |
13.8% | South America | % |
| 40 | 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis |
13.8% | North America | % |
| 41 | 🇺🇸United States |
13.7% | North America | % |
| 42 | 🇧🇳Brunei |
13.7% | Asia | % |
| 43 | 🇮🇷Iran |
13.4% | Asia | % |
| 44 | Curacao |
13.4% | % | |
| 45 | 🇧🇲Bermuda |
13.4% | North America | % |
| 46 | 🇧🇩Bangladesh |
13.2% | Asia | % |
| 47 | 🇬🇹Guatemala |
13.2% | North America | % |
| 48 | 🇧🇧Barbados |
13.2% | North America | % |
| 49 | 🇩🇲Dominica |
12.9% | North America | % |
| 50 | 🇸🇻El Salvador |
12.7% | North America | % |
| 51 | 🇯🇲Jamaica |
12.5% | North America | % |
| 52 | 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago |
12.4% | North America | % |
| 53 | 🇱🇧Lebanon |
12.3% | Asia | % |
| 54 | 🇨🇱Chile |
12.2% | South America | % |
| 55 | 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe |
12.1% | Africa | % |
| 56 | 🇸🇧Solomon Islands |
12% | Oceania | % |
| 57 | 🇧🇹Bhutan |
12% | Asia | % |
| 58 | 🇨🇳China |
11.9% | Asia | % |
| 59 | 🇲🇦Morocco |
11.9% | Africa | % |
| 60 | 🇦🇫Afghanistan |
11.7% | Asia | % |
| 61 | 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda |
11.6% | North America | % |
| 62 | 🇸🇬Singapore |
11.4% | Asia | % |
| 63 | 🇱🇨Saint Lucia |
11.4% | North America | % |
| 64 | 🇮🇩Indonesia |
11.3% | Asia | % |
| 65 | 🇬🇩Grenada |
11.3% | North America | % |
| 66 | 🇵🇦Panama |
11.1% | North America | % |
| 67 | 🇰🇾Cayman Islands |
11.1% | North America | % |
| 68 | 🇵🇷Puerto Rico |
10.9% | North America | % |
| 69 | 🇰🇲Comoros |
10.8% | Africa | % |
| 70 | 🇹🇼Taiwan |
10.7% | Asia | % |
| 71 | 🇲🇪Montenegro |
10.7% | Europe | % |
| 72 | 🇧🇷Brazil |
10.6% | South America | % |
| 73 | 🇦🇱Albania |
10.6% | Europe | % |
| 74 | 🇮🇳India |
10.5% | Asia | % |
| 75 | 🇵🇹Portugal |
10.5% | Europe | % |
| 76 | 🇷🇸Serbia |
10.5% | Europe | % |
| 77 | 🇭🇷Croatia |
10.5% | Europe | % |
| 78 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua |
10.4% | North America | % |
| 79 | 🇿🇲Zambia |
10.3% | Africa | % |
| 80 | 🇲🇳Mongolia |
10.3% | Asia | % |
| 81 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10.3% | Europe | % |
| 82 | 🇹🇭Thailand |
10.2% | Asia | % |
| 83 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka |
10.2% | Asia | % |
| 84 | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan |
10.2% | Asia | % |
| 85 | 🇮🇱Israel |
10.1% | Asia | % |
| 86 | 🇦🇩Andorra |
10.1% | Europe | % |
| 87 | 🇨🇾Cyprus |
10% | Asia | % |
| 88 | 🇲🇹Malta |
10% | Europe | % |
| 89 | 🇰🇵North Korea |
9.9% | Asia | % |
| 90 | 🇹🇿Tanzania |
9.8% | Africa | % |
| 91 | 🇨🇷Costa Rica |
9.8% | North America | % |
| 92 | 🇪🇸Spain |
9.7% | Europe | % |
| 93 | 🇰🇷South Korea |
9.6% | Asia | % |
| 94 | 🇲🇻Maldives |
9.5% | Asia | % |
| 95 | 🇨🇺Cuba |
9.4% | North America | % |
| 96 | 🇵🇾Paraguay |
9.4% | South America | % |
| 97 | 🇸🇨Seychelles |
