Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 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 - Male is currently reported for 243 countries. The highest value is 761,710 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.966 1000 No in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,626 1000 No, and the mean is 22,254 1000 No.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 155 fell. The largest increase was in Pacific Islands Trust Territory (up 48.7%), and the largest decrease in China, Hong Kong SAR (down 20.4%).
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 761,710 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 326,230 1000 No | 2100 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 320,118 1000 No | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 251,911 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 239,521 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 210,892 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 184,008 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 148,081 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 138,179 1000 No | 1991 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 130,277 1000 No | 2100 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 104,263 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 101,580 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 81,060 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 73,759 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 67,156 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 65,177 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 64,633 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 61,607 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 19 | Uganda | 60,013 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 56,530 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 55,233 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51,336 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 50,640 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 50,517 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Kenya | 50,468 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 45,472 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 45,204 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 43,763 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 42,221 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 40,417 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 39,809 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 39,162 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 37,494 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37,450 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 36,979 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 35,508 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Chad | 34,409 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 33,294 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 33,119 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 33,013 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 32,710 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 32,589 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 31,579 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 28,820 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 26,814 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia PDR | 26,542 1000 No | 1992 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 47 | Australia and New Zealand | 24,496 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 24,433 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 24,401 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 23,456 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 23,061 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan (former) | 23,058 1000 No | 2011 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 22,476 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 54 | Malaysia | 22,194 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,880 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 21,502 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 19,620 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 19,233 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 19,136 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 60 | Argentina | 19,111 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 61 | Burundi | 18,509 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean | 18,305 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 18,036 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 17,865 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 16,857 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 66 | Rwanda | 16,140 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 16,051 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 15,799 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 15,685 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 14,514 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13,916 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 12,871 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 73 | Togo | 11,759 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 74 | South Sudan | 11,542 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 11,270 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 76 | Melanesia | 11,269 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Jordan | 10,739 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 10,578 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Yugoslav SFR | 10,535 1000 No | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 10,295 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 10,195 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 9,985 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Congo | 9,894 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9,824 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 9,549 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | Poland | 9,544 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 9,284 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8,805 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8,735 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 8,535 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritania | 8,513 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 7,832 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechoslovakia | 7,595 1000 No | 1992 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ukraine | 7,324 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 95 | Haiti | 7,282 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 6,902 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Chile | 6,695 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 98 | Liberia | 6,256 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,831 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 100 | Palestine | 5,805 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 5,787 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 5,780 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 5,563 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 104 | Kuwait | 5,431 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Romania | 5,360 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 106 | Tunisia | 5,329 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5,212 1000 No | 1999 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 5,076 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | Libya | 4,969 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 110 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4,965 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 4,913 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,607 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 4,558 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 114 | Paraguay | 4,514 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 115 | Portugal | 4,250 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 4,247 1000 No | 2100 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Eritrea | 4,190 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 118 | Czechia | 4,186 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,879 1000 No | 2005 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 120 | Hungary | 3,807 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 121 | Austria | 3,708 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 122 | Lebanon | 3,626 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 123 | Gabon | 3,415 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 3,356 1000 No | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 125 | Greece | 3,215 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 126 | New Zealand | 2,994 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 2,964 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 128 | Panama | 2,955 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 129 | Namibia | 2,828 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Cuba | 2,821 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 131 | Gambia | 2,805 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Mongolia | 2,763 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 133 | Norway | 2,724 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 134 | Ireland | 2,649 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,556 