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Current World Population: 8,005,176,000

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Country
2025 Pop.
Rank
Area (km²)
Density
Change
% Global Pop
India FlagIndia1,463,870,00013.3M4920.89%18.29%
China FlagChina1,416,100,00029.7M150-0.23%17.69%
United States FlagUnited States347,276,00039.4M380.54%4.34%
Indonesia FlagIndonesia285,721,00041.9M1520.79%3.57%
Pakistan FlagPakistan255,220,0005881.9K3311.57%3.19%
Nigeria FlagNigeria237,528,0006923.8K2612.08%2.97%
Brazil FlagBrazil212,812,00078.5M250.38%2.66%
Bangladesh FlagBangladesh175,687,0008147.6K1,3501.22%2.19%
Russia FlagRussia143,997,000917.1M9-0.57%1.8%
Ethiopia FlagEthiopia135,472,000101.1M1202.58%1.69%
Mexico FlagMexico131,947,000112M680.83%1.65%
Japan FlagJapan123,103,00012377.9K338-0.53%1.54%
Egypt FlagEgypt118,366,000131M1191.57%1.48%
Philippines FlagPhilippines116,787,00014342.4K3920.81%1.46%
DR Congo FlagDR Congo112,832,000152.3M503.25%1.41%
Vietnam FlagVietnam101,599,00016331.2K3240.61%1.27%
Iran FlagIran92,417,700171.6M570.93%1.15%
Turkey FlagTurkey87,685,40018783.6K1120.24%1.1%
Germany FlagGermany84,075,10019357.1K241-0.56%1.05%
Thailand FlagThailand71,619,90020513.1K140-0.07%0.89%
Tanzania FlagTanzania70,545,90021945.1K802.9%0.88%
United Kingdom FlagUnited Kingdom69,551,30022242.9K2870.6%0.87%
France FlagFrance66,650,80023551.7K1220.15%0.83%
South Africa FlagSouth Africa64,747,300241.2M531.16%0.81%
Italy FlagItaly59,146,30025301.3K200-0.33%0.74%
Kenya FlagKenya57,532,50026580.4K1011.95%0.72%
Myanmar FlagMyanmar54,850,60027676.6K840.64%0.69%
Colombia FlagColombia53,425,600281.1M481.02%0.67%
South Korea FlagSouth Korea51,667,00029100.2K529-0.1%0.65%
Sudan FlagSudan51,662,100301.9M282.4%0.65%
Uganda FlagUganda51,384,90031241.6K2562.74%0.64%
Spain FlagSpain47,890,00032506K96-0.04%0.6%
Algeria FlagAlgeria47,435,300332.4M201.33%0.59%
Iraq FlagIraq47,020,80034438.3K1082.13%0.59%
Argentina FlagArgentina45,851,400352.8M170.34%0.57%
Afghanistan FlagAfghanistan43,844,10036652.2K672.81%0.55%
Yemen FlagYemen41,773,90037528K792.93%0.52%
Canada FlagCanada40,126,7003810M40.97%0.5%
Angola FlagAngola39,040,000391.2M313.05%0.49%
Ukraine FlagUkraine38,980,40040603.5K672.96%0.49%
Morocco FlagMorocco38,430,80041446.6K860.92%0.48%
Poland FlagPoland38,140,90042312.7K125-1.03%0.48%
Uzbekistan FlagUzbekistan37,053,40043447.4K841.9%0.46%
Malaysia FlagMalaysia35,977,80044330.8K1101.18%0.45%
Mozambique FlagMozambique35,631,70045801.6K452.89%0.45%
Ghana FlagGhana35,064,30046238.5K1541.85%0.44%
Peru FlagPeru34,576,700471.3M271.05%0.43%
Saudi Arabia FlagSaudi Arabia34,566,300482.1M161.78%0.43%
Madagascar FlagMadagascar32,740,70049587K562.43%0.41%
Ivory Coast FlagIvory Coast32,711,50050322.5K1032.43%0.41%
Cameroon FlagCameroon29,879,30051475.4K632.59%0.37%
Nepal FlagNepal29,618,10052147.2K207-0.11%0.37%
Venezuela FlagVenezuela28,516,90053916.4K320.39%0.36%
Niger FlagNiger27,917,800541.3M223.28%0.35%
Australia FlagAustralia26,974,000557.7M40.98%0.34%
North Korea FlagNorth Korea26,571,00056120.5K2210.27%0.33%
Syria FlagSyria25,620,40057185.2K1403.84%0.32%
Mali FlagMali25,198,800581.2M212.94%0.31%
Burkina Faso FlagBurkina Faso24,074,60059273K882.23%0.3%
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka23,229,5006065.6K3760.54%0.29%
Taiwan FlagTaiwan23,112,8006136.2K639-0.44%0.29%
Malawi FlagMalawi22,216,10062118.5K2362.59%0.28%
Zambia FlagZambia21,913,90063752.6K292.81%0.27%
Chad FlagChad21,003,700641.3M173.47%0.26%
Kazakhstan FlagKazakhstan20,843,800652.7M81.22%0.26%
Chile FlagChile19,859,90066756.1K270.48%0.25%
Somalia FlagSomalia19,654,70067637.7K313.4%0.25%
Senegal FlagSenegal18,932,00068196.7K982.32%0.24%
Romania FlagRomania18,908,60069238.4K82-0.56%0.24%
Guatemala FlagGuatemala18,687,90070108.9K1741.53%0.23%
Netherlands FlagNetherlands18,346,8007141.9K5450.65%0.23%
Ecuador FlagEcuador18,289,90072276.8K740.85%0.23%
Cambodia FlagCambodia17,848,00073181K1011.19%0.22%
Zimbabwe FlagZimbabwe16,950,80074390.8K441.9%0.21%
Guinea FlagGuinea15,099,70075245.9K612.34%0.19%
Benin FlagBenin14,814,50076112.6K1312.43%0.19%
Rwanda FlagRwanda14,569,3007726.3K5912.19%0.18%
Burundi FlagBurundi14,390,0007827.8K5602.44%0.18%
Bolivia FlagBolivia12,581,800791.1M121.36%0.16%
Tunisia FlagTunisia12,348,60080163.6K790.58%0.15%
South Sudan FlagSouth Sudan12,188,80081619.7K192.05%0.15%
Haiti FlagHaiti11,906,1008227.8K4321.13%0.15%
Belgium FlagBelgium11,758,6008330.5K3880.17%0.15%
Jordan FlagJordan11,520,7008489.3K130-0.28%0.14%
Dominican Republic FlagDominican Republic11,520,5008548.7K2380.81%0.14%
United Arab Emirates FlagUnited Arab Emirates11,346,0008683.6K1602.89%0.14%
Honduras FlagHonduras11,005,80087112.5K981.66%0.14%
Cuba FlagCuba10,937,20088109.9K105-0.39%0.14%
Tajikistan FlagTajikistan10,786,70089143.1K781.85%0.13%
Papua New Guinea FlagPapua New Guinea10,762,80090462.8K241.76%0.13%
Sweden FlagSweden10,656,60091450.3K260.47%0.13%
Czech Republic FlagCzech Republic10,609,2009278.9K137-1.18%0.13%
Portugal FlagPortugal10,411,8009392.1K114-0.13%0.13%
Azerbaijan FlagAzerbaijan10,397,7009486.6K1260.59%0.13%
Greece FlagGreece9,938,84095132K77-1.08%0.12%
Togo FlagTogo9,721,6109656.8K1792.17%0.12%
Hungary FlagHungary9,632,2909793K106-0.45%0.12%
Israel FlagIsrael9,517,1809820.8K4401.39%0.12%
Austria FlagAustria9,113,5709983.9K110-0.08%0.11%
Belarus FlagBelarus8,997,600100207.6K44-0.65%0.11%
Switzerland FlagSwitzerland8,967,41010141.3K2270.51%0.11%
Sierra Leone FlagSierra Leone8,819,79010271.7K1222.06%0.11%
Laos FlagLaos7,873,050103236.8K341.33%0.1%
Turkmenistan FlagTurkmenistan7,618,850104488.1K161.66%0.1%
Libya FlagLibya7,458,5601051.8M41.05%0.09%
Hong Kong FlagHong Kong7,396,0801061.1K7,044-0.25%0.09%
Kyrgyzstan FlagKyrgyzstan7,295,030107200K381.52%0.09%
Paraguay FlagParaguay7,013,080108406.8K181.21%0.09%
Nicaragua FlagNicaragua7,007,500109130.4K581.32%0.09%
Bulgaria FlagBulgaria6,714,560110110.9K62-0.64%0.08%
Serbia FlagSerbia6,689,04011188.4K76-0.7%0.08%
Republic of the Congo FlagRepublic of the Congo6,484,440112342K192.39%0.08%
El Salvador FlagEl Salvador6,365,50011321K3070.43%0.08%
Denmark FlagDenmark6,002,51011443.1K1500.42%0.07%
Singapore FlagSingapore5,870,7501157108,1770.66%0.07%
Lebanon FlagLebanon5,849,42011610.5K5720.75%0.07%
Liberia FlagLiberia5,731,210117111.4K602.11%0.07%
Finland FlagFinland5,623,330118338.4K190.11%0.07%
Norway FlagNorway5,623,070119323.8K150.83%0.07%
Palestine FlagPalestine5,589,6201206.2K9291.71%0.07%
Central African Republic FlagCentral African Republic5,513,280121623K93.43%0.07%
Oman FlagOman5,494,690122309.5K184.04%0.07%
Slovakia FlagSlovakia5,474,88012349K112-0.58%0.07%
