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Current World Population: 8,005,176,000

1,463,870,000

1,416,100,000

347,276,000

285,721,000

255,220,000

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2025 Pop.
Area (km²)
Density
Change
% Global Pop
Rank
India1,463,870,0003.3M4920.89%18.29%1
China1,416,100,0009.7M150-0.23%17.69%2
United States347,276,0009.4M380.54%4.34%3
Indonesia285,721,0001.9M1520.79%3.57%4
Pakistan255,220,000881.9K3311.57%3.19%5
Nigeria237,528,000923.8K2612.08%2.97%6
Brazil212,812,0008.5M250.38%2.66%7
Bangladesh175,687,000147.6K1,3501.22%2.19%8
Russia143,997,00017.1M9-0.57%1.8%9
Ethiopia135,472,0001.1M1202.58%1.69%10
Mexico131,947,0002M680.83%1.65%11
Japan123,103,000377.9K338-0.53%1.54%12
Egypt118,366,0001M1191.57%1.48%13
Philippines116,787,000342.4K3920.81%1.46%14
DR Congo112,832,0002.3M503.25%1.41%15
Vietnam101,599,000331.2K3240.61%1.27%16
Iran92,417,7001.6M570.93%1.15%17
Turkey87,685,400783.6K1120.24%1.1%18
Germany84,075,100357.1K241-0.56%1.05%19
Thailand71,619,900513.1K140-0.07%0.89%20
Tanzania70,545,900945.1K802.9%0.88%21
United Kingdom69,551,300242.9K2870.6%0.87%22
France66,650,800551.7K1220.15%0.83%23
South Africa64,747,3001.2M531.16%0.81%24
Italy59,146,300301.3K200-0.33%0.74%25
Kenya57,532,500580.4K1011.95%0.72%26
Myanmar54,850,600676.6K840.64%0.69%27
Colombia53,425,6001.1M481.02%0.67%28
South Korea51,667,000100.2K529-0.1%0.65%29
Sudan51,662,1001.9M282.4%0.65%30
Uganda51,384,900241.6K2562.74%0.64%31
Spain47,890,000506K96-0.04%0.6%32
Algeria47,435,3002.4M201.33%0.59%33
Iraq47,020,800438.3K1082.13%0.59%34
Argentina45,851,4002.8M170.34%0.57%35
Afghanistan43,844,100652.2K672.81%0.55%36
Yemen41,773,900528K792.93%0.52%37
Canada40,126,70010M40.97%0.5%38
Angola39,040,0001.2M313.05%0.49%39
Ukraine38,980,400603.5K672.96%0.49%40
Morocco38,430,800446.6K860.92%0.48%41
Poland38,140,900312.7K125-1.03%0.48%42
Uzbekistan37,053,400447.4K841.9%0.46%43
Malaysia35,977,800330.8K1101.18%0.45%44
Mozambique35,631,700801.6K452.89%0.45%45
Ghana35,064,300238.5K1541.85%0.44%46
Peru34,576,7001.3M271.05%0.43%47
Saudi Arabia34,566,3002.1M161.78%0.43%48
Madagascar32,740,700587K562.43%0.41%49
Ivory Coast32,711,500322.5K1032.43%0.41%50
Cameroon29,879,300475.4K632.59%0.37%51
Nepal29,618,100147.2K207-0.11%0.37%52
Venezuela28,516,900916.4K320.39%0.36%53
Niger27,917,8001.3M223.28%0.35%54
Australia26,974,0007.7M40.98%0.34%55
North Korea26,571,000120.5K2210.27%0.33%56
Syria25,620,400185.2K1403.84%0.32%57
Mali25,198,8001.2M212.94%0.31%58
Burkina Faso24,074,600273K882.23%0.3%59
Sri Lanka23,229,50065.6K3760.54%0.29%60
Taiwan23,112,80036.2K639-0.44%0.29%61
Malawi22,216,100118.5K2362.59%0.28%62
Zambia21,913,900752.6K292.81%0.27%63
Chad21,003,7001.3M173.47%0.26%64
Kazakhstan20,843,8002.7M81.22%0.26%65
Chile19,859,900756.1K270.48%0.25%66
Somalia19,654,700637.7K313.4%0.25%67
Senegal18,932,000196.7K982.32%0.24%68
Romania18,908,600238.4K82-0.56%0.24%69
Guatemala18,687,900108.9K1741.53%0.23%70
Netherlands18,346,80041.9K5450.65%0.23%71
Ecuador18,289,900276.8K740.85%0.23%72
Cambodia17,848,000181K1011.19%0.22%73
Zimbabwe16,950,800390.8K441.9%0.21%74
Guinea15,099,700245.9K612.34%0.19%75
Benin14,814,500112.6K1312.43%0.19%76
