2040 Population

By the year 2040, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 9.2 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. Asia will remain the most populous continent, home to over 5 billion people, with China and India together accounting for more than 2.7 billion, though India is expected to surpass China as the most populous country. Africa will experience the fastest growth, with its population likely to exceed 2 billion, driven by high birth rates in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Europe’s population is expected to decline slightly, dropping below 700 million due to low fertility rates and aging demographics, while North America’s population will approach 400 million, with the United States and Mexico as the largest contributors. Latin America and the Caribbean will see modest growth, reaching around 750 million, while Oceania, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, will have a population nearing 50 million. These demographic shifts will have profound implications for global economics, urbanization, and resource distribution.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,564,694,342	526.3
2	China	1,407,276,464	150.9
3	United States	373,527,973	40.8
4	Nigeria	348,390,982	382.5
5	Pakistan	325,197,856	421.9
6	Indonesia	308,923,886	170.5
7	Brazil	235,548,623	28.2
8	Bangladesh	187,970,717	1,444
9	Congo Kinshasa	185,489,254	81.8
10	Ethiopia	166,333,560	151.7
11	Mexico	146,468,189	75.3
12	Philippines	144,674,845	485.2
13	Russia	135,676,131	8.3
14	Egypt	135,431,396	136.1
15	Vietnam	117,338,534	378.4
16	Japan	113,086,546	310.3
17	Tanzania	100,625,421	113.6
18	Iran	97,539,495	63.7
19	Turkey	89,951,885	116.9
20	Germany	81,760,150	234.5
21	Kenya	78,029,635	137.1
22	Uganda	77,275,388	392.1
23	Sudan	73,923,749	39.7
24	United Kingdom	72,423,278	299.4
25	France	71,222,181	111.2
26	Thailand	69,428,181	135.9
27	South Africa	65,446,929	53.9
28	Burma	63,468,972	97.1
29	Angola	62,132,777	49.8
30	Italy	61,012,899	207.4
31	Iraq	55,363,280	126.6
32	Afghanistan	54,403,080	83.4
33	Argentina	52,338,598	19.1
34	Algeria	52,324,677	22
35	South Korea	52,189,080	538.5
36	Colombia	51,828,130	49.9
37	Mozambique	50,121,595	63.7
38	Spain	47,905,339	96
39	Ghana	47,163,292	207.3
40	Cameroon	46,191,948	97.7
41	Niger	45,998,038	36.3
42	Saudi Arabia	44,689,927	20.8
43	Canada	42,378,217	4.7
44	Morocco	41,495,037	57.9
45	Yemen	40,848,556	77.4
46	Côte d'Ivoire	40,544,542	127.5
47	Ukraine	39,580,308	68.3
48	Madagascar	39,485,505	67.9
49	Malaysia	39,217,435	119.3
50	Peru	36,309,846	28.4
51	Poland	35,406,220	116.4
52	Venezuela	35,141,116	39.8
53	Uzbekistan	34,486,116	81.1
54	Nepal	34,035,993	237.4
55	Mali	33,534,254	27.5
56	Burkina Faso	31,773,209	116
57	Zambia	31,280,029	42.1
58	Australia	31,042,695	4
59	Syria	29,924,439	161
60	Chad	29,791,449	23.7
61	Malawi	29,367,856	312.2
62	North Korea	27,151,565	225.5
63	Senegal	26,222,080	136.2
64	Sri Lanka	25,134,659	388.9
65	Benin	24,133,443	218.2
66	Taiwan	23,185,353	718.7
67	Guatemala	22,290,211	208
68	Kazakhstan	21,467,369	8
69	Guinea	21,431,015	87.2
70	Zimbabwe	21,114,947	54.6
71	Burundi	20,687,154	805.6
72	Ecuador	20,263,542	73.2
73	Chile	19,890,647	26.7
74	South Sudan	19,360,800	30
75	Cambodia	19,258,342	109.1
76	Somalia	18,867,903	30.1
77	Netherlands	18,248,576	538.4
78	Rwanda	17,142,030	694.9
79	Romania	16,413,489	71.4
80	Jordan	14,113,122	158.9
81	Bolivia	13,940,338	12.9
82	Papua New Guinea	13,724,829	30.3
83	Haiti	13,561,784	492.1
84	Belgium	12,751,772	421.2
85	Togo	12,708,399	233.7
86	Tunisia	12,708,273	81.8
87	Sierra Leone	12,409,339	173.3
88	Dominican Republic	12,124,973	250.9
89	United Arab Emirates	11,473,536	137.2
90	Sweden	11,324,581	27.6
91	Israel	11,309,911	526.1
92	Honduras	11,265,038	100.7
93	Azerbaijan	11,201,444	135.6
94	Tajikistan	11,171,635	78.9
95	Czechia	10,558,701	136.7
96	Cuba	10,537,139	95.9
97	Portugal	10,002,607	109.4
98	Greece	9,895,646	75.7
99	Switzerland	9,393,639	234.9
100	Laos	9,304,174	40.3
