2037 Population

By 2037, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 8.8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. Asia will remain the most populous continent, home to over 4.8 billion people, with China and India each sustaining populations above 1.4 billion, though India is expected to have surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. Africa’s population will experience the fastest growth, likely exceeding 1.7 billion, driven by high fertility rates in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Europe’s population will continue its gradual decline, falling below 700 million, while Latin America and the Caribbean will hover around 700 million as well, with Brazil and Mexico as regional leaders. North America’s population will approach 400 million, largely concentrated in the United States and Canada, and Oceania, led by Australia, will see modest growth to nearly 50 million. Urbanization will intensify, with over two-thirds of the global population living in cities, and demographic shifts will present both opportunities and challenges across regions.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,540,665,298	518.2
2	China	1,415,622,485	151.8
3	United States	368,447,857	40.3
4	Nigeria	325,499,426	357.4
5	Pakistan	311,988,212	404.7
6	Indonesia	304,693,371	168.2
7	Brazil	233,669,606	28
8	Bangladesh	185,228,182	1,423
9	Congo Kinshasa	170,471,180	75.2
10	Ethiopia	157,345,743	143.5
11	Mexico	143,900,784	74
12	Philippines	140,249,911	470.4
13	Russia	136,659,685	8.3
14	Egypt	130,761,543	131.4
15	Vietnam	115,672,625	373.1
16	Japan	115,147,916	315.9
17	Iran	96,149,304	62.8
18	Tanzania	93,885,262	106
19	Turkey	89,266,276	116
20	Germany	82,295,227	236
21	Kenya	74,332,291	130.6
22	United Kingdom	71,766,634	296.6
23	Uganda	71,624,859	363.4
24	France	70,958,755	110.8
25	Thailand	69,879,999	136.8
26	Sudan	69,394,878	37.3
27	South Africa	64,354,245	53
28	Burma	62,774,552	96.1
29	Italy	60,933,540	207.2
30	Angola	56,718,807	45.5
31	Iraq	52,905,761	121
32	South Korea	52,482,390	541.5
33	Afghanistan	51,745,545	79.3
34	Colombia	51,688,529	49.8
35	Argentina	51,433,625	18.8
36	Algeria	51,107,582	21.5
37	Spain	47,858,968	95.9
38	Mozambique	46,506,058	59.1
39	Ghana	44,698,629	196.4
40	Saudi Arabia	43,434,541	20.2
41	Cameroon	43,078,324	91.1
42	Canada	41,817,565	4.6
43	Niger	41,691,169	32.9
44	Morocco	40,859,260	57
45	Ukraine	40,188,828	69.4
46	Yemen	39,273,891	74.4
47	Côte d'Ivoire	38,552,630	121.2
48	Malaysia	38,482,499	117.1
49	Madagascar	37,654,155	64.7
50	Poland	35,930,518	118.1
51	Peru	35,635,515	27.8
52	Venezuela	34,590,011	39.2
53	Uzbekistan	34,074,543	80.1
54	Nepal	33,579,203	234.2
55	Mali	31,199,056	25.6
56	Australia	30,299,816	3.9
57	Burkina Faso	30,163,548	110.2
58	Zambia	29,180,593	39.3
59	Syria	28,831,068	155.1
60	Malawi	27,964,439	297.2
61	Chad	27,589,777	21.9
62	North Korea	27,064,516	224.8
63	Sri Lanka	24,890,579	385.1
64	Senegal	24,854,548	129.1
65	Taiwan	23,383,232	724.8
66	Benin	22,076,261	199.6
67	Guatemala	21,581,073	201.4
68	Kazakhstan	21,153,180	7.8
69	Zimbabwe	20,031,919	51.8
70	Ecuador	19,854,690	71.7
71	Guinea	19,826,998	80.7
72	Chile	19,747,539	26.5
73	Burundi	19,239,025	749.2
74	Cambodia	18,900,880	107.1
75	Netherlands	18,166,598	536
76	South Sudan	18,121,453	28.1
77	Somalia	17,737,371	28.3
78	Romania	16,674,401	72.5
79	Rwanda	16,498,766	668.8
80	Bolivia	13,685,193	12.6
81	Jordan	13,575,847	152.9
82	Haiti	13,230,309	480.1
83	Papua New Guinea	13,037,085	28.8
84	Belgium	12,627,168	417
85	Tunisia	12,617,077	81.2
86	Togo	11,944,680	219.6
87	Dominican Republic	11,936,540	247
88	Sierra Leone	11,805,525	164.8
89	Sweden	11,193,545	27.3
90	United Arab Emirates	11,169,244	133.6
91	Azerbaijan	11,105,432	134.4
92	Honduras	11,005,635	98.4
93	Israel	10,908,121	507.4
94	Tajikistan	10,859,345	76.7
95	Cuba	10,640,758	96.9
96	Czechia	10,582,888	137
97	Portugal	10,055,069	109.9
98	Greece	9,998,342	76.5
99	Switzerland	9,261,959	231.6
100	Austria	9,233,359	112
