2026 Population

In 2026, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 8.1 billion people, continuing its steady upward trend. Asia remains the most populous continent, home to over 4.7 billion people, with China and India each exceeding 1.4 billion, though India is expected to maintain its position as the most populous country. Africa’s population continues its rapid growth, surpassing 1.4 billion, driven by high birth rates in countries such as Nigeria and Ethiopia. Europe’s population is relatively stable or slightly declining, hovering around 740 million, with Eastern Europe and Russia experiencing the most significant decreases. The Americas collectively account for over 1 billion residents, with the United States, Brazil, and Mexico as the largest contributors. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, has a population of around 45 million, while Antarctica remains uninhabited except for a transient scientific community. Regional disparities persist, with sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia seeing the fastest growth, while East Asia and parts of Europe face aging populations and lower birth rates.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,429,700,205	480.9
2	China	1,420,779,375	152.3
3	United States	346,481,182	37.9
4	Indonesia	285,562,809	157.6
5	Pakistan	261,714,024	339.5
6	Nigeria	248,986,470	273.4
7	Brazil	222,624,000	26.6
8	Bangladesh	171,643,404	1,318.6
9	Russia	140,647,826	8.6
10	Mexico	132,807,523	68.3
11	Ethiopia	124,992,937	114
12	Congo Kinshasa	122,770,579	54.2
13	Japan	122,108,827	335
14	Philippines	121,941,877	409
15	Egypt	114,438,165	115
16	Vietnam	107,587,618	347
17	Iran	89,867,731	58.7
18	Turkey	85,113,274	110.6
19	Germany	83,899,469	240.6
20	Tanzania	71,191,205	80.4
21	Thailand	70,109,971	137.2
22	France	69,151,859	108
23	United Kingdom	69,027,283	285.3
24	Italy	60,896,213	207
25	Kenya	60,655,839	106.6
26	South Africa	59,596,713	49.1
27	Burma	59,215,541	90.6
28	Sudan	53,124,290	28.5
29	Uganda	52,470,987	266.2
30	South Korea	52,290,736	539.5
31	Colombia	50,100,671	48.2
32	Argentina	47,729,329	17.4
33	Spain	47,390,594	95
34	Algeria	46,366,320	19.5
35	Iraq	43,751,077	100
36	Ukraine	42,615,564	73.6
37	Afghanistan	41,910,604	64.3
38	Angola	39,764,568	31.9
39	Canada	39,330,711	4.3
40	Morocco	38,001,962	53
41	Saudi Arabia	37,800,159	17.6
42	Poland	37,638,911	123.7
43	Ghana	36,087,358	158.6
44	Malaysia	35,240,479	107.2
45	Mozambique	35,085,048	44.6
46	Yemen	33,270,391	63
47	Peru	32,959,113	25.7
48	Cameroon	32,674,515	69.1
49	Uzbekistan	32,081,504	75.4
50	Venezuela	32,030,413	36.3
51	Nepal	31,540,295	220
52	Côte d'Ivoire	31,267,553	98.3
53	Madagascar	30,733,233	52.8
54	Niger	28,336,282	22.4
55	Australia	27,349,146	3.6
56	North Korea	26,376,759	219.1
57	Syria	24,655,702	132.6
58	Burkina Faso	24,145,473	88.2
59	Sri Lanka	23,715,920	366.9
60	Taiwan	23,605,244	731.7
61	Mali	23,291,010	19.1
62	Malawi	22,724,718	241.5
63	Zambia	21,992,316	29.6
64	Chad	20,266,075	16.1
65	Kazakhstan	19,944,497	7.4
66	Senegal	19,775,563	102.7
67	Chile	18,882,134	25.4
68	Guatemala	18,793,889	175.4
69	Ecuador	18,046,533	65.2
70	Romania	17,834,785	77.6
71	Netherlands	17,648,437	520.7
72	Cambodia	17,391,404	98.5
73	Zimbabwe	16,342,566	42.2
74	Benin	15,687,265	141.8
75	Guinea	14,772,606	60.1
76	Burundi	14,371,891	559.7
77	Rwanda	14,078,098	570.7
78	South Sudan	13,786,294	21.4
79	Somalia	13,705,677	21.8
80	Bolivia	12,559,502	11.6
81	Tunisia	12,175,511	78.4
82	Belgium	12,098,499	399.6
83	Haiti	11,869,566	430.7
84	Jordan	11,502,926	129.5
85	Dominican Republic	11,068,929	229.1
86	Cuba	10,930,643	99.5
87	Sweden	10,697,024	26.1
88	Czechia	10,696,682	138.5
89	Azerbaijan	10,603,697	128.3
90	Papua New Guinea	10,502,523	23.2
91	Greece	10,387,931	79.5
92	Portugal	10,183,053	111.3
93	United Arab Emirates	10,159,428	121.5
94	Honduras	9,898,039	88.5
95	Tajikistan	9,615,250	67.9
96	Hungary	9,576,013	106.9
97	Sierra Leone	9,539,924	133.2
98	Israel	9,433,078	438.8
99	Togo	9,353,395	172
100	Belarus	9,288,502	45.8