Mauritania FlagMauritania5,315,0601241M52.82%0.07%
Ireland FlagIreland5,308,04012570.3K771.01%0.07%
New Zealand FlagNew Zealand5,251,900126270.5K200.73%0.07%
Costa Rica FlagCosta Rica5,152,95012751.1K1010.45%0.06%
Kuwait FlagKuwait5,026,08012817.8K2821.86%0.06%
Panama FlagPanama4,571,19012975.4K621.23%0.06%
Croatia FlagCroatia3,848,16013056.6K69-0.7%0.05%
Georgia FlagGeorgia3,806,67013169.7K55-0.03%0.05%
Eritrea FlagEritrea3,607,000132117.6K302.02%0.05%
Mongolia FlagMongolia3,517,1001331.6M21.2%0.04%
Uruguay FlagUruguay3,384,690134181K19-0.06%0.04%
Puerto Rico FlagPuerto Rico3,235,2901358.9K365-0.21%0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina FlagBosnia and Herzegovina3,140,10013651.2K61-0.76%0.04%
Qatar FlagQatar3,115,89013711.6K2712.21%0.04%
Namibia FlagNamibia3,092,820138825.6K42.07%0.04%
Moldova FlagMoldova2,996,11013933.8K91-1.28%0.04%
Armenia FlagArmenia2,952,36014029.7K104-0.72%0.04%
Jamaica FlagJamaica2,837,08014111K262-0.07%0.04%
Lithuania FlagLithuania2,830,14014265.3K45-1.01%0.04%
Gambia FlagGambia2,822,09014310.7K2792.25%0.04%
Albania FlagAlbania2,771,51014428.7K101-0.73%0.03%
Gabon FlagGabon2,593,130145267.7K102.13%0.03%
Botswana FlagBotswana2,562,120146582K51.63%0.03%
Lesotho FlagLesotho2,363,32014730.4K781.11%0.03%
Guinea-Bissau FlagGuinea-Bissau2,249,52014836.1K802.19%0.03%
Slovenia FlagSlovenia2,117,07014920.3K105-0.08%0.03%
Equatorial Guinea FlagEquatorial Guinea1,938,43015028.1K692.43%0.02%
Latvia FlagLatvia1,853,56015164.6K30-0.98%0.02%
North Macedonia FlagNorth Macedonia1,813,79015225.7K72-0.51%0.02%
Bahrain FlagBahrain1,643,3301537652,0932.26%0.02%
Trinidad and Tobago FlagTrinidad and Tobago1,511,1601545.1K2950.22%0.02%
Timor-Leste FlagTimor-Leste1,418,52015514.9K951.28%0.02%
Cyprus FlagCyprus1,370,7501569.3K1480.92%0.02%
Estonia FlagEstonia1,344,23015745.2K31-1.2%0.02%
Mauritius FlagMauritius1,268,2801582K625-0.23%0.02%
Eswatini FlagEswatini1,256,17015917.4K731.07%0.02%
Djibouti FlagDjibouti1,184,08016023.2K511.31%0.01%
Fiji FlagFiji933,15416118.3K510.47%0.01%
Comoros FlagComoros882,8471621.9K4741.87%0.01%
Reunion FlagReunion882,4051632.5K3510.43%0.01%
Solomon Islands FlagSolomon Islands838,64516428.9K302.37%0.01%
Guyana FlagGuyana835,986165215K40.59%0.01%
Bhutan FlagBhutan796,68216638.4K210.65%0.01%
Macau FlagMacau722,0071673321,9460.24%0.01%
Luxembourg FlagLuxembourg680,4531682.6K2641.1%0.01%
Suriname FlagSuriname639,850169163.8K40.85%0.01%
Montenegro FlagMontenegro632,72917013.8K47-0.9%0.01%
Western Sahara FlagWestern Sahara600,904171266K21.76%0.01%
Malta FlagMalta545,4051723161,7041.07%0.01%
Maldives FlagMaldives529,6761733001,7660.36%0.01%
Cape Verde FlagCape Verde527,3261744K1310.47%0.01%
Brunei FlagBrunei466,3301755.8K880.78%0.01%
Belize FlagBelize422,92417623K191.4%0.01%
Bahamas FlagBahamas403,03317713.9K400.44%0.01%
Iceland FlagIceland398,266178103K41.24%< 0.01%
Guadeloupe FlagGuadeloupe373,7911791.6K230-0.35%< 0.01%
Martinique FlagMartinique340,4391801.1K302-0.8%< 0.01%
Mayotte FlagMayotte337,0111813749013.22%< 0.01%
Vanuatu FlagVanuatu335,16918212.2K272.26%< 0.01%
French Guiana FlagFrench Guiana313,66618383.5K41.67%< 0.01%
New Caledonia FlagNew Caledonia295,33318418.6K160.92%< 0.01%
Barbados FlagBarbados282,6231854306570.06%< 0.01%