Rwanda14,569,30026.3K5912.19%0.18%77
Burundi14,390,00027.8K5602.44%0.18%78
Bolivia12,581,8001.1M121.36%0.16%79
Tunisia12,348,600163.6K790.58%0.15%80
South Sudan12,188,800619.7K192.05%0.15%81
Haiti11,906,10027.8K4321.13%0.15%82
Belgium11,758,60030.5K3880.17%0.15%83
Jordan11,520,70089.3K130-0.28%0.14%84
Dominican Republic11,520,50048.7K2380.81%0.14%85
United Arab Emirates11,346,00083.6K1602.89%0.14%86
Honduras11,005,800112.5K981.66%0.14%87
Cuba10,937,200109.9K105-0.39%0.14%88
Tajikistan10,786,700143.1K781.85%0.13%89
Papua New Guinea10,762,800462.8K241.76%0.13%90
Sweden10,656,600450.3K260.47%0.13%91
Czech Republic10,609,20078.9K137-1.18%0.13%92
Portugal10,411,80092.1K114-0.13%0.13%93
Azerbaijan10,397,70086.6K1260.59%0.13%94
Greece9,938,840132K77-1.08%0.12%95
Togo9,721,61056.8K1792.17%0.12%96
Hungary9,632,29093K106-0.45%0.12%97
Israel9,517,18020.8K4401.39%0.12%98
Austria9,113,57083.9K110-0.08%0.11%99
Belarus8,997,600207.6K44-0.65%0.11%100
Switzerland8,967,41041.3K2270.51%0.11%101
Sierra Leone8,819,79071.7K1222.06%0.11%102
Laos7,873,050236.8K341.33%0.1%103
Turkmenistan7,618,850488.1K161.66%0.1%104
Libya7,458,5601.8M41.05%0.09%105
Hong Kong7,396,0801.1K7,044-0.25%0.09%106
Kyrgyzstan7,295,030200K381.52%0.09%107
Paraguay7,013,080406.8K181.21%0.09%108
Nicaragua7,007,500130.4K581.32%0.09%109
Bulgaria6,714,560110.9K62-0.64%0.08%110
Serbia6,689,04088.4K76-0.7%0.08%111
Republic of the Congo6,484,440342K192.39%0.08%112
El Salvador6,365,50021K3070.43%0.08%113
Denmark6,002,51043.1K1500.42%0.07%114
Singapore5,870,7507108,1770.66%0.07%115
Lebanon5,849,42010.5K5720.75%0.07%116
Liberia5,731,210111.4K602.11%0.07%117
Finland5,623,330338.4K190.11%0.07%118
Norway5,623,070323.8K150.83%0.07%119
Palestine5,589,6206.2K9291.71%0.07%120
Central African Republic5,513,280623K93.43%0.07%121
Oman5,494,690309.5K184.04%0.07%122
Slovakia5,474,88049K112-0.58%0.07%123
Mauritania5,315,0601M52.82%0.07%124
Ireland5,308,04070.3K771.01%0.07%125
New Zealand5,251,900270.5K200.73%0.07%126
Costa Rica5,152,95051.1K1010.45%0.06%127
Kuwait5,026,08017.8K2821.86%0.06%128
Panama4,571,19075.4K621.23%0.06%129
Croatia3,848,16056.6K69-0.7%0.05%130
Georgia3,806,67069.7K55-0.03%0.05%131
Eritrea3,607,000117.6K302.02%0.05%132
Mongolia3,517,1001.6M21.2%0.04%133
Uruguay3,384,690181K19-0.06%0.04%134
Puerto Rico3,235,2908.9K365-0.21%0.04%135
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,10051.2K61-0.76%0.04%136
Qatar3,115,89011.6K2712.21%0.04%137
Namibia3,092,820825.6K42.07%0.04%138
Moldova2,996,11033.8K91-1.28%0.04%139
Armenia2,952,36029.7K104-0.72%0.04%140
Jamaica2,837,08011K262-0.07%0.04%141
Lithuania2,830,14065.3K45-1.01%0.04%142
Gambia2,822,09010.7K2792.25%0.04%143
Albania2,771,51028.7K101-0.73%0.03%144
Gabon2,593,130267.7K102.13%0.03%145
Botswana2,562,120582K51.63%0.03%146
Lesotho2,363,32030.4K781.11%0.03%147
Guinea Bissau2,249,52036.1K802.19%0.03%148
Slovenia2,117,07020.3K105-0.08%0.03%149
Equatorial Guinea1,938,43028.1K692.43%0.02%150
Latvia1,853,56064.6K30-0.98%0.02%151
North Macedonia1,813,79025.7K72-0.51%0.02%152
Bahrain1,643,3307652,0932.26%0.02%153
Trinidad and Tobago1,511,1605.1K2950.22%0.02%154
Timor Leste1,418,52014.9K951.28%0.02%155
