Comparison of world population projections by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
1.44 billion
India
Lowest
501
Vatican
Median
5.52 million
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Comparison of world population projections is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 1.44 billion in India; the lowest is 501 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.52 million, and the mean is 34.28 million.
Over the past decade 194 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 46.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 26.4%).
Comparison of world population projections: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.44 billion | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.42 billion | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 343.48 million | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 281.19 million | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 247.50 million | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 227.88 million | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 211.14 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 171.47 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 145.44 million | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 129.74 million | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 128.69 million | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 124.37 million | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 114.89 million | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 114.54 million | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 105.79 million | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Vietnam | 100.35 million | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Iran | 90.61 million | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 87.27 million | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 84.55 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 71.70 million | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 68.68 million | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 66.62 million | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 66.44 million | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 63.21 million | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 59.50 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 55.34 million | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 54.13 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 52.32 million | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 29 | South Korea | 51.75 million | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sudan | 50.04 million | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 48.66 million | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 47.91 million | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 46.16 million | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 45.54 million | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 45.07 million | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 41.45 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen | 39.39 million | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Canada | 39.30 million | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 38.76 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 37.73 million | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 37.71 million | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 42 | Angola | 36.75 million | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 35.65 million | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 35.13 million | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 33.85 million | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 33.79 million | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 33.64 million | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 33.26 million | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 31.20 million | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.17 million | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 29.69 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 28.37 million | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela | 28.30 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 54 | Australia | 26.45 million | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 55 | North Korea | 26.42 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Niger | 26.16 million | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Mali | 23.77 million | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Syria | 23.59 million | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Taiwan | 23.32 million | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 23.03 million | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 22.97 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 62 | Malawi | 21.10 million | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 20.72 million | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 20.33 million | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 19.66 million | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 66 | Chad | 19.32 million | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 19.12 million | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 68 | Somalia | 18.36 million | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 18.12 million | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 70 | Netherlands | 18.09 million | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 18.08 million | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 17.98 million | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 17.42 million | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 16.34 million | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 14.41 million | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 76 | Benin | 14.11 million | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Rwanda | 13.95 million | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 78 | Burundi | 13.69 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia | 12.24 million | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 80 | Tunisia | 12.20 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 11.71 million | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 11.64 million | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Sudan | 11.48 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 11.44 million | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 11.33 million | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 86 | Cuba | 11.02 million | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 10.81 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 10.64 million | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 10.64 million | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Sweden | 10.55 million | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 10.43 million | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 10.39 million | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 10.39 million | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 10.32 million | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 10.24 million | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 9.69 million | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 97 | Israel | 9.26 million | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Austria | 9.13 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 99 | Belarus | 9.12 million | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 8.87 million | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 8.46 million | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 8.22 million | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Laos | 7.67 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 7.44 million | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 7.36 million | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 106 | Libya | 7.31 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.07 million | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 108 | Paraguay | 6.84 million | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 6.82 million | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 6.80 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 111 | Serbia | 6.77 million | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6.31 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 6.18 million | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Denmark | 5.95 million | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 115 | Singapore | 5.79 million | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 116 | Lebanon | 5.77 million | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 117 | Finland | 5.60 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 118 | Norway | 5.52 million | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 5.52 million | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 120 | Liberia | 5.49 million | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 5.41 million | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 5.20 million | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 5.17 million | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 5.15 million | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 5.11 million | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 126 | Oman | 5.05 million | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 5.02 million | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 4.84 million | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 4.46 million | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 130 | Croatia | 3.90 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 131 | Georgia | 3.81 million | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 132 | Eritrea | 3.47 million | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 133 | Mongolia | 3.43 million | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 134 | Uruguay | 3.39 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 3.24 million | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.19 million | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 3.07 million | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 138 | Qatar | 2.98 million | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Namibia | 2.96 million | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 2.94 million | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 141 | Lithuania | 2.85 million | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 2.84 million | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 143 | Albania | 2.81 million | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.70 million | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 2.48 million | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Botswana | 2.48 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Lesotho | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.15 million | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 149 | Slovenia | 2.12 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 150 | Latvia | 1.88 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.85 million | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 1.83 million | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 153 | Bahrain | 1.57 million | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.50 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 156 | Estonia | 1.37 million | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 157 | Cyprus | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 1.27 million | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.23 million | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 160 | Djibouti | 1.15 million | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 924,150 | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 162 | Reunion | 874,883 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 850,390 | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 164 | Guyana | 826,357 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 800,014 | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 786,386 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 167 | Macao | 713,916 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 665,101 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 633,553 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 170 | Suriname | 628,892 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 171 | Western Sahara | 579,734 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 532,964 | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 173 | Maldives | 526,009 | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 522,335 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 175 | Brunei | 458,959 | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | 411,112 | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 399,452 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 387,559 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 376,518 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 180 | Martinique | 346,008 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 320,422 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Mayotte | 316,028 | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 183 | French Guiana | 303,408 | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 289,879 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 185 | Barbados | 282,347 | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 281,125 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 230,882 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 216,673 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 189 | Curacao | 185,437 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 179,291 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 191 | Guam | 166,522 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 192 | Kiribati | 132,540 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 193 | Seychelles | 127,961 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 117,094 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 195 | Micronesia (country) | 112,646 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 196 | Aruba | 107,946 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 197 | Tonga | 104,613 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 198 | Jersey | 103,680 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101,331 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,331 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 85,712 | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 84,182 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 203 | Andorra | 80,869 | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 73,055 | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Dominica | 66,531 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 206 | Bermuda | 64,721 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 207 | Guernsey | 64,043 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 208 | Greenland | 55,951 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 209 | Faroe Islands | 54,738 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 210 | American Samoa | 47,544 | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,783 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 212 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,221 | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Northern Mariana Islands | 45,166 | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,775 | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Liechtenstein | 39,622 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 216 | British Virgin Islands | 39,009 | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Monaco | 38,979 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 218 | Marshall Islands | 38,849 | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 219 | Gibraltar | 38,493 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 220 | San Marino | 33,761 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 221 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 29,920 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 222 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 27,545 | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Palau | 17,751 | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 224 | Anguilla | 14,435 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 14,244 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 226 | Nauru | 11,900 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna | 11,394 | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Barthelemy | 11,112 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 9,837 | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 230 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,707 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 5,316 | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 232 | Montserrat | 4,440 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 233 | Falkland Islands | 3,498 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 234 | Tokelau | 2,424 | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 235 | Niue | 1,841 | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 236 | Vatican | 501 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |