2050 Population

By 2050, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 9.7 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. Asia will remain the most populous continent, with over 5.2 billion inhabitants, though its growth rate will slow as countries like China and Japan experience aging populations and even declines. Africa will see the most dramatic increase, doubling its population to nearly 2.5 billion, driven by high fertility rates in countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Europe’s population is expected to shrink slightly to around 700 million, with Eastern Europe and Russia facing significant declines. The Americas will grow more modestly, with Latin America and the Caribbean reaching about 780 million, while North America (mainly the United States and Canada) will approach 430 million. India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country, while populous nations like Indonesia, Pakistan, and Nigeria will continue to climb the global rankings, reshaping the demographic landscape of the mid-21st century.

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1India1,622,372,511545.7
2China1,361,613,688146
3Nigeria428,438,012470.4
4United States388,922,20142.5
5Pakistan366,569,839475.5
6Indonesia318,393,046175.8
7Congo Kinshasa240,710,111106.2
8Brazil238,435,97428.5
9Ethiopia195,982,344178.7
10Bangladesh194,343,7261,493
11Philippines158,108,572530.3
12Mexico152,646,59278.5
13Egypt150,738,197151.4
14Russia131,733,0628
15Tanzania124,222,573140.2
16Vietnam121,027,926390.3
17Japan106,156,887291.3
18Iran100,972,30465.9
19Uganda96,972,729492
20Turkey90,656,580117.8
21Kenya89,573,347157.4
22Sudan88,749,62447.7
23Angola82,021,83265.8
24Germany79,776,607228.8
25United Kingdom74,268,354307
26France71,416,579111.5
27South Africa68,434,34756.3
28Thailand66,768,316130.7
29Burma64,837,45799.2
30Mozambique63,366,02180.6
31Afghanistan63,197,34096.9
32Iraq63,087,363144.2
33Niger62,099,73149
34Italy61,036,680207.5
35Cameroon57,310,971121.2
36Algeria56,117,14023.6
37Ghana55,437,373243.6
38Argentina54,950,40920.1
39Colombia51,491,97549.6
40South Korea50,217,135518.1
41Saudi Arabia47,966,09722.3
42Spain47,250,51694.7
43Côte d'Ivoire46,939,672147.6
44Yemen45,693,39986.5
45Madagascar45,355,01578
46Canada44,002,8944.8
47Morocco43,116,49960.2
48Mali41,603,63534.1
49Malaysia41,286,972125.6
50Zambia38,476,48251.8
51Peru37,977,51129.7
52Ukraine37,422,97964.6
53Chad37,418,10829.7
54Burkina Faso36,938,704134.9
55Venezuela36,513,28141.4
56Uzbekistan35,560,97383.6
57Nepal35,274,683246.1
58Malawi33,877,000360.1
59Poland33,491,484110.1
60Australia33,374,2824.3
61Syria33,355,509179.4
62Benin32,070,919289.9
63Senegal30,635,314159.1
64Guinea27,517,931112
65North Korea27,200,057225.9
66Burundi25,611,635997.3
67Sri Lanka25,595,389396
68Zimbabwe24,837,64364.2
69Guatemala24,442,800228.1
70South Sudan23,592,88636.6
71Somalia22,655,31936.1
72Kazakhstan22,380,7708.3
73Taiwan22,132,472686.1
74Ecuador21,348,21777.1
75Cambodia20,202,507114.5
76Chile20,126,54527.1
77Rwanda19,133,170775.6
78Netherlands18,405,073543
79Papua New Guinea15,933,22135.2
80Jordan15,735,443177.2
81Romania15,560,47567.7
82Togo15,344,759282.2
83Bolivia14,596,93413.5
84Haiti14,521,985526.9
85Sierra Leone14,356,255200.5
86Belgium13,095,652432.5
87Tunisia12,895,17283
88Dominican Republic12,608,829260.9
89Israel12,563,059584.4
90United Arab Emirates12,429,115148.7
91Tajikistan12,088,99185.4
92Honduras11,934,762106.7
93Sweden11,771,38028.7
94Azerbaijan11,361,504137.5
95Liberia10,557,787109.6
96Czechia10,470,774135.5
97Congo Brazzaville10,192,84429.8
98Cuba10,100,43692
99Laos9,920,51843
100Switzerland9,822,717245.6
101Libya9,734,7765.5
102Portugal9,728,863106.4
103Greece9,504,17272.7
104Austria9,383,858113.8
105Paraguay8,954,53922.5
106Eritrea8,921,84288.3
107Hungary8,664,33496.7
108Belarus8,461,76041.7
109Central African Republic8,322,88513.4
110Nicaragua7,287,37260.7
111Kyrgyzstan7,097,95537
112Singapore6,959,3469,815.7
113Hong Kong6,890,9016,422.1
114Turkmenistan6,627,47014.1
115Norway6,518,28221.4
116El Salvador6,492,154313.3
117Ireland6,478,15394
118Mauritania6,467,8916.3
119Denmark6,416,507151.2
120Costa Rica6,188,395121.2
121New Zealand5,990,81322.6
122Panama5,796,50678
123Lebanon5,744,987561.6
124Bulgaria5,740,96752.9
125Serbia5,692,78873.5
126Finland5,620,07718.5
127Oman5,421,33517.5
128Slovakia4,972,634103.4
129Georgia4,815,32869.1
130West Bank4,240,579751.9
131Namibia4,151,6105
132Gabon4,081,89315.8
133Guinea-Bissau4,036,411143.5
134Kuwait3,896,539218.7
135The Gambia3,826,233378.1
136Mongolia3,699,5692.4
137Croatia3,623,60264.7
138Uruguay3,560,42020.3
139Bosnia and Herzegovina3,303,66364.5
140Botswana3,199,8555.6
141Gaza Strip3,060,1158,500.3
142Equatorial Guinea3,052,647108.8
143Jamaica2,972,457274.4
144Albania2,894,358105.6
145Lesotho2,638,69486.9
146Qatar2,586,967223.3
147Armenia2,521,14789.4
148Moldova2,287,07969.5
149Kosovo2,243,316206.1
150Timor-Leste2,184,155146.8
151Puerto Rico2,163,684244
152North Macedonia2,074,62981.6
153Lithuania2,050,44032.7
154Slovenia1,983,77698.4
155Bahrain1,847,2562,430.6
156Cyprus1,428,212154.6
157Djibouti1,391,02060
158Trinidad and Tobago1,359,882265.2
159Latvia1,341,19521.5
160Eswatini1,309,18676.1
161Mauritius1,232,670607.2
162Comoros1,172,195524.5
163Bhutan1,047,47127.3
164Fiji1,018,84555.8
165Solomon Islands1,006,93236
166Estonia970,58022.9
167Luxembourg884,664342.1
168Guyana843,7284.3
169Suriname784,4925
170Cabo Verde745,776184.9
171Macau697,80124,921.5
172Brunei646,799122.8
173Belize592,24326
174Montenegro494,54536.8
175Malta490,1871,551.2
176Maldives449,6041,508.7
177Vanuatu432,71935.5
178Iceland417,6204.2
179The Bahamas408,92340.9
180New Caledonia376,85120.6
181French Polynesia330,21886.3
182Sao Tome and Principe306,603318.1
183Barbados298,257693.6
184Samoa246,91287.5
185Saint Lucia167,817276.9
186Guam159,508293.2
187Aruba153,739854.1
188Curaçao153,245345.1
189Kiribati139,289171.7
190Antigua and Barbuda124,705281.5
191Grenada116,072337.4
192Jersey110,111949.2
193Marshall Islands103,319570.8
194Seychelles101,082222.2
195Isle of Man95,693167.3
196Saint Vincent and the Grenadines95,383245.2
197Cayman Islands93,381353.7
198Tonga90,196125.8
199Turks and Caicos Islands86,09290.8
200U.S. Virgin Islands82,348236.6
201Andorra78,031166.7
202Federated States of Micronesia74,899106.7
203Bermuda71,7171,328.1
204Guernsey68,777881.8
205Dominica66,44388.5
206Faroe Islands58,36041.9
207Saint Kitts and Nevis57,519220.4
208British Virgin Islands56,060371.3
209Sint Maarten54,2571,595.8
210Greenland53,4240
211Northern Mariana Islands45,31596
212Liechtenstein44,924280.8
213San Marino36,514598.6
214Saint Martin35,182651.5
215Monaco32,66116,330.5
216American Samoa31,305158.1
217Gibraltar28,9464,135.1
218Anguilla27,546302.7
219Palau22,47849
220Wallis and Futuna15,971112.5
221Tuvalu13,341513.1
222Nauru11,329539.5
223Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,56919.2
224Saint Barthelemy6,721268.8
225Montserrat5,54654.4
226Cook Islands5,39222.8
227Saint Pierre and Miquelon3,68515.2

Data from US Census International Database