9.3% | Africa | % |
| 98 | 🇱🇷Liberia |
9.2% | Africa | % |
| 99 | 🇻🇮U.S. Virgin Islands |
9.1% | North America | % |
| 100 | 🇮🇪Ireland |
9% | Europe | % |
| 101 | 🇧🇸Bahamas |
8.9% | North America | % |
| 102 | 🇻🇪Venezuela |
8.6% | South America | % |
| 103 | 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
8.6% | North America | % |
| 104 | 🇸🇲San Marino |
8.6% | Europe | % |
| 105 | 🇭🇹Haiti |
8.5% | North America | % |
| 106 | 🇬🇦Gabon |
8.5% | Africa | % |
| 107 | 🇨🇴Colombia |
8.4% | South America | % |
| 108 | 🇭🇺Hungary |
8.3% | Europe | % |
| 109 | 🇭🇰Hong Kong |
8.2% | Asia | % |
| 110 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea |
8.2% | Africa | % |
| 111 | 🇵🇱Poland |
8.1% | Europe | % |
| 112 | 🇧🇯Benin |
8.1% | Africa | % |
| 113 | 🇨🇬Congo |
8.1% | Africa | % |
| 114 | 🇲🇴Macau |
8.1% | Asia | % |
| 115 | 🇯🇪Jersey |
8.1% | Europe | % |
| 116 | 🇹🇯Tajikistan |
8% | Asia | % |
| 117 | 🇬🇷Greece |
8% | Europe | % |
| 118 | 🇸🇿Eswatini |
7.9% | Africa | % |
| 119 | 🇩🇪Germany |
7.8% | Europe | % |
| 120 | 🇺🇾Uruguay |
7.8% | South America | % |
| 121 | 🇨🇩DR Congo |
7.7% | Africa | % |
| 122 | 🇮🇹Italy |
7.7% | Europe | % |
| 123 | 🇨🇦Canada |
7.7% | North America | % |
| 124 | 🇳🇵Nepal |
7.7% | Asia | % |
| 125 | 🇦🇲Armenia |
7.7% | Asia | % |
| 126 | 🇯🇵Japan |
7.6% | Asia | % |
| 127 | 🇨🇿Czech Republic |
7.6% | Europe | % |
| 128 | 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan |
7.6% | Asia | % |
| 129 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic |
7.6% | Africa | % |
| 130 | 🇵🇭Philippines |
7.5% | Asia | % |
| 131 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan |
7.5% | Asia | % |
| 132 | 🇷🇴Romania |
7.5% | Europe | % |
| 133 | 🇰🇭Cambodia |
7.5% | Asia | % |
| 134 | 🇱🇹Lithuania |
7.5% | Europe | % |
| 135 | 🇮🇲Isle of Man |
7.5% | Europe | % |
| 136 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom |
7.4% | Europe | % |
| 137 | 🇦🇺Australia |
7.4% | Oceania | % |
| 138 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria |
7.4% | Europe | % |
| 139 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia |
7.4% | Europe | % |
| 140 | 🇹🇩Chad |
7.3% | Africa | % |
| 141 | 🇿🇦South Africa |
7.2% | Africa | % |
| 142 | 🇱🇮Liechtenstein |
7.2% | Europe | % |
| 143 | 🇹🇲Turkmenistan |
7.1% | Asia | % |
| 144 | 🇸🇰Slovakia |
7.1% | Europe | % |
| 145 | 🇱🇻Latvia |
7.1% | Europe | % |
| 146 | 🇸🇮Slovenia |
7% | Europe | % |
| 147 | 🇨🇲Cameroon |
6.9% | Africa | % |
| 148 | 🇫🇮Finland |
6.9% | Europe | % |
| 149 | 🇪🇪Estonia |
6.9% | Europe | % |
| 150 | 🇮🇸Iceland |
6.9% | Europe | % |
| 151 | 🇲🇨Monaco |
6.9% | Europe | % |
| 152 | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan |
6.8% | Asia | % |
| 153 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde |
6.8% | Africa | % |
| 154 | 🇲🇲Myanmar |