Cyprus1,370,7509.3K1480.92%0.02%156
Estonia1,344,23045.2K31-1.2%0.02%157
Mauritius1,268,2802K625-0.23%0.02%158
Eswatini1,256,17017.4K731.07%0.02%159
Djibouti1,184,08023.2K511.31%0.01%160
Fiji933,15418.3K510.47%0.01%161
Comoros882,8471.9K4741.87%0.01%162
Reunion882,4052.5K3510.43%0.01%163
Solomon Islands838,64528.9K302.37%0.01%164
Guyana835,986215K40.59%0.01%165
Bhutan796,68238.4K210.65%0.01%166
Macau722,0073321,9460.24%0.01%167
Luxembourg680,4532.6K2641.1%0.01%168
Suriname639,850163.8K40.85%0.01%169
Montenegro632,72913.8K47-0.9%0.01%170
Western Sahara600,904266K21.76%0.01%171
Malta545,4053161,7041.07%0.01%172
Maldives529,6763001,7660.36%0.01%173
Cape Verde527,3264K1310.47%0.01%174
Brunei466,3305.8K880.78%0.01%175
Belize422,92423K191.4%0.01%176
Bahamas403,03313.9K400.44%0.01%177
Iceland398,266103K41.24%< 0.01%178
Guadeloupe373,7911.6K230-0.35%< 0.01%179
Martinique340,4391.1K302-0.8%< 0.01%180
Mayotte337,0113749013.22%< 0.01%181
Vanuatu335,16912.2K272.26%< 0.01%182
French Guiana313,66683.5K41.67%< 0.01%183
New Caledonia295,33318.6K160.92%< 0.01%184
Barbados282,6234306570.06%< 0.01%185
French Polynesia282,4654.2K810.23%< 0.01%186
Sao Tome and Principe240,2549642502%< 0.01%187
Samoa219,3062.8K790.59%< 0.01%188
Curacao185,4874444180%< 0.01%189
Saint Lucia180,1496162950.23%< 0.01%190
Guam168,9995493130.73%< 0.01%191
Kiribati136,4888111691.46%< 0.01%192
Seychelles132,7794522891.81%< 0.01%193
Grenada117,3033443450.08%< 0.01%194
Micronesia113,6837021620.46%< 0.01%195
Aruba108,1471806010.07%< 0.01%196
Jersey103,9891168670.14%< 0.01%197
Tonga103,742747144-0.42%< 0.01%198
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924389256-0.69%< 0.01%199
Antigua and Barbuda94,2094422140.47%< 0.01%200
United States Virgin Islands84,138347242-0.9%< 0.01%201
Isle of Man84,118572148-0.05%< 0.01%202
Andorra82,9044681761.18%< 0.01%203
Cayman Islands75,8442643161.86%< 0.01%204
Dominica65,87175188-0.5%< 0.01%205
Bermuda64,555541,195-0.13%< 0.01%206
Guernsey64,477781,0230.31%< 0.01%207
Faroe Islands56,0021.4K411.09%< 0.01%208
Greenland55,7452.2M0.14-0.17%< 0.01%209
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,9222611800.17%< 0.01%210
Turks and Caicos Islands46,855948490.69%< 0.01%211
American Samoa46,029199230-1.57%< 0.01%212
Sint Maarten43,923341,2921.32%< 0.01%213
Northern Mariana Islands43,54146495-1.66%< 0.01%214
Liechtenstein40,1281602510.65%< 0.01%215
Gibraltar40,12675,9012.03%< 0.01%216
British Virgin Islands39,7321512650.66%< 0.01%217
Monaco38,341219,171-0.75%< 0.01%218
Marshall Islands36,282181202-3.37%< 0.01%219
San Marino33,57261560-0.03%< 0.01%220
Saint Martin24,94153499-4.55%< 0.01%221
Palau17,66345938-0.18%< 0.01%222
Anguilla14,728911620.89%< 0.01%223
Cook Islands13,26324055-3.39%< 0.01%224
Nauru12,025216010.65%< 0.01%225
Saint Barthelemy11,414214571.39%< 0.01%226
Wallis and Futuna11,19427441-0.74%< 0.01%227
Tuvalu9,49226316-1.6%< 0.01%228
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,57424223-0.96%< 0.01%229
Montserrat4,35910243-0.68%< 0.01%230
Falkland Islands3,46912.2K0.28-0.03%< 0.01%231
Tokelau2,608122614.07%< 0.01%232
Niue1,82126170.11%< 0.01%233
Vatican City501< 11,1391.01%< 0.01%234

