Population, estimates and projections to 2100

Total population on 1 July. Estimates up to 2023 and medium-variant projections from 2024 to 2100 by the UN Population Division, based on assumed future fertility, mortality and migration.

Unit: People Frequency: Annual Coverage: 216 countries 1950 to 2023 Source: UN Population Division

216 countries have a value for 2023, the latest period in the data.

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period United StatesChinaIndiaGermany
2100 421,278,889 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 633,368,113 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,505,251,761 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 70,899,863 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 418,115,528 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 687,724,085 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,543,363,232 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 71,045,888 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 414,457,640 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 744,902,836 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,580,305,096 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 71,200,405 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 410,829,985 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 806,115,054 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,614,843,929 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 71,576,211 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 407,079,816 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 870,252,344 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,645,548,761 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 72,112,514 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 402,910,163 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 934,466,660 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,670,860,308 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 72,838,464 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 398,218,088 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 998,784,319 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,689,202,539 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 73,615,845 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 393,352,609 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,065,632,529 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,699,297,227 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 74,503,017 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 388,918,394 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,135,127,190 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,700,951,714 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 75,604,604 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 384,894,297 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,202,342,471 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,694,328,245 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 76,970,313 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 380,846,910 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,260,289,093 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,679,589,259 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 78,294,613 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 376,106,472 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,306,113,788 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,656,067,582 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 79,491,795 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 370,209,316 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,342,816,657 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,622,580,039 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 80,551,736 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 363,284,716 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,373,427,531 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,578,694,796 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 81,669,909 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 355,649,881 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,398,153,832 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,525,138,844 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 82,780,953 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 347,275,808 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,416,096,094 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 1,463,865,525 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) 84,075,075 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 343,477,335 people 1,422,584,933 people 1,438,069,596 people 84,548,231 people
2022 341,534,046 people 1,425,179,569 people 1,425,423,212 people 84,086,227 people
2021 340,161,441 people 1,426,437,267 people 1,414,203,896 people 83,697,083 people
2020 339,436,159 people 1,426,106,093 people 1,402,617,695 people 83,628,708 people
2019 337,790,067 people 1,423,520,357 people 1,389,030,312 people 83,559,186 people
2018 335,056,498 people 1,419,008,956 people 1,374,659,064 people 83,368,506 people
2017 332,204,660 people 1,412,354,727 people 1,359,657,400 people 83,104,007 people
2016 329,179,426 people 1,404,052,632 people 1,343,944,296 people 82,760,102 people
2015 326,126,497 people 1,396,134,174 people 1,328,024,498 people 82,077,550 people
2014 323,115,377 people 1,387,951,972 people 1,312,277,191 people 81,376,080 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 216 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is India (1,438,069,596 people) and the lowest Tuvalu (9,816 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 6,809,708 people and half below.
  • From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 181 countries and fell in 35.

About this measure

Definition
Total population on 1 July. Estimates up to 2023 and medium-variant projections from 2024 to 2100 by the UN Population Division, based on assumed future fertility, mortality and migration.
Unit
People
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Before comparing

  • Projections are not forecasts of certain outcomes; the medium variant is the UN's central scenario.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024

