Population

215 countries, 2025. Unit: people.

First in the ranking
1.5 bn
India
Median country
7 mn
half above, half below
World total
8.2 bn
World Bank aggregate
Range
9,492 to 1.5 bn
Tuvalu - India

How to read it

Across 215 countries worldwide, the highest value is in India (1,463,865,525) and the lowest in Tuvalu (9,492).

The median country is at 7,007,502: half are above, half below.

For the world as a total, the value rose from 5,822,327,903 in 1996 to 8,215,424,893 in 2025.

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL) · licence

Population over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1India1.5 bnAsia
2China1.4 bnAsia
3United States341.8 mnNorth America
4Indonesia285.7 mnAsia
5Pakistan255.2 mnAsia
6Nigeria237.5 mnAfrica
7Brazil212.8 mnSouth America
8Bangladesh175.7 mnAsia
9Russia143.5 mnEurope
10Ethiopia135.5 mnAfrica
11Mexico131.9 mnNorth America
12Japan123.4 mnAsia
13Egypt118.4 mnAfrica
14Philippines116.8 mnAsia
15Democratic Republic of the Congo112.8 mnAfrica
16Vietnam101.6 mnAsia
17Iran92.4 mnAsia
18Türkiye85.9 mnAsia
19Germany83.5 mnEurope
20Thailand71.6 mnAsia
21Tanzania70.5 mnAfrica
22United Kingdom69.5 mnEurope
23France68.7 mnEurope
24South Africa64.7 mnAfrica
25Italy58.9 mnEurope
26Kenya57.5 mnAfrica
27Myanmar54.9 mnAsia
28Colombia53.4 mnSouth America
29South Korea51.7 mnAsia
30Sudan51.7 mnAfrica
31Uganda51.4 mnAfrica
32Spain49.4 mnEurope
33Algeria47.4 mnAfrica
34Iraq47 mnAsia
35Argentina45.9 mnSouth America
36Afghanistan43.8 mnAsia
37Yemen41.8 mnAsia
38Canada41.7 mnNorth America
39Angola39 mnAfrica
40Ukraine39 mnEurope
41Morocco38.4 mnAfrica
42Uzbekistan37.1 mnAsia
43Saudi Arabia37 mnAsia
44Poland36.4 mnEurope
45Malaysia36 mnAsia
46Mozambique35.6 mnAfrica
47Ghana35.1 mnAfrica
48Peru34.6 mnSouth America
49Madagascar32.7 mnAfrica
50Côte d'Ivoire32.7 mnAfrica
51Cameroon29.9 mnAfrica
52Nepal29.6 mnAsia
53Venezuela28.5 mnSouth America
54Niger27.9 mnAfrica
55Australia27.6 mnOceania
56North Korea26.6 mnAsia
57Syria25.6 mnAsia
58Mali25.2 mnAfrica
59Burkina Faso24.1 mnAfrica
60Malawi22.2 mnAfrica
61Zambia21.9 mnAfrica
62Sri Lanka21.8 mnAsia
63Chad21 mnAfrica
64Kazakhstan20.8 mnAsia
65Chile19.9 mnSouth America
66Somalia19.7 mnAfrica
67Romania19 mnEurope
68Senegal18.9 mnAfrica
69Guatemala18.7 mnNorth America
70Ecuador18.3 mnSouth America
71Netherlands18.1 mnEurope
72Cambodia17.8 mnAsia
73Zimbabwe17 mnAfrica
74Guinea15.1 mnAfrica
75Benin14.8 mnAfrica
76Rwanda14.6 mnAfrica
77Burundi14.4 mnAfrica
78Bolivia12.6 mnSouth America
79Tunisia12.3 mnAfrica
80South Sudan12.2 mnAfrica
81Belgium11.9 mnEurope
82Haiti11.9 mnNorth America
83Jordan11.5 mnAsia
84Dominican Republic11.5 mnNorth America
85United Arab Emirates11.5 mnAsia
86Honduras11 mnNorth America
87Cuba10.9 mnNorth America
88Czechia10.9 mnEurope
89Portugal10.8 mnEurope
90Tajikistan10.8 mnAsia
91Papua New Guinea10.8 mnOceania
92Sweden10.6 mnEurope
93Greece10.4 mnEurope
94Azerbaijan10.2 mnAsia
95Israel10.1 mnAsia
96Hungary9.5 mnEurope
97Austria9.2 mnEurope
98Switzerland9.1 mnEurope
99Belarus9.1 mnEurope
100Sierra Leone8.8 mnAfrica
101Togo8.6 mnAfrica
102Laos7.9 mnAsia
103Turkmenistan7.6 mnAsia
104Hong Kong7.5 mnAsia
