This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.
List
Data are mid-year estimates from the United Nations and are for 2022 and 2023.
Country or territory | Population (1 July 2022) | Population (1 July 2023) | Change (%) | UN continental region | UN statistical subregion |
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World | 8,021,407,192 | 8,091,734,930 | +0.88% | – | – |
India | 1,425,423,212 | 1,438,069,596 | +0.89% | Asia | Southern Asia |
China | 1,425,179,569 | 1,422,584,933 | −0.18% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
United States | 341,534,046 | 343,477,335 | +0.57% | Americas | Northern America |
Indonesia | 278,830,529 | 281,190,067 | +0.85% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Pakistan | 243,700,667 | 247,504,495 | +1.56% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Nigeria | 223,150,896 | 227,882,945 | +2.12% | Africa | Western Africa |
Brazil | 210,306,415 | 211,140,729 | +0.40% | Americas | South America |
Bangladesh | 169,384,897 | 171,466,990 | +1.23% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Russia | 145,579,899 | 145,440,500 | −0.10% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Mexico | 128,613,117 | 129,739,759 | +0.88% | Americas | Central America |
Ethiopia | 125,384,287 | 128,691,692 | +2.64% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Japan | 124,997,578 | 124,370,947 | −0.50% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Philippines | 113,964,338 | 114,891,199 | +0.81% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Egypt | 112,618,250 | 114,535,772 | +1.70% | Africa | Northern Africa |
DR Congo | 102,396,968 | 105,789,731 | +3.31% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Vietnam | 99,680,655 | 100,352,192 | +0.67% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Iran | 89,524,246 | 90,608,707 | +1.21% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Turkey | 87,058,473 | 87,270,501 | +0.24% | Asia | Western Asia |
Germany | 84,086,227 | 84,548,231 | +0.55% | Europe | Western Europe |
Thailand | 71,735,329 | 71,702,435 | −0.05% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
United Kingdom | 68,179,315 | 68,682,962 | +0.74% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Tanzania | 64,711,821 | 66,617,606 | +2.95% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
France | 66,277,409 | 66,438,822 | +0.24% | Europe | Western Europe |
South Africa | 62,378,410 | 63,212,384 | +1.34% | Africa | Southern Africa |
Italy | 59,619,115 | 59,499,453 | −0.20% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Kenya | 54,252,461 | 55,339,003 | +2.00% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Myanmar | 53,756,787 | 54,133,798 | +0.70% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Colombia | 51,737,944 | 52,321,152 | +1.13% | Americas | South America |
South Korea | 51,782,512 | 51,748,739 | −0.07% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Sudan | 49,383,346 | 50,042,791 | +1.34% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Uganda | 47,312,719 | 48,656,601 | +2.84% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Spain | 47,828,382 | 47,911,579 | +0.17% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Algeria | 45,477,389 | 46,164,219 | +1.51% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Argentina | 45,407,904 | 45,538,401 | +0.29% | Americas | South America |
Iraq | 44,070,551 | 45,074,049 | +2.28% | Asia | Western Asia |
Afghanistan | 40,578,842 | 41,454,761 | +2.16% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Yemen | 38,222,876 | 39,390,799 | +3.06% | Asia | Western Asia |
Canada | 38,821,259 | 39,299,105 | +1.23% | Americas | Northern America |
Poland | 38,385,739 | 38,762,844 | +0.98% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Ukraine | 41,048,766 | 37,732,836 | −8.08% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Morocco | 37,329,064 | 37,712,505 | +1.03% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Angola | 35,635,029 | 36,749,906 | +3.13% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Uzbekistan | 34,938,955 | 35,652,307 | +2.04% | Asia | Central Asia |
Malaysia | 34,695,493 | 35,126,298 | +1.24% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Peru | 33,475,438 | 33,845,617 | +1.11% | Americas | South America |
Ghana | 33,149,152 | 33,787,914 | +1.93% | Africa | Western Africa |
Mozambique | 32,656,246 | 33,635,160 | +3.00% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Saudi Arabia | 32,175,352 | 32,264,292 | +0.28% | Asia | Western Asia |
Madagascar | 30,437,261 | 31,195,932 | +2.49% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Ivory Coast | 30,395,002 | 31,165,654 | +2.54% | Africa | Western Africa |
Nepal | 29,715,436 | 29,964,614 | +0.84% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Cameroon | 27,632,771 | 28,372,687 | +2.68% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Venezuela | 28,213,017 | 28,300,854 | +0.31% | Americas | South America |
Australia | 26,200,984 | 26,451,124 | +0.95% | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
North Korea | 26,329,845 | 26,418,204 | +0.34% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Niger | 25,311,973 | 26,159,867 | +3.35% | Africa | Western Africa |
Mali | 23,072,640 | 23,769,127 | +3.02% | Africa | Western Africa |
Syria | 22,462,173 | 23,594,623 | +5.04% | Asia | Western Asia |
