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WorldPopulationbyCountry2024(Live)WorldPopulationReviewContinentsCountriesWorldCitiesUSStatesUSCountiesUSCitiesCategoriesXCategoriesricultureCrime/SafetyCultureEconomicsEducationEnvironmentFacts/TriviaFlsGeographyHealthHistoryInfrastructure/EnergyLawManufacturing/MiningMilitaryPolitics/GovernmentPopulationSportsTech/BusinessTrelClickonacountryfordetails.X010M25M50M75M100M200M1BWorldPopulationbyCountry2024(Live)8,005,176,000ChooseYeartoDisplayBelow:202320502030201020001980234countriesFlCountry2024Population2023PopulationArea(km²)LandArea(km²)Density(/km²)ChangeWorld%RankUNMemberIndia1,450,940,0001,438,070,0003.3M3M4880.89%18.13%1China1,419,320,0001,422,580,0009.7M9.4M151-0.23%17.73%2UnitedStates345,427,000343,477,0009.4M9.1M380.57%4.32%3Indonesia283,488,000281,190,0001.9M1.9M1510.82%3.54%4Pakistan251,269,000247,504,000881.9K770.9K3261.52%3.14%5Nigeria232,679,000227,883,000923.8K910.8K2552.1%2.91%6Brazil211,999,000211,141,0008.5M8.4M250.41%2.65%7Bangladesh173,562,000171,467,000147.6K130.2K1,3331.22%2.17%8Russia144,820,000145,440,00017.1M16.4M9-0.43%1.81%9Ethiopia132,060,000128,692,0001.1M1.1M1172.62%1.65%10Mexico130,861,000129,740,0002M1.9M670.86%1.63%11Japan123,753,000124,371,000377.9K364.5K340-0.5%1.55%12Egypt116,538,000114,536,0001M1M1171.75%1.46%13Philippines115,844,000114,891,000342.4K298.2K3890.83%1.45%14DRCongo109,276,000105,790,0002.3M2.3M483.3%1.37%15Vietnam100,988,000100,352,000331.2K313.4K3220.63%1.26%16Iran91,567,70090,608,7001.6M1.6M561.06%1.14%17Turkey87,473,80087,270,500783.6K783.6K1120.23%1.09%18Germany84,552,20084,548,200357.1K349.4K2420%1.06%19Thailand71,668,00071,702,400513.1K510.9K140-0.05%0.9%20UnitedKingdom69,138,20068,683,000242.9K241.9K2860.66%0.86%21Tanzania68,560,20066,617,600945.1K885.8K772.92%0.86%22France66,548,50066,438,800551.7K547.6K1220.17%0.83%23SouthAfrica64,007,20063,212,4001.2M1.2M531.26%0.8%24Italy59,342,90059,499,500301.3K295.7K201-0.26%0.74%25Kenya56,432,90055,339,000580.4K569.1K991.98%0.7%26Myanmar54,500,10054,133,800676.6K652.7K840.68%0.68%27Colombia52,886,40052,321,2001.1M1.1M481.08%0.66%28SouthKorea51,717,60051,748,700100.2K97.6K530-0.06%0.65%29Sudan50,449,00050,042,8001.9M1.9M270.81%0.63%30Uganda50,015,10048,656,600241.6K200.5K2492.79%0.62%31Spain47,910,50047,911,600506K499.6K960%0.6%32Algeria46,814,30046,164,2002.4M2.4M201.41%0.58%33Iraq46,042,00045,074,000438.3K434.1K1062.15%0.58%34Argentina45,696,20045,538,4002.8M2.7M170.35%0.57%35Afghanistan42,647,50041,454,800652.2K652.2K652.88%0.53%36Yemen40,583,20039,390,800528K528K773.03%0.51%37Canada39,742,40039,299,10010M9M41.13%0.5%38Poland38,539,20038,762,800312.7K306.1K126-0.58%0.48%39Morocco38,081,20037,712,500446.6K446.3K850.98%0.48%40Angola37,885,80036,749,9001.2M1.2M303.09%0.47%41Ukraine37,860,20037,732,800603.5K579.4K650.34%0.47%42Uzbekistan36,361,90035,652,300447.4K440.6K831.99%0.45%43Malaysia35,557,70035,126,300330.8K328.6K1081.23%0.44%44Mozambique34,631,80033,635,200801.6K786.4K442.96%0.43%45Ghana34,427,40033,787,900238.5K227.5K1511.89%0.43%46Peru34,217,80033,845,6001.3M1.3M271.1%0.43%47SaudiArabia33,962,80033,264,3002.1M2.1M162.1%0.42%48Madascar31,965,00031,195,900587K581.8K552.47%0.4%49IvoryCoast31,934,20031,165,700322.5K318K1002.47%0.4%50Nepal29,651,10029,694,600147.2K143.3K207-0.15%0.37%51Cameroon29,123,70028,372,700475.4K472.7K622.65%0.36%52Venezuela28,405,50028,300,900916.4K882K320.37%0.35%53Niger27,032,40026,159,9001.3M1.3M213.34%0.34%54Australia26,713,20026,451,1007.7M7.7M30.99%0.33%55NorthKorea26,498,80026,418,200120.5K120.4K2200.31%0.33%56Syria24,672,80023,594,600185.2K183.6K1344.57%0.31%57Mali24,478,60023,769,1001.2M1.2M202.98%0.31%58BurkinaFaso23,548,80023,025,800273K273.6K862.27%0.29%59Taiwan23,214,00023,317,10036.2K36.2K641-0.44%0.29%60SriLanka23,103,60022,971,60065.6K61.9K3730.57%0.29%61Malawi21,655,30021,104,500118.5K94.3K2302.61%0.27%62Zambia21,315,00020,724,000752.6K743.4K292.85%0.27%63Kazakhstan20,592,60020,330,1002.7M2.7M81.29%0.26%64Chad20,299,10019,319,1001.3M1.3M165.07%0.25%65Chile19,764,80019,658,800756.1K743.5K270.54%0.25%66Romania19,015,10019,118,500238.4K230.1K83-0.54%0.24%67Somalia19,009,20018,358,600