By the year 2066, the world’s population is projected to reach around 10 billion people, though estimates vary depending on fertility trends and policy changes. Asia will remain the most populous continent, with countries like India and China each sustaining populations well over a billion, though India is expected to have surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. Africa will experience the fastest population growth, with its total population potentially doubling to over 2.5 billion, making Nigeria the third most populous country globally. Europe’s population will likely decline due to low birth rates and aging demographics, while North America’s growth will be moderate, driven largely by immigration. Latin America and the Caribbean will see slower growth, with populations stabilizing in countries like Brazil and Mexico. Oceania, led by Australia, will continue to grow slowly but steadily. Urbanization will intensify, with megacities proliferating in Asia and Africa, while rural populations shrink across most regions.
Rank | Country | Population | Population Density Per Square KM |
---|---|---|---|
1 | India | 1,646,085,768 | 553.6 |
2 | China | 1,231,980,938 | 132.1 |
3 | Nigeria | 570,539,196 | 626.4 |
4 | Pakistan | 422,974,143 | 548.7 |
5 | Congo Kinshasa | 345,489,724 | 152.4 |
6 | Indonesia | 319,401,761 | 176.3 |
7 | Ethiopia | 241,336,917 | 220.1 |
8 | Brazil | 234,696,707 | 28.1 |
9 | Bangladesh | 195,661,155 | 1,503.1 |
10 | Philippines | 174,728,321 | 586 |
11 | Egypt | 168,476,752 | 169.2 |
12 | Tanzania | 164,049,455 | 185.2 |
13 | Mexico | 155,982,810 | 80.2 |
14 | Uganda | 130,602,940 | 662.6 |
15 | Russia | 124,080,693 | 7.6 |
16 | Vietnam | 121,181,961 | 390.8 |
17 | Angola | 117,423,117 | 94.2 |
18 | Sudan | 112,943,271 | 60.7 |
19 | Kenya | 106,091,020 | 186.4 |
20 | Iran | 100,235,099 | 65.4 |
21 | Japan | 94,539,671 | 259.4 |
22 | Niger | 91,847,094 | 72.5 |
23 | Turkey | 87,299,003 | 113.4 |
24 | Mozambique | 87,282,959 | 111 |
25 | Afghanistan | 76,970,315 | 118 |
26 | Cameroon | 76,707,266 | 162.3 |
27 | Germany | 76,328,551 | 218.9 |
28 | United Kingdom | 76,275,470 | 315.3 |
29 | Iraq | 73,355,713 | 167.7 |
30 | South Africa | 70,949,361 | 58.4 |
31 | France | 70,725,961 | 110.4 |
32 | Ghana | 67,778,654 | 297.9 |
33 | Burma | 64,230,181 | 98.3 |
34 | Thailand | 60,227,506 | 117.9 |
35 | Italy | 59,915,557 | 203.7 |
36 | Algeria | 58,920,187 | 24.7 |
37 | Argentina | 57,478,798 | 21 |
38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56,361,419 | 177.2 |
39 | Mali | 53,818,731 | 44.1 |
40 | Madagascar | 53,748,565 | 92.4 |
41 | Yemen | 51,583,125 | 97.7 |
42 | Saudi Arabia | 50,519,672 | 23.5 |
43 | Chad | 50,496,736 | 40.1 |
44 | Zambia | 50,098,013 | 67.4 |
45 | Colombia | 48,804,890 | 47 |
46 | Benin | 47,875,396 | 432.8 |
47 | Canada | 46,173,650 | 5.1 |
48 | South Korea | 44,722,491 | 461.4 |
49 | Burkina Faso | 44,313,306 | 161.8 |
50 | Morocco | 43,795,359 | 61.1 |
51 | Spain | 43,445,554 | 87.1 |
52 | Malaysia | 43,232,922 | 131.5 |
53 | Malawi | 40,150,641 | 426.8 |
54 | Guinea | 39,198,694 | 159.5 |
55 | Peru | 38,502,966 | 30.1 |
56 | Syria | 37,479,091 | 201.6 |
57 | Venezuela | 37,253,578 | 42.2 |
58 | Senegal | 36,868,407 | 191.5 |
59 | Australia | 36,705,327 | 4.8 |
60 | Nepal | 36,010,295 | 251.2 |
61 | Uzbekistan | 35,758,868 | 84.1 |
62 | Burundi | 33,969,987 | 1,322.8 |
63 | Ukraine | 33,610,912 | 58 |
64 | South Sudan | 30,884,059 | 47.9 |
65 | Zimbabwe | 30,734,311 | 79.4 |
66 | Poland | 29,876,175 | 98.2 |
67 | Somalia | 28,964,785 | 46.2 |
68 | Guatemala | 26,892,358 | 251 |
69 | North Korea | 26,673,038 | 221.5 |
70 | Sri Lanka | 25,383,667 | 392.8 |
71 | Kazakhstan | 23,023,707 | 8.5 |
72 | Ecuador | 22,234,470 | 80.3 |
73 | Rwanda | 21,481,582 | 870.8 |
74 | Cambodia | 20,556,149 | 116.5 |
75 | Chile | 19,827,293 | 26.7 |
76 | Togo | 19,650,287 | 361.3 |
77 | Taiwan | 19,636,592 | 608.7 |
78 | Papua New Guinea | 18,958,544 | 41.9 |
79 | Netherlands | 18,644,281 | 550.1 |
80 | Jordan | 17,858,320 | 201.1 |
81 | Sierra Leone | 17,134,864 | 239.2 |
82 | Haiti | 15,487,526 | 562 |
83 | Bolivia | 14,841,819 | 13.7 |
84 | Israel | 14,325,073 | 666.4 |
85 | Liberia | 14,178,093 | 147.2 |
86 | Romania | 14,063,160 | 61.2 |
87 | United Arab Emirates | 13,652,516 | 163.3 |
88 | Belgium | 13,494,285 | 445.7 |
89 | Congo Brazzaville | 13,378,056 | 39.2 |
90 | Tajikistan | 13,059,956 | 92.3 |
91 | Dominican Republic | 12,909,916 | 267.2 |
92 | Honduras | 12,433,650 | 111.1 |
93 | Tunisia | 12,425,157 | 80 |
94 | Sweden | 12,238,829 | 29.8 |
95 | Azerbaijan | 11,146,623 | 134.9 |
96 | Libya | 10,554,608 | 6 |
97 | Laos | 10,449,119 | 45.3 |
98 | Switzerland | 10,415,507 | 260.4 |
99 | Eritrea | 10,259,231 | 101.6 |
100 | Czechia | 10,138,179 | 131.2 |
101 | Central African Republic | 9,862,047 | 15.8 |
102 | Austria | 9,450,799 | 114.6 |
103 | Paraguay | 9,232,219 | 23.2 |
104 | Cuba | 9,125,822 | 83.1 |
105 | Portugal | 9,081,387 | 99.3 |
106 | Greece | 8,722,122 | 66.8 |
107 | Hungary | 7,945,259 | 88.7 |
108 | Belarus | 7,767,816 | 38.3 |
109 | Mauritania | 7,626,283 | 7.4 |
110 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,212,018 | 37.6 |
111 | Nicaragua | 7,186,828 | 59.9 |
112 | Singapore | 7,069,596 | 9,971.2 |
113 | Norway | 6,877,351 | 22.6 |
114 | Ireland | 6,855,139 | 99.5 |
115 | Turkmenistan | 6,761,577 | 14.4 |
116 | Denmark | 6,600,489 | 155.5 |
117 | Costa Rica | 6,313,623 | 123.7 |
118 | Panama | 6,274,055 | 84.4 |
119 | Hong Kong | 6,251,084 | 5,825.8 |
120 | New Zealand | 6,249,567 | 23.6 |
121 | Oman | 6,111,009 | 19.7 |
122 | El Salvador | 6,045,009 | 291.7 |
123 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,626,470 | 200.1 |
124 | Finland | 5,556,466 | 18.3 |
125 | Lebanon | 5,448,328 | 532.6 |
126 | Serbia | 5,116,627 | 66 |
127 | Gabon | 5,105,073 | 19.8 |
128 | Bulgaria | 5,078,932 | 46.8 |
129 | Namibia | 4,839,686 | 5.9 |
130 | West Bank | 4,716,761 | 836.3 |
131 | Georgia | 4,596,408 | 65.9 |
132 | Slovakia | 4,515,275 | 93.9 |
133 | The Gambia | 4,479,391 | 442.6 |
134 | Kuwait | 4,221,313 | 236.9 |
135 | Mongolia | 3,686,456 | 2.4 |
136 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,631,808 | 129.5 |
137 | Uruguay | 3,525,025 | 20.1 |
138 | Botswana | 3,510,187 | 6.2 |
139 | Gaza Strip | 3,502,145 | 9,728.2 |
140 | Croatia | 3,285,161 | 58.7 |
141 | Jamaica | 3,104,478 | 286.6 |
142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,873,011 | 56.1 |
143 | Lesotho | 2,763,021 | 91 |
144 | Qatar | 2,681,158 | 231.4 |
145 | Albania | 2,612,915 | 95.4 |
146 | Timor-Leste | 2,497,446 | 167.9 |
147 | Kosovo | 2,263,163 | 207.9 |
148 | Armenia | 2,134,999 | 75.7 |
149 | North Macedonia | 1,954,992 | 76.9 |
150 | Bahrain | 1,937,514 | 2,549.4 |
151 | Moldova | 1,877,617 | 57.1 |
152 | Puerto Rico | 1,864,728 | 210.3 |
153 | Slovenia | 1,857,880 | 92.2 |
154 | Lithuania | 1,814,878 | 29 |
155 | Djibouti | 1,525,946 | 65.8 |
156 | Eswatini | 1,346,893 | 78.3 |
157 | Cyprus | 1,337,593 | 144.7 |
158 | Comoros | 1,259,519 | 563.5 |
159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,249,274 | 243.6 |
160 | Solomon Islands | 1,120,885 | 40.1 |
161 | Mauritius | 1,115,720 | 549.6 |
162 | Latvia | 1,114,702 | 17.9 |
163 | Bhutan | 1,071,274 | 27.9 |
164 | Fiji | 1,019,366 | 55.8 |
165 | Luxembourg | 997,744 | 385.8 |
166 | Estonia | 833,385 | 19.7 |
167 | Guyana | 825,573 | 4.2 |
168 | Suriname | 823,312 | 5.3 |
169 | Cabo Verde | 775,138 | 192.2 |
170 | Brunei | 719,586 | 136.7 |
171 | Macau | 678,471 | 24,231.1 |
172 | Belize | 670,357 | 29.4 |
173 | Malta | 492,432 | 1,558.3 |
174 | Vanuatu | 480,696 | 39.4 |
175 | Maldives | 457,265 | 1,534.4 |
176 | Montenegro | 441,291 | 32.8 |
177 | Iceland | 432,501 | 4.3 |
178 | The Bahamas | 414,629 | 41.4 |
179 | New Caledonia | 402,345 | 22 |
180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 349,431 | 362.5 |
181 | French Polynesia | 323,912 | 84.6 |
182 | Barbados | 278,010 | 646.5 |
183 | Samoa | 267,908 | 95 |
184 | Aruba | 168,251 | 934.7 |
185 | Saint Lucia | 150,581 | 248.5 |
186 | Curaçao | 148,318 | 334 |
187 | Kiribati | 146,224 | 180.3 |
188 | Guam | 144,947 | 266.4 |
189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 131,765 | 297.4 |
190 | Grenada | 113,555 | 330.1 |
191 | Jersey | 111,297 | 959.5 |
192 | Marshall Islands | 107,853 | 595.9 |
193 | Cayman Islands | 107,306 | 406.5 |
194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 96,927 | 102.2 |
195 | Seychelles | 94,082 | 206.8 |
196 | Isle of Man | 92,999 | 162.6 |
197 | Tonga | 90,896 | 126.8 |
198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89,991 | 231.3 |
199 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 69,344 | 199.3 |
200 | Bermuda | 67,941 | 1,258.2 |
201 | Guernsey | 67,754 | 868.6 |
202 | Andorra | 66,418 | 141.9 |
203 | British Virgin Islands | 61,060 | 404.4 |
204 | Federated States of Micronesia | 60,841 | 86.7 |
205 | Faroe Islands | 60,466 | 43.4 |
206 | Dominica | 59,259 | 78.9 |
207 | Sint Maarten | 56,297 | 1,655.8 |
208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54,259 | 207.9 |
209 | Greenland | 50,400 | 0 |
210 | Liechtenstein | 46,364 | 289.8 |
211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 41,212 | 87.3 |
212 | Saint Martin | 35,937 | 665.5 |
213 | San Marino | 33,892 | 555.6 |
214 | Anguilla | 31,633 | 347.6 |
215 | Monaco | 30,085 | 15,042.5 |
216 | Gibraltar | 27,526 | 3,932.3 |
217 | American Samoa | 25,913 | 130.9 |
218 | Palau | 21,726 | 47.3 |
219 | Wallis and Futuna | 15,365 | 108.2 |
220 | Tuvalu | 13,830 | 531.9 |
221 | Nauru | 12,316 | 586.5 |
222 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 6,865 | 17.4 |
223 | Saint Barthelemy | 6,524 | 261 |
224 | Montserrat | 4,995 | 49 |
225 | Cook Islands | 4,929 | 20.9 |
226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2,993 | 12.4 |
Data from US Census International Database