101	Austria	9,019,616	109.4
102	Switzerland	8,726,779	218.2
103	Laos	8,150,410	35.3
104	Paraguay	7,684,028	19.3
105	Libya	7,562,253	4.3
106	Hong Kong	7,311,499	6,814.1
107	Bulgaria	6,693,714	61.7
108	El Salvador	6,661,366	321.5
109	Serbia	6,573,488	84.8
110	Nicaragua	6,530,197	54.4
111	Eritrea	6,492,416	64.3
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,265,732	32.7
113	Singapore	6,131,683	8,648.4
114	Congo Brazzaville	6,086,984	17.8
115	Denmark	6,024,472	142
116	Liberia	5,967,286	62
117	Central African Republic	5,850,877	9.4
118	Turkmenistan	5,845,952	12.4
119	Norway	5,727,367	18.8
120	Finland	5,646,225	18.6
121	Ireland	5,465,740	79.3
122	Lebanon	5,427,540	530.6
123	Costa Rica	5,406,170	105.9
124	Slovakia	5,400,883	112.3
125	New Zealand	5,250,088	19.8
126	Georgia	4,934,699	70.8
127	Panama	4,600,852	61.9
128	Mauritania	4,494,789	4.4
129	Croatia	4,112,955	73.5
130	Oman	4,036,792	13
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,778,869	73.8
132	Uruguay	3,443,063	19.7
133	Mongolia	3,329,593	2.1
134	Kuwait	3,206,155	179.9
135	West Bank	3,201,527	567.6
136	Moldova	3,139,029	95.4
137	Albania	3,115,029	113.7
138	Puerto Rico	2,951,840	332.8
139	Armenia	2,950,306	104.6
140	Namibia	2,929,485	3.6
141	Jamaica	2,830,053	261.3
142	The Gambia	2,631,425	260
143	Qatar	2,581,405	222.8
144	Lithuania	2,573,717	41.1
145	Gabon	2,573,219	10
146	Botswana	2,515,901	4.4
147	Lesotho	2,261,944	74.5
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,243,720	79.8
149	Gaza Strip	2,159,016	5,997.3
150	North Macedonia	2,139,186	84.1
151	Slovenia	2,092,892	103.9
152	Kosovo	2,005,355	184.2
153	Equatorial Guinea	1,910,834	68.1
154	Latvia	1,760,288	28.3
155	Bahrain	1,591,850	2,094.5
156	Timor-Leste	1,567,824	105.4
157	Trinidad and Tobago	1,411,080	275.2
158	Cyprus	1,343,402	145.4
159	Mauritius	1,312,042	646.3
160	Estonia	1,175,394	27.7
161	Eswatini	1,153,456	67
162	Djibouti	1,032,307	44.5
163	Fiji	958,808	52.5
164	Comoros	923,195	413.1
165	Bhutan	901,139	23.5
166	Guyana	799,675	4.1
167	Solomon Islands	750,708	26.8
168	Luxembourg	691,169	267.3
169	Suriname	660,319	4.2
170	Macau	652,693	23,310.5
171	Cabo Verde	624,895	154.9
172	Montenegro	594,406	44.2
173	Brunei	505,588	96
174	Malta	473,893	1,499.7
175	Belize	439,328	19.3
176	Maldives	388,256	1,302.9
177	Iceland	370,019	3.7
178	The Bahamas	366,854	36.6
179	Vanuatu	327,790	26.9
180	New Caledonia	311,020	17
181	French Polynesia	307,394	80.3
182	Barbados	305,388	710.2
183	Sao Tome and Principe	229,875	238.5
184	Samoa	211,619	75
185	Guam	169,805	312.1
186	Saint Lucia	168,865	278.7
187	Curaçao	154,059	347
188	Aruba	127,717	709.5
189	Kiribati	118,850	146.5
190	Grenada	115,177	334.8
191	Antigua and Barbuda	104,893	236.8
192	Jersey	104,465	900.6
193	Tonga	104,129	145.2
194	U.S. Virgin Islands	103,166	296.5
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100,355	258
196	Seychelles	99,226	218.1
197	Federated States of Micronesia	98,093	139.7
198	Isle of Man	93,035	162.6
199	Andorra	85,157	182
200	Marshall Islands	84,049	464.4
201	Dominica	74,599	99.3
202	Bermuda	73,198	1,355.5
203	Cayman Islands	68,971	261.3
204	Guernsey	68,051	872.4
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	62,562	66
206	Greenland	57,661	0
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	55,719	213.5
208	Faroe Islands	53,589	38.5
209	Northern Mariana Islands	50,783	107.6
210	Sint Maarten	47,244	1,389.5
211	American Samoa	42,696	215.6
212	British Virgin Islands	41,551	275.2
213	Liechtenstein	40,819	255.1
214	San Marino	35,481	581.7
215	Saint Martin	33,187	614.6
216	Monaco	32,282	16,141
217	Gibraltar	29,777	4,253.9
218	Palau	22,030	48
219	Anguilla	20,089	220.8
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,027	112.9
221	Tuvalu	11,912	458.2
222	Nauru	9,967	474.6
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,955	20.2
224	Cook Islands	7,433	31.5
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,073	282.9
226	Montserrat	5,529	54.2
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,008	20.7

Data from US Census International Database