2027 Population

In 2027, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 8.1 billion people, continuing the trend of steady global growth. Asia remains the most populous continent, home to over 4.7 billion individuals, with China and India each exceeding 1.4 billion, though India is expected to have surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. Africa’s population continues its rapid rise, nearing 1.5 billion, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia experience significant growth. Europe’s population is stabilizing or slightly declining, hovering around 740 million, with Eastern European countries facing the most notable decreases. The Americas, including North, Central, and South America, collectively account for about 1.1 billion people, with the United States and Brazil remaining the largest contributors. Oceania, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, has a smaller share, with a population just over 45 million. These demographic shifts reflect ongoing trends of urbanization, migration, and varying birth rates across regions.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,440,259,166	484.4
2	China	1,422,372,057	152.5
3	United States	348,695,115	38.1
4	Indonesia	287,501,798	158.7
5	Pakistan	266,375,272	345.5
6	Nigeria	255,322,388	280.3
7	Brazil	223,854,475	26.8
8	Bangladesh	173,075,262	1,329.6
9	Russia	140,279,519	8.6
10	Mexico	133,870,835	68.9
11	Ethiopia	127,872,508	116.6
12	Congo Kinshasa	126,602,068	55.8
13	Philippines	123,745,419	415
14	Japan	121,536,683	333.4
15	Egypt	115,974,370	116.5
16	Vietnam	108,458,493	349.8
17	Iran	90,555,843	59.1
18	Turkey	85,584,261	111.2
19	Germany	83,781,138	240.3
20	Tanzania	73,102,621	82.5
21	Thailand	70,178,031	137.4
22	France	69,352,906	108.3
23	United Kingdom	69,299,419	286.4
24	Kenya	61,875,556	108.7
25	Italy	60,873,567	207
26	South Africa	60,089,324	49.5
27	Burma	59,604,337	91.2
28	Sudan	54,534,034	29.3
29	Uganda	54,103,242	274.5
30	South Korea	52,381,320	540.5
31	Colombia	50,337,347	48.5
32	Argentina	48,089,638	17.6
33	Spain	47,443,038	95.1
34	Algeria	46,861,760	19.7
35	Iraq	44,585,626	101.9
36	Afghanistan	42,808,140	65.6
37	Ukraine	42,379,670	73.2
38	Angola	41,105,286	33
39	Canada	39,589,291	4.4
40	Saudi Arabia	38,401,036	17.9
41	Morocco	38,297,991	53.4
42	Poland	37,506,614	123.3
43	Ghana	36,843,036	161.9
44	Mozambique	35,992,441	45.8
45	Malaysia	35,569,943	108.2
46	Yemen	33,831,648	64.1
47	Cameroon	33,551,698	71
48	Peru	33,168,714	25.9
49	Uzbekistan	32,304,157	75.9
50	Venezuela	32,298,649	36.6
51	Côte d'Ivoire	31,917,399	100.4
52	Nepal	31,744,871	221.4
53	Madagascar	31,373,152	53.9
54	Niger	29,384,130	23.2
55	Australia	27,632,917	3.6
56	North Korea	26,466,572	219.8
57	Syria	25,047,541	134.7
58	Burkina Faso	24,698,053	90.2
59	Mali	23,959,260	19.6
60	Sri Lanka	23,838,302	368.8
61	Taiwan	23,608,341	731.8
62	Malawi	23,206,225	246.7
63	Zambia	22,603,813	30.4
64	Chad	20,871,580	16.6
65	Senegal	20,240,231	105.1
66	Kazakhstan	20,068,588	7.4
67	Guatemala	19,059,872	177.9
68	Chile	18,984,331	25.5
69	Ecuador	18,228,633	65.8
70	Netherlands	17,707,267	522.4
71	Romania	17,694,294	77
72	Cambodia	17,547,160	99.4
73	Zimbabwe	16,658,846	43.1
74	Benin	16,200,840	146.5
75	Guinea	15,180,451	61.8
76	Burundi	14,775,707	575.4
77	Rwanda	14,305,331	579.9
78	South Sudan	14,159,656	22
79	Somalia	14,058,747	22.4
80	Bolivia	12,678,878	11.7
81	Tunisia	12,231,169	78.7
82	Belgium	12,155,250	401.5
83	Haiti	12,000,874	435.4
84	Jordan	11,693,578	131.7
85	Dominican Republic	11,158,380	230.9
86	Cuba	10,911,119	99.4
87	Sweden	10,748,687	26.2
88	Papua New Guinea	10,731,692	23.7
89	Czechia	10,689,664	138.4
90	Azerbaijan	10,659,848	129
91	Greece	10,351,313	79.2
92	United Arab Emirates	10,231,027	122.4
93	Portugal	10,172,071	111.2
94	Honduras	10,005,136	89.4
95	Sierra Leone	9,748,673	136.1
96	Tajikistan	9,734,780	68.8
97	Togo	9,574,926	176.1
98	Israel	9,564,296	444.9
99	Hungary	9,543,024	106.5
100	Belarus	9,255,332	45.6
101	Austria	9,043,979	109.7
