2038 Population

By the year 2038, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 9.2 billion people, continuing the trend of rapid global growth. Asia will remain the most populous continent, with over 5.3 billion inhabitants, driven by populous countries such as India, which is expected to remain the world’s most populous country, and China, whose population may stabilize or slightly decline. Africa will experience the fastest growth, with its population surpassing 1.7 billion, fueled by high birth rates in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Europe’s population will likely decline slightly, dropping below 700 million due to aging demographics and low fertility rates, particularly in Eastern and Southern Europe. North America’s population will approach 400 million, with the United States and Mexico as the primary contributors. Latin America and the Caribbean will reach around 700 million, with Brazil and Mexico remaining the largest countries in the region. Oceania, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, will see modest growth, reaching about 50 million people. These demographic shifts will shape economic, social, and environmental trends worldwide in 2038.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,549,049,674	521
2	China	1,413,139,399	151.5
3	United States	370,178,704	40.5
4	Nigeria	333,058,774	365.7
5	Pakistan	316,425,948	410.5
6	Indonesia	306,162,606	169
7	Brazil	234,352,468	28
8	Bangladesh	186,189,754	1,430.4
9	Congo Kinshasa	175,389,265	77.4
10	Ethiopia	160,341,883	146.2
11	Mexico	144,785,555	74.5
12	Philippines	141,750,775	475.4
13	Russia	136,333,670	8.3
14	Egypt	132,305,870	132.9
15	Vietnam	116,253,967	374.9
16	Japan	114,465,320	314
17	Iran	96,624,925	63.1
18	Tanzania	96,112,070	108.5
19	Turkey	89,518,670	116.3
20	Germany	82,120,716	235.5
21	Kenya	75,573,289	132.8
22	Uganda	73,491,059	372.9
23	United Kingdom	71,990,155	297.6
24	France	71,059,579	111
25	Sudan	70,908,119	38.1
26	Thailand	69,748,143	136.5
27	South Africa	64,727,646	53.3
28	Burma	63,019,819	96.4
29	Italy	60,959,516	207.2
30	Angola	58,489,960	46.9
31	Iraq	53,729,846	122.8
32	Afghanistan	52,633,065	80.7
33	South Korea	52,400,213	540.7
34	Colombia	51,748,154	49.8
35	Argentina	51,741,073	18.9
36	Algeria	51,510,471	21.6
37	Spain	47,881,559	96
38	Mozambique	47,690,216	60.6
39	Ghana	45,516,087	200
40	Cameroon	44,103,677	93.3
41	Saudi Arabia	43,865,570	20.4
42	Niger	43,096,963	34
43	Canada	42,008,913	4.6
44	Morocco	41,078,069	57.3
45	Ukraine	39,986,083	69
46	Yemen	39,803,383	75.4
47	Côte d'Ivoire	39,219,094	123.3
48	Malaysia	38,734,149	117.9
49	Madagascar	38,268,419	65.8
50	Peru	35,868,673	28
51	Poland	35,757,829	117.5
52	Venezuela	34,780,869	39.4
53	Uzbekistan	34,216,394	80.4
54	Nepal	33,736,350	235.3
55	Mali	31,971,055	26.2
56	Burkina Faso	30,702,666	112.1
57	Australia	30,549,755	4
58	Zambia	29,875,881	40.2
59	Syria	29,197,987	157.1
60	Malawi	28,434,519	302.2
61	Chad	28,316,716	22.5
62	North Korea	27,097,285	225
63	Senegal	25,312,275	131.5
64	Sri Lanka	24,976,453	386.5
65	Taiwan	23,323,805	723
66	Benin	22,745,652	205.6
67	Guatemala	21,820,176	203.6
68	Kazakhstan	21,258,174	7.9
69	Zimbabwe	20,390,230	52.7
70	Guinea	20,350,582	82.8
71	Ecuador	19,995,300	72.2
72	Chile	19,799,221	26.6
73	Burundi	19,718,043	767.8
74	Cambodia	19,022,283	107.8
75	South Sudan	18,532,686	28.8
76	Netherlands	18,196,689	536.9
77	Somalia	18,113,886	28.9
78	Rwanda	16,714,678	677.6
79	Romania	16,586,474	72.1
80	Bolivia	13,772,748	12.7
81	Jordan	13,757,392	154.9
82	Haiti	13,342,968	484.1
83	Papua New Guinea	13,266,973	29.3
84	Belgium	12,669,608	418.4
85	Tunisia	12,648,138	81.4
86	Togo	12,197,032	224.3
87	Sierra Leone	12,007,825	167.7
88	Dominican Republic	12,001,604	248.4
89	United Arab Emirates	11,271,350	134.8
90	Sweden	11,236,560	27.4
91	Azerbaijan	11,139,453	134.8
92	Honduras	11,094,924	99.2
93	Israel	11,042,872	513.7
94	Tajikistan	10,965,119	77.5
95	Cuba	10,607,479	96.6
96	Czechia	10,574,231	136.9
97	Portugal	10,039,065	109.8