*234 Countries is calculated based on:

  • Inclusion of Dependent Territories: Some sources include non-sovereign territories that are not fully independent countries but are politically or geographically distinct. Examples include: Hong Kong (China), Puerto Rico (USA), Greenland (Denmark). These are often listed as separate entities for the sake of clarity in data such as population statistics.
  • Inclusion of Disputed Territories: The site may include areas that are recognized as separate by some countries or organizations but not universally recognized as independent nations, like: Taiwan (disputed by China), Western Sahara (disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic), Kosovo (not recognized by all countries).
  • Inclusion of Special Administrative Regions: Territories with a high degree of autonomy, such as: Macau (China),Gibraltar (UK).
  • Inclusion of Microstates and Dependencies: Very small entities like: Monaco, San Marino, Andorra (fully sovereign but extremely small). Dependencies of sovereign states like the Isle of Man (UK)

Countries by Size

Countries with 1B+ people

1,463,870,000

1,416,100,000

India is currently the most populous country in the world, with a population estimated at more than 1.64 billion as of 2025. Only one other country in the world boasts a population of more than 1 billion people: China, whose population is estimated to be 1.42 billion people.

While India's population is projected to continue to grow until at least the year 2050, China's population is currently contracting slightly.

Countries with 100M+ people

347,276,000

285,721,000

255,220,000

237,528,000

212,812,000

175,687,000

143,997,000

135,472,000

131,947,000

123,103,000

118,366,000

116,787,000

112,832,000

101,599,000

While Russia and Japan will see their populations decline significantly by 2050, the rest of these nations are expected to continue growing until at least 2050. Additionally, two additional countries, DR Congo and Vietnam, have more than 99 million people and should soon reach the 100 million mark.