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 2,482 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 137 | Finland | 2,341 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,289 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Belarus | 2,116 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 140 | Singapore | 2,086 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 1,868 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 142 | Botswana | 1,868 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Serbia | 1,852 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 1,770 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 1,748 1000 No | 2100 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 1,711 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 147 | Lesotho | 1,586 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 148 | Georgia | 1,465 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 149 | Uruguay | 1,102 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 150 | Croatia | 1,071 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 151 | Timor-Leste | 991.63 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 152 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 990.12 1000 No | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 950.74 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 937.03 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 901.16 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovenia | 859.02 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 157 | Armenia | 837.98 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 730.86 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 689.64 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 160 | Mayotte | 688.82 1000 No | 2100 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Eswatini | 655.37 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 162 | Cyprus | 643.71 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 163 | Albania | 604.96 1000 No | 2100 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 592.78 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 165 | Jamaica | 522.35 1000 No | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 473.93 1000 No | 2100 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 167 | Latvia | 455.07 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 444.12 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 442.79 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 440.42 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 171 | Fiji | 434.57 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 172 | Guyana | 433.17 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 432.7 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 407.84 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 175 | French Guiana | 387.96 1000 No | 2100 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Polynesia | 380.05 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 378.3 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 178 | Bhutan | 356.11 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 350.87 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia | 325.98 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 181 | Mauritius | 283.69 1000 No | 2100 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 263 1000 No | 2100 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 238.46 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 184 | Belize | 228.04 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 185 | Maldives | 217.32 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 186 | Cabo Verde | 206.51 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 187 | Samoa | 195.61 1000 No | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 188 | Iceland | 193.08 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 189 | Malta | 191.42 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 190 | Bahamas | 184.9 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 169.93 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 192 | Montenegro | 166.3 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 193 | China, Macao SAR | 156.71 1000 No | 2100 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 194 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 120.47 1000 No | 2010 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 118.64 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 196 | Kiribati | 110.16 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 197 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 104.77 1000 No | 1990 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 198 | Guam | 103.36 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 199 | Martinique | 102.47 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 200 | Barbados | 96.95 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 201 | French Polynesia | 91.77 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 202 | Curaçao | 65.72 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 203 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 63.01 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 204 | Tonga | 59.74 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 59.66 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Seychelles | 57.23 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Lucia | 52.55 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 208 | Aruba | 37.38 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 209 | Grenada | 36.46 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 210 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.65 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 211 | Faroe Islands | 32.06 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 212 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.4 1000 No | 2100 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 213 | United States Virgin Islands | 30.21 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 214 | Isle of Man | 29.09 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 215 | Gibraltar | 24.52 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 216 | Monaco | 23.88 1000 No | 2100 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 217 | Dominica | 23.75 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 218 | Andorra | 23.52 1000 No | 2100 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 219 | Liechtenstein | 22.45 1000 No | 2100 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 21.95 1000 No | 2100 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 221 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.05 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 222 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.25 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 223 | Greenland | 18.46 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 224 | Bermuda | 17.25 1000 No | 2100 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 225 | San Marino | 15.43 1000 No | 2100 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 226 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.62 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 227 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 13.91 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 228 | British Virgin Islands | 13.64 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 229 | Marshall Islands | 11.74 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 230 | Nauru | 10.28 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Martin (French part) | 9.93 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 232 | Tuvalu | 6.13 1000 No | 2100 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 233 | Palau | 5.49 1000 No | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 234 | Anguilla | 4.54 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 235 | Saint Barthélemy | 4.45 1000 No | 2100 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 236 | Cook Islands | 3.97 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 237 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 3.49 1000 No | 2100 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 238 | Tokelau | 2.14 1000 No | 2100 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 239 | Montserrat | 1.38 1000 No | 2100 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 240 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1.19 1000 No | 2100 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 241 | Niue | 1.18 1000 No | 2100 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 242 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.12 1000 No | 2100 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 243 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.966 1000 No | 2100 | down 14.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5.08 million 1000 No
- Asia 2.32 million 1000 No
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.08 million 1000 No
- Africa 1.89 million 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.51 million 1000 No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.47 million 1000 No
- Southern Asia 1.25 million 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 709,419 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 682,632 1000 No
- Americas 547,103 1000 No
- Western Africa 532,234 1000 No
- Middle Africa 388,193 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.