101	Hungary	9,178,032	102.4
102	Laos	9,086,987	39.4
103	Belarus	8,922,823	44
104	Libya	8,555,103	4.9
105	Paraguay	8,416,759	21.2
106	Liberia	7,897,535	82
107	Congo Brazzaville	7,811,076	22.9
108	Eritrea	7,578,324	75
109	Hong Kong	7,239,691	6,747.1
110	Nicaragua	7,023,530	58.5
111	Central African Republic	6,978,969	11.2
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,711,112	35
113	El Salvador	6,679,772	322.4
114	Singapore	6,611,126	9,324.6
115	Turkmenistan	6,282,788	13.4
116	Denmark	6,248,422	147.3
117	Bulgaria	6,237,630	57.5
118	Serbia	6,163,941	79.6
119	Norway	6,136,351	20.2
120	Ireland	5,965,228	86.6
121	Costa Rica	5,855,427	114.7
122	Lebanon	5,688,403	556.1
123	Finland	5,667,787	18.7
124	New Zealand	5,655,855	21.4
125	Mauritania	5,416,271	5.3
126	Slovakia	5,240,779	108.9
127	Panama	5,226,390	70.3
128	Georgia	4,896,227	70.2
129	Oman	4,709,043	15.2
130	Croatia	3,898,584	69.6
131	West Bank	3,717,645	659.2
132	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,610,438	70.5
133	Kuwait	3,551,862	199.3
134	Mongolia	3,530,581	2.3
135	Uruguay	3,516,576	20.1
136	Namibia	3,503,178	4.3
137	Gabon	3,259,084	12.6
138	The Gambia	3,201,938	316.4
139	Albania	3,069,015	112
140	Guinea-Bissau	2,960,714	105.3
141	Jamaica	2,879,443	265.9
142	Botswana	2,854,786	5
143	Armenia	2,779,949	98.6
144	Moldova	2,729,332	83
145	Gaza Strip	2,598,700	7,218.6
146	Qatar	2,576,100	222.3
147	Puerto Rico	2,575,743	290.4
148	Equatorial Guinea	2,500,361	89.1
149	Lesotho	2,457,975	81
150	Lithuania	2,301,932	36.7
151	Kosovo	2,143,096	196.8
152	North Macedonia	2,130,707	83.8
153	Slovenia	2,051,469	101.8
154	Timor-Leste	1,876,620	126.2
155	Bahrain	1,723,990	2,268.4
156	Latvia	1,550,738	24.9
157	Cyprus	1,422,168	153.9
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,406,720	274.3
159	Mauritius	1,299,547	640.2
160	Eswatini	1,229,454	71.5
161	Djibouti	1,221,222	52.7
162	Estonia	1,076,900	25.4
163	Comoros	1,049,000	469.4
164	Fiji	991,768	54.3
165	Bhutan	981,547	25.6
166	Solomon Islands	877,483	31.4
167	Guyana	835,831	4.2
168	Luxembourg	785,120	303.6
169	Suriname	727,283	4.7
170	Cabo Verde	691,189	171.4
171	Macau	684,118	24,432.8
172	Brunei	575,856	109.4
173	Montenegro	555,323	41.3
174	Belize	512,725	22.5
175	Malta	485,253	1,535.6
176	Maldives	421,857	1,415.6
177	Iceland	396,034	4
178	The Bahamas	391,746	39.1
179	Vanuatu	379,494	31.1
180	New Caledonia	345,140	18.9
181	French Polynesia	322,984	84.4
182	Barbados	307,414	714.9
183	Sao Tome and Principe	264,838	274.7
184	Samoa	227,867	80.8
185	Saint Lucia	171,297	282.7
186	Guam	168,210	309.2
187	Curaçao	155,663	350.6
188	Aruba	140,768	782
189	Kiribati	130,086	160.4
190	Grenada	116,392	338.3
191	Antigua and Barbuda	115,823	261.5
192	Jersey	108,293	933.6
193	Seychelles	102,396	225
194	Tonga	99,122	138.2
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	98,603	253.5
196	Isle of Man	95,606	167.1
197	Marshall Islands	94,474	522
198	U.S. Virgin Islands	94,289	270.9
199	Federated States of Micronesia	88,396	125.9
200	Andorra	83,550	178.5
201	Cayman Islands	80,985	306.8
202	Bermuda	73,944	1,369.3
203	Turks and Caicos Islands	73,833	77.9
204	Dominica	72,411	96.4
205	Guernsey	68,892	883.2
206	Saint Kitts and Nevis	57,784	221.4
207	Faroe Islands	56,359	40.5
208	Greenland	56,188	0
209	Sint Maarten	51,564	1,516.6
210	Northern Mariana Islands	49,130	104.1
211	British Virgin Islands	48,928	324
212	Liechtenstein	43,256	270.4
213	San Marino	36,925	605.3
214	American Samoa	36,864	186.2
215	Saint Martin	34,218	633.7
216	Monaco	33,737	16,868.5
217	Gibraltar	29,723	4,246.1
218	Anguilla	23,697	260.4
219	Palau	22,692	49.4
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,117	113.5
221	Tuvalu	12,666	487.2
222	Nauru	10,458	498
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,910	20.1
224	Saint Barthelemy	6,967	278.7
225	Cook Islands	6,144	26
226	Montserrat	5,712	56
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,362	18

Data from US Census International Database