2055 Population

By 2055, 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, home to over 5 billion people, with India and China each sustaining populations above 1.3 billion, though India is expected to remain the world’s most populous country. Africa will experience the fastest growth, with its population surpassing 2.5 billion, driven by rapid increases in countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Europe’s population will likely decline slightly, falling below 700 million, as aging and low birth rates persist, particularly in Eastern and Southern Europe. In the Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean will see moderate growth, reaching around 750 million, while North America’s population, led by the United States and Mexico, will approach 430 million. Oceania, with Australia as its demographic anchor, will see its population rise to about 60 million. Urbanization will intensify, with megacities proliferating in Asia and Africa, reshaping the global demographic landscape.

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1India1,638,721,996551.2
2China1,327,258,089142.3
3Nigeria470,861,435517
4United States396,557,40443.3
5Pakistan385,628,839500.2
6Indonesia320,309,273176.8
7Congo Kinshasa271,193,858119.6
8Brazil238,318,97228.5
9Ethiopia210,492,059192
10Bangladesh196,009,4631,505.8
11Philippines164,061,045550.2
12Egypt157,153,349157.9
13Mexico154,354,92279.4
14Tanzania136,504,805154.1
15Russia129,332,6237.9
16Vietnam121,748,314392.6
17Uganda107,247,846544.1
18Japan102,683,541281.7
19Iran101,610,55166.3
20Sudan96,211,06351.7
21Kenya94,942,551166.8
22Angola92,754,33874.4
23Turkey90,121,878117.1
24Germany78,674,182225.6
25United Kingdom74,978,081309.9
26France71,280,247111.3
27Niger70,912,76956
28Mozambique70,566,91689.7
29South Africa69,481,71357.2
30Afghanistan67,577,016103.6
31Iraq66,577,491152.2
32Burma64,974,84999.4
33Thailand64,901,811127
34Cameroon63,229,083133.8
35Italy60,754,503206.5
36Ghana59,448,189261.3
37Algeria57,467,00824.1
38Argentina55,975,73320.5
39Colombia50,914,01049
40Côte d'Ivoire49,997,716157.2
41Saudi Arabia49,063,31722.8
42South Korea48,686,856502.3
43Madagascar48,134,69382.8
44Yemen47,807,18590.5
45Spain46,298,41192.8
46Mali45,615,63337.4
47Canada44,720,4244.9
48Morocco43,586,70160.8
49Zambia42,124,05756.7
50Malaysia42,087,828128.1
51Chad41,376,09532.9
52Burkina Faso39,382,623143.8
53Peru38,420,86130
54Venezuela36,933,72141.9
55Benin36,635,781331.2
56Ukraine36,240,59762.6
57Malawi35,988,062382.5
58Uzbekistan35,865,92284.3
59Nepal35,716,902249.2
60Syria34,853,886187.5
61Australia34,463,8254.5
62Senegal32,708,766169.9
63Poland32,425,640106.6
64Guinea30,964,593126
65Burundi28,123,7421,095.2
66North Korea27,103,587225.1
67Zimbabwe26,720,63669.1
68South Sudan25,784,59040
69Sri Lanka25,627,216396.5
70Guatemala25,357,316236.6
71Somalia24,593,58839.2
72Kazakhstan22,675,1788.4
73Ecuador21,737,75978.5
74Taiwan21,429,631664.3
75Cambodia20,463,720115.9
76Chile20,108,86627
77Rwanda19,985,031810.2
78Netherlands18,466,766544.9
79Papua New Guinea16,955,55937.4
80Togo16,688,672306.9
81Jordan16,461,809185.4
82Sierra Leone15,277,606213.3
83Romania15,100,36865.7
84Haiti14,900,973540.7
85Bolivia14,780,56213.6
86Belgium13,229,707436.9
87Israel13,140,844611.3
88United Arab Emirates12,869,683153.9
89Tunisia12,845,81582.7
90Dominican Republic12,767,881264.2
91Tajikistan12,460,24588.1
92Honduras12,161,701108.7
93Sweden11,956,46629.1
94Liberia11,654,333121
95Azerbaijan11,345,036137.3
96Congo Brazzaville11,158,83332.7
97Czechia10,395,267134.6
98Laos10,151,59744
99Libya10,073,1605.7
100Switzerland10,020,522250.5
101Cuba9,815,27589.4
102Portugal9,546,579104.4
103Austria9,415,061114.2
104Eritrea9,372,03792.8
105Greece9,268,23470.9
106Paraguay9,096,14922.9
107Central African Republic8,828,06514.2
108Hungary8,453,31394.3
109Belarus8,251,95640.7
110Nicaragua7,310,00960.9
111Kyrgyzstan7,173,07737.4
112Singapore7,028,3739,913.1
113Mauritania6,849,5646.6
114Turkmenistan6,712,13014.3
115Hong Kong6,705,2736,249.1
116Norway6,643,95321.8
117Ireland6,619,19796.1
118Denmark6,475,919152.6
119El Salvador6,387,171308.2
120Costa Rica6,259,193122.6
121New Zealand6,084,41323
122Panama5,975,56680.4
123Lebanon5,690,466556.3
124Oman5,674,21418.3
125Finland5,600,35918.4
126Bulgaria5,540,75151.1
127Serbia5,515,49871.2
128Slovakia4,844,820100.7
129Georgia4,757,57968.3
130Guinea-Bissau4,510,845160.4
131West Bank4,414,079782.6
132Gabon4,401,79417.1
133Namibia4,381,5955.3
134The Gambia4,048,532400.1
135Kuwait4,007,695224.9
136Mongolia3,720,5452.4
137Uruguay3,560,88220.3
138Croatia3,516,96362.8
139Botswana3,312,0835.8
140Equatorial Guinea3,230,035115.1
141Gaza Strip3,213,6368,926.8
142Bosnia and Herzegovina3,172,52762
143Jamaica3,019,597278.8
144Albania2,816,714102.8
145Lesotho2,685,85088.5
146Qatar2,612,014225.4
147Armenia2,405,06885.3
148Timor-Leste2,291,433154.1
149Kosovo2,260,538207.6
150Moldova2,138,79865
151Puerto Rico2,048,626231
152North Macedonia2,044,72780.4
153Lithuania1,967,97831.4
154Slovenia1,946,33396.6
155Bahrain1,883,5052,478.3
156Djibouti1,441,52362.2
157Cyprus1,408,383152.4
158Trinidad and Tobago1,330,112259.4
159Eswatini1,329,94377.3
160Latvia1,265,65920.3
161Comoros1,206,171539.7
162Mauritius1,198,344590.3
163Bhutan1,062,56727.7
164Solomon Islands1,048,55937.5
165Fiji1,023,81456
166Estonia927,13821.9
167Luxembourg921,451356.3
168Guyana841,4274.3
169Suriname799,8325.1
170Cabo Verde759,984188.4
171Macau695,53224,840.4
172Brunei671,618127.6
173Belize619,06827.1
174Malta492,4011,558.2
175Montenegro472,01735.1
176Maldives455,9491,530
177Vanuatu449,95136.9
178Iceland423,3914.2
179The Bahamas412,26341.2
180New Caledonia386,47321.1
181French Polynesia329,89786.2
182Sao Tome and Principe321,686333.7
183Barbados292,316679.8
184Samoa254,30590.1
185Saint Lucia163,985270.6
186Aruba158,367879.8
187Guam154,717284.4
188Curaçao151,814341.9
189Kiribati142,036175.1
190Antigua and Barbuda127,251287.2
191Grenada115,633336.1
192Jersey110,628953.7
193Marshall Islands105,490582.8
194Seychelles99,406218.5
195Cayman Islands97,784370.4
196Isle of Man95,002166.1
197Saint Vincent and the Grenadines93,919241.4
198Turks and Caicos Islands90,04195
199Tonga88,739123.8
200U.S. Virgin Islands77,833223.7
201Andorra74,626159.5
202Bermuda70,4081,303.9
203Federated States of Micronesia69,81399.4
204Guernsey68,527878.6
205Dominica63,67984.8
206Faroe Islands59,10442.4
207British Virgin Islands58,133385
208Saint Kitts and Nevis56,772217.5
209Sint Maarten54,8761,614
210Greenland52,4030
211Liechtenstein45,396283.7
212Northern Mariana Islands43,73192.7
213San Marino35,800586.9
214Saint Martin35,451656.5
215Monaco31,77715,888.5
216American Samoa29,456148.8
217Anguilla28,881317.4
218Gibraltar28,6264,089.4
219Palau22,23348.4
220Wallis and Futuna15,875111.8
221Tuvalu13,567521.8
222Nauru11,686556.5
223Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,36918.7
224Saint Barthelemy6,636265.4
225Montserrat5,41453.1
226Cook Islands5,24122.2
227Saint Pierre and Miquelon3,45714.3

Data from US Census International Database