All countries in 2023 Every value is for 2023, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 India 1,438,069,596 people
  2. 2 China 1,422,584,933 people
  3. 3 United States 343,477,335 people
  4. 4 Indonesia 281,190,067 people
  5. 5 Pakistan 247,504,495 people
  6. 6 Nigeria 227,882,945 people
  7. 7 Brazil 211,140,729 people
  8. 8 Bangladesh 171,466,990 people
  9. 9 Russia 145,440,500 people
  10. 10 Mexico 129,739,759 people
  11. 11 Ethiopia 128,691,692 people
  12. 12 Japan 124,370,947 people
  13. 13 Philippines 114,891,199 people
  14. 14 Egypt 114,535,772 people
  15. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 105,789,731 people
  16. 16 Viet Nam 100,352,192 people
  17. 17 Iran 90,608,707 people
  18. 18 Türkiye 87,270,502 people
  19. 19 Germany 84,548,231 people
  20. 20 Thailand 71,702,435 people
  21. 21 United Kingdom 68,682,962 people
  22. 22 Tanzania 66,617,606 people
  23. 23 France 66,438,822 people
  24. 24 South Africa 63,212,384 people
  25. 25 Italy 59,499,453 people
  26. 26 Kenya 55,339,003 people
  27. 27 Myanmar 54,133,798 people
  28. 28 Colombia 52,321,152 people
  29. 29 South Korea 51,748,739 people
  30. 30 Sudan 50,042,791 people
  31. 31 Uganda 48,656,601 people
  32. 32 Spain 47,911,580 people
  33. 33 Algeria 46,164,219 people
  34. 34 Argentina 45,538,401 people
  35. 35 Iraq 45,074,049 people
  36. 36 Afghanistan 41,454,761 people
  37. 37 Yemen 39,390,799 people
  38. 38 Canada 39,299,104 people
  39. 39 Poland 38,762,844 people
  40. 40 Ukraine 37,732,836 people
  41. 41 Morocco 37,712,505 people
  42. 42 Angola 36,749,906 people
  43. 43 Uzbekistan 35,652,307 people
  44. 44 Malaysia 35,126,298 people
  45. 45 Peru 33,845,617 people
  46. 46 Ghana 33,787,914 people
  47. 47 Mozambique 33,635,160 people
  48. 48 Saudi Arabia 33,264,292 people
  49. 49 Madagascar 31,195,932 people
  50. 50 Côte d'Ivoire 31,165,654 people
  51. 51 Nepal 29,694,614 people
  52. 52 Cameroon 28,372,687 people
  53. 53 Venezuela 28,300,854 people
  54. 54 Australia 26,451,124 people
  55. 55 North Korea 26,418,204 people
  56. 56 Niger 26,159,867 people
  57. 57 Mali 23,769,127 people
  58. 58 Syria 23,594,623 people
  59. 59 Burkina Faso 23,025,776 people
  60. 60 Sri Lanka 22,971,617 people
  61. 61 Malawi 21,104,482 people
  62. 62 Zambia 20,723,965 people
  63. 63 Kazakhstan 20,330,104 people
  64. 64 Chile 19,658,835 people
  65. 65 Chad 19,319,064 people
  66. 66 Romania 19,118,479 people
  67. 67 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18,358,615 people
  68. 68 Guatemala 18,124,838 people
  69. 69 Netherlands 18,092,524 people
  70. 70 Senegal 18,077,573 people
  71. 71 Ecuador 17,980,083 people
  72. 72 Cambodia 17,423,880 people
  73. 73 Zimbabwe 16,340,822 people
  74. 74 Guinea 14,405,468 people
  75. 75 Benin 14,111,034 people
  76. 76 Rwanda 13,954,472 people
  77. 77 Burundi 13,689,450 people
  78. 78 Bolivia 12,244,160 people
  79. 79 Tunisia 12,200,431 people
  80. 80 Belgium 11,712,893 people
  81. 81 Haiti 11,637,398 people
  82. 82 South Sudan 11,483,374 people
  83. 83 Jordan 11,439,214 people
  84. 84 Dominican Republic 11,331,266 people
  85. 85 Cuba 11,019,930 people
  86. 86 Czechia 10,809,716 people
  87. 87 Honduras 10,644,851 people
  88. 88 United Arab Emirates 10,642,081 people
  89. 89 Sweden 10,551,494 people
  90. 90 Portugal 10,430,738 people
  91. 91 Tajikistan 10,389,798 people
  92. 92 Papua New Guinea 10,389,635 people
  93. 93 Azerbaijan 10,318,207 people
  94. 94 Greece 10,242,908 people
  95. 95 Hungary 9,686,464 people
  96. 96 Togo 9,304,338 people
  97. 97 Israel 9,256,314 people
  98. 98 Austria 9,130,429 people
  99. 99 Belarus 9,115,680 people
  100. 100 Switzerland 8,870,561 people
  101. 101 Sierra Leone 8,460,512 people
  102. 102 Laos 7,664,992 people
  103. 103 Hong Kong SAR, China 7,442,734 people
  104. 104 Turkmenistan 7,364,438 people
  105. 105 Libya 7,305,659 people
  106. 106 Kyrgyzstan 7,073,516 people
  107. 107 Paraguay 6,844,146 people
  108. 108 Nicaragua 6,823,613 people
  109. 109 Bulgaria 6,795,803 people
  110. 110 Serbia 6,773,201 people
  111. 111 El Salvador 6,309,624 people
