2049 Population

By the year 2049, the world’s population is projected to approach 9.7 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. Asia will remain the most populous continent, home to over 5 billion people, with India and China each sustaining populations of over 1.3 billion, though India is expected to remain the most populous country. Africa will experience the fastest growth, with its population likely surpassing 2.5 billion, driven by high birth rates in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Europe’s population is expected to decline slightly, falling below 700 million due to aging demographics and low fertility rates, while North America’s population will rise modestly to around 400 million, primarily due to immigration and steady growth in the United States and Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean will see slower growth, reaching about 750 million, with Brazil and Mexico as the largest contributors. Oceania, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, will have a population nearing 60 million. Urbanization will intensify, with over two-thirds of people living in cities, and megacities in Asia and Africa—such as Lagos, Dhaka, and Karachi—will continue to swell, shaping the world’s demographic landscape.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,618,102,356	544.2
2	China	1,367,573,856	146.6
3	Nigeria	420,215,190	461.4
4	United States	387,418,788	42.3
5	Pakistan	362,641,581	470.4
6	Indonesia	317,791,094	175.4
7	Brazil	238,344,484	28.5
8	Congo Kinshasa	234,882,016	103.6
9	Bangladesh	193,887,312	1,489.5
10	Ethiopia	193,073,833	176.1
11	Philippines	156,857,835	526.1
12	Mexico	152,204,449	78.3
13	Egypt	149,322,940	150
14	Russia	132,190,486	8.1
15	Tanzania	121,805,126	137.5
16	Vietnam	120,802,318	389.6
17	Japan	106,848,449	293.1
18	Iran	100,748,461	65.8
19	Uganda	94,969,193	481.8
20	Turkey	90,698,814	117.8
21	Kenya	88,480,016	155.5
22	Sudan	87,284,690	46.9
23	Germany	79,987,507	229.4
24	Angola	79,929,037	64.1
25	United Kingdom	74,110,072	306.3
26	France	71,431,143	111.5
27	South Africa	68,194,536	56.2
28	Thailand	67,106,071	131.4
29	Burma	64,768,789	99.1
30	Iraq	62,359,486	142.6
31	Afghanistan	62,327,098	95.6
32	Mozambique	61,966,776	78.8
33	Italy	61,064,782	207.6
34	Niger	60,385,340	47.7
35	Cameroon	56,156,124	118.8
36	Algeria	55,791,662	23.4
37	Argentina	54,722,297	20
38	Ghana	54,621,272	240.1
39	Colombia	51,576,920	49.7
40	South Korea	50,484,182	520.9
41	Saudi Arabia	47,706,027	22.2
42	Spain	47,392,526	95
43	Côte d'Ivoire	46,319,699	145.7
44	Yemen	45,243,241	85.7
45	Madagascar	44,788,874	77
46	Canada	43,853,248	4.8
47	Morocco	42,992,955	60
48	Malaysia	41,106,981	125.1
49	Mali	40,788,744	33.4
50	Peru	37,856,721	29.6
51	Zambia	37,749,515	50.8
52	Ukraine	37,652,547	65
53	Chad	36,646,672	29.1
54	Burkina Faso	36,441,172	133.1
55	Venezuela	36,408,962	41.3
56	Uzbekistan	35,475,710	83.4
57	Nepal	35,166,827	245.3
58	Poland	33,694,964	110.7
59	Malawi	33,441,723	355.5
60	Australia	33,150,930	4.3
61	Syria	33,034,889	177.7
62	Benin	31,203,374	282.1
63	Senegal	30,208,427	156.9
64	North Korea	27,210,664	226
65	Guinea	26,856,745	109.3
66	Sri Lanka	25,574,912	395.7
67	Burundi	25,122,054	978.3
68	Zimbabwe	24,462,869	63.2
69	Guatemala	24,245,043	226.3
70	South Sudan	23,168,089	36
71	Kazakhstan	22,307,630	8.3
72	Somalia	22,276,484	35.5
73	Taiwan	22,260,196	690
74	Ecuador	21,258,639	76.8
75	Cambodia	20,131,770	114.1
76	Chile	20,119,842	27
77	Rwanda	18,950,156	768.2
78	Netherlands	18,393,196	542.7
79	Papua New Guinea	15,721,333	34.7
80	Romania	15,649,180	68.1
81	Jordan	15,584,106	175.5
82	Togo	15,078,092	277.2
83	Bolivia	14,548,105	13.4
84	Haiti	14,436,817	523.8
85	Sierra Leone	14,168,254	197.8
86	Belgium	13,066,517	431.6
87	Tunisia	12,891,596	83
88	Dominican Republic	12,570,151	260.1
89	Israel	12,444,170	578.9
90	United Arab Emirates	12,335,261	147.6
91	Tajikistan	12,007,227	84.9
92	Honduras	11,881,362	106.2
93	Sweden	11,729,753	28.6
94	Azerbaijan	11,357,586	137.5
95	Czechia	10,482,211	135.7
96	Liberia	10,344,177	107.4