Least Populous Countries

The overwhelming majority of the world's countries have fewer than 100 million people—substantially fewer, in some cases. The smallest country in the world in terms of both population and total area is Vatican City, where only around 500 people reside.

Population Ranges of Countries

Population range # of countries
1 billion or more 2
100 million to 999.9 million 12
10 million to 99.9 million 80
1 million to 9.9 million 66
less than 1 million 74

Rates of population growth around the world

The world’s population continues to increase, with approximately 140 million babies born every year. According to the United Nations’ 2024 World Population Prospects report, the global population is projected to reach 8.5 billion people by the year 2030, 9.7 billion people by 2050, and 10.3 billion people by 2080, where it will remain until 2100.

While the world’s total population is expected to continue to rise until roughly 2100, the rate at which the population is rising has been slowly decreasing for decades. In 2020, the global population growth rate fell below one percent for the first time since 1950. This decrease continues a trend begun in the 1970s, in which the population growth rate shows a consistent decrease when measured in five-year increments.

The rate of population growth varies greatly from one country or region to another. More than half of the world’s expected population growth between now and 2050 is expected to come from just eight countries: DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania. Particularly of interest is India, which is on track to overtake China’s position as the most populous country by the year 2030. Additionally, multiple nations within Africa are expected to double their populations in the coming decades as fertility rates and birth rates rise thanks in part to advancements in medical care and decreased infant mortality and malnutrition.

Life expectancy and its impact on world population

Global life expectancy has also improved in recent years, rising to 72.8 years in 2019—almost 9 years longer than in 1990. Global life expectancy is projected to continue to increase, reaching 77.2 years by the year 2050. Significant factors impacting the data on life expectancy include expectations regarding mankind’s ability to reduce the impact of AIDS/HIV and other infectious and non-communicable diseases.

As a result of the increase in global life expectancy, the majority of the world’s countries are undergoing considerable growth in the number of residents over the age of 65. The percentage of over-65 residents in the world’s population is projected to rise from 10% in 2022 to 16% in 2050. This total will be roughly twice the number of children under age 5 and equal to the number of children under age 12. This imbalance can put considerable strain on a country’s economy and infrastructure, as it can lead to a shortage of working-age individuals entering the workforce to take the place of those who are retiring.

Life expectancy has a significant impact on the ability of the population to maintain what is called a replacement rate, in which the country’s death rate is balanced or exceeded by its birth rate. In countries whose birth rates are either deliberately low or unintentionally so, the death rate may be higher, resulting in overall population decline. Although population decline can be desirable in certain circumstances, it can also create economic challenges and is more often viewed as undesired.

Challenges inherent in population estimates

Although population projections such as the US Census Bureau’s World Population Clock utilize the most accurate and up-to-date data available, they are nonetheless still estimates. Unforeseen events such as the COVID-19 pandemic or Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine can have a powerful, but impossible-to-anticipate impact on population trends.

Even in the absence of such disruptions, the process of tracking the exact number of births and deaths in every country and territory in the world in real time—and maintaining a precise tally of the number of people alive on the Earth at any given moment—is logistically infeasible. Instead, modern population scientists use sophisticated mathematical models to create detailed estimates and projections, which the world’s countries can use to plan for future generations.

World Population Projections

How will the world’s population change over the next eighty years? According to the United Nations’ World Population Prospects 2024 report, the global population in 2050 is expected to reach around 9.66 billion people, a growth of nearly 1.5 billion from the current population. Projections anticipate that this growth will continue until it reaches 10.3 million people in 2084, at which time the population will begin to decline gradually.

India surpassed China as the most populated country in the world in 2023. China’s annual growth rate is currently -0.23%, while India’s growth rate is 0.89%. Given current trends in growth rates, UN projections predict that China’s population will slide under 1 billion by 2070, while India’s will expand to almost 1.7 billion.