98	Greece	9,964,216	76.3
99	Switzerland	9,306,109	232.7
100	Austria	9,247,924	112.2
101	Laos	9,161,048	39.7
102	Hungary	9,139,675	102
103	Belarus	8,890,486	43.8
104	Libya	8,649,230	4.9
105	Paraguay	8,468,698	21.3
106	Liberia	8,090,356	84
107	Congo Brazzaville	7,984,098	23.4
108	Eritrea	7,689,856	76.1
109	Hong Kong	7,221,022	6,729.8
110	Central African Republic	7,082,742	11.4
111	Nicaragua	7,055,463	58.8
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,747,969	35.2
113	El Salvador	6,670,528	321.9
114	Singapore	6,646,311	9,374.2
115	Turkmenistan	6,314,275	13.4
116	Denmark	6,263,681	147.6
117	Bulgaria	6,199,090	57.1
118	Norway	6,168,673	20.3
119	Serbia	6,126,773	79.1
120	Ireland	6,009,813	87.2
121	Costa Rica	5,888,579	115.3
122	Lebanon	5,703,862	557.6
123	New Zealand	5,686,910	21.5
124	Finland	5,665,276	18.6
125	Mauritania	5,499,575	5.3
126	Panama	5,275,788	71
127	Slovakia	5,222,733	108.6
128	Georgia	4,892,000	70.2
129	Oman	4,765,611	15.4
130	Croatia	3,877,963	69.3
131	West Bank	3,761,216	666.9
132	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,589,882	70.1
133	Kuwait	3,581,262	201
134	Namibia	3,555,067	4.3
135	Mongolia	3,546,630	2.3
136	Uruguay	3,522,589	20.1
137	Gabon	3,322,545	12.9
138	The Gambia	3,251,998	321.3
139	Albania	3,058,208	111.6
140	Guinea-Bissau	3,034,669	107.9
141	Jamaica	2,884,880	266.4
142	Botswana	2,883,759	5.1
143	Armenia	2,762,633	98
144	Moldova	2,693,176	81.9
145	Gaza Strip	2,637,265	7,325.7
146	Qatar	2,572,244	222
147	Equatorial Guinea	2,549,296	90.9
148	Puerto Rico	2,540,333	286.4
149	Lesotho	2,474,986	81.5
150	Lithuania	2,280,291	36.4
151	Kosovo	2,153,459	197.8
152	North Macedonia	2,127,598	83.7
153	Slovenia	2,047,369	101.6
154	Timor-Leste	1,902,176	127.9
155	Bahrain	1,735,550	2,283.6
156	Latvia	1,533,532	24.6
157	Cyprus	1,425,782	154.3
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,404,919	274
159	Mauritius	1,296,260	638.6
160	Djibouti	1,236,456	53.3
161	Eswatini	1,236,140	71.9
162	Estonia	1,068,720	25.2
163	Comoros	1,060,084	474.3
164	Fiji	994,363	54.4
165	Bhutan	987,816	25.7
166	Solomon Islands	888,388	31.7
167	Guyana	837,805	4.3
168	Luxembourg	793,067	306.7
169	Suriname	732,596	4.7
170	Cabo Verde	696,264	172.6
171	Macau	686,040	24,501.4
172	Brunei	581,705	110.5
173	Montenegro	551,069	41
174	Belize	519,274	22.8
175	Malta	485,650	1,536.9
176	Maldives	424,399	1,424.2
177	Iceland	398,037	4
178	The Bahamas	393,523	39.3
179	Vanuatu	383,967	31.5
180	New Caledonia	347,903	19
181	French Polynesia	323,955	84.6
182	Barbados	307,145	714.3
183	Sao Tome and Principe	268,072	278.1
184	Samoa	229,336	81.3
185	Saint Lucia	171,298	282.7
186	Guam	167,802	308.5
187	Curaçao	155,602	350.5
188	Aruba	141,841	788
189	Kiribati	130,941	161.5
190	Antigua and Barbuda	116,653	263.3
191	Grenada	116,409	338.4
192	Jersey	108,484	935.2
193	Seychelles	102,475	225.2
194	Tonga	98,569	137.5
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	98,397	252.9
196	Isle of Man	95,720	167.3
197	Marshall Islands	95,318	526.6
198	U.S. Virgin Islands	93,387	268.4
199	Federated States of Micronesia	87,414	124.5
200	Andorra	83,309	178
201	Cayman Islands	82,006	310.6
202	Turks and Caicos Islands	74,833	78.9
203	Bermuda	73,882	1,368.2
204	Dominica	72,069	96
205	Guernsey	68,917	883.6
206	Saint Kitts and Nevis	57,864	221.7
207	Faroe Islands	56,536	40.6
208	Greenland	55,989	0
209	Sint Maarten	51,850	1,525
210	British Virgin Islands	49,547	328.1
211	Northern Mariana Islands	48,918	103.6
212	Liechtenstein	43,422	271.4
213	San Marino	36,981	606.2
214	American Samoa	36,389	183.8
215	Saint Martin	34,308	635.3
216	Monaco	33,759	16,879.5
217	Gibraltar	29,674	4,239.1
218	Anguilla	24,013	263.9
219	Palau	22,712	49.5
220	Wallis and Futuna	16,110	113.5
221	Tuvalu	12,721	489.3
222	Nauru	10,513	500.6
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,895	20
224	Saint Barthelemy	6,951	278
225	Cook Islands	6,059	25.7
226	Montserrat	5,713	56
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,306	17.8

Data from US Census International Database