97	Cuba	10,151,645	92.4
98	Congo Brazzaville	10,002,903	29.3
99	Laos	9,867,562	42.8
100	Switzerland	9,781,023	244.5
101	Portugal	9,761,951	106.7
102	Libya	9,656,481	5.5
103	Greece	9,548,148	73.1
104	Austria	9,375,352	113.7
105	Paraguay	8,921,846	22.5
106	Eritrea	8,828,253	87.4
107	Hungary	8,705,137	97.1
108	Belarus	8,501,879	41.9
109	Central African Republic	8,220,710	13.2
110	Nicaragua	7,277,749	60.7
111	Kyrgyzstan	7,077,959	36.9
112	Singapore	6,941,063	9,789.9
113	Hong Kong	6,924,730	6,453.6
114	Turkmenistan	6,606,309	14.1
115	El Salvador	6,510,565	314.2
116	Norway	6,491,790	21.3
117	Ireland	6,446,341	93.6
118	Denmark	6,404,592	150.9
119	Mauritania	6,390,209	6.2
120	Costa Rica	6,170,565	120.8
121	New Zealand	5,970,274	22.6
122	Bulgaria	5,779,947	53.3
123	Panama	5,757,685	77.5
124	Lebanon	5,751,436	562.2
125	Serbia	5,728,205	73.9
126	Finland	5,624,180	18.5
127	Oman	5,368,330	17.3
128	Slovakia	4,996,110	103.9
129	Georgia	4,824,931	69.2
130	West Bank	4,203,768	745.3
131	Namibia	4,104,280	5
132	Gabon	4,018,553	15.6
133	Guinea-Bissau	3,944,866	140.3
134	Kuwait	3,873,086	217.4
135	The Gambia	3,780,372	373.6
136	Mongolia	3,691,817	2.4
137	Croatia	3,644,879	65.1
138	Uruguay	3,559,303	20.3
139	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,329,144	65
140	Botswana	3,175,867	5.6
141	Gaza Strip	3,027,928	8,410.9
142	Equatorial Guinea	3,017,263	107.6
143	Jamaica	2,962,736	273.5
144	Albania	2,909,304	106.2
145	Lesotho	2,628,173	86.6
146	Qatar	2,582,876	222.9
147	Armenia	2,543,549	90.2
148	Moldova	2,319,066	70.5
149	Kosovo	2,238,494	205.6
150	Puerto Rico	2,189,665	246.9
151	Timor-Leste	2,162,172	145.4
152	North Macedonia	2,079,889	81.8
153	Lithuania	2,067,701	33
154	Slovenia	1,990,558	98.8
155	Bahrain	1,839,177	2,420
156	Cyprus	1,431,064	154.9
157	Djibouti	1,380,091	59.5
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,365,190	266.2
159	Latvia	1,356,602	21.8
160	Eswatini	1,304,052	75.8
161	Mauritius	1,239,197	610.4
162	Comoros	1,164,520	521
163	Bhutan	1,043,707	27.2
164	Fiji	1,017,331	55.7
165	Solomon Islands	998,030	35.7
166	Estonia	979,097	23.1
167	Luxembourg	877,206	339.2
168	Guyana	843,933	4.3
169	Suriname	781,020	5
170	Cabo Verde	742,441	184.1
171	Macau	697,688	24,917.4
172	Brunei	641,664	121.9
173	Belize	586,615	25.7
174	Montenegro	499,627	37.1
175	Malta	489,711	1,549.7
176	Maldives	447,965	1,503.2
177	Vanuatu	429,033	35.2
178	Iceland	416,312	4.2
179	The Bahamas	408,046	40.8
180	New Caledonia	374,747	20.5
181	French Polynesia	330,072	86.2
182	Sao Tome and Principe	303,432	314.8
183	Barbados	299,333	696.1
184	Samoa	245,378	87
185	Saint Lucia	168,392	277.9
186	Guam	160,440	294.9
187	Curaçao	153,517	345.8
188	Aruba	152,798	848.9
189	Kiribati	138,694	171
190	Antigua and Barbuda	124,154	280.3
191	Grenada	116,128	337.6
192	Jersey	109,995	948.2
193	Marshall Islands	102,807	568
194	Seychelles	101,347	222.7
195	Isle of Man	95,799	167.5
196	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	95,648	245.9
197	Cayman Islands	92,485	350.3
198	Tonga	91,000	126.9
199	Turks and Caicos Islands	85,238	89.9
200	U.S. Virgin Islands	83,278	239.3
201	Andorra	78,641	168
202	Federated States of Micronesia	75,979	108.2
203	Bermuda	71,973	1,332.8
204	Guernsey	68,814	882.2
205	Dominica	67,027	89.3
206	Faroe Islands	58,212	41.8
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	57,631	220.8
208	British Virgin Islands	55,592	368.2
209	Sint Maarten	54,118	1,591.7
210	Greenland	53,634	0
211	Northern Mariana Islands	45,656	96.7
212	Liechtenstein	44,822	280.1
213	San Marino	36,634	600.6
214	Saint Martin	35,124	650.4
215	Monaco	32,830	16,415
216	American Samoa	31,692	160.1
217	Gibraltar	29,008	4,144
218	Anguilla	27,269	299.7
219	Palau	22,521	49.1
220	Wallis and Futuna	15,983	112.6
221	Tuvalu	13,292	511.2
222	Nauru	11,253	535.9
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,604	19.3
224	Saint Barthelemy	6,739	269.6
225	Montserrat	5,568	54.6
226	Cook Islands	5,424	23
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3,732	15.4

Data from US Census International Database