The United States is currently the third most populated country in the world, but is expected to drop to fourth most populated sometime before 2060. The African country of Nigeria, whose growth rate is 2.08% (compared to 0.54% in the US) will become the third most populated country in the world. While UN predictions vary from those of the US Census Bureau, Nigeria takes the lead in both projections. Nigeria’s population is expected to reach 400 million by 2060, while the US will have approximately 389 million people. Vatican City / Holy See is expected to continue as the country with the smallest population in the world for the next several decades. The famous Catholic city-state has a population of 501 people.

Top 10 Countries Whose Populations Will Grow the Most by 2050:

The Earth’s population is expected to continue growing for the next 60 years. Improvements in health care technology, shared by developed countries with still developing and least-developed countries, have increased life expectancy and reduced infant mortality rates—which, in turn, have helped drive a boom in population growth. In fact, ten countries are expected to gain more in population by 2050 than the rest of the world combined.

Country
2025 Pop.
2050 Pop.
Growth
India1,463,870,0001,679,590,000215,720,000
Nigeria237,528,000359,186,000121,658,000
Pakistan255,220,000371,864,000116,644,000
DR Congo112,832,000218,246,000105,414,000
Ethiopia135,472,000225,022,00089,550,000
Tanzania70,545,900129,621,00059,075,100
Egypt118,366,000161,630,00043,264,000
Bangladesh175,687,000214,709,00039,022,000
Angola39,040,00074,295,40035,255,400
Indonesia285,721,000320,713,00034,992,000

The rise, peak, and decline of population growth

Although the world’s population is currently increasing, trends indicate that the rate of growth in many countries, especially developed countries and those with high populations, is slowing down. By the end of this century, even the world’s fastest-growing countries are expected to have reached peak population size and begun to display declining (or negative) growth rates.

Many factors contribute to population decline and related metrics such as fertility rates. These include increased access to birth control and family planning, an increase in overall quality of life and the human development index, and various other cultural, political, social, and economic factors These include some factors that may not initially seem related to birth rate, such as the population’s general level of education and the government’s per-capita health expenditure.

Whether population growth is good or bad depends heavily upon several factors, most notably the rate of growth, the country in which it is taking place, and that country’s level of development. Countries that have mature economies and well-developed infrastructure are more likely to be able to absorb an increase in population. Conversely, developing countries are more likely to lack adequate jobs, health care, or other infrastructure to support a larger population.

Similarly, a gentle increase in population is typically considered healthy, but a high rate of growth can be undesirable. High growth can often overwhelm a country’s infrastructure, strain systems ranging from the job market to the food supply, and constrain available resources. When this happens, technological advances may offer opportunities to overcome production shortages and/or environmental damage.

World Population History (5000 B.C. - 2020 A.D.)

Throughout most of history, the world’s population has been much smaller than it is now. Before the invention of agriculture, for example, the human population was estimated to be around 15 million people at most. For comparison, the world population in 2017 (~7 billion) was roughly equal to a full 6% of the estimated 110 billion people who have ever lived.

The introduction of agriculture and the gradual movement of humanity into settled communities enabled the global population to increase gradually to around 300 million by AD 0. While this is a substantial increase, it remains a tiny fraction of the current population. For example, the Roman Empire, which historians regard as one of the strongest empires the world has ever known, probably contained around 50 million people at its height—nearly 20 million less than the population of the UK today.

The world population would not reach its first major milestone—one billion people—until the early 19th century. Then, as the industrial revolution took hold and living standards improved, the rate of population growth increased considerably. Over the next hundred years, the population of the world doubled, reaching two billion in the late 1920s.

During the 20th century, however, population growth skyrocketed. Over the past 100 years, the planet’s population has more than tripled in size. This massive increase in human population is largely due to improvements in diet, sanitation, and medicine, especially compulsory vaccination against many diseases, which have both improved life expectancy and decreased infant mortality rates all over the world.

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. Historical Estimates of World Population