Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes by country
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN...
What the numbers show
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes is currently reported for 243 countries. The highest value is 1.51 million 1000 No in India; the lowest is 2.01 1000 No in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,193 1000 No, and the mean is 44,629 1000 No.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 154 fell. The largest increase was in Pacific Islands Trust Territory (up 47.8%), and the largest decrease in China, Hong Kong SAR (down 22.2%).
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.51 million 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 645,797 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 633,368 1000 No | 2100 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 511,001 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 476,748 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 430,709 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 367,290 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 295,511 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 292,664 1000 No | 1991 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 262,835 1000 No | 2100 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 208,597 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 201,895 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 163,364 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 150,046 1000 No | 2100 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 136,891 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 130,249 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 130,217 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 126,387 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 19 | Uganda | 120,835 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 114,222 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 110,036 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 104,347 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 104,196 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 104,043 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 100,649 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 91,705 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 90,819 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 88,876 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 85,341 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80,045 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 79,354 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Japan | 76,846 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 74,350 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74,305 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 71,007 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 70,900 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 37 | Chad | 69,547 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 68,485 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 67,548 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 67,364 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 65,338 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 64,488 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 64,474 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 59,141 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia PDR | 53,652 1000 No | 1992 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 53,612 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 49,854 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Myanmar | 49,659 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 49 | Australia and New Zealand | 48,956 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 47,081 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 47,014 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan (former) | 46,429 1000 No | 2011 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 45,555 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 54 | Malaysia | 44,026 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43,687 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 43,144 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 39,588 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 38,256 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 38,163 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | Morocco | 37,884 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 61 | Burundi | 37,874 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean | 37,345 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 37,167 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 35,377 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 33,672 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 33,128 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 32,779 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Guinea | 32,007 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 31,831 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,281 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 26,134 1000 No | 2100 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 25,912 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 73 | South Sudan | 23,841 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 23,640 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Cambodia | 22,739 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 76 | Melanesia | 22,582 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Republic of Korea | 21,849 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 78 | Yugoslav SFR | 21,829 1000 No | 1991 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 21,323 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 21,249 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 20,202 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 20,026 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 19,747 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19,512 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 19,330 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 19,092 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 18,640 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 17,761 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,508 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritania | 17,118 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 17,030 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 15,934 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechoslovakia | 15,619 1000 No | 1992 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 94 | Ukraine | 15,197 1000 No | 2100 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 95 | Haiti | 15,151 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 13,431 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 12,665 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Oman | 12,095 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,730 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 11,675 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 101 | Palestine | 11,482 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 11,367 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 11,061 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 104 | Romania | 10,768 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 105 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 10,657 1000 No | 1999 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 10,652 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 10,021 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,017 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 9,947 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 110 | Libya | 9,784 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 111 | Kuwait | 9,602 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9,256 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 9,126 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 114 | Paraguay | 9,048 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 115 | Portugal | 8,754 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 116 | Eritrea | 8,444 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 117 | Czechia | 8,228 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 118 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8,173 1000 No | 2005 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 119 | Hungary | 7,461 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 120 | Austria | 7,399 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 121 | Qatar | 7,272 1000 No | 2100 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | 7,193 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 6,916 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 124 | Gabon | 6,903 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Greece | 6,276 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 126 | Panama | 5,905 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 5,898 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | 5,863 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 129 | New Zealand | 5,812 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 5,703 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Cuba | 5,577 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 132 | Mongolia | 5,519 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 133 | Norway | 5,414 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 134 | Ireland | 5,286 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 135 | El Salvador | 5,073 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,003 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,665 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 4,601 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 139 | Belarus | 4,351 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 140 | Singapore | 4,163 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 3,837 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 3,776 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Serbia | 3,702 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 3,531 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 145 | Slovakia | 3,427 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 3,259 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 3,090 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Georgia | 2,969 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 149 | Uruguay | 2,246 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 150 | Croatia | 2,141 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 151 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,080 1000 No | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 1,973 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 1,911 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 1,849 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 1,842 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | 1,692 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 157 | Slovenia | 1,632 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 1,488 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 159 | Mayotte | 1,376 1000 No | 2100 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,366 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 161 | Eswatini | 1,341 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 162 | Cyprus | 1,275 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 163 | Lithuania | 1,209 1000 No | 2100 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 164 | Albania | 1,185 1000 No | 2100 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 165 | Jamaica | 1,067 1000 No | 2100 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 995.62 1000 No | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 167 | Latvia | 925.37 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 898.36 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 169 | Guyana | 888.95 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 170 | Fiji | 879.38 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 875.48 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 863 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 831.29 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 825.5 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 175 | French Guiana | 775.24 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Polynesia | 754.4 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 747.99 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 178 | Suriname | 709 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 179 | Bhutan | 690.43 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia | 653.5 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 181 | Mauritius | 581.72 1000 No | 2100 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 534.01 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | 474.92 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 464.81 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 185 | Belize | 447.37 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 186 | Cabo Verde | 416.94 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 187 | Bahamas | 384.95 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 383.56 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 189 | Iceland | 362.58 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 190 | Malta | 359.93 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 337.22 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 192 | China, Macao SAR | 331.17 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 193 | Montenegro | 326.01 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 194 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 257.05 1000 No | 2010 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 244.46 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 196 | Kiribati | 222.65 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 197 | Martinique | 209.81 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 198 | Guam | 205.5 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 199 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 204.12 1000 No | 1990 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 200 | Barbados | 194.7 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 201 | French Polynesia | 186.86 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 128.14 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 203 | Curaçao | 120.45 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 118.03 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Tonga | 117.87 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 206 | Seychelles | 115.96 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Lucia | 108.21 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 208 | Aruba | 75.17 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 209 | Grenada | 73.89 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 210 | Antigua and Barbuda | 67.97 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.22 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 212 | Faroe Islands | 63.25 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 213 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.96 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 214 | Isle of Man | 58.06 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 215 | Gibraltar | 49.26 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 216 | Dominica | 49.11 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 217 | Monaco | 47.49 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 218 | Andorra | 47.22 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 219 | Liechtenstein | 43.6 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 220 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42.28 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 41.61 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 222 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38.67 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 223 | Greenland | 37.23 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 224 | Bermuda | 35.67 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 225 | San Marino | 31.16 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 226 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.24 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 227 | British Virgin Islands | 27.89 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 228 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 27.86 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 229 | Marshall Islands | 23.8 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 230 | Nauru | 20.66 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Martin (French part) | 20 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 232 | Tuvalu | 12.27 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 233 | Palau | 11.13 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 234 | Anguilla | 9.31 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 235 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.24 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 236 | Cook Islands | 7.9 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 237 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 6.88 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 238 | Tokelau | 4.37 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 239 | Montserrat | 2.78 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 240 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 2.63 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 241 | Niue | 2.39 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 242 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2.25 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 243 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2.01 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 10.18 million 1000 No
- Asia 4.61 million 1000 No
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.20 million 1000 No
- Africa 3.81 million 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.05 million 1000 No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.97 million 1000 No
- Southern Asia 2.49 million 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.43 million 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 1.38 million 1000 No
- Americas 1.09 million 1000 No
- Western Africa 1.07 million 1000 No
- Middle Africa 790,423 1000 No
About this data
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.