Taiwan | 23,420,111 | 23,317,145 | −0.44% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Burkina Faso | 22,509,038 | 23,025,776 | +2.30% | Africa | Western Africa |
Sri Lanka | 22,834,965 | 22,971,617 | +0.60% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Malawi | 20,568,728 | 21,104,482 | +2.60% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Zambia | 20,152,938 | 20,723,965 | +2.83% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Kazakhstan | 20,034,609 | 20,330,104 | +1.47% | Asia | Central Asia |
Chile | 19,553,036 | 19,658,835 | +0.54% | Americas | South America |
Chad | 18,455,316 | 19,319,064 | +4.68% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Romania | 19,166,772 | 19,118,479 | −0.25% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Somalia | 17,801,897 | 18,358,615 | +3.13% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Guatemala | 17,847,877 | 18,124,838 | +1.55% | Americas | Central America |
Senegal | 17,651,103 | 18,077,573 | +2.42% | Africa | Western Africa |
Netherlands | 17,904,421 | 18,092,524 | +1.05% | Europe | Western Europe |
Ecuador | 17,823,897 | 17,980,083 | +0.88% | Americas | South America |
Cambodia | 17,201,724 | 17,423,880 | +1.29% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Zimbabwe | 16,069,056 | 16,340,822 | +1.69% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Guinea | 14,055,137 | 14,405,465 | +2.49% | Africa | Western Africa |
Benin | 13,759,501 | 14,111,034 | +2.55% | Africa | Western Africa |
Rwanda | 13,651,030 | 13,954,471 | +2.22% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Burundi | 13,321,097 | 13,689,450 | +2.77% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Bolivia | 12,077,154 | 12,244,159 | +1.38% | Americas | South America |
Tunisia | 12,119,334 | 12,200,431 | +0.67% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Belgium | 11,641,820 | 11,712,893 | +0.61% | Europe | Western Europe |
Haiti | 11,503,606 | 11,637,398 | +1.16% | Americas | Caribbean |
South Sudan | 11,021,177 | 11,483,374 | +4.19% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Jordan | 11,256,263 | 11,439,213 | +1.63% | Asia | Western Asia |
Dominican Republic | 11,230,734 | 11,331,265 | +0.90% | Americas | Caribbean |
Cuba | 11,059,820 | 11,019,931 | −0.36% | Americas | Caribbean |
Czechia | 10,673,213 | 10,809,716 | +1.28% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Honduras | 10,463,872 | 10,644,851 | +1.73% | Americas | Central America |
United Arab Emirates | 10,242,086 | 10,642,081 | +3.91% | Asia | Western Asia |
Sweden | 10,487,338 | 10,551,494 | +0.61% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Portugal | 10,417,073 | 10,430,738 | +0.13% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Tajikistan | 10,182,222 | 10,389,799 | +2.04% | Asia | Central Asia |
Papua New Guinea | 10,203,169 | 10,389,635 | +1.83% | Oceania | Melanesia |
Azerbaijan | 10,295,304 | 10,318,207 | +0.22% | Asia | Western Asia |
Greece | 10,412,480 | 10,242,908 | −1.63% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Hungary | 9,964,306 | 9,686,463 | −2.79% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Togo | 9,089,738 | 9,304,337 | +2.36% | Africa | Western Africa |
Israel | 9,103,151 | 9,256,314 | +1.68% | Asia | Western Asia |
Austria | 9,064,677 | 9,130,429 | +0.73% | Europe | Western Europe |
Belarus | 9,173,237 | 9,115,680 | −0.63% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Switzerland | 8,792,182 | 8,870,561 | +0.89% | Europe | Western Europe |
Sierra Leone | 8,276,807 | 8,460,512 | +2.22% | Africa | Western Africa |
Laos | 7,559,007 | 7,664,993 | +1.40% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Hong Kong (China) | 7,465,915 | 7,442,734 | −0.31% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Turkmenistan | 7,230,193 | 7,364,438 | +1.86% | Asia | Central Asia |
Libya | 7,223,805 | 7,305,659 | +1.13% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Kyrgyzstan | 6,955,788 | 7,073,516 | +1.69% | Asia | Central Asia |
Paraguay | 6,760,464 | 6,844,146 | +1.24% | Americas | South America |
Nicaragua | 6,730,654 | 6,823,613 | +1.38% | Americas | Central America |
Bulgaria | 6,825,864 | 6,795,803 | −0.44% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Serbia | 6,791,213 | 6,773,201 | −0.27% | Europe | Southern Europe |
El Salvador | 6,280,319 | 6,309,624 | +0.47% | Americas | Central America |
Congo | 6,035,104 | 6,182,885 | +2.45% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Denmark | 5,902,904 | 5,948,136 | +0.77% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Singapore | 5,649,885 | 5,789,090 | +2.46% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Lebanon | 5,744,489 | 5,733,493 | −0.19% | Asia | Western Asia |
Finland | 5,569,299 | 5,601,185 | +0.57% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Norway | 5,457,801 | 5,519,167 | +1.12% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Slovakia | 5,473,197 | 5,518,055 | +0.82% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Liberia | 5,373,294 | 5,493,031 | +2.23% | Africa | Western Africa |
Palestine | 5,305,270 | 5,409,202 | +1.96% | Asia | Western Asia |
Ireland | 5,110,016 | 5,196,630 | +1.69% | Europe | Northern Europe |
New Zealand | 5,131,734 | 5,172,836 | +0.80% | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
Central African Republic | 5,098,039 | 5,152,421 | +1.07% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Costa Rica | 5,081,765 | 5,105,525 | +0.47% | Americas | Central America |
Oman | 4,730,226 | 5,049,269 | +6.74% | Asia | Western Asia |
Mauritania | 4,875,637 | 5,022,441 | +3.01% | Africa | Western Africa |
Kuwait | 4,589,511 | 4,838,782 | +5.43% | Asia | Western Asia |
Panama | 4,400,773 | 4,458,759 | +1.32% | Americas | Central America |
Croatia | 3,907,027 | 3,896,023 | −0.28% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Georgia | 3,794,784 | 3,807,492 | +0.33% | Asia | Western Asia |
Eritrea | 3,409,447 | 3,470,390 | +1.79% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Mongolia | 3,386,015 | 3,431,932 | +1.36% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Uruguay | 3,390,913 | 3,388,081 | −0.08% | Americas | South America |
Puerto Rico (United States) | 3,240,968 | 3,242,023 | +0.03% | Americas | Caribbean |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,204,802 | 3,185,073 | −0.62% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Moldova | 3,039,985 | 3,067,070 | +0.89% | Europe | Eastern Europe |
Qatar | 2,892,455 | 2,979,082 | +2.99% | Asia | Western Asia |
Namibia | 2,889,662 | 2,963,095 | +2.54% | Africa | Southern Africa |
Armenia | 2,880,874 | 2,943,393 | +2.17% | Asia | Western Asia |
Lithuania | 2,816,919 | 2,854,099 | +1.32% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Jamaica | 2,839,144 | 2,839,786 | +0.02% | Americas | Caribbean |
Albania | 2,827,608 | 2,811,655 | −0.56% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Gambia | 2,636,470 | 2,697,845 | +2.33% | Africa | Western Africa |
Gabon | 2,430,747 | 2,484,789 | +2.22% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Botswana | 2,439,892 | 2,480,244 | +1.65% | Africa | Southern Africa |
Lesotho | 2,286,110 | 2,311,472 | +1.11% | Africa | Southern Africa |
Guinea-Bissau | 2,105,529 | 2,153,339 | +2.27% | Africa | Western Africa |
Slovenia | 2,115,228 | 2,118,396 | +0.15% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Latvia | 1,881,063 | 1,882,396 | +0.07% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Equatorial Guinea | 1,803,545 | 1,847,549 | +2.44% | Africa | Middle Africa |
North Macedonia | 1,840,233 | 1,831,802 | −0.46% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Kosovo | 1,717,946 | 1,700,031 | −1.04% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Bahrain | 1,533,459 | 1,569,666 | +2.36% | Asia | Western Asia |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,495,921 | 1,502,932 | +0.47% | Americas | Caribbean |
Timor-Leste | 1,369,295 | 1,384,286 | +1.09% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Estonia | 1,350,091 | 1,367,196 | +1.27% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Cyprus | 1,331,370 | 1,344,976 | +1.02% | Asia | Western Asia |
Mauritius | 1,276,130 | 1,273,588 | −0.20% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Eswatini | 1,218,917 | 1,230,506 | +0.95% | Africa | Southern Africa |
Djibouti | 1,137,096 | 1,152,944 | +1.39% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Fiji | 919,422 | 924,145 | +0.51% | Oceania | Melanesia |
Réunion (France) | 871,540 | 874,883 | +0.38% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Comoros | 834,188 | 850,387 | +1.94% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Guyana | 821,637 | 826,353 | +0.57% | Americas | South America |
Solomon Islands | 781,066 | 800,005 | +2.42% | Oceania | Melanesia |
Bhutan | 780,914 | 786,385 | +0.70% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Macao (China) | 704,356 | 713,912 | +1.36% | Asia | Eastern Asia |
Luxembourg | 653,313 | 665,098 | +1.80% | Europe | Western Europe |
Montenegro | 614,648 | 633,552 | +3.08% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Suriname | 623,164 | 628,886 | +0.92% | Americas | South America |
Western Sahara (disputed) | 568,739 | 579,729 | +1.93% | Africa | Northern Africa |
Malta | 528,192 | 532,956 | +0.90% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Maldives | 524,106 | 525,994 | +0.36% | Asia | Southern Asia |
Cape Verde | 519,741 | 522,331 | +0.50% | Africa | Western Africa |
Brunei | 455,370 | 458,949 | +0.79% | Asia | South-eastern Asia |
Belize | 402,733 | 411,106 | +2.08% | Americas | Central America |
Bahamas | 397,538 | 399,440 | +0.48% | Americas | Caribbean |
Iceland | 380,356 | 387,558 | +1.89% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Guadeloupe (France) | 384,697 | 376,517 | −2.13% | Americas | Caribbean |
Martinique (France) | 349,459 | 346,002 | −0.99% | Americas | Caribbean |
Vanuatu | 313,046 | 320,409 | +2.35% | Oceania | Melanesia |
Mayotte (France) | 305,269 | 316,015 | +3.52% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
French Guiana (France) | 298,306 | 303,402 | +1.71% | Americas | South America |
New Caledonia (France) | 287,123 | 289,870 | +0.96% | Oceania | Melanesia |
Barbados | 288,318 | 282,336 | −2.07% | Americas | Caribbean |
French Polynesia (France) | 280,378 | 281,118 | +0.26% | Oceania | Polynesia |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 226,305 | 230,871 | +2.02% | Africa | Middle Africa |
Samoa | 215,261 | 216,663 | +0.65% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Curaçao (Netherlands) | 185,345 | 185,427 | +0.04% | Americas | Caribbean |
Saint Lucia | 178,781 | 179,285 | +0.28% | Americas | Caribbean |
Guam (United States) | 165,180 | 166,506 | +0.80% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Kiribati | 130,469 | 132,530 | +1.58% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Seychelles | 125,522 | 127,951 | +1.94% | Africa | Eastern Africa |
Grenada | 116,913 | 117,081 | +0.14% | Americas | Caribbean |
Micronesia | 112,114 | 112,630 | +0.46% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Tonga | 105,042 | 104,597 | −0.42% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Aruba (Netherlands) | 107,782 | 107,939 | +0.15% | Americas | Caribbean |
Jersey (United Kingdom) | 103,490 | 103,674 | +0.18% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 102,046 | 101,323 | −0.71% | Americas | Caribbean |
Antigua and Barbuda | 92,840 | 93,316 | +0.51% | Americas | Caribbean |
U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) | 86,507 | 85,701 | −0.93% | Americas | Caribbean |
Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 84,132 | 84,165 | +0.04% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Andorra | 79,705 | 80,856 | +1.44% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 71,591 | 73,038 | +2.02% | Americas | Caribbean |
Dominica | 66,826 | 66,510 | −0.47% | Americas | Caribbean |
Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 64,749 | 64,698 | −0.08% | Americas | Northern America |
Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 63,725 | 64,017 | +0.46% | Europe | Northern Europe |
Greenland (Denmark) | 54,990 | 55,922 | +1.69% | Americas | Northern America |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 54,011 | 54,714 | +1.30% | Europe | Northern Europe |
American Samoa (United States) | 48,342 | 47,521 | −1.70% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,709 | 46,758 | +0.10% | Americas | Caribbean |
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) | 45,847 | 46,198 | +0.77% | Americas | Caribbean |
Northern Mariana Islands (United States) | 46,078 | 45,143 | −2.03% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 42,139 | 42,749 | +1.45% | Americas | Caribbean |
Liechtenstein | 39,317 | 39,598 | +0.71% | Europe | Western Europe |
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 38,319 | 38,985 | +1.74% | Americas | Caribbean |
Monaco | 38,931 | 38,956 | +0.06% | Europe | Western Europe |
Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 37,609 | 38,471 | +2.29% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Marshall Islands | 40,077 | 38,827 | −3.12% | Oceania | Micronesia |
San Marino | 34,090 | 33,733 | −1.05% | Europe | Southern Europe |
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 28,627 | 29,898 | +4.44% | Americas | Caribbean |
Saint Martin (France) | 28,870 | 27,515 | −4.69% | Americas | Caribbean |
Palau | 17,759 | 17,727 | −0.18% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 14,180 | 14,410 | +1.62% | Americas | Caribbean |
Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 14,723 | 14,222 | −3.40% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Nauru | 11,801 | 11,875 | +0.63% | Oceania | Micronesia |
Wallis and Futuna (France) | 11,478 | 11,370 | −0.94% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Saint Barthélemy (France) | 10,920 | 11,085 | +1.51% | Americas | Caribbean |
Tuvalu | 9,992 | 9,816 | −1.76% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 5,732 | 5,681 | −0.89% | Americas | Northern America |
Saint Helena (United Kingdom) | 5,343 | 5,289 | −1.01% | Africa | Western Africa |
Montserrat (United Kingdom) | 4,453 | 4,420 | −0.74% | Americas | Caribbean |
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) | 3,490 | 3,477 | −0.37% | Americas | South America |
Tokelau (New Zealand) | 2,290 | 2,397 | +4.67% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Niue (New Zealand) | 1,821 | 1,817 | −0.22% | Oceania | Polynesia |
Vatican City | 505 | 496 | −1.78% | Europe | Southern Europe |
See also
World
- List of countries and dependencies by population
- List of countries by past and projected future population
- List of countries by population in 1000
- List of countries by population in 1500
- List of countries by population in 1600
- List of countries by population in 1700
- List of countries by population in 1800
- List of countries by population in 1900
- List of countries by population in 1939
- List of countries by population in 1989
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2005
- List of countries by population in 2010
- List of countries by population in 2015
- World population
Continental
- Demographics of Antarctica
- List of African countries by population
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of European countries by population growth rate
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
Transcontinental
- List of Arab League countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of Middle Eastern countries by population
Subregional
- List of Caribbean countries by population
Others
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
- List of population concern organizations
Explanatory notes
- Refers to mainland China only. The UN source document states: "For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include special administrative regions (SAR) of China (Hong Kong and Macau) and Taiwan."
- Including Zanzibar.
- Refers to Metropolitan France only.
- Including the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla.
- Including Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and Sevastopol.
- Including Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
- Listed as China, Taiwan Province of China.
- Including Somaliland.
- Refers to the European Netherlands only.
- Including the Azores and Madeira.