105Libya7.5 mnAfrica
106Kyrgyzstan7.3 mnAsia
107Paraguay7 mnSouth America
108Nicaragua7 mnNorth America
109Serbia6.5 mnEurope
110Republic of the Congo6.5 mnAfrica
111Bulgaria6.4 mnEurope
112El Salvador6.4 mnNorth America
113Singapore6.1 mnAsia
114Denmark6 mnEurope
115Lebanon5.8 mnAsia
116Liberia5.7 mnAfrica
117Finland5.6 mnEurope
118Norway5.6 mnEurope
119Central African Republic5.5 mnAfrica
120Oman5.5 mnAsia
121Ireland5.5 mnEurope
122Slovakia5.4 mnEurope
123Palestine5.4 mnAsia
124New Zealand5.3 mnOceania
125Mauritania5.3 mnAfrica
126Costa Rica5.2 mnNorth America
127Kuwait4.9 mnAsia
128Panama4.6 mnNorth America
129Georgia3.9 mnAsia
130Croatia3.9 mnEurope
131Eritrea3.6 mnAfrica
132Mongolia3.6 mnAsia
133Uruguay3.4 mnSouth America
134Puerto Rico3.2 mnNorth America
135Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1 mnEurope
136Namibia3.1 mnAfrica
137Armenia3.1 mnAsia
138Qatar3 mnAsia
139Lithuania2.9 mnEurope
140Jamaica2.8 mnNorth America
141The Gambia2.8 mnAfrica
142Gabon2.6 mnAfrica
143Botswana2.6 mnAfrica
144Lesotho2.4 mnAfrica
145Moldova2.4 mnEurope
146Albania2.3 mnEurope
147Guinea-Bissau2.2 mnAfrica
148Slovenia2.1 mnEurope
149Equatorial Guinea1.9 mnAfrica
150Latvia1.8 mnEurope
151North Macedonia1.8 mnEurope
152Bahrain1.6 mnAsia
153Kosovo1.6 mnEurope
154Timor-Leste1.4 mnAsia
155Cyprus1.4 mnAsia
156Trinidad and Tobago1.4 mnNorth America
157Estonia1.4 mnEurope
158Eswatini1.3 mnAfrica
159Mauritius1.2 mnAfrica
160Djibouti1.2 mnAfrica
161Fiji933.2kOceania
162Comoros882.8kAfrica
163Solomon Islands838.6kOceania
164Guyana836kSouth America
165Bhutan796.7kAsia
166Luxembourg687kEurope
167Macao685.9kAsia
168Suriname639.9kSouth America
169Montenegro623.1kEurope
170Malta579.7kEurope
171Maldives529.7kAsia
172Cabo Verde527.3kAfrica
173Brunei466.3kAsia
174Belize422.9kNorth America
175Bahamas403kNorth America
176Iceland392.4kEurope
177Vanuatu335.2kOceania
178New Caledonia295.3kOceania
179Barbados282.6kNorth America
180French Polynesia282.5kOceania
181São Tomé and Principe240.3kAfrica
182Samoa219.3kOceania
183Saint Lucia180.1kNorth America
184Guam169kOceania
185Curaçao156.3kNorth America
186Kiribati136.5kOceania
187Seychelles122.7kAfrica
188Grenada117.3kNorth America
189Federated States of Micronesia113.7kOceania
190Aruba108.8kNorth America
191United States Virgin Islands103.8kNorth America
192Tonga103.7kOceania
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99.9kNorth America
194Antigua and Barbuda94.2kNorth America
195Isle of Man84.1kEurope
196Andorra82.9kEurope
197Cayman Islands75.8kNorth America
198Dominica65.9kNorth America
199Bermuda64.6kNorth America
200Greenland56.8kNorth America
201Faroe Islands54.9kEurope
202Saint Kitts and Nevis46.9kNorth America
203Turks and Caicos Islands46.9kNorth America
204American Samoa46kOceania
205Sint Maarten43.9kNorth America
206Northern Mariana Islands43.5kOceania
207Liechtenstein41kEurope
208British Virgin Islands39.7kNorth America
209Monaco38.3kEurope
210Marshall Islands36.3kOceania
211San Marino34.1kEurope
212Saint-Martin24.9kNorth America
213Palau17.7kOceania
214Nauru12kOceania
215Tuvalu9,492Oceania
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Biggest changes, 2015-2025

% change · 215 countries

Largest increase

  1. Chad 14.6 mn → 21 mn +43%
  2. Somalia 13.8 mn → 19.7 mn +42%
  3. Niger 19.9 mn → 27.9 mn +40%
  4. Democratic Republic of the Congo 81 mn → 112.8 mn +39%
  5. Angola 28.2 mn → 39 mn +39%

Largest decrease

  1. Saint-Martin 37.4k → 24.9k −33%
  2. Marshall Islands 48.8k → 36.3k −26%
  3. Moldova 2.8 mn → 2.4 mn −17%
  4. Northern Mariana Islands 51.5k → 43.5k −15%
  5. Ukraine 45.8 mn → 39 mn −15%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Population - continent medians

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 5 mn 10 mn 15 mn 20 mn 1960 Africa: 3,036,066 Asia: 3,894,500 Europe: 4,284,907.5 North America: 120,571.5 South America: 6,372,120.5 Oceania: 66,170 1961 Africa: 3,109,363 Asia: 4,045,750 Europe: 4,326,336 North America: 124,161 South America: 6,523,566.5 Oceania: 68,037 1962 Africa: 3,180,811.5 Asia: 4,168,150 Europe: 4,364,815.5 North America: 128,453.5 South America: 6,678,164 Oceania: 69,940 1963 Africa: 3,249,897.5 Asia: 4,293,550 Europe: 4,402,663 North America: 132,973.5 South America: 6,835,930 Oceania: 71,885 1964 Africa: 3,321,156.5 Asia: 4,439,250 Europe: 4,437,942 North America: 137,338 South America: 6,996,221.5 Oceania: 73,879 1965 Africa: 3,398,715 Asia: 4,574,650 Europe: 4,467,357.5 North America: 141,609 South America: 7,158,450.5 Oceania: 75,924 1966 Africa: 3,481,264.5 Asia: 4,708,150 Europe: 4,496,267.5 North America: 145,778 South America: 7,322,735 Oceania: 78,002 1967 Africa: 3,569,044.5 Asia: 4,832,000 Europe: 4,527,555.5 North America: 150,203.5 South America: 7,488,998 Oceania: 79,814 1968 Africa: 3,661,120.5 Asia: 4,948,500 Europe: 4,555,192 North America: 155,193.5 South America: 7,657,198 Oceania: 81,353 1969 Africa: 3,756,192 Asia: 5,063,300 Europe: 4,571,196 North America: 160,281 South America: 7,827,759 Oceania: 83,755 1970 Africa: 3,859,558.5 Asia: 5,172,050 Europe: 4,572,265 North America: 164,860.5 South America: 8,000,365.5 Oceania: 86,266 1971 Africa: 3,968,867.5 Asia: 5,282,950 Europe: 4,584,786.5 North America: 169,123 South America: 8,174,876.5 Oceania: 88,862 1972 Africa: 4,079,885.5 Asia: 5,391,450 Europe: 4,618,139.5 North America: 171,882.5 South America: 8,351,856 Oceania: 91,562 1973 Africa: 4,195,319.5 Asia: 5,493,900 Europe: 4,653,763 North America: 173,851.5 South America: 8,531,197.5 Oceania: 94,362 1974 Africa: 4,313,035 Asia: 5,594,100 Europe: 4,690,098.5 North America: 176,846.5 South America: 8,712,195 Oceania: 96,939 1975 Africa: 4,432,631.5 Asia: 5,689,050 Europe: 4,725,272.5 North America: 179,507.5 South America: 8,894,905 Oceania: 99,057 1976 Africa: 4,546,417 Asia: 5,781,000 Europe: 4,757,585.5 North America: 181,950 South America: 9,079,581.5 Oceania: 101,166 1977 Africa: 4,642,589 Asia: 5,668,551 Europe: 4,789,701.5 North America: 184,308 South America: 9,266,169 Oceania: 103,298 1978 Africa: 4,846,373 Asia: 5,381,902 Europe: 4,821,326.5 North America: 186,051 South America: 9,454,431 Oceania: 105,424 1979 Africa: 5,074,412 Asia: 5,703,698 Europe: 4,851,831.5 North America: 188,040.5 South America: 9,644,324 Oceania: 107,636 1980 Africa: 5,200,339 Asia: 6,047,997 Europe: 4,879,675 North America: 190,283.5 South America: 9,837,213.5 Oceania: 110,141 1981 Africa: 5,335,259 Asia: 6,257,750 Europe: 4,908,034.5 North America: 192,700 South America: 10,032,813.5 Oceania: 112,902 1982 Africa: 5,479,610.5 Asia: 6,357,550 Europe: 4,941,016 North America: 196,581 South America: 10,230,756 Oceania: 115,711 1983 Africa: 5,632,562.5 Asia: 6,459,800 Europe: 4,973,879 North America: 200,497.5 South America: 10,433,277.5 Oceania: 118,508 1984 Africa: 5,793,861.5 Asia: 6,567,850 Europe: 4,996,711 North America: 204,453.5 South America: 10,641,257.5 Oceania: 121,302 1985 Africa: 5,963,800.5 Asia: 6,670,150 Europe: 5,007,948.5 North America: 208,475 South America: 10,853,214 Oceania: 124,117 1986 Africa: 6,141,274.5 Asia: 6,770,300 Europe: 5,019,344 North America: 212,086 South America: 11,067,456 Oceania: 126,965 1987 Africa: 6,324,845.5 Asia: 6,875,350 Europe: 5,029,573.5 North America: 214,308.5 South America: 11,284,720 Oceania: 129,858 1988 Africa: 6,512,322.5 Asia: 6,974,600 Europe: 5,037,998.5 North America: 216,471.5 South America: 11,505,116 Oceania: 132,799 1989 Africa: 6,665,314 Asia: 7,076,550 Europe: 5,048,482.5 North America: 218,608 South America: 11,728,428.5 Oceania: 135,799 1990 Africa: 6,758,592.5 Asia: 7,274,976 Europe: 5,063,685 North America: 220,829 South America: 11,955,424.5 Oceania: 138,610 1991 Africa: 6,755,463 Asia: 7,479,075 Europe: 5,084,019 North America: 223,206.5 South America: 12,182,435.5 Oceania: 141,073 1992 Africa: 6,704,736.5 Asia: 7,747,566.5 Europe: 5,106,681 North America: 225,625 South America: 12,407,352.5 Oceania: 143,393 1993 Africa: 6,904,788 Asia: 8,055,590.5 Europe: 5,127,537.5 North America: 227,964.5 South America: 12,628,275 Oceania: 145,654 1994 Africa: 6,909,574.5 Asia: 8,417,856 Europe: 5,147,256.5 North America: 230,358.5 South America: 12,844,226.5 Oceania: 147,868 1995 Africa: 7,187,035.5 Asia: 8,851,673.5 Europe: 5,170,581.5 North America: 233,092.5 South America: 13,058,947.5 Oceania: 150,054 1996 Africa: 7,482,291 Asia: 9,282,135 Europe: 5,193,823.5 North America: 236,297 South America: 13,272,498 Oceania: 152,169 1997 Africa: 7,789,881.5 Asia: 9,704,616 Europe: 5,212,413 North America: 239,919 South America: 13,481,780.5 Oceania: 154,215 1998 Africa: 8,081,835.5 Asia: 9,985,586.5 Europe: 5,228,858.5 North America: 243,804.5 South America: 13,689,491.5 Oceania: 156,237 1999 Africa: 8,243,914 Asia: 10,124,240.5 Europe: 5,243,636.5 North America: 247,788 South America: 13,895,054 Oceania: 158,289 2000 Africa: 8,470,462.5 Asia: 10,255,468 Europe: 5,257,912.5 North America: 251,431 South America: 14,096,420.5 Oceania: 160,065 2001 Africa: 8,672,042 Asia: 10,384,842 Europe: 5,273,395.5 North America: 255,402 South America: 14,297,294.5 Oceania: 161,329 2002 Africa: 8,895,129 Asia: 10,513,595.5 Europe: 5,288,264.5 North America: 260,078.5 South America: 14,498,198.5 Oceania: 162,315 2003 Africa: 9,179,307 Asia: 10,642,534 Europe: 5,293,194 North America: 264,778 South