637.7K627.3K303.54%0.24%68Senegal18,502,00018,077,600196.7K192.5K962.35%0.23%69Guatemala18,406,40018,124,800108.9K107.2K1721.55%0.23%70Netherlands18,228,70018,092,50041.9K33.7K5410.75%0.23%71Ecuador18,135,50017,980,100276.8K248.4K730.86%0.23%72Cambodia17,638,80017,423,900181K176.5K1001.23%0.22%73Zimbabwe16,634,40016,340,800390.8K386.9K431.8%0.21%74Guinea14,754,80014,405,500245.9K245.7K602.42%0.18%75Benin14,462,70014,111,000112.6K112.8K1282.49%0.18%76Rwanda14,256,60013,954,50026.3K24.7K5782.16%0.18%77Burundi14,047,80013,689,40027.8K25.7K5472.62%0.18%78Bolivia12,413,30012,244,2001.1M1.1M111.38%0.16%79Tunisia12,277,10012,200,400163.6K155.4K790.63%0.15%80SouthSudan11,943,40011,483,400619.7K631.9K194.01%0.15%81Haiti11,772,60011,637,40027.8K27.6K4271.16%0.15%82Belgium11,738,80011,712,90030.5K30.3K3880.22%0.15%83Jordan11,552,90011,439,20089.3K88.8K1300.99%0.14%84DominicanRepublic11,427,60011,331,30048.7K48.3K2370.85%0.14%85UnitedArabEmirates11,027,10010,642,10083.6K71K1553.62%0.14%86Cuba10,979,80011,019,900109.9K103.8K106-0.36%0.14%87Honduras10,825,70010,644,900112.5K111.9K971.7%0.14%88CzechRepublic10,735,90010,809,70078.9K77.2K139-0.68%0.13%89Sweden10,607,00010,551,500450.3K407.3K260.53%0.13%90Tajikistan10,590,90010,389,800143.1K138.8K761.94%0.13%91PapuaNewGuinea10,576,50010,389,600462.8K452.9K231.8%0.13%92Portugal10,425,30010,430,70092.1K91.6K114-0.05%0.13%93Azerbaijan10,336,60010,318,20086.6K82.6K1250.18%0.13%94Greece10,047,80010,242,900132K128.9K78-1.9%0.13%95Hungary9,676,1409,686,46093K91.3K106-0.11%0.12%96Togo9,515,2409,304,34056.8K54.4K1752.27%0.12%97Israel9,387,0209,256,31020.8K21.6K4341.41%0.12%98Austria9,120,8109,130,43083.9K82.5K111-0.11%0.11%99Belarus9,056,7009,115,680207.6K203K45-0.65%0.11%100Switzerland8,921,9808,870,56041.3K39.5K2260.58%0.11%101SierraLeone8,642,0208,460,51071.7K72.2K1202.15%0.11%102Laos7,769,8207,664,990236.8K230.8K341.37%0.1%103Turkmenistan7,494,5007,364,440488.1K469.9K161.77%0.09%104HongKong7,414,9107,442,7301.1K1.1K7,062-0.37%0.09%105Libya7,381,0207,305,6601.8M1.8M41.03%0.09%106Kyrgyzstan7,186,0107,073,520200K191.8K371.59%0.09%107Paruay6,929,1506,844,150406.8K397.3K171.24%0.09%108Nicarua6,916,1406,823,610130.4K120.3K571.36%0.09%109Bulgaria6,757,6906,795,800110.9K108.6K62-0.56%0.08%110Serbia6,736,2206,773,20088.4K87.5K77-0.55%0.08%111ElSalvador6,338,1906,309,62021K20.7K3060.45%0.08%112RepublicoftheCongo6,332,9606,182,880342K341.5K192.43%0.08%113Denmark5,977,4105,948,14043.1K40K1490.49%0.07%114Singapore5,832,3905,789,0907107188,1230.75%0.07%115Lebanon5,805,9605,773,49010.5K10.2K5680.56%0.07%116Finland5,617,3105,601,180338.4K303.9K180.29%0.07%117Liberia5,612,8205,493,030111.4K96.3K582.18%0.07%118Norway5,576,6605,519,170323.8K364.3K151.04%0.07%119Slovakia5,506,7605,518,06049K49K112-0.2%0.07%120Palestine5,495,4405,409,2006.2K6K9131.59%0.07%121CentralAfricanRepublic5,330,6905,152,420623K623K93.46%0.07%122Oman5,281,5405,049,270309.5K309.5K174.6%0.07%123Ireland5,255,0205,196,63070.3K68.9K761.12%0.07%124NewZealand5,213,9405,172,840270.5K263.3K200.79%0.07%125Mauritania5,169,4005,022,4401M1M52.93%0.06%126CostaRica5,129,9105,105,52051.1K51.1K1000.48%0.06%127Kuwait4,934,5104,838,78017.8K17.8K2771.98%0.06%128Panama4,515,5804,458,76075.4K74.2K611.27%0.06%129Croatia3,875,3203,896,02056.6K56K69-0.53%0.05%130Georgia3,807,6703,807,49069.7K69.5K550%0.05%131Eritrea3,535,6003,470,390117.6K121K291.88%0.04%132Mongolia3,475,5403,431,9301.6M1.6M21.27%0.04%133Uruguay3,386,5903,388,080181K175K19-0.04%0.04%134PuertoRico3,242,2003,242,0208.9K8.9K3660.01%0.04%135BosniaandHerzegovina3,164,2503,185,07051.2K51.2K62-0.65%0.04%136Qatar3,048,4202,979,08011.6K11.5K2652.33%0.04%137Moldova3,034,9603,067,07033.8K32.9K92-1.05%0.04%138Namibia3,030,1302,963,100825.6K823.3K42.26%0.04%139Armenia2,973,8402,943,39029.7K28.5K1041.03%0.04%140Lithuania2,859,1102,854,10065.3K62.6K460.18%0.04%141Jamaica2,839,1802,839,79011K10.8K262-0.02%0.04%142Albania2,791,7602,811,66028.7K27.4K102-0.71%0.03%143Gambia2,759,9902,697,84010.7K10.1K2732.3%0.03%144Gabon2,538,9502,484,790267.7K257.7K102.18%0.03%145Botswana2,521,1402,480,240582K566.7K41.65%0.03%146Lesotho2,337,4202,311,47030.4K30.4K771.12%0.03%147GuineaBissau2,201,3502,153,34036.1K28.1K782.23%0.03%148Slovenia2,118,7002,118,40020.3K20.1K1050.01%0.03%149EquatorialGuinea1,892,5201,847,55028.1K28.1K672.43%0.02%150Latvia1,871,8701,882,40064.6K62.2K30-0.56%0.02%151NorthMacedonia1,823,0101,831,80025.7K25.2K72-0.48%0.02%152Bahrain1,607,0501,569,6707657852,0472.38%0.02%153TrinidadandTobo1,507,7801,502,9305.1K5.1K2940.32%0.02%154TimorLeste1,400,6401,384,29014.9K14.9K941.18%0.02%155Estonia1,360,5501,367,20045.2K42.8K32-0.49%0.02%156Cyprus1,358,2801,344,9809.3K9.2K1470.99%0.02%157Mauritius1,271,1701,273,5902K2K626-0.19%0.02%158Eswatini1,242,8201,230,51017.4K17.2K721%0.02%159Djibouti1,168,7201,152,94023.2K23.2K501.37%0.01%160Fiji928,784924,14518.3K18.3K510.5%0.01%161Reunion878,591874,8832.5K2.5K3500.42%0.01%162Comoros866,628850,3871.9K1.9K4661.91%0.01%163Guyana831,087826,353215K196.8K40.57%0.01%164SolomonIslands819,198800,00528.9K28K292.4%0.01%165Bhutan791,524786,38538.4K38.1K210.65%0.01%166Macau720,262713,912333321,8920.89%0.01%167Luxembourg673,036665,0982.6K2.6K2611.19%0.01%168Montenegro638,479633,55213.8K13.4K470.78%0.01%169Suriname634,431628,886163.8K156K40.88%0.01%170WesternSahara590,506579,729266K266K21.86%0.01%171Malta539,607532,9563163201,6861.25%0.01%172Maldives527,799525,9943003001,7590.34%0.01%173CapeVerde524,877522,3314K4K1300.49%0.01%174Brunei462,721458,9495.8K5.3K880.82%0.01%175Belize417,072411,10623K22.8K181.45%0.01%176Bahamas401,283399,44013.9K10K400.46%0.01%177Iceland393,396387,558103K100.8K41.51%0%178Guadeloupe375,106376,5171.6K1.6K230-0.37%0%179Martinique343,195346,0021.1K1.1K304-0.81%0%180Vanuatu327,777320,40912.2K12.2K272.3%0%181Mayotte326,505316,0153743748733.32%0%182FrenchGuiana308,522303,40283.5K83.5K41.69%0%183NewCaledonia292,639289,87018.6K18.3K160.96%0%184Barbados282,467282,3364304306570.05%0%185FrenchPolynesia281,807281,1184.2K3.5K810.25%0%186SaoTomeandPrincipe235,536230,8719649602452.02%0%187Samoa218,019216,6632.8K2.8K780.63%0%188Curacao185,482185,4274444444180.03%0%189SaintLucia179,744179,2856166102950.26%0%190Guam167,777166,5065495403110.76%0%191Kiribati134,518132,5308118101661.5%0%192Seychelles130,418127,9514524602841.93%0%193Grenada117,207117,0813443403450.11%0%194Micronesia113,160112,6307027001620.47%0%195Aruba108,066107,9391801806000.12%0%196Tonga104,175104,597747720145-0.4%0%197Jersey103,846103,6741161208650.17%0%198SaintVincentandtheGrenadines100,616101,323389390258-0.7%0%199AntiguaandBarbuda93,77293,3164424402130.49%0%200UnitedStatesVirginIslands84,90585,701347347245-0.93%0%201IsleofMan84,16084,165572570148-0.01%0%202Andorra81,93880,8564684701741.34%0%203CaymanIslands74,45773,0382642403101.94%0%204Dominica66,20566,51075175088-0.46%0%205Bermuda64,63664,69854541,197-0.1%0%206Guernsey64,28064,01778631,0200.41%0%207Greenland55,84055,9222.2M410.4K0.14-0.15%0%208FaroeIslands55,40054,7141.4K1.4K411.25%0%209SaintKittsandNevis46,84346,7582612601800.18%0%210AmericanSamoa46,76547,521199200234-1.59%0%211TurksandCaicosIslands46,53546,198948948490.73%0%212NorthernMarianaIslands44,27845,14346446096-1.92%0%213SintMaarten43,35042,74934341,2751.41%0%214Liechtenstein39,87039,5981601602490.69%0%215BritishVirginIslands39,47138,9851511502631.25%0%216Gibraltar39,32938,471775,7842.23%0%217Monaco38,63138,9562219,316-0.83%0%218MarshallIslands37,54838,827181180209-3.29%0%219SanMarino33,58133,7336160560-0.45%0%220SaintMartin26,12927,5155350523-5.04%0%221Palau17,69517,72745946038-0.18%0%222Anguilla14,59814,41091911601.3%0%223CookIslands13,72914,22224024057-3.47%0%224Nauru11,94711,87521205970.61%0%225WallisandFutuna11,27711,37027427441-0.82%0%226SaintBarthelemy11,25811,08521254501.56%0%227Tuvalu9,6469,8162630322-1.73%0%228SaintPierreandMiquelon5,6285,68124224223-0.93%229Montserrat4,3894,42010210243-0.7%230FalklandIslands3,4703,47712.2K12.2K0.29-0.2%231Tokelau2,5062,39712102514.55%232Niue1,8191,81726126170.11%233VaticanCity496496<1<11,1270%234TheUSCensusBureaux27;sworldpopulationclockestimatedthattheglobalpopulationasofSeptember2022was7,922,312,800peopleandwasexpectedtoreach8billionbymid-Novemberof2022.Thistotalfarexceedsthe2015worldpopulationof7.2billion.Theworldx27;spopulationcontinuestoincreasebyroughly140peopleperminute,withbirthsoutweighingdeathsinmostcountries.Overall,however,therateofpopulationgrowthhasbeenslowingforseveraldecades.Thisslowdownisexpectedtocontinueuntiltherateofpopulationgrowthreacheszero(anequalnumberofbirthsanddeaths)around2080-2100,atapopulationofapproximately10.4billionpeople.Afterthistime,thepopulationgrowthrateisexpectedtoturnnegative,resultinginglobalpopulationdecline.Countrieswithmorethan1billionpeopleChinaiscurrentlythemostpopulouscountryintheworld,withapopulationestimatedatmorethan1.42billionasofSeptember2022.Onlyoneothercountryintheworldboastsapopulationofmorethan1billionpeople:India,whosepopulationisestimatedtobe1.41billionpeople—andrising.WhileIndia'spopulationisprojectedtocontinuetogrowuntilatleasttheyear2050,China'spopulationiscurrentlycontractingslightly.Thiscontraction,coupledwithIndia'scontinuedgrowth,isexpectedtoresultinIndiareplacingChinaasthemostpopulouscountryintheworldbytheyear2030.Countrieswithmorethan100millionpeopleAnother12countrieseachhepopulationsthatexceeded100millionpeopleasofSeptember2022:CountryPopulationCountryPopulationUnitedStates338,653,036Russia144,704,502Indonesia275,908,026Mexico127,724,673Pakistan236,882,454Japan123,801,638Nigeria219,741,895Ethiopia124,095,535Brazil215,538,160Philippines115,969,226Bangladesh171,594,827Egypt111,384,124WhileRussiaandJapanwillseetheirpopulationsdeclinesignificantlyby2050,therestofthesenationsareexpectedtocontinuegrowinguntilatleast2050.Additionally,twoadditionalcountries,DRCongoandVietnam,hemorethan99millionpeopleandshouldsoonreachthe100millionmark.Countrieswithfewerthan100millionpeopleAsshowninthelive-updatingpopulationtablebelow,theoverwhelmingmajorityoftheworld'scountrieshefewerthan100millionpeople—substantiallyfewer,insomecases.ThesmallestcountryintheworldintermsofbothpopulationandtotalareaisVaticanCity,wherebarely500peoplereside.Populationrange#ofcountries1billionormore2100millionto999.9million1210millionto99.9million801millionto9.9million66lessthan1million74RatesofpopulationgrowtharoundtheworldTheworld'spopulationcontinuestoincrease,withapproximately140millionbabiesborneveryyear.AccordingtotheUnitedNations'2022WorldPopulationProspectsreport,theglobalpopulationisprojectedtoreach8.5billionpeoplebytheyear2030,9.7billionpeopleby2050,and10.4billionpeopleby2080,whereitwillremainuntil2100.Whiletheworld'stotalpopulationisexpectedtocontinuetoriseuntilroughly2100,therateatwhichthepopulationisrisinghasbeenslowlydecreasingfordecades.In2020,theglobalpopulationgrowthratefellbelowonepercentforthefirsttimesince1950.Thisdecreasecontinuesatrendbeguninthe1970s,inwhichthepopulationgrowthrateshowsaconsistentdecreasewhenmeasuredinfive-yearincrements.Therateofpopulationgrowthvariesgreatlyfromonecountryorregiontoanother.Morethanhalfoftheworld'sexpectedpopulationgrowthbetweennowand2050isexpectedtocomefromjusteightcountries:DRCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,India,Nigeria,Pakistan,thePhilippines,andTanzania.ParticularlyofinterestisIndia,whichisontracktoovertakeChina'spositionasthemostpopulouscountrybytheyear2030.Additionally,multiplenationswithinAfricaareexpectedtodoubletheirpopulationsinthecomingdecadesasfertilityratesandbirthratesrisethanksinparttoadvancementsinmedicalcareanddecreasedinfantmortalityandmalnutrition.LifeexpectancyanditsimpactonworldpopulationGloballifeexpectancyhasalsoimprovedinrecentyears,risingto72.8yearsin2019—almost9yearslongerthanin1990.Globallifeexpectancyisprojectedtocontinuetoincrease,reaching77.2yearsbytheyear2050.Significantfactorsimpactingthedataonlifeexpectancyincludeexpectationsregardingmankind'sabilitytoreducetheimpactofAIDS/HIVandotherinfectiousandnon-communicablediseases.Asaresultoftheincreaseingloballifeexpectancy,themajorityoftheworld'scountriesareundergoingconsiderablegrowthinthenumberofresidentsovertheeof65.Thepercenteofover-65residentsintheworld'spopulationisprojectedtorisefrom10%in2022to16%in2050.Thistotalwillberoughlytwicethenumberofchildrenundere5andequaltothenumberofchildrenundere12.Thisimbalancecanputconsiderablestrainonacountry'seconomyandinfrastructure,asitcanleadtoashorteofworking-eindividualsenteringtheworkforcetotaketheplaceofthosewhoareretiring.Lifeexpectancyhasasignificantimpactontheabilityofthepopulationtomaintainwhatiscalledareplacementrate,inwhichthecountry'sdeathrateisbalancedorexceededbyitsbirthrate.Incountrieswhosebirthratesareeitherdeliberatelyloworunintentionallyso,thedeathratemaybehigher,resultinginoverallpopulationdecline.Althoughpopulationdeclinecanbedesirableincertaincircumstances,itcanalsocreateeconomicchallengesandismoreoftenviewedasundesired.ChallengesinherentinpopulationestimatesAlthoughpopulationprojectionssuchastheUSCensusBureau'sWorldPopulationClockutilizethemostaccurateandup-to-datedataailable,theyarenonethelessstillestimates.UnforeseeneventssuchastheCOVID-19pandemicorRussia's2022invasionofUkrainecanheapowerful,butimpossible-to-anticipateimpactonpopulationtrends.Evenintheabsenceofsuchdisruptions,theprocessoftrackingtheexactnumberofbirthsanddeathsineverycountryandterritoryintheworldinrealtime—andmaintainingaprecisetallyofthenumberofpeoplealiveontheEarthatanygivenmoment—islogisticallyinfeasible.Instead,modernpopulationscientistsusesophisticatedmathematicalmodelstocreatedetailedestimatesandprojections,whichtheworld'scountriescanusetoplanforfuturegenerations.WorldPopulationHistoryYearPopulationChange20248,161,970,0000.87%20238,091,740,0000.86%20207,887,000,0001.09%20157,470,490,0001.25%20107,021,730,0001.29%20056,586,970,0001.31%20006,171,700,0001.39%19955,758,880,0001.57%19905,327,800,0001.82%19854,868,940,0001.83%19804,447,610,0001.79%19754,070,740,0001.96%19703,694,680,0002.07%19653,334,530,0002.03%19603,015,470,0001.93%19552,740,210,0001.91%19502,493,090,0000%19452,382,970,0000.8%19402,289,910,0001.02%19352,177,030,0001.02%19302,069,610,0000.91%19251,977,850,0000.85%19201,895,480,0000.72%19151,828,590,0000.69%19101,766,780,0000.83%19051,695,020,0000.82%19001,627,120,0000.69%18951,572,320,0000.66%18901,521,150,0000.74%18851,466,280,0000.71%18801,415,240,0000.57%18751,375,810,0000.51%18701,341,250,0000.35%18651,318,290,0000.29%18601,299,660,0000.17%18551,288,560,0000.16%18501,278,460,0000.42%18451,251,710,0000.45%18401,224,060,0000.47%18351,195,600,0000.49%18301,166,680,0000.65%18251,129,400,0000.65%18201,093,240,0000.7%18151,055,560,0000.63%18101,022,940,0000.4%18051,002,670,0000.35%1800985,084,0000.45%1790942,262,0000.45%1780900,945,0000.85%1770827,951,0000.49%1760788,255,0000.45%1750753,279,0000.7%1740702,228,0000.46%1730670,900,0000.35%1720648,185,0000.48%1710617,976,0000.37%1700595,457,0000.14%1600516,148,0000.03%1500503,051,0000.13%1400442,309,000-0.03%1300456,248,0000.03%1200444,654,0000.11%1100397,890,0000.21%1000323,463,0000.04%900311,143,0000.08%800285,870,0000.03%700278,346,0000.02%600271,639,0000.07%500253,396,0000.05%400241,697,0000.06%300227,703,000-0.06%200240,762,0000.02%100237,052,0000.02%0232,269,0000.07%-1000110,530,0000.04%-200072,685,1000.05%-300044,577,9000.04%-400028,859,2000.04%-500019,155,7000.04%-600013,278,3000.03%-70009,651,7000.03%-80007,314,6200.03%-90005,687,1200.02%-4,501,1500.06%WorldPopulationProjectionsYearPopulationChange20258,231,610,0000.85%20308,569,120,0000.81%20358,885,210,0000.73%20409,177,190,0000.65%20459,439,640,0000.57%20509,664,380,0000.47%20559,846,240,0000.37%20609,989,230,0000.29%206510,101,800,0000.22%207010,189,200,0000.17%207510,250,500,0000.12%208010,283,100,0000.06%208510,288,500,0000.01%209010,271,600,000-0.03%209510,235,400,000-0.07%210010,180,200,000-0.11%WorldPopulationin2050Howwilltheworld'spopulationchangeoverthenexteightyyears?AccordingtotheUnitedNations'WorldPopulationProspects2022report,theglobalpopulationin2050isexpectedtoreacharound9.7billionpeople,nearly2bill2021 