- Listed as China, Hong Kong SAR.
- Excluding Kosovo.
- Including Åland.
- Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
- Including East Jerusalem.
- Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- Including Transnistria.
- Listed as Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244).
- Including Northern Cyprus.
- Listed as China, Macao SAR.
- Western Sahara. A disputed territory with undetermined political status. Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976, administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 30% of the territory, with the remaining 70% of the territory occupied by Morocco. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory (see Western Sahara conflict).
- Listed as Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
- Including Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
- Listed as Holy See.
References
- "Definition of Regions". World Population Prospects. Population Division. United Nations.
- "World Population Prospects, 2024 Revision". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. "It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present".
- BBC News: Western Sahara profile
- City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)
External links
- World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision
- Data sources for the World Population Prospects
- Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections
This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics DivisionListData are mid year estimates from the United Nations and are for 2022 and 2023 List of countries and inhabited territories by total population United Nations Country or territory Population 1 July 2022 Population 1 July 2023 Change UN continental region UN statistical subregion World 8 021 407 192 8 091 734 930 0 88 India 1 425 423 212 1 438 069 596 0 89 Asia Southern Asia China 1 425 179 569 1 422 584 933 0 18 Asia Eastern Asia United States 341 534 046 343 477 335 0 57 Americas Northern America Indonesia 278 830 529 281 190 067 0 85 Asia South eastern Asia Pakistan 243 700 667 247 504 495 1 56 Asia Southern Asia Nigeria 223 150 896 227 882 945 2 12 Africa Western Africa Brazil 210 306 415 211 140 729 0 40 Americas South America Bangladesh 169 384 897 171 466 990 1 23 Asia Southern Asia Russia 145 579 899 145 440 500 0 10 Europe Eastern Europe Mexico 128 613 117 129 739 759 0 88 Americas Central America Ethiopia 125 384 287 128 691 692 2 64 Africa Eastern Africa Japan 124 997 578 124 370 947 0 50 Asia Eastern Asia Philippines 113 964 338 114 891 199 0 81 Asia South eastern Asia Egypt 112 618 250 114 535 772 1 70 Africa Northern Africa DR Congo 102 396 968 105 789 731 3 31 Africa Middle Africa Vietnam 99 680 655 100 352 192 0 67 Asia South eastern Asia Iran 89 524 246 90 608 707 1 21 Asia Southern Asia Turkey 87 058 473 87 270 501 0 24 Asia Western Asia Germany 84 086 227 84 548 231 0 55 Europe Western Europe Thailand 71 735 329 71 702 435 0 05 Asia South eastern Asia United Kingdom 68 179 315 68 682 962 0 74 Europe Northern Europe Tanzania 64 711 821 66 617 606 2 95 Africa Eastern Africa France 66 277 409 66 438 822 0 24 Europe Western Europe South Africa 62 378 410 63 212 384 1 34 Africa Southern Africa Italy 59 619 115 59 499 453 0 20 Europe Southern Europe Kenya 54 252 461 55 339 003 2 00 Africa Eastern Africa Myanmar 53 756 787 54 133 798 0 70 Asia South eastern Asia Colombia 51 737 944 52 321 152 1 13 Americas South America South Korea 51 782 512 51 748 739 0 07 Asia Eastern Asia Sudan 49 383 346 50 042 791 1 34 Africa Northern Africa Uganda 47 312 719 48 656 601 2 84 Africa Eastern Africa Spain 47 828 382 47 911 579 0 17 Europe Southern Europe Algeria 45 477 389 46 164 219 1 51 Africa Northern Africa Argentina 45 407 904 45 538 401 0 29 Americas South America Iraq 44 070 551 45 074 049 2 28 Asia Western Asia Afghanistan 40 578 842 41 454 761 2 16 Asia Southern Asia Yemen 38 222 876 39 390 799 3 06 Asia Western Asia Canada 38 821 259 39 299 105 1 23 Americas Northern America Poland 38 385 739 38 762 844 0 98 Europe Eastern Europe Ukraine 41 048 766 37 732 836 8 08 Europe Eastern Europe Morocco 37 329 064 37 712 505 1 03 Africa Northern Africa Angola 35 635 029 36 749 906 3 13 Africa Middle Africa Uzbekistan 34 938 955 35 652 307 2 04 Asia Central Asia Malaysia 34 695 493 35 126 298 1 24 Asia South eastern Asia Peru 33 475 438 33 845 617 1 11 Americas South America Ghana 33 149 152 33 787 914 1 93 Africa Western Africa Mozambique 32 656 246 33 635 160 3 00 Africa Eastern Africa Saudi Arabia 32 175 352 32 264 292 0 28 Asia Western Asia Madagascar 30 437 261 31 195 932 2 49 Africa Eastern Africa Ivory Coast 30 395 002 31 165 654 2 54 Africa Western Africa Nepal 29 715 436 