  112. 112 Republic of the Congo 6,182,885 people
  113. 113 Denmark 5,948,136 people
  114. 114 Singapore 5,789,090 people
  115. 115 Lebanon 5,773,492 people
  116. 116 Finland 5,601,185 people
  117. 117 Norway 5,519,167 people
  118. 118 Slovakia 5,518,054 people
  119. 119 Liberia 5,493,031 people
  120. 120 West Bank and Gaza 5,409,202 people
  121. 121 Ireland 5,196,630 people
  122. 122 New Zealand 5,172,836 people
  123. 123 Central African Republic 5,152,420 people
  124. 124 Costa Rica 5,105,526 people
  125. 125 Oman 5,049,269 people
  126. 126 Mauritania 5,022,442 people
  127. 127 Kuwait 4,838,782 people
  128. 128 Panama 4,458,759 people
  129. 129 Croatia 3,896,023 people
  130. 130 Georgia 3,807,492 people
  131. 131 Eritrea 3,470,390 people
  132. 132 Mongolia 3,431,932 people
  133. 133 Uruguay 3,388,080 people
  134. 134 Puerto Rico (US) 3,242,022 people
  135. 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,185,073 people
  136. 136 Moldova 3,067,070 people
  137. 137 Qatar 2,979,082 people
  138. 138 Namibia 2,963,095 people
  139. 139 Armenia 2,943,393 people
  140. 140 Lithuania 2,854,099 people
  141. 141 Jamaica 2,839,786 people
  142. 142 Albania 2,811,655 people
  143. 143 Gambia 2,697,846 people
  144. 144 Gabon 2,484,788 people
  145. 145 Botswana 2,480,244 people
  146. 146 Lesotho 2,311,472 people
  147. 147 Guinea-Bissau 2,153,339 people
  148. 148 Slovenia 2,118,396 people
  149. 149 Latvia 1,882,396 people
  150. 150 Equatorial Guinea 1,847,549 people
  151. 151 North Macedonia 1,831,802 people
  152. 152 Kosovo 1,700,031 people
  153. 153 Bahrain 1,569,666 people
  154. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 1,502,932 people
  155. 155 Timor-Leste 1,384,286 people
  156. 156 Estonia 1,367,196 people
  157. 157 Cyprus 1,344,976 people
  158. 158 Mauritius 1,273,588 people
  159. 159 Eswatini 1,230,506 people
  160. 160 Djibouti 1,152,944 people
  161. 161 Fiji 924,146 people
  162. 162 Comoros 850,387 people
  163. 163 Guyana 826,353 people
  164. 164 Solomon Islands 800,006 people
  165. 165 Bhutan 786,385 people
  166. 166 Macao SAR, China 713,912 people
  167. 167 Luxembourg 665,098 people
  168. 168 Montenegro 633,552 people
  169. 169 Suriname 628,886 people
  170. 170 Malta 532,956 people
  171. 171 Maldives 525,994 people
  172. 172 Cabo Verde 522,330 people
  173. 173 Brunei 458,949 people
  174. 174 Belize 411,106 people
  175. 175 Bahamas 399,440 people
  176. 176 Iceland 387,558 people
  177. 177 Vanuatu 320,408 people
  178. 178 New Caledonia 289,870 people
  179. 179 Barbados 282,336 people
  180. 180 French Polynesia 281,118 people
  181. 181 São Tomé and Príncipe 230,871 people
  182. 182 Samoa 216,663 people
  183. 183 Curaçao 185,427 people
  184. 184 Saint Lucia 179,285 people
  185. 185 Guam 166,506 people
  186. 186 Kiribati 132,530 people
  187. 187 Seychelles 127,951 people
  188. 188 Grenada 117,081 people
  189. 189 Micronesia 112,630 people
  190. 190 Aruba 107,939 people
  191. 191 Tonga 104,598 people
  192. 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,323 people
  193. 193 Antigua and Barbuda 93,316 people
  194. 194 US Virgin Islands 85,701 people
  195. 195 Isle of Man 84,165 people
  196. 196 Andorra 80,856 people
  197. 197 Cayman Islands 73,038 people
  198. 198 Dominica 66,510 people
  199. 199 Bermuda 64,698 people
  200. 200 Greenland 55,922 people
  201. 201 Faroe Islands 54,714 people
  202. 202 American Samoa 47,521 people
  203. 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,758 people
  204. 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,198 people
  205. 205 Northern Mariana Islands 45,143 people
  206. 206 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,749 people
  207. 207 Liechtenstein 39,598 people
  208. 208 British Virgin Islands 38,985 people
  209. 209 Monaco 38,956 people
  210. 210 Marshall Islands 38,827 people
  211. 211 Gibraltar 38,471 people
  212. 212 San Marino 33,733 people
  213. 213 Saint Martin (French part) 27,515 people
  214. 214 Palau 17,727 people
  215. 215 Naoero 11,875 people
  216. 216 Tuvalu 9,816 people

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