2029 Population

By 2029, the world’s population is projected to approach 8.7 billion people, continuing its steady growth. 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 have surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. Africa’s population will see the fastest growth, reaching nearly 1.5 billion, driven by high birth rates in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Europe’s population will continue to decline slightly, falling below 740 million, with countries such as Russia, Germany, and Italy experiencing aging demographics. North America’s population will rise modestly to about 390 million, led by the United States and Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean will approach 680 million, with Brazil remaining the region’s largest country. Oceania, including Australia and Pacific island nations, will reach around 46 million, while population growth in these areas remains moderate. Urbanization trends will intensify, with most people worldwide living in cities, especially in rapidly expanding megacities across Asia and Africa.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,461,595,417	491.6
2	China	1,424,214,416	152.7
3	United States	353,008,224	38.6
4	Indonesia	291,265,055	160.8
5	Pakistan	275,657,450	357.6
6	Nigeria	268,411,520	294.7
7	Brazil	226,200,142	27.1
8	Bangladesh	175,842,285	1,350.9
9	Russia	139,524,349	8.5
10	Mexico	135,986,929	70
11	Congo Kinshasa	134,570,316	59.4
12	Ethiopia	133,674,338	121.9
13	Philippines	127,278,115	426.9
14	Japan	120,347,262	330.2
15	Egypt	118,960,364	119.5
16	Vietnam	110,114,915	355.1
17	Iran	91,843,376	60
18	Turkey	86,474,532	112.4
19	Germany	83,527,852	239.6
20	Tanzania	77,018,688	86.9
21	Thailand	70,263,763	137.5
22	United Kingdom	69,830,169	288.6
23	France	69,738,198	108.9
24	Kenya	64,340,665	113
25	South Africa	61,033,241	50.3
26	Italy	60,845,808	206.9
27	Burma	60,342,686	92.3
28	Uganda	57,437,175	291.4
29	Sudan	57,415,486	30.8
30	South Korea	52,526,080	542
31	Colombia	50,741,769	48.9
32	Argentina	48,795,249	17.8
33	Algeria	47,799,102	20.1
34	Spain	47,543,697	95.3
35	Iraq	46,255,280	105.8
36	Afghanistan	44,605,645	68.4
37	Angola	43,906,715	35.2
38	Ukraine	41,909,257	72.3
39	Canada	40,087,070	4.4
40	Saudi Arabia	39,532,918	18.4
41	Morocco	38,867,370	54.2
42	Ghana	38,368,513	168.6
43	Mozambique	37,890,058	48.2
44	Poland	37,223,623	122.3
45	Malaysia	36,209,656	110.2
46	Cameroon	35,349,261	74.8
47	Yemen	34,944,302	66.2
48	Peru	33,626,071	26.3
49	Côte d'Ivoire	33,229,388	104.5
50	Venezuela	32,813,685	37.2
51	Uzbekistan	32,721,483	76.9
52	Madagascar	32,648,415	56.1
53	Nepal	32,146,155	224.2
54	Niger	31,581,841	24.9
55	Australia	28,192,066	3.7
56	North Korea	26,630,891	221.2
57	Syria	25,823,004	138.9
58	Burkina Faso	25,801,553	94.2
59	Mali	25,333,188	20.8
60	Malawi	24,167,677	256.9
61	Sri Lanka	24,073,835	372.5
62	Zambia	23,855,072	32.1
63	Taiwan	23,607,246	731.8
64	Chad	22,122,423	17.6
65	Senegal	21,168,655	109.9
66	Kazakhstan	20,303,423	7.5
67	Guatemala	19,584,387	182.8
68	Chile	19,175,085	25.8
69	Ecuador	18,583,616	67.1
70	Cambodia	17,844,517	101.1
71	Netherlands	17,819,133	525.7
72	Romania	17,445,235	75.9
73	Zimbabwe	17,301,849	44.7
74	Benin	17,265,761	156.1
75	Guinea	16,026,276	65.2
76	Burundi	15,609,181	607.8
77	South Sudan	14,921,469	23.2
78	Somalia	14,776,041	23.6
79	Rwanda	14,752,565	598
80	Bolivia	12,904,815	11.9
81	Tunisia	12,329,059	79.4
82	Belgium	12,261,001	404.9
83	Haiti	12,260,299	444.9
84	Jordan	12,074,419	136
85	Dominican Republic	11,331,913	234.5
86	Papua New Guinea	11,191,477	24.7
87	Cuba	10,867,106	99
88	Sweden	10,846,607	26.4
89	Azerbaijan	10,765,160	130.3
90	Czechia	10,671,110	138.1
91	United Arab Emirates	10,391,535	124.3
92	Greece	10,278,665	78.7
93	Honduras	10,216,702	91.3
94	Sierra Leone	10,164,978	141.9
95	Portugal	10,150,761	111
96	Togo	10,025,972	184.4
97	Tajikistan	9,969,295	70.4
98	Israel	9,828,840	457.2
99	Hungary	9,474,542	105.7
100	Belarus	9,188,041	45.3
