World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100 by country
Countries reporting
239
Highest
1.44 billion
India
Lowest
501
Holy See
Median
5.52 million
Years covered
1024
1000–2023
Data points
51,002
What the numbers show
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100 is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 1.44 billion in India; the lowest is 501 in Holy See.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.52 million, and the mean is 35.07 million.
Over the past decade 196 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%).
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.44 billion | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mayotte | 316,028 | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 1.42 billion | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla | 14,435 | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 343.48 million | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 14,244 | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 292.66 million | 1991 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5,316 | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 281.19 million | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Montserrat | 4,440 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 247.50 million | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Tokelau | 2,424 | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 227.88 million | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Niue | 1,841 | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 211.14 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 171.47 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 145.44 million | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 129.74 million | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 128.69 million | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 124.37 million | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 114.89 million | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 114.54 million | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 105.79 million | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 100.35 million | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 90.61 million | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 87.27 million | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 84.55 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 71.70 million | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 68.68 million | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 66.62 million | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 66.44 million | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 63.21 million | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 59.50 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 55.34 million | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 54.13 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 52.32 million | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 51.75 million | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 50.04 million | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 48.66 million | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 47.91 million | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 46.16 million | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 45.54 million | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 45.07 million | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 41.45 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Yemen | 39.39 million | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 39.30 million | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 38.76 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 37.73 million | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 37.71 million | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 36.75 million | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 35.65 million | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 35.13 million | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 33.85 million | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 33.79 million | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 33.64 million | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 33.26 million | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 31.20 million | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.17 million | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 29.69 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Cameroon | 28.37 million | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 28.30 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 26.45 million | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 26.42 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Niger | 26.16 million | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 23.77 million | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.59 million | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Taiwan, China | 23.32 million | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 23.03 million | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 22.97 million | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Malawi | 21.10 million | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Zambia | 20.72 million | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 20.33 million | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Chile | 19.66 million | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Chad | 19.32 million | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 19.12 million | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 69 | Somalia | 18.36 million | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 18.12 million | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Netherlands | 18.09 million | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 18.08 million | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 17.98 million | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | 17.42 million | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 16.34 million | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea | 14.41 million | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | 14.11 million | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 13.95 million | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Burundi | 13.69 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.24 million | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 12.20 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Belgium | 11.71 million | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 11.64 million | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 84 | South Sudan | 11.48 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 11.44 million | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 11.33 million | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 11.02 million | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Czechia | 10.81 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 10.64 million | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 10.64 million | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 10.55 million | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 10.43 million | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 10.39 million | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 10.39 million | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 10.32 million | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 10.24 million | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Hungary | 9.69 million | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 9.26 million | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 9.13 million | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 100 | Belarus | 9.12 million | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 8.87 million | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 8.46 million | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | 8.22 million | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.67 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Hong Kong, China | 7.44 million | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 7.36 million | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 7.31 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.07 million | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 6.84 million | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 6.82 million | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 6.80 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Serbia | 6.77 million | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 6.31 million | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 6.18 million | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 5.95 million | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 5.79 million | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 5.77 million | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Finland | 5.60 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 5.52 million | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovakia | 5.52 million | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 121 | Liberia | 5.49 million | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Palestine, State of | 5.41 million | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | 5.20 million | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 124 | New Zealand | 5.17 million | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 5.15 million | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 5.11 million | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Oman | 5.05 million | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritania | 5.02 million | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kuwait | 4.84 million | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Panama | 4.46 million | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Croatia | 3.90 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 3.81 million | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Eritrea | 3.47 million | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 3.43 million | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Uruguay | 3.39 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 3.24 million | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.19 million | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 3.07 million | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 2.98 million | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Namibia | 2.96 million | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 2.94 million | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 2.85 million | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 143 | Jamaica | 2.84 million | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 2.81 million | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Gambia | 2.70 million | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | 2.48 million | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Botswana | 2.48 million | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.15 million | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 2.12 million | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | 1.88 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.85 million | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 1.83 million | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | 1.57 million | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.50 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Estonia | 1.37 million | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 1.27 million | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Eswatini | 1.23 million | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 1.15 million | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Fiji | 924,150 | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Réunion | 874,883 | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 850,390 | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Guyana | 826,357 | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 800,014 | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Bhutan | 786,386 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 168 | Macau, China | 713,916 | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 665,101 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 170 | Montenegro | 633,553 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 171 | Suriname | 628,892 | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Western Sahara | 579,734 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Malta | 532,964 | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 526,009 | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 522,335 | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 458,959 | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Belize | 411,112 | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Bahamas | 399,452 | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | 387,559 | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 376,518 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 181 | Martinique | 346,008 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 320,422 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 183 | French Guiana | 303,408 | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 289,879 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 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% | volatile |
| 188 | Samoa | 216,673 | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Netherlands Antilles | 198,009 | 2010 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Curaçao | 185,437 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 179,291 | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Guam | 166,522 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 193 | Kiribati | 132,540 | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Seychelles | 127,961 | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Grenada | 117,094 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 196 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 112,646 | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 107,946 | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Tonga | 104,613 | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Jersey | 103,680 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101,331 | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,331 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 202 | United States Virgin Islands | 85,712 | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 84,182 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 204 | Andorra | 80,869 | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 73,055 | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Dominica | 66,531 | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Bermuda | 64,721 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 208 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 64,043 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 209 | Greenland | 55,951 | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Faroe Islands | 54,738 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 211 | American Samoa | 47,544 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,783 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,221 | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Northern Mariana Islands | 45,166 | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 215 | Sint Maarten | 42,775 | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 39,622 | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 39,009 | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Monaco | 38,979 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 219 | Marshall Islands | 38,849 | 2023 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 220 | Gibraltar | 38,493 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 221 | San Marino | 33,761 | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 222 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 29,920 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 223 | Saint Martin (French part) | 27,545 | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 224 | Palau | 17,751 | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 225 | Naoero | 11,900 | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 226 | Wallis and Futuna | 11,394 | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 227 | Saint Barthélemy | 11,112 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 9,837 | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,707 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,498 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 231 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,400 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 232 | Holy See | 501 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |