2020 Population

In 2020, the world’s population was approximately 7.8 billion people. Asia was the most populous continent, home to about 60% of the global population, with China (around 1.4 billion) and India (about 1.38 billion) as the two most populous countries. Africa had roughly 1.3 billion people, with Nigeria as its most populous country. Europe’s population stood at about 747 million, with Russia and Germany as its largest countries by population. North America had around 592 million inhabitants, primarily in the United States (about 331 million) and Mexico. South America’s population was close to 430 million, led by Brazil (over 212 million). Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, totaling about 43 million. Population growth in 2020 was fastest in Africa and parts of Asia, while Europe’s population growth was relatively stagnant or even declining in some countries.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,404,031,889	150.5
2	India	1,369,541,070	460.6
3	United States	332,639,102	36.4
4	Indonesia	272,856,400	150.6
5	Pakistan	233,431,156	302.8
6	Brazil	214,752,313	25.7
7	Nigeria	213,986,428	235
8	Bangladesh	162,532,538	1,248.6
9	Russia	142,588,206	8.7
10	Mexico	128,092,570	65.9
11	Japan	125,135,727	343.3
12	Philippines	110,461,801	370.5
13	Ethiopia	108,108,470	98.6
14	Egypt	103,994,537	104.5
15	Congo Kinshasa	101,768,560	44.9
16	Vietnam	101,745,119	328.1
17	Iran	84,982,541	55.5
18	Germany	84,498,245	242.3
19	Turkey	82,009,212	106.6
20	Thailand	69,291,926	135.6
21	France	67,858,873	106
22	United Kingdom	67,022,855	277
23	Italy	61,337,765	208.5
24	Tanzania	60,362,612	68.1
25	Burma	56,599,075	86.6
26	South Africa	56,434,963	46.5
27	Kenya	53,513,653	94
28	South Korea	51,577,174	532.2
29	Colombia	48,419,737	46.6
30	Spain	47,041,387	94.3
31	Sudan	45,544,096	24.5
32	Argentina	45,479,650	16.6
33	Ukraine	43,903,662	75.8
34	Uganda	43,249,944	219.4
35	Algeria	42,952,039	18
36	Iraq	38,828,885	88.8
37	Poland	38,270,292	125.8
38	Canada	37,649,603	4.1
39	Afghanistan	36,594,776	56.1
40	Morocco	36,055,311	50.3
41	Saudi Arabia	34,223,743	15.9
42	Malaysia	33,164,013	100.9
43	Angola	32,521,837	26.1
44	Peru	31,867,270	24.9
45	Ghana	31,643,281	139.1
46	Uzbekistan	30,575,754	71.9
47	Nepal	30,175,326	210.5
48	Mozambique	30,097,734	38.3
49	Yemen	29,810,956	56.5
50	Venezuela	28,612,153	32.4
51	Cameroon	27,743,599	58.7
52	Côte d'Ivoire	27,470,185	86.4
53	Madagascar	26,898,646	46.3
54	North Korea	25,701,731	213.5
55	Australia	25,467,706	3.3
56	Taiwan	23,563,036	730.4
57	Sri Lanka	22,895,756	354.3
58	Niger	22,759,615	18
59	Burkina Faso	20,833,136	76.1
60	Malawi	19,822,929	210.7
61	Mali	19,552,681	16
62	Syria	19,392,460	104.3
63	Kazakhstan	19,085,226	7.1
64	Romania	18,986,068	82.6
65	Zambia	18,523,385	24.9
66	Chile	18,182,486	24.4
67	Netherlands	17,274,001	509.7
68	Guatemala	17,140,193	160
69	Senegal	17,005,241	88.3
70	Ecuador	16,894,461	61
71	Chad	16,875,954	13.4
72	Cambodia	16,337,185	92.6
73	Zimbabwe	14,546,146	37.6
74	Benin	12,861,152	116.3
75	Rwanda	12,709,485	515.2
76	Guinea	12,527,271	51
77	Burundi	11,845,890	461.3
78	Somalia	11,818,529	18.8
79	Bolivia	11,775,350	10.9
80	Tunisia	11,719,458	75.4
81	Belgium	11,708,235	386.7
82	Haiti	11,061,439	401.4
83	Cuba	11,058,573	100.7
84	Jordan	10,819,966	121.8
85	Czechia	10,698,037	138.5
86	Greece	10,604,841	81.2
87	South Sudan	10,560,984	16.4
88	Dominican Republic	10,498,946	217.3
89	Sweden	10,382,678	25.3
90	Portugal	10,288,283	112.5
91	Azerbaijan	10,207,465	123.5
92	United Arab Emirates	9,792,173	117.1
93	Hungary	9,756,400	108.9
94	Belarus	9,468,822	46.7
95	Honduras	9,232,097	82.5
96	Papua New Guinea	9,145,715	20.2
97	Tajikistan	8,860,396	62.6
98	Austria	8,856,348	107.4
99	Israel	8,659,792	402.8
100	Switzerland	8,398,489	210
101	Sierra Leone	8,256,139	115.3
102	Togo	8,076,517	148.5
103	Laos	7,539,569	32.7
104	Hong Kong	7,248,206	6,755.1
105	Paraguay	7,188,930	18.1
106	Bulgaria	6,965,462	64.2
107	Libya	6,890,637	3.9
108	Serbia	6,856,660	88.5
109	El Salvador	6,480,810	312.8
110	Nicaragua	6,186,056	51.6
111	Eritrea	6,088,682	60.3
112	Kyrgyzstan	5,963,777	31.1
113	Denmark	5,868,927	138.3
114	Singapore	5,810,285	8,195
115	Finland	5,572,355	18.3
116	Turkmenistan	5,522,684	11.8
117	Norway	5,465,387	18
118	Lebanon	5,463,514	534.1
119	Slovakia	5,439,808	113.1
120	Congo Brazzaville	5,292,798	15.5
121	Central African Republic	5,262,642	8.4
122	Ireland	5,173,463	75.1
123	Costa Rica	5,096,857	99.8
124	Liberia	5,073,054	52.7
125	Georgia	4,930,665	70.7
126	New Zealand	4,925,334	18.6
127	Croatia	4,229,585	75.6
128	Panama	4,210,487	56.6
129	Mauritania	3,997,059	3.9
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,832,751	74.9
131	Oman	3,624,823	11.7
132	Uruguay	3,389,361	19.4
133	Moldova	3,360,212	102.2
134	Puerto Rico	3,190,410	359.7
135	Mongolia	3,168,648	2
136	Albania	3,080,930	112.5
137	Armenia	3,021,483	107.1
138	Kuwait	2,995,271	168.1
139	West Bank	2,898,556	513.9
140	Jamaica	2,815,048	259.9
141	Lithuania	2,739,816	43.7
142	Namibia	2,629,632	3.2
143	Qatar	2,447,179	211.2
144	Botswana	2,316,910	4.1
145	The Gambia	2,302,355	227.5
146	Gabon	2,230,332	8.7
147	Lesotho	2,162,195	71.2
148	North Macedonia	2,125,463	83.6
149	Slovenia	2,102,452	104.3
150	Kosovo	1,931,888	177.4
151	Guinea-Bissau	1,927,022	68.5
152	Gaza Strip	1,917,031	5,325.1
153	Latvia	1,883,186	30.3
154	Equatorial Guinea	1,561,062	55.7
155	Bahrain	1,504,665	1,979.8
156	Trinidad and Tobago	1,400,824	273.2
157	Timor-Leste	1,382,948	93
158	Mauritius	1,305,308	643
159	Cyprus	1,267,376	137.1
160	Estonia	1,228,296	29
161	Eswatini	1,104,638	64.2
162	Fiji	935,139	51.2
163	Djibouti	919,627	39.7
164	Comoros	852,094	381.3
165	Bhutan	850,853	22.2
166	Guyana	786,653	4
167	Solomon Islands	678,494	24.2
168	Luxembourg	628,615	243.1
169	Macau	625,295	22,332
170	Suriname	618,093	4
171	Montenegro	609,786	45.3
172	Cabo Verde	582,153	144.3
173	Brunei	464,145	88.2
174	Malta	457,270	1,447.1
175	Belize	398,890	17.5
176	Maldives	391,104	1,312.4
177	Iceland	350,773	3.5
178	The Bahamas	349,655	34.9
179	Barbados	301,001	700
180	Vanuatu	297,953	24.4
181	French Polynesia	294,891	77.1
182	New Caledonia	290,033	15.9
183	Sao Tome and Principe	210,728	218.6
184	Samoa	203,662	72.2
185	Guam	168,489	309.7
186	Saint Lucia	166,141	274.2
187	Curaçao	151,370	340.9
188	Aruba	119,496	663.9
189	Grenada	113,165	329
190	Kiribati	111,814	137.9
191	U.S. Virgin Islands	106,290	305.4
192	Tonga	106,010	147.9
193	Federated States of Micronesia	102,320	145.8
194	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	101,334	260.5
195	Jersey	100,782	868.8
196	Antigua and Barbuda	98,012	221.2
197	Seychelles	95,726	210.4
198	Isle of Man	90,381	158
199	Andorra	85,722	183.2
200	Marshall Islands	77,741	429.5
201	Dominica	74,522	99.2
202	Bermuda	71,818	1,330
203	Guernsey	67,173	861.2
204	Cayman Islands	61,952	234.7
205	Greenland	57,797	0
206	Turks and Caicos Islands	56,095	59.2
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	53,799	206.1
208	Northern Mariana Islands	51,851	109.9
209	Faroe Islands	51,624	37.1
210	American Samoa	47,392	239.4
211	Sint Maarten	43,991	1,293.9
212	Liechtenstein	39,137	244.6
213	British Virgin Islands	37,146	246
214	San Marino	34,247	561.4
215	Saint Martin	32,560	603
216	Monaco	31,066	15,533
217	Gibraltar	29,459	4,208.4
218	Palau	21,532	46.9
219	Anguilla	18,066	198.5
220	Wallis and Futuna	15,809	111.3
221	Tuvalu	11,350	436.5
222	Nauru	9,728	463.2
223	Cook Islands	8,539	36.2
224	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,903	20.1
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,131	285.2
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,384	22.2
227	Montserrat	5,359	52.5

Data from US Census International Database