101	Austria	9,089,642	110.3
102	Switzerland	8,883,680	222.1
103	Laos	8,430,704	36.5
104	Paraguay	7,912,755	19.9
105	Libya	7,833,979	4.5
106	Hong Kong	7,317,588	6,819.7
107	Eritrea	6,744,568	66.8
108	El Salvador	6,691,103	322.9
109	Nicaragua	6,689,310	55.7
110	Bulgaria	6,563,256	60.5
111	Congo Brazzaville	6,522,267	19.1
112	Serbia	6,460,689	83.4
113	Liberia	6,456,944	67
114	Kyrgyzstan	6,396,029	33.3
115	Singapore	6,278,413	8,855.3
116	Central African Republic	6,154,963	9.9
117	Denmark	6,096,523	143.7
118	Turkmenistan	5,985,114	12.7
119	Norway	5,849,801	19.2
120	Finland	5,665,260	18.6
121	Ireland	5,603,109	81.3
122	Costa Rica	5,544,323	108.6
123	Lebanon	5,513,368	538.9
124	New Zealand	5,373,088	20.3
125	Slovakia	5,366,801	111.6
126	Georgia	4,926,676	70.7
127	Panama	4,787,109	64.4
128	Mauritania	4,746,123	4.6
129	Oman	4,231,593	13.7
130	Croatia	4,055,934	72.5
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,743,685	73.1
132	Uruguay	3,467,781	19.8
133	Mongolia	3,392,405	2.2
134	West Bank	3,348,887	593.8
135	Kuwait	3,304,602	185.5
136	Albania	3,117,727	113.8
137	Namibia	3,084,888	3.7
138	Moldova	3,026,573	92
139	Armenia	2,907,216	103.1
140	Puerto Rico	2,852,010	321.6
141	Jamaica	2,841,470	262.3
142	The Gambia	2,791,399	275.8
143	Gabon	2,755,935	10.7
144	Botswana	2,611,929	4.6
145	Qatar	2,602,973	224.7
146	Lithuania	2,494,042	39.8
147	Guinea-Bissau	2,421,739	86.1
148	Lesotho	2,315,113	76.3
149	Gaza Strip	2,280,820	6,335.6
150	North Macedonia	2,141,849	84.2
151	Slovenia	2,083,023	103.4
152	Equatorial Guinea	2,079,566	74.1
153	Kosovo	2,046,662	188
154	Latvia	1,699,624	27.3
155	Timor-Leste	1,657,070	111.4
156	Bahrain	1,627,215	2,141.1
157	Trinidad and Tobago	1,412,385	275.4
158	Cyprus	1,372,634	148.5
159	Mauritius	1,312,531	646.6
160	Eswatini	1,175,345	68.3
161	Estonia	1,147,306	27.1
162	Djibouti	1,087,170	46.9
163	Fiji	968,781	53
164	Comoros	957,736	428.5
165	Bhutan	925,037	24.1
166	Guyana	809,985	4.1
167	Solomon Islands	786,290	28.1
168	Luxembourg	718,923	278
169	Suriname	679,932	4.4
170	Macau	663,447	23,694.5
171	Cabo Verde	644,821	159.9
172	Montenegro	585,362	43.5
173	Brunei	525,747	99.9
174	Malta	478,758	1,515.1
175	Belize	459,475	20.1
176	Maldives	398,085	1,335.9
177	Iceland	378,103	3.8
178	The Bahamas	374,594	37.4
179	Vanuatu	342,288	28.1
180	New Caledonia	320,974	17.6
181	French Polynesia	312,586	81.7
182	Barbados	306,782	713.4
183	Sao Tome and Principe	239,371	248.3
184	Samoa	215,978	76.6
185	Saint Lucia	169,916	280.4
186	Guam	169,910	312.3
187	Curaçao	154,948	349
188	Aruba	131,527	730.7
189	Kiribati	122,205	150.7
190	Grenada	115,772	336.5
191	Antigua and Barbuda	108,162	244.2
192	Jersey	105,874	912.7
193	Tonga	102,915	143.5
194	U.S. Virgin Islands	101,054	290.4
195	Seychelles	100,516	220.9
196	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	99,936	256.9
197	Federated States of Micronesia	95,675	136.3
198	Isle of Man	93,998	164.3
199	Marshall Islands	87,050	480.9
200	Andorra	84,814	181.2
201	Dominica	74,318	99
202	Bermuda	73,651	1,363.9
203	Cayman Islands	72,383	274.2
204	Guernsey	68,386	876.7
205	Turks and Caicos Islands	65,692	69.3
206	Greenland	57,419	0
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	56,488	216.4
208	Faroe Islands	54,503	39.1
209	Northern Mariana Islands	50,346	106.7
210	Sint Maarten	48,648	1,430.8
211	British Virgin Islands	43,667	289.2
212	Liechtenstein	41,590	259.9
213	American Samoa	41,015	207.1
214	San Marino	36,002	590.2
215	Saint Martin	33,467	619.8
216	Monaco	32,894	16,447
217	Gibraltar	29,866	4,266.6
218	Palau	22,266	48.5
219	Anguilla	21,093	231.8
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,090	113.3
221	Tuvalu	12,154	467.5
222	Nauru	10,081	480
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,963	20.2
224	Saint Barthelemy	7,055	282.2
225	Cook Islands	7,006	29.7
226	Montserrat	5,613	55
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,826	19.9

Data from US Census International Database