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Ländernionmorethanthecurrentpopulationtoday.Currentprojectionsanticipatethatthisgrowthwillcontinueuntilitreaches10.4millionpeoplesometimeinthe2080s,atwhichtimethepopulationwillholdsteadyuntilroughly2100,thenbegintodecline.Intermsofpopulationgrowthinindividualcountries,IndiaisprojectedtosurpassChinaasthemostpopulatedcountryintheworldsometimeduring2023,atwhichtimeChina'sannualgrowthratewillbebetween-0.1%and-0.3%,whileIndia'sgrowthratewillbebetween0.69%and0.92%.Givencurrenttrendsingrowthrates,UNprojectionspredictthatChina'spopulationwillslideto1.2billionpeopleby2060,whileIndia'swillexpandtoalmost1.7billion.TheUnitedStatesiscurrentlythethirdmostpopulatedcountryintheworld,butisexpectedtodroptofourthmostpopulatedsometimeintheearly2040s.Instead,theAfricancountryofNigeria,whose2022growthrateis2.39%(comparedto0.47%intheUS)willbecomethethirdmostpopulatedcountryintheworld.WhileUNpredictionsvaryfromthoseoftheUSCensusBureau,Nigeriatakestheleadinbothprojections.Nigeria’spopulationisexpectedtoreach377-410millionby2050,whiletheUSwillheapproximately375-390millionpeople.VaticanCity/HolySeeisexpectedtocontinueasthecountrywiththesmallestpopulationintheworldforthenextseveraldecades.In2022,thefamousCatholiccity-statehadapopulationof510peopleaswellasanegativepopulationgrowthrate.However,ifglobalwarmingandtheconcurrentsealevelrisecontinueunabated,certainPacificIslandnationssuchasKiribati,theMaldives,andVanuatumaybefloodedundertherisingoceans,whichwouldforcetheirpopulationstomigrateandreducetheirpopulationstozero.Populationgrowthfromnowtotheyear2100TheEarth'spopulationisexpectedtocontinuegrowingforthenext60-80years.Improvementsinhealthcaretechnology,sharedbydevelopedcountrieswithstilldevelopingandleast-developedco2021 Weltbevölkerung nach Ländernuntries,heincreasedlifeexpectancyandreducedinfantmortalityrates—which,inturn,hehelpeddriveaboominpopulationgrowth.Infact,tencountriesareexpectedtogainmoreinpopulationby2050thantherestoftheworldcombined.Top10CountriesWhosePopulationsWillGrowtheMostby2050:CountryPopulation2022Population2050GrowthIndia1,417,170,0001,670,490,000253,320,000Nigeria218,540,000377,460,000158,920,000Pakistan235,820,000367,810,000131,980,000DRCongo99,010,000217,490,000118,480,000Ethiopia123,380,000214,810,00091,430,000Tanzania65,500,000129,930,00064,430,000Egypt110,990,000160,340,00049,350,000Philippines115,560,000157,890,00042,330,000Indonesia275,500,000317,230,00041,720,000Niger26,210,00067,040,00040,840,000Therise,peak,anddeclineofpopulationgrowthAlthoughtheworld'spopulationiscurrentlyincreasing,trendsindicatethattherateofgrowthinmanycountries,especiallydevelopedcountriesandthosewithhighpopulations,isslowingdown.Bytheendofthiscentury,eventheworld'sfastest-growingcountriesareexpectedtohereachedpeakpopulationsizeandbeguntodisplaydeclining(ornegative)growthrates.Manyfactorscontributetopopulationdeclineandrelatedmetricssuchasfertilityrates.Theseincludeincreasedaccesstobirthcontrolandfamilyplanning,anincreaseinoverallqualityoflifeandthehumandevelopmentindex,andvariousothercultural,political,social,andeconomicfactorsTheseincludesomefactorsthatmaynotinitiallyseemrelatedtobirthrate,suchasthepopulation'sgenerallevelofeducationandthegovernment'sper-capitahealthexpenditure.Whetherpopulationgrowthisgoodorbaddependsheilyuponseveralfactors,mostnotablytherateofgrowth,thecountryinwhichitistakingplace,andthatcountry'slevelofdevelopment.Countriesthathematureeconomiesandwell-developedinfrastructurearemorelikelytobeabletoabsorbanincreaseinpopulation.Conversely,developingcountriesaremorelikelytolackadequatejobs,healthcare,orotherinfrastructuretosupportalargerpopulation.Similarly,agentleincreaseinpopulationistypicallyconsideredhealthy,butahighrateofgrowthcanbeundesirable.Highgrowthcanoftenoverwhelmacountry'sinfrastructure,strainsystemsrangingfromthejobmarkettothefoodsupply,andconstrainailableresources.Whenthishappens,technologicaladvancesmayofferopportunitiestoovercomeproductionshortesand/orenvironmentaldame.WorldPopulationByRaceAsoflate2022,theworld'spopulationwasapproximately8billionpeople.However,breakingdowntheglobalpopulationbyraceisdifficult—primarilybecauseoftheevolvingmeaningoftheword"race."WhytheclassicconceptofraceisfundamentallyflawedThemodernunderstandingisthatraceisanoutdatedsocialconstructbasedoncertainbiologicalfeaturesthatsocietyhasdeemedtobesignificant.Forexample,mostracialgroupingsaredeterminedbyphysicaldifferencessuchasskintoneorhaircolor.However,thesevariationsarelargelydictatedbygeographyratherthangenetics.Putsimply,raceisanillusion.Toclarify,itistruethatisolatedpopulationstendtodisplaycertaindefiningcharacteristics,suchasthedarkskincolorofAfricansortheblondehairofmanyNorthernEuropeans.Butthesetraitsareallinterchangeableandcompatibleanddonotinanywayintroducegeneticboundariesbetweenonesupposedraceandanother.Thisfactisclearlyevidencedinthemodernglobalpopulation.Thanksinlargeparttoadvancesintransportationandinternationalmobilityoverthepastcentury,moreandmorepeopleofvarious"races"hespreadaroundtheworld,intermarried,andstartedfamilies—andtheirchildrendisplayabreathtakingarrayofmixed-raceappearances,obfuscatinganysupposedboundariesbetweenoneraceandanother.Theseemergingdemographicshemadeitincreasinglyobvioustotheworld'sgeneticists,anthropologists,andsociologiststhatclear-cutracesdonotexist.Themappingoftheentirehumangenomeinrecentyearshassolidifiedandconfirmedthisview.Race,ethnicity,andthechallengeoftrackingglobaldiversityItisimportantnottoconfuseracewithethnicity,whichstemsfromone'ssocietyandcultureandwhichdoesinfactexist.Themaindifferencebetweenraceandethnicityisthatraceisbasedongenetictraitsandphysicalappearance,whileethni2021 Weltbevölkerung nach Länderncityisbaseduponcustoms,langue,andpracticesthatarelearnedandpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Whilethedifferencebetweenraceandethnicitymaybewidelyunderstoodandacceptedinmanycountries,noteverycountryviewsthetopicsthroughthesamelens.Differentcountriesdivideraceandethnicityintodifferentpossibleelements(suchasthenumberofpossibleethnicities),andeachcountryhasitsownsystemformeasuring,classifying,andtrackingdiversity,whetheritbeviavariationsinrace,ethnicity,orboth.Forinstance,theUnitedStatesstillusestheterm"race",buttreatsitasasocialidentityratherthanabiologicaloranthropologicalclassification.Citizensvoluntarilyself-identifyasWhite,BlackorAfricanAmerican,AmericanIndian,Asian,orNativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander.Meanwhile,othercountriesmayofferadifferentrangeofpossibleraces,ormayinsteadmeasureethnicityorcountryoforigin,suchasEnglish,German,EastIndian,etc.Theseincongruentapproachesmakeitdifficulttocomparedatabetweencountries,andconfoundeventhemostambitiousattemptstocreateauniversalsetofconstituentcategoriescapableofcontainingtheentiretyofhumandiversity.WorldPopulation(1950-2100)Country2024Pop.2020Pop.2011Pop.Area(km²)Density(/km²)ChangeEngland58,197,30756,550,13853,012,456130.3K4470.72%Scotland5,543,5755,466,0005,295,40378.8K710.35%Wales3,217,9283,169,5863,063,45620.8K1550.38%NorthernIreland1,932,7521,895,5101,814,31814.1K1370.49%Kosovo1,806,3221,798,1881,780,02110.9K1660.11%OtherLimitedDataCountriesWorldPopulationHistory(5000B.C.-2020A.D.)YearPopulationChange-4,000,000-80005,320,0000.01%-500022,500,0000.05%-400046,750,0000.07%-300014,000,000-0.12%-200027,000,0000.07%-160070,000,0000.24%-100050,000,000-0.06%-500100,000,0000%-400157,500,0000.46%-200202,000,0000.12%1235,000,0000.07%14256,000,0000.66%200234,330,000-0.05%350254,000,0000.05%400200,660,000-0.47%500198,500,000-0.01%600212,750,0000.07%700207,660,000-0.02%800232,250,0000.11%900229,300,000-0.01%1000278,600,0000.19%1100306,600,0000.1%1200386,000,0000.23%1250417,000,0000.15%1300407,600,000-0.05%1340410,000,0000.01%1400366,300,000-0.19%1500458,800,0000.22%1600550,000,0000.18%1650535,300,000-0.05%1700652,500,0000.4%1750751,000,0000.28%1800920,800,0000.41%18501,218,000,0000.56%18751,325,000,0000.34%19001,647,000,0000.87%19201,813,000,0000.48%19301,987,000,0000.92%19402,213,000,0001.08%19502,536,000,0001.37%19603,033,000,0001.81%19703,701,000,0002.01%19804,458,000,0001.88%19905,331,000,0001.8%20006,145,000,0001.43%20106,958,000,0001.25%20197,715,000,0001.15%20207,841,000,0001.63%20217,909,000,0000.87%20227,975,000,0000.83%WorldPopulationHistory(5000B.C.