French Polynesia FlagFrench Polynesia282,4651864.2K810.23%< 0.01%
Sao Tome and Principe FlagSao Tome and Principe240,2541879642502%< 0.01%
Samoa FlagSamoa219,3061882.8K790.59%< 0.01%
Curacao FlagCuracao185,4871894444180%< 0.01%
Saint Lucia FlagSaint Lucia180,1491906162950.23%< 0.01%
Guam FlagGuam168,9991915493130.73%< 0.01%
Kiribati FlagKiribati136,4881928111691.46%< 0.01%
Seychelles FlagSeychelles132,7791934522891.81%< 0.01%
Grenada FlagGrenada117,3031943443450.08%< 0.01%
Micronesia FlagMicronesia113,6831957021620.46%< 0.01%
Aruba FlagAruba108,1471961806010.07%< 0.01%
Jersey FlagJersey103,9891971168670.14%< 0.01%
Tonga FlagTonga103,742198747144-0.42%< 0.01%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FlagSaint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924199389256-0.69%< 0.01%
Antigua and Barbuda FlagAntigua and Barbuda94,2092004422140.47%< 0.01%
United States Virgin Islands FlagUnited States Virgin Islands84,138201347242-0.9%< 0.01%
Isle of Man FlagIsle of Man84,118202572148-0.05%< 0.01%
Andorra FlagAndorra82,9042034681761.18%< 0.01%
Cayman Islands FlagCayman Islands75,8442042643161.86%< 0.01%
Dominica FlagDominica65,87120575188-0.5%< 0.01%
Bermuda FlagBermuda64,555206541,195-0.13%< 0.01%
Guernsey FlagGuernsey64,477207781,0230.31%< 0.01%
Faroe Islands FlagFaroe Islands56,0022081.4K411.09%< 0.01%
Greenland FlagGreenland55,7452092.2M0.14-0.17%< 0.01%
Saint Kitts and Nevis FlagSaint Kitts and Nevis46,9222102611800.17%< 0.01%
Turks and Caicos Islands FlagTurks and Caicos Islands46,855211948490.69%< 0.01%
American Samoa FlagAmerican Samoa46,029212199230-1.57%< 0.01%
Sint Maarten FlagSint Maarten43,923213341,2921.32%< 0.01%
Northern Mariana Islands FlagNorthern Mariana Islands43,54121446495-1.66%< 0.01%
Liechtenstein FlagLiechtenstein40,1282151602510.65%< 0.01%
Gibraltar FlagGibraltar40,12621675,9012.03%< 0.01%
British Virgin Islands FlagBritish Virgin Islands39,7322171512650.66%< 0.01%
Monaco FlagMonaco38,341218219,171-0.75%< 0.01%
Marshall Islands FlagMarshall Islands36,282219181202-3.37%< 0.01%
San Marino FlagSan Marino33,57222061560-0.03%< 0.01%
Saint Martin FlagSaint Martin24,94122153499-4.55%< 0.01%
Palau FlagPalau17,66322245938-0.18%< 0.01%
Anguilla FlagAnguilla14,728223911620.89%< 0.01%
Cook Islands FlagCook Islands13,26322424055-3.39%< 0.01%
Nauru FlagNauru12,025225216010.65%< 0.01%
Saint Barthelemy FlagSaint Barthelemy11,414226214571.39%< 0.01%
Wallis and Futuna FlagWallis and Futuna11,19422727441-0.74%< 0.01%
Tuvalu FlagTuvalu9,49222826316-1.6%< 0.01%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon FlagSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,57422924223-0.96%< 0.01%
Montserrat FlagMontserrat4,35923010243-0.68%< 0.01%
Falkland Islands FlagFalkland Islands3,46923112.2K0.28-0.03%< 0.01%
Tokelau FlagTokelau2,608232122614.07%< 0.01%
Niue FlagNiue1,82123326170.11%< 0.01%
Vatican City FlagVatican City501234< 11,1391.01%< 0.01%

*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

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

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
Over 1 billion2
100 million - 1 billion12
10 million - 100 million80
1 million - 10 million66
Under 1 million74

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

Sources

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