6.7% | Asia | % |
| 155 | 🇱🇦Laos |
6.7% | Asia | % |
| 156 | 🇳🇿New Zealand |
6.7% | Oceania | % |
| 157 | 🇬🇪Georgia |
6.7% | Asia | % |
| 158 | 🇫🇷France |
6.5% | Europe | % |
| 159 | 🇩🇯Djibouti |
6.5% | Africa | % |
| 160 | 🇵🇪Peru |
6.4% | South America | % |
| 161 | 🇩🇰Denmark |
6.4% | Europe | % |
| 162 | 🇲🇩Moldova |
6.3% | Europe | % |
| 163 | 🇱🇸Lesotho |
6.2% | Africa | % |
| 164 | 🇺🇦Ukraine |
6% | Europe | % |
| 165 | 🇷🇺Russia |
5.9% | Europe | % |
| 166 | 🇧🇪Belgium |
5.9% | Europe | % |
| 167 | 🇸🇴Somalia |
5.8% | Africa | % |
| 168 | 🇸🇪Sweden |
5.8% | Europe | % |
| 169 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg |
5.8% | Europe | % |
| 170 | 🇲🇼Malawi |
5.7% | Africa | % |
| 171 | 🇾🇪Yemen |
5.5% | Asia | % |
| 172 | 🇬🇲Gambia |
5.5% | Africa | % |
| 173 | 🇦🇹Austria |
5.4% | Europe | % |
| 174 | 🇨🇭Switzerland |
5.3% | Europe | % |
| 175 | 🇳🇦Namibia |
5.3% | Africa | % |
| 176 | 🇲🇷Mauritania |
5.2% | Africa | % |
| 177 | 🇧🇾Belarus |
5.1% | Europe | % |
| 178 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast |
5% | Africa | % |
| 179 | 🇳🇱Netherlands |
5% | Europe | % |
| 180 | 🇭🇳Honduras |
5% | North America | % |
| 181 | 🇦🇴Angola |
4.9% | Africa | % |
| 182 | 🇪🇨Ecuador |
4.9% | South America | % |
| 183 | 🇲🇱Mali |
4.8% | Africa | % |
| 184 | 🇹🇬Togo |
4.8% | Africa | % |
| 185 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone |
4.8% | Africa | % |
| 186 | 🇳🇴Norway |
4.8% | Europe | % |
| 187 | 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau |
4.8% | Africa | % |
| 188 | 🇲🇬Madagascar |
4.6% | Africa | % |
| 189 | 🇬🇳Guinea |
4.6% | Africa | % |
| 190 | 🇸🇸South Sudan |
4.6% | Africa | % |
| 191 | 🇧🇼Botswana |
4.6% | Africa | % |
| 192 | 🇾🇹Mayotte |
4.6% | Africa | % |
| 193 | 🇦🇼Aruba |
4.6% | North America | % |
| 194 | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso |
4.5% | Africa | % |
| 195 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia |
4.4% | Africa | % |
| 196 | 🇪🇷Eritrea |
4.4% | Africa | % |
| 197 | 🇧🇮Burundi |
4.3% | Africa | % |
| 198 | 🇬🇱Greenland |
4.3% | North America | % |
| 199 | 🇳🇪Niger |
4.1% | Africa | % |
| 200 | 🇸🇳Senegal |
3.8% | Africa | % |
| 201 | 🇮🇶Iraq |
3.6% | Asia | % |
| 202 | 🇻🇳Vietnam |
3.4% | Asia | % |
| 203 | 🇧🇴Bolivia |
3.4% | South America | % |
| 204 | 🇹🇱Timor-Leste |
3.2% | Asia | % |
| 205 | 🇰🇪Kenya |
3.1% | Africa | % |
| 206 | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
3% | Africa | % |
| 207 | 🇲🇿Mozambique |
3% | Africa | % |
| 208 | 🇬🇭Ghana |
2.7% | Africa | % |
| 209 | 🇺🇬Uganda |
2.2% | Africa | % |
| 210 | 🇷🇼Rwanda |
2.1% | Africa | % |
| 211 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe |
1.5% | Africa | % |
Key Findings
China Has the Largest Diabetes Population in the World
- China ranks #1 with an estimated 148 million adults living with diabetes.