29 964 614 0 84 Asia Southern Asia Cameroon 27 632 771 28 372 687 2 68 Africa Middle Africa Venezuela 28 213 017 28 300 854 0 31 Americas South America Australia 26 200 984 26 451 124 0 95 Oceania Australia and New Zealand North Korea 26 329 845 26 418 204 0 34 Asia Eastern Asia Niger 25 311 973 26 159 867 3 35 Africa Western Africa Mali 23 072 640 23 769 127 3 02 Africa Western AfricaSyria 22 462 173 23 594 623 5 04 Asia Western Asia Taiwan 23 420 111 23 317 145 0 44 Asia Eastern Asia Burkina Faso 22 509 038 23 025 776 2 30 Africa Western Africa Sri Lanka 22 834 965 22 971 617 0 60 Asia Southern Asia Malawi 20 568 728 21 104 482 2 60 Africa Eastern Africa Zambia 20 152 938 20 723 965 2 83 Africa Eastern Africa Kazakhstan 20 034 609 20 330 104 1 47 Asia Central Asia Chile 19 553 036 19 658 835 0 54 Americas South America Chad 18 455 316 19 319 064 4 68 Africa Middle Africa Romania 19 166 772 19 118 479 0 25 Europe Eastern Europe Somalia 17 801 897 18 358 615 3 13 Africa Eastern Africa Guatemala 17 847 877 18 124 838 1 55 Americas Central America Senegal 17 651 103 18 077 573 2 42 Africa Western Africa Netherlands 17 904 421 18 092 524 1 05 Europe Western Europe Ecuador 17 823 897 17 980 083 0 88 Americas South America Cambodia 17 201 724 17 423 880 1 29 Asia South eastern Asia Zimbabwe 16 069 056 16 340 822 1 69 Africa Eastern Africa Guinea 14 055 137 14 405 465 2 49 Africa Western Africa Benin 13 759 501 14 111 034 2 55 Africa Western Africa Rwanda 13 651 030 13 954 471 2 22 Africa Eastern Africa Burundi 13 321 097 13 689 450 2 77 Africa Eastern Africa Bolivia 12 077 154 12 244 159 1 38 Americas South America Tunisia 12 119 334 12 200 431 0 67 Africa Northern Africa Belgium 11 641 820 11 712 893 0 61 Europe Western Europe Haiti 11 503 606 11 637 398 1 16 Americas Caribbean South Sudan 11 021 177 11 483 374 4 19 Africa Eastern Africa Jordan 11 256 263 11 439 213 1 63 Asia Western Asia Dominican Republic 11 230 734 11 331 265 0 90 Americas Caribbean Cuba 11 059 820 11 019 931 0 36 Americas Caribbean Czechia 10 673 213 10 809 716 1 28 Europe Eastern Europe Honduras 10 463 872 10 644 851 1 73 Americas Central America United Arab Emirates 10 242 086 10 642 081 3 91 Asia Western Asia Sweden 10 487 338 10 551 494 0 61 Europe Northern Europe Portugal 10 417 073 10 430 738 0 13 Europe Southern Europe Tajikistan 10 182 222 10 389 799 2 04 Asia Central Asia Papua New Guinea 10 203 169 10 389 635 1 83 Oceania Melanesia Azerbaijan 10 295 304 10 318 207 0 22 Asia Western Asia Greece 10 412 480 10 242 908 1 63 Europe Southern Europe Hungary 9 964 306 9 686 463 2 79 Europe Eastern Europe Togo 9 089 738 9 304 337 2 36 Africa Western Africa Israel 9 103 151 9 256 314 1 68 Asia Western Asia Austria 9 064 677 9 130 429 0 73 Europe Western Europe Belarus 9 173 237 9 115 680 0 63 Europe Eastern Europe Switzerland 8 792 182 8 870 561 0 89 Europe Western Europe Sierra Leone 8 276 807 8 460 512 2 22 Africa Western Africa Laos 7 559 007 7 664 993 1 40 Asia South eastern Asia Hong Kong China 7 465 915 7 442 734 0 31 Asia Eastern Asia Turkmenistan 7 230 193 7 364 438 1 86 Asia Central Asia Libya 7 223 805 7 305 659 1 13 Africa Northern Africa Kyrgyzstan 6 955 788 7 073 516 1 69 Asia Central Asia Paraguay 6 760 464 6 844 146 1 24 Americas South America Nicaragua 6 730 654 6 823 613 1 38 Americas Central America Bulgaria 6 825 864 6 795 803 0 44 Europe Eastern Europe Serbia 6 791 213 6 773 201 0 27 Europe Southern Europe El Salvador 6 280 319 6 309 624 0 47 Americas Central America Congo 6 035 104 6 182 885 2 45 Africa Middle Africa Denmark 5 902 904 5 948 136 0 77 Europe Northern Europe Singapore 5 649 885 5 789 090 2 46 Asia South eastern Asia Lebanon 5 744 489 5 733 493 0 19 Asia Western Asia Finland 5 569 299 5 601 185 0 57 Europe Northern Europe Norway 5 457 801 5 519 167 1 12 Europe Northern Europe Slovakia 5 473 197 5 518 055 0 82 Europe Eastern Europe Liberia 5 373 294 5 493 031 2 23 Africa Western Africa Palestine 5 305 270 5 409 202 1 96 Asia Western Asia Ireland 5 110 016 5 196 630 1 69 Europe Northern Europe New Zealand 5 131 734 5 172 836 0 80 Oceania Australia and New Zealand Central African Republic 5 098 039 5 152 421 1 07 Africa Middle Africa Costa Rica 5 081 765 5 105 525 0 47 Americas Central America Oman 4 730 226 5 049 269 6 74 Asia Western Asia Mauritania 4 875 637 5 022 441 3 01 Africa Western Africa Kuwait 4 589 511 4 838 782 5 43 Asia Western Asia Panama 4 400 773 4 458 759 1 32 Americas Central America Croatia 3 907 027 3 896 023 0 28 Europe Southern Europe Georgia 3 794 784 3 807 492 0 33 Asia Western Asia Eritrea 3 409 447 3 470 390 1 79 Africa Eastern Africa Mongolia 3 386 015 3 431 932 1 36 Asia Eastern Asia Uruguay 3 390 913 3 388 081 0 08 Americas South