101	Austria	9,275,403	112.5
102	Hungary	9,062,397	101.1
103	Libya	8,839,688	5
104	Belarus	8,825,382	43.5
105	Paraguay	8,566,166	21.6
106	Liberia	8,483,299	88.1
107	Congo Brazzaville	8,336,934	24.4
108	Eritrea	7,909,918	78.3
109	Central African Republic	7,290,316	11.7
110	Hong Kong	7,178,952	6,690.5
111	Nicaragua	7,113,201	59.3
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,819,278	35.6
113	Singapore	6,712,580	9,467.7
114	El Salvador	6,648,499	320.9
115	Turkmenistan	6,374,645	13.6
116	Denmark	6,292,361	148.3
117	Norway	6,231,630	20.5
118	Bulgaria	6,122,867	56.4
119	Ireland	6,097,670	88.5
120	Serbia	6,052,909	78.1
121	Costa Rica	5,951,190	116.6
122	New Zealand	5,746,399	21.7
123	Lebanon	5,729,450	560.1
124	Mauritania	5,665,182	5.5
125	Finland	5,659,269	18.6
126	Panama	5,370,896	72.2
127	Slovakia	5,185,411	107.8
128	Georgia	4,883,071	70.1
129	Oman	4,877,371	15.8
130	West Bank	3,846,518	682
131	Croatia	3,836,284	68.5
132	Namibia	3,658,088	4.4
133	Kuwait	3,638,826	204.2
134	Mongolia	3,578,101	2.3
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,546,651	69.3
136	Uruguay	3,533,156	20.2
137	Gabon	3,449,328	13.4
138	The Gambia	3,350,902	331.1
139	Guinea-Bissau	3,186,964	113.3
140	Albania	3,034,478	110.8
141	Botswana	2,940,674	5.2
142	Jamaica	2,896,357	267.4
143	Armenia	2,726,880	96.7
144	Gaza Strip	2,713,073	7,536.3
145	Equatorial Guinea	2,644,289	94.3
146	Moldova	2,621,878	79.7
147	Qatar	2,567,716	221.6
148	Lesotho	2,507,728	82.6
149	Puerto Rico	2,469,336	278.4
150	Lithuania	2,238,244	35.7
151	Kosovo	2,173,131	199.6
152	North Macedonia	2,120,581	83.4
153	Slovenia	2,038,939	101.2
154	Timor-Leste	1,951,975	131.2
155	Bahrain	1,758,250	2,313.5
156	Latvia	1,499,908	24.1
157	Cyprus	1,431,463	154.9
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,400,424	273.1
159	Mauritius	1,288,578	634.8
160	Djibouti	1,265,825	54.6
161	Eswatini	1,249,423	72.6
162	Comoros	1,081,645	484
163	Estonia	1,052,590	24.8
164	Bhutan	999,784	26
165	Fiji	999,352	54.7
166	Solomon Islands	909,782	32.5
167	Guyana	840,800	4.3
168	Luxembourg	808,762	312.7
169	Suriname	742,785	4.8
170	Cabo Verde	705,949	175
171	Macau	689,476	24,624.1
172	Brunei	593,152	112.7
173	Montenegro	542,316	40.3
174	Belize	532,186	23.3
175	Malta	486,347	1,539.1
176	Maldives	429,282	1,440.5
177	Iceland	401,876	4
178	The Bahamas	396,840	39.6
179	Vanuatu	392,732	32.2
180	New Caledonia	353,269	19.3
181	French Polynesia	325,697	85.1
182	Barbados	306,371	712.5
183	Sao Tome and Principe	274,531	284.8
184	Samoa	232,248	82.3
185	Saint Lucia	171,166	282.5
186	Guam	166,864	306.7
187	Curaçao	155,404	350
188	Aruba	143,940	799.7
189	Kiribati	132,560	163.5
190	Antigua and Barbuda	118,234	266.9
191	Grenada	116,418	338.4
192	Jersey	108,818	938.1
193	Seychelles	102,534	225.3
194	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	97,954	251.8
195	Tonga	97,392	135.8
196	Marshall Islands	96,929	535.5
197	Isle of Man	95,893	167.6
198	U.S. Virgin Islands	91,566	263.1
199	Federated States of Micronesia	85,414	121.7
200	Cayman Islands	84,010	318.2
201	Andorra	82,745	176.8
202	Turks and Caicos Islands	76,817	81
203	Bermuda	73,694	1,364.7
204	Dominica	71,328	95
205	Guernsey	68,946	883.9
206	Saint Kitts and Nevis	57,969	222.1
207	Faroe Islands	56,866	40.8
208	Greenland	55,575	0
209	Sint Maarten	52,378	1,540.5
210	British Virgin Islands	50,763	336.2
211	Northern Mariana Islands	48,442	102.6
212	Liechtenstein	43,729	273.3
213	San Marino	37,050	607.4
214	American Samoa	35,465	179.1
215	Saint Martin	34,481	638.5
216	Monaco	33,745	16,872.5
217	Gibraltar	29,565	4,223.6
218	Anguilla	24,636	270.7
219	Palau	22,730	49.5
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,090	113.3
221	Tuvalu	12,829	493.4
222	Nauru	10,631	506.2
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,858	19.9
224	Saint Barthelemy	6,915	276.6
225	Cook Islands	5,905	25
226	Montserrat	5,703	55.9
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,194	17.3

Data from US Census International Database