- It is followed by India (89.8M), United States (38.5M), Pakistan (34.5M), and Indonesia (20.4M).
South Asia and East Asia Dominate the Top of the Ranking
- China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia all rank among the countries with the largest diabetes populations.
- This shows that Asia carries a very large share of the global diabetes burden.
Pakistan Has One of the Highest Diabetes Prevalence Rates
- Pakistan ranks #4 by total diabetes cases with 34.5 million people, but its diabetes prevalence is even more striking at 31.4%.
- This means nearly one in three adults is estimated to be living with diabetes in Pakistan.
Large Countries Do Not Always Have the Highest Prevalence
- Countries like China (11.9%) and India (10.5%) rank at the top mainly because of their very large populations, not because they have the world’s highest diabetes prevalence rates.
- By contrast, smaller countries such as Kuwait (25.6%), Qatar (24.6%), and Bahrain (22.1%) have much higher diabetes prevalence rates.
The Diabetes Burden Is Global, Not Limited to One Region
- The top 10 includes countries from Asia, North America, Latin America, and Africa, including China, India, United States, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Mexico, Egypt, and Japan.
- This shows that diabetes is a major health challenge across both developed and developing countries.
Diabetes Rates
Top 10 Countries with the Largest Diabetes Populations
- China — 148M
- India — 89.8M
- United States — 38.5M
- Pakistan — 34.5M
- Indonesia — 20.4M
- Brazil — 16.6M
- Bangladesh — 13.9M
- Mexico — 13.6M
- Egypt — 13.2M
- Japan — 10.8M
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Diabetes Prevalence Rates
- Pakistan — 31.4%
- Marshall Islands — 25.7%
- Kuwait — 25.6%
- Samoa — 25.4%
- Qatar — 24.6%
- Kiribati — 24.6%
- Saudi Arabia — 23.1%
- French Polynesia — 22.8%
- Egypt — 22.4%
- Bahrain — 22.1%
About Diabetes Rates by Country
Diabetes rates by country show how diabetes affects populations around the world. The main ranking is based on the estimated number of adults living with diabetes, while the prevalence rate shows the share of adults affected in each country.
Large-population countries such as China, India, the United States, Pakistan, and Indonesia rank highest by total diabetes cases. However, some smaller countries may have much higher diabetes prevalence rates, meaning a larger percentage of their adult population is affected.
This ranking is based on the Country Cassette dataset using IDF Diabetes Atlas data.
Definitions & Methodology
What do diabetes rates by country measure?
This page ranks countries by the estimated number of adults living with diabetes. It also includes diabetes prevalence rates, which show the percentage of adults affected in each country.
How are countries ranked?
Countries are ranked from highest to lowest by the estimated total number of adults with diabetes. A country with a larger population can rank high even if its diabetes prevalence is not among the highest in the world.
What is diabetes prevalence?
Diabetes prevalence is the percentage of adults living with diabetes in a country. For example, a prevalence of 31.4% means about 31.4 out of every 100 adults are estimated to have diabetes.
Why can total diabetes cases and prevalence tell different stories?
Large countries such as China and India can have very high total diabetes cases because of their population size, while smaller countries such as Kuwait or Qatar may have fewer total cases but a much higher prevalence rate.
Sources
Diabetes Rates by Country FAQs
Which country has the largest diabetes population?
China has the largest diabetes population in this dataset, with an estimated 148 million adults living with diabetes.
Which countries have the most people with diabetes?
The countries with the largest diabetes populations are China, India, United States, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
What is diabetes prevalence?
Diabetes prevalence is the percentage of adults living with diabetes in a country. It shows how common diabetes is relative to the adult population rather than the total number of cases.
Why does Pakistan stand out in the diabetes ranking?
Pakistan stands out because it has both a very large diabetes population and an extremely high diabetes prevalence rate of 31.4%, one of the highest among major countries in the dataset.
Why can smaller countries have higher diabetes prevalence than larger countries?
Smaller countries can have a higher diabetes prevalence because prevalence measures the share of adults affected, not the total number of cases. So a country may have fewer people with diabetes overall but a larger percentage of its adult population living with the condition.