-2020A.D.)Throughoutmostofhistory,theworld'spopulationhasbeenmuchsmallerthanitisnow.Beforetheinventionofriculture,forexample,thehumanpopulationwasestimatedtobearound15millionpeopleatmost.Forcomparison,theworldpopulationin2017(~7billion)wasroughlyequaltoafull6%oftheestimated110billionpeoplewhoheeverlived.Theintroductionofricultureandthegradualmovementofhumanityintosettledcommunitiesenabledtheglobalpopulationtoincreasegraduallytoaround300millionbyAD0.Whilethisisasubstantialincrease,itremainsatinyfractionofthecurrentpopulation.Forexample,theRomanEmpire,whichhistoriansregardasoneofthestrongestempirestheworldhaseverknown,probablycontainedaround50millionpeopleatitsheight—nearly20millionlessthanthepopulationoftheUKtoday.Theworldpopulationwouldnotreachitsfirstmajormilestone—onebillionpeople—untiltheearly19thcentury.Then,astheindustrialrevolutiontookholdandlivingstandardsimproved,therateofpopulationgrowthincreasedconsiderably.Overthenexthundredyears,thepopulationoftheworlddoubled,reachingtwobillioninthelate1920s.Duringthe20thcentury,however,populationgrowthskyrocketed.Overthepast100years,theplanet'spopulationhasmorethantripledinsize.Thismassiveincreaseinhumanpopulationislargelyduetoimprovementsindiet,sanitation,andmedicine,especiallycompulsoryvaccinationainstmanydiseases,whichhebothimprovedlifeexpectancyanddecreasedinfantmortalityratesallovertheworld.ATimelineofWorldPopulationGrowthMilestones(People):Year0001:200millionYear1000:275millionYear1500:450millionYear1650:500millionYear1750:700millionYear1804:1.0billionYear1850:1.2billionYear1900:1.6billionYear1927:2.0billionYear1950:2.55billionYear1955:2.8billionYear1960:3.0billionYear1970:3.7billionYear1985:4.85billionYear1999:6.0billionYear2011:7.0billionYear2023:8.0billion(projected)PopulationgrowthinthefutureWhilepastpopulationtrendsarefairlywellknown(onlythespecificdatesofcertainmilestonesareoccasionallydisputed),futuretrendsarelessclear.Mostpopulationexpertsreethatpopulationincreaseswillcontinue,albeitatanever-decreasingrate,untiltheEarth'spopulationreachesitsceiling,pauses,andbeginstocontract.However,theparticularsofthatprocess,suchastherateofincrease,whenandatwhatnumberthepopulationwillplateau,andtherateofdecreasethatwillfollow,arestillthesubjectofmuchdebate.Mostpopulationexpertststeadilyimprovingglobalstandardsoflivingasthecauseofdecreasingratesofpopulationincrease.Aswealthandqualityoflifeincrease,theerefamilysizewillshrinkandpopulationgrowthwillsteadilyslowandeventuallystop.However,otherexpertsmaintainthatpoverty,inequalityandcontinuedurbanizationwillhetheoppositeeffectandcauseagrowthincrease,particularlyincountriesinsub-SaharanAfricaandpartsofAsia,wherepopulationgrowthisalreadymuchhigherthantheglobalere.Stillotherspredictapopulationdecreasestemmingfrommuchbleakercauses.Theseexpertsspeculatethatthecurrentworldpopulationisunsustainableinthelongtermandthathumanitywillreachapointatwhichwesimplycannotproduceenoughfoodorutilizeournaturalresourcesefficientlyenoughtofeedsuchalargepopulationorsustaintheglobaleconomyatitscurrentscale.WorldPopulationHistoryChart2022projectionsbytheUnitedNationsestimatethattheglobalpopulationcouldswellto8.5billionby2030,9.7billionby2050,and10.4billionby2080.Atthatpoint,thepopulationisexpectedtoplateaubeforebeginningtodeclinearoundtheyear2100.Currentpopulationgrowthisdriveninlargepartbyadvancesinmedicine,whichareincreasinglifeexpectancy;andimprovedhealthcareindevelopingandleast-developedcountries,whichisdecreasinginfantmortality.Therateofpopulationgrowthisnotequalineverycountry.AccordingtotheUnitedNations'2022WorldPopulationProspectsreport,manyoftheworld's46least-developedcountriesareexpectedtodoubleinpopulationfrom2022to2050,placingthemamongtheworld'sfastest-growingcountries.Conversely,61oftheworld'scountriesareexpectedtodecreaseinpopulationbyatleast1%between2022and2050.ThelargestcontractionsareexpectedtooccurinEasternEurope,whilethelargestgrowthwillcomefromthecountriesofsub-SaharanAfrica.Althoughthepopulationoftheworldcurrentlygrowsdaily,theoverallrateofthatgrowthhasbeenslowingfordecades.Therateofpopulationgrowthpeakedin1970at2.06%growthperyear,buthaddroppedto1.78%by1980.Ratesremainedrelativelyflatthroughoutthe'80s,withaminimalriseto1.80%by1990.Fromthere,however,therateofpopulationgrowthbegantodropprecipitously,fallingto1.37%in2000,1.27%in2010,and0.87%in2020—thefirsttimesince1950thatthegrowthratehadfallenbelow1%.TheUnitedNationspredictstheglobalpopulationgrowthratewillcontinuetodecreaseoverthenextseveraldecades,untilitdipsintonegativepopulationgrowtharoundtheyear2100.WorldPopulationGrowthChartWorldPopulationProspects(2024Revision)-UnitedNationspopulationestimatesandprojections.HistoricalEstimatesofWorldPopulationSources©2024WorldPopulationReview PrivacyPolicyTermsContactAboutCiteThisPeCiteThisPe