America Puerto Rico United States 3 240 968 3 242 023 0 03 Americas Caribbean Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 204 802 3 185 073 0 62 Europe Southern Europe Moldova 3 039 985 3 067 070 0 89 Europe Eastern Europe Qatar 2 892 455 2 979 082 2 99 Asia Western Asia Namibia 2 889 662 2 963 095 2 54 Africa Southern Africa Armenia 2 880 874 2 943 393 2 17 Asia Western Asia Lithuania 2 816 919 2 854 099 1 32 Europe Northern Europe Jamaica 2 839 144 2 839 786 0 02 Americas Caribbean Albania 2 827 608 2 811 655 0 56 Europe Southern Europe Gambia 2 636 470 2 697 845 2 33 Africa Western Africa Gabon 2 430 747 2 484 789 2 22 Africa Middle Africa Botswana 2 439 892 2 480 244 1 65 Africa Southern Africa Lesotho 2 286 110 2 311 472 1 11 Africa Southern Africa Guinea Bissau 2 105 529 2 153 339 2 27 Africa Western Africa Slovenia 2 115 228 2 118 396 0 15 Europe Southern Europe Latvia 1 881 063 1 882 396 0 07 Europe Northern Europe Equatorial Guinea 1 803 545 1 847 549 2 44 Africa Middle Africa North Macedonia 1 840 233 1 831 802 0 46 Europe Southern Europe Kosovo 1 717 946 1 700 031 1 04 Europe Southern Europe Bahrain 1 533 459 1 569 666 2 36 Asia Western Asia Trinidad and Tobago 1 495 921 1 502 932 0 47 Americas Caribbean Timor Leste 1 369 295 1 384 286 1 09 Asia South eastern Asia Estonia 1 350 091 1 367 196 1 27 Europe Northern Europe Cyprus 1 331 370 1 344 976 1 02 Asia Western Asia Mauritius 1 276 130 1 273 588 0 20 Africa Eastern Africa Eswatini 1 218 917 1 230 506 0 95 Africa Southern Africa Djibouti 1 137 096 1 152 944 1 39 Africa Eastern Africa Fiji 919 422 924 145 0 51 Oceania Melanesia Reunion France 871 540 874 883 0 38 Africa Eastern Africa Comoros 834 188 850 387 1 94 Africa Eastern Africa Guyana 821 637 826 353 0 57 Americas South America Solomon Islands 781 066 800 005 2 42 Oceania Melanesia Bhutan 780 914 786 385 0 70 Asia Southern Asia Macao China 704 356 713 912 1 36 Asia Eastern Asia Luxembourg 653 313 665 098 1 80 Europe Western Europe Montenegro 614 648 633 552 3 08 Europe Southern Europe Suriname 623 164 628 886 0 92 Americas South AmericaWestern Sahara disputed 568 739 579 729 1 93 Africa Northern Africa Malta 528 192 532 956 0 90 Europe Southern Europe Maldives 524 106 525 994 0 36 Asia Southern Asia Cape Verde 519 741 522 331 0 50 Africa Western Africa Brunei 455 370 458 949 0 79 Asia South eastern Asia Belize 402 733 411 106 2 08 Americas Central America Bahamas 397 538 399 440 0 48 Americas Caribbean Iceland 380 356 387 558 1 89 Europe Northern Europe Guadeloupe France 384 697 376 517 2 13 Americas Caribbean Martinique France 349 459 346 002 0 99 Americas Caribbean Vanuatu 313 046 320 409 2 35 Oceania Melanesia Mayotte France 305 269 316 015 3 52 Africa Eastern Africa French Guiana France 298 306 303 402 1 71 Americas South America New Caledonia France 287 123 289 870 0 96 Oceania Melanesia Barbados 288 318 282 336 2 07 Americas Caribbean French Polynesia France 280 378 281 118 0 26 Oceania Polynesia Sao Tome and Principe 226 305 230 871 2 02 Africa Middle Africa Samoa 215 261 216 663 0 65 Oceania Polynesia Curacao Netherlands 185 345 185 427 0 04 Americas Caribbean Saint Lucia 178 781 179 285 0 28 Americas Caribbean Guam United States 165 180 166 506 0 80 Oceania Micronesia Kiribati 130 469 132 530 1 58 Oceania Micronesia Seychelles 125 522 127 951 1 94 Africa Eastern Africa Grenada 116 913 117 081 0 14 Americas Caribbean Micronesia 112 114 112 630 0 46 Oceania Micronesia Tonga 105 042 104 597 0 42 Oceania Polynesia Aruba Netherlands 107 782 107 939 0 15 Americas Caribbean Jersey United Kingdom 103 490 103 674 0 18 Europe Northern Europe Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102 046 101 323 0 71 Americas Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda 92 840 93 316 0 51 Americas Caribbean U S Virgin Islands United States 86 507 85 701 0 93 Americas Caribbean Isle of Man United Kingdom 84 132 84 165 0 04 Europe Northern Europe Andorra 79 705 80 856 1 44 Europe Southern Europe Cayman Islands United Kingdom 71 591 73 038 2 02 Americas Caribbean Dominica 66 826 66 510 0 47 Americas Caribbean Bermuda United Kingdom 64 749 64 698 0 08 Americas Northern America Guernsey United Kingdom 63 725 64 017 0 46 Europe Northern Europe Greenland Denmark 54 990 55 922 1 69 Americas Northern America Faroe Islands Denmark 54 011 54 714 1 30 Europe Northern Europe American Samoa United States 48 342 47 521 1 70 Oceania Polynesia Saint Kitts and Nevis 46 709 46 758 0 10 Americas Caribbean Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom 45 847 46 198 0 77 Americas Caribbean Northern Mariana Islands United States 46 078 45 143 2 03 Oceania Micronesia Sint Maarten Netherlands 42 139 42 749 1 45 Americas Caribbean Liechtenstein 