102	Switzerland	8,779,905	219.5
103	Laos	8,246,000	35.7
104	Paraguay	7,762,263	19.5
105	Libya	7,655,084	4.4
106	Hong Kong	7,315,606	6,817.9
107	El Salvador	6,673,324	322.1
108	Bulgaria	6,649,805	61.3
109	Nicaragua	6,584,899	54.9
110	Eritrea	6,572,329	65.1
111	Serbia	6,535,467	84.4
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,310,259	32.9
113	Congo Brazzaville	6,229,091	18.2
114	Singapore	6,181,797	8,719
115	Liberia	6,127,154	63.6
116	Denmark	6,049,290	142.6
117	Central African Republic	5,951,775	9.6
118	Turkmenistan	5,894,204	12.5
119	Norway	5,769,084	19
120	Finland	5,654,014	18.6
121	Ireland	5,511,779	80
122	Lebanon	5,457,310	533.5
123	Costa Rica	5,453,492	106.8
124	Slovakia	5,390,571	112.1
125	New Zealand	5,292,048	20
126	Georgia	4,932,543	70.8
127	Panama	4,664,329	62.7
128	Mauritania	4,578,476	4.4
129	Oman	4,102,756	13.3
130	Croatia	4,094,087	73.1
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,767,946	73.6
132	Uruguay	3,451,594	19.7
133	Mongolia	3,351,541	2.2
134	West Bank	3,251,130	576.4
135	Kuwait	3,239,375	181.8
136	Albania	3,117,196	113.8
137	Moldova	3,101,637	94.3
138	Namibia	2,981,005	3.6
139	Armenia	2,936,262	104.1
140	Puerto Rico	2,918,745	329.1
141	Jamaica	2,833,635	261.6
142	The Gambia	2,685,113	265.3
143	Gabon	2,633,491	10.2
144	Qatar	2,591,313	223.7
145	Botswana	2,548,174	4.5
146	Lithuania	2,546,846	40.6
147	Guinea-Bissau	2,301,602	81.8
148	Lesotho	2,279,479	75.1
149	Gaza Strip	2,199,603	6,110
150	North Macedonia	2,140,467	84.2
151	Slovenia	2,089,872	103.7
152	Kosovo	2,019,372	185.5
153	Equatorial Guinea	1,967,618	70.1
154	Latvia	1,739,920	28
155	Bahrain	1,603,855	2,110.3
156	Timor-Leste	1,597,900	107.4
157	Trinidad and Tobago	1,411,725	275.3
158	Cyprus	1,353,832	146.5
159	Mauritius	1,312,477	646.5
160	Estonia	1,166,047	27.5
161	Eswatini	1,160,910	67.5
162	Djibouti	1,050,789	45.3
163	Fiji	962,223	52.7
164	Comoros	934,716	418.2
165	Bhutan	909,272	23.7
166	Guyana	802,890	4.1
167	Solomon Islands	762,617	27.2
168	Luxembourg	700,723	271
169	Suriname	666,945	4.3
170	Macau	656,498	23,446.4
171	Cabo Verde	631,666	156.6
172	Montenegro	591,525	44
173	Brunei	512,370	97.3
174	Malta	475,679	1,505.3
175	Belize	446,055	19.6
176	Maldives	390,846	1,311.6
177	Iceland	372,835	3.7
178	The Bahamas	369,505	36.9
179	Vanuatu	332,652	27.3
180	New Caledonia	314,387	17.2
181	French Polynesia	309,205	80.8
182	Barbados	305,917	711.4
183	Sao Tome and Principe	233,042	241.7
184	Samoa	213,049	75.5
185	Guam	169,880	312.3
186	Saint Lucia	169,243	279.3
187	Curaçao	154,391	347.7
188	Aruba	129,009	716.7
189	Kiribati	119,987	147.9
190	Grenada	115,406	335.5
191	Antigua and Barbuda	106,002	239.3
192	Jersey	104,962	904.8
193	Tonga	103,733	144.7
194	U.S. Virgin Islands	102,500	294.5
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100,216	257.6
196	Seychelles	99,692	219.1
197	Federated States of Micronesia	97,307	138.6
198	Isle of Man	93,380	163.3
199	Marshall Islands	85,057	469.9
200	Andorra	85,046	181.7
201	Dominica	74,533	99.2
202	Bermuda	73,369	1,358.7
203	Cayman Islands	70,117	265.6
204	Guernsey	68,170	874
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	63,612	67.1
206	Greenland	57,595	0
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	55,990	214.5
208	Faroe Islands	53,904	38.7
209	Northern Mariana Islands	50,630	107.3
210	Sint Maarten	47,730	1,403.8
211	British Virgin Islands	42,265	279.9
212	American Samoa	42,132	212.8
213	Liechtenstein	41,085	256.8
214	San Marino	35,663	584.6
215	Saint Martin	33,281	616.3
216	Monaco	32,502	16,251
217	Gibraltar	29,815	4,259.3
218	Palau	22,111	48.2
219	Anguilla	20,425	224.5
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,052	113
221	Tuvalu	11,996	461.4
222	Nauru	10,004	476.4
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,959	20.2
224	Cook Islands	7,283	30.9
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,067	282.7
226	Montserrat	5,559	54.5
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,947	20.4

Data from US Census International Database