America: 14,698,529 Oceania: 163,137 2004 Africa: 9,491,381 Asia: 10,775,615.5 Europe: 5,300,226 North America: 269,493 South America: 14,898,011.5 Oceania: 163,810 2005 Africa: 9,750,658 Asia: 10,915,526 Europe: 5,309,451.5 North America: 274,218.5 South America: 15,097,470.5 Oceania: 164,365 2006 Africa: 9,893,790.5 Asia: 11,061,789 Europe: 5,319,661 North America: 278,940 South America: 15,297,663 Oceania: 164,839 2007 Africa: 10,051,991.5 Asia: 11,211,535 Europe: 5,331,671 North America: 283,694 South America: 15,500,177 Oceania: 165,267 2008 Africa: 10,220,752.5 Asia: 11,408,439.5 Europe: 5,346,316 North America: 288,537.5 South America: 15,707,095 Oceania: 165,693 2009 Africa: 10,397,107.5 Asia: 11,612,026.5 Europe: 5,362,638.5 North America: 293,368.5 South America: 15,917,842.5 Oceania: 166,173 2010 Africa: 10,581,033 Asia: 11,777,529 Europe: 5,377,390 North America: 297,744 South America: 16,129,079.5 Oceania: 166,522 2011 Africa: 10,771,422.5 Asia: 11,947,833 Europe: 5,393,328 North America: 301,718.5 South America: 16,339,021.5 Oceania: 166,543 2012 Africa: 10,965,614 Asia: 12,120,434.5 Europe: 5,410,775 North America: 305,676 South America: 16,545,656.5 Oceania: 166,331 2013 Africa: 11,179,074 Asia: 12,293,504.5 Europe: 5,426,182.5 North America: 309,646 South America: 16,747,067 Oceania: 165,966 2014 Africa: 11,418,840.5 Asia: 12,465,925.5 Europe: 5,440,080.5 North America: 313,635.5 South America: 16,949,659.5 Oceania: 165,486 2015 Africa: 11,703,546 Asia: 12,636,296 Europe: 5,451,666 North America: 317,661.5 South America: 17,156,925 Oceania: 164,905 2016 Africa: 11,996,106.5 Asia: 12,929,585 Europe: 5,463,050.5 North America: 322,151.5 South America: 17,386,180 Oceania: 164,233 2017 Africa: 12,293,859.5 Asia: 13,153,799 Europe: 5,473,723 North America: 326,686.5 South America: 17,659,193.5 Oceania: 163,490 2018 Africa: 12,596,385 Asia: 13,368,414 Europe: 5,481,148 North America: 330,468.5 South America: 17,971,369 Oceania: 162,679 2019 Africa: 12,905,224.5 Asia: 13,576,597.5 Europe: 5,487,876.5 North America: 333,518 South America: 18,268,882.5 Oceania: 161,808 2020 Africa: 13,220,676 Asia: 13,795,351 Europe: 5,494,185 North America: 336,255 South America: 18,458,344.5 Oceania: 162,158 2021 Africa: 13,561,965 Asia: 14,020,330.5 Europe: 5,494,132 North America: 338,746.5 South America: 18,569,394 Oceania: 163,730 2022 Africa: 13,907,319 Asia: 14,228,993.5 Europe: 5,506,616.5 North America: 339,928 South America: 18,688,466.5 Oceania: 165,180 2023 Africa: 14,258,251 Asia: 14,431,546.5 Europe: 5,551,756 North America: 340,888 South America: 18,819,459 Oceania: 166,506 2024 Africa: 14,608,754.5 Asia: 14,595,838.5 Europe: 5,596,095 North America: 341,875 South America: 18,950,124.5 Oceania: 167,777 2025 Africa: 14,957,093.5 Asia: 14,684,333 Europe: 5,628,653 North America: 342,828 South America: 19,074,908.5 Oceania: 168,999 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 15 mn
Asia 14.7 mn
Europe 5.6 mn
North America 342.8k
South America 19.1 mn
Oceania 169k

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