39 317 39 598 0 71 Europe Western Europe British Virgin Islands United Kingdom 38 319 38 985 1 74 Americas Caribbean Monaco 38 931 38 956 0 06 Europe Western Europe Gibraltar United Kingdom 37 609 38 471 2 29 Europe Southern Europe Marshall Islands 40 077 38 827 3 12 Oceania Micronesia San Marino 34 090 33 733 1 05 Europe Southern Europe Caribbean Netherlands Netherlands 28 627 29 898 4 44 Americas CaribbeanSaint Martin France 28 870 27 515 4 69 Americas Caribbean Palau 17 759 17 727 0 18 Oceania Micronesia Anguilla United Kingdom 14 180 14 410 1 62 Americas Caribbean Cook Islands New Zealand 14 723 14 222 3 40 Oceania Polynesia Nauru 11 801 11 875 0 63 Oceania Micronesia Wallis and Futuna France 11 478 11 370 0 94 Oceania Polynesia Saint Barthelemy France 10 920 11 085 1 51 Americas Caribbean Tuvalu 9 992 9 816 1 76 Oceania Polynesia Saint Pierre and Miquelon France 5 732 5 681 0 89 Americas Northern America Saint Helena United Kingdom 5 343 5 289 1 01 Africa Western Africa Montserrat United Kingdom 4 453 4 420 0 74 Americas Caribbean Falkland Islands United Kingdom 3 490 3 477 0 37 Americas South America Tokelau New Zealand 2 290 2 397 4 67 Oceania Polynesia Niue New Zealand 1 821 1 817 0 22 Oceania Polynesia Vatican City 505 496 1 78 Europe Southern EuropeSee alsoWorld List of countries and dependencies by population List of countries by past and projected future population List of countries by population in 1000 List of countries by population in 1500 List of countries by population in 1600 List of countries by population in 1700 List of countries by population in 1800 List of countries by population in 1900 List of countries by population in 1939 List of countries by population in 1989 List of countries by population in 2000 List of countries by population in 2005 List of countries by population in 2010 List of countries by population in 2015 World populationContinental Demographics of Antarctica List of African countries by population List of Asian countries by population List of European countries by population List of European countries by population growth rate List of North American countries by population List of Oceanian countries by population List of South American countries by populationTranscontinental List of Arab League countries by population List of countries in the Americas by population List of Latin American countries by population List of Eurasian countries by population List of Middle Eastern countries by populationSubregional List of Caribbean countries by populationOthers List of European Union member states by population List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population List of population concern organizationsExplanatory notesRefers to mainland China only The UN source document states For statistical purposes the data for China do not include special administrative regions SAR of China Hong Kong and Macau and Taiwan Including Zanzibar Refers to Metropolitan France only Including the Canary Islands Ceuta and Melilla Including Crimea the Donetsk People s Republic the Luhansk People s Republic and Sevastopol Including Christmas Island the Cocos Keeling Islands and Norfolk Island Listed as China Taiwan Province of China Including Somaliland Refers to the European Netherlands only Including the Azores and Madeira Listed as China Hong Kong SAR Excluding Kosovo Including Aland Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Including East Jerusalem Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia Including Transnistria Listed as Kosovo under UNSC res 1244 Including Northern Cyprus Listed as China Macao SAR Western Sahara A disputed territory with undetermined political status Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976 administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic both of which claim the entire territory The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic s administrative control is limited to approximately 30 of the territory with the remaining 70 of the territory occupied by Morocco The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory see Western Sahara conflict Listed as Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba Including Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Listed as Holy See References Definition of Regions World Population Prospects Population Division United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 Revision United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present BBC News Western Sahara profile City Population Western Sahara disputed territory External linksWorld Population Prospects the 2019 Revision Data sources for the World Population Prospects Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections