2072 Population

By the year 2072, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 9.7 billion people, reflecting slowed growth compared to previous decades. Asia will remain the most populous continent, but its share will begin to decline as populations stabilize or decrease in countries like China and Japan, while India continues to lead as the world’s most populous country. Africa will experience the most significant growth, with its population potentially doubling to nearly 2.5 billion, driven by high birth rates in countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Europe’s population will likely shrink due to aging demographics and low fertility, especially in Eastern and Southern Europe. North America’s population will grow modestly, primarily through immigration, while Latin America and the Caribbean will see slower increases as fertility rates fall. Oceania’s population, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, will continue to rise gradually. Urbanization will intensify globally, with megacities in Asia and Africa housing tens of millions, reshaping economic and social landscapes across continents.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	India	1,634,664,141	549.8
2	China	1,176,110,773	126.1
3	Nigeria	626,006,868	687.3
4	Pakistan	439,763,667	570.5
5	Congo Kinshasa	388,802,780	171.5
6	Indonesia	316,615,730	174.8
7	Ethiopia	256,743,502	234.1
8	Brazil	230,783,597	27.6
9	Bangladesh	193,032,599	1,482.9
10	Tanzania	178,779,291	201.8
11	Philippines	178,745,165	599.5
12	Egypt	173,893,553	174.7
13	Mexico	155,649,189	80.1
14	Uganda	142,999,931	725.5
15	Angola	131,043,376	105.1
16	Sudan	121,520,183	65.3
17	Russia	121,347,990	7.4
18	Vietnam	119,809,501	386.4
19	Kenya	111,488,099	195.9
20	Niger	103,864,747	82
21	Iran	98,320,846	64.2
22	Mozambique	96,551,848	122.8
23	Japan	89,965,853	246.8
24	Turkey	84,983,982	110.4
25	Cameroon	83,984,090	177.7
26	Afghanistan	81,658,757	125.2
27	United Kingdom	76,921,505	317.9
28	Iraq	76,467,929	174.8
29	Germany	75,351,869	216.1
30	Ghana	72,045,999	316.6
31	South Africa	71,318,301	58.7
32	France	70,351,462	109.9
33	Burma	63,317,578	96.9
34	Italy	59,777,977	203.2
35	Côte d'Ivoire	59,476,258	187
36	Algeria	59,164,974	24.8
37	Argentina	57,834,154	21.1
38	Mali	57,815,111	47.4
39	Thailand	57,660,662	112.9
40	Madagascar	56,373,344	96.9
41	Chad	55,411,738	44
42	Benin	54,581,490	493.4
43	Zambia	54,319,471	73.1
44	Yemen	53,101,849	100.6
45	Saudi Arabia	50,851,645	23.7
46	Colombia	47,158,963	45.4
47	Canada	46,895,111	5.2
48	Burkina Faso	46,612,543	170.2
49	Guinea	43,919,924	178.7
50	Morocco	43,496,961	60.7
51	Malaysia	43,490,004	132.3
52	South Korea	42,425,516	437.7
53	Malawi	42,064,074	447.1
54	Spain	41,973,642	84.1
55	Senegal	38,890,007	202
56	Syria	38,533,180	207.3
57	Peru	38,111,632	29.8
58	Australia	37,831,599	4.9
59	Burundi	37,129,526	1,445.9
60	Venezuela	37,072,334	42
61	Nepal	35,710,874	249.1
62	Uzbekistan	35,297,213	83
63	South Sudan	33,676,809	52.3
64	Zimbabwe	32,712,475	84.6
65	Ukraine	32,190,789	55.6
66	Somalia	31,234,972	49.8
67	Poland	28,407,148	93.4
68	Guatemala	27,437,530	256
69	North Korea	26,346,856	218.8
70	Sri Lanka	25,098,420	388.3
71	Kazakhstan	23,111,351	8.6
72	Ecuador	22,279,629	80.5
73	Rwanda	22,085,762	895.3
74	Togo	21,208,568	390
75	Cambodia	20,357,371	115.3
76	Papua New Guinea	19,896,015	43.9
77	Chile	19,567,917	26.3
78	Netherlands	18,764,286	553.6
79	Taiwan	18,575,954	575.8
80	Jordan	18,458,132	207.9
81	Sierra Leone	18,010,021	251.5
82	Haiti	15,663,460	568.3
83	Liberia	15,550,163	161.4
84	Israel	14,899,909	693.1
85	Bolivia	14,700,031	13.6
86	Congo Brazzaville	14,608,600	42.8
87	United Arab Emirates	13,997,441	167.4
88	Belgium	13,634,773	450.3
89	Romania	13,543,647	58.9
90	Tajikistan	13,264,312	93.7
91	Dominican Republic	12,862,693	266.2
92	Honduras	12,433,310	111.1
93	Sweden	12,346,481	30.1
94	Tunisia	12,105,149	77.9
95	Azerbaijan	10,965,745	132.7
96	Libya	10,735,009	6.1
97	Eritrea	10,665,924	105.6
98	Switzerland	10,633,789	265.9
99	Laos	10,492,959	45.5
100	Central African Republic	10,350,149	16.6
101	Czechia	9,993,429	129.4
102	Austria	9,484,674	115
103	Paraguay	9,189,064	23.1
104	Portugal	8,815,999	96.4
105	Cuba	8,788,394	80
106	Greece	8,464,019	64.8
107	Mauritania	7,994,831	7.8
108	Hungary	7,664,076	85.5
109	Belarus	7,506,744	37
110	Kyrgyzstan	7,164,165	37.4
111	Singapore	7,045,186	9,936.8
112	Nicaragua	7,009,026	58.4
113	Norway	6,984,679	23
114	Ireland	6,958,908	101
115	Turkmenistan	6,718,354	14.3
116	Denmark	6,663,936	157
117	Panama	6,384,221	85.9
118	New Zealand	6,318,426	23.9
119	Costa Rica	6,289,874	123.2
120	Oman	6,271,474	20.3
121	Guinea-Bissau	6,255,943	222.5
122	Hong Kong	6,015,175	5,605.9
123	El Salvador	5,798,007	279.8
124	Finland	5,525,769	18.2
125	Gabon	5,465,328	21.2
126	Lebanon	5,257,381	513.9
127	Namibia	5,052,862	6.1
128	Serbia	4,898,606	63.2
129	Bulgaria	4,833,961	44.6
130	West Bank	4,829,236	856.2
131	The Gambia	4,671,997	461.7
132	Georgia	4,497,437	64.5
133	Slovakia	4,325,183	89.9
134	Kuwait	4,315,725	242.2
135	Equatorial Guinea	3,848,461	137.2
136	Mongolia	3,641,455	2.3
137	Gaza Strip	3,620,335	10,056.5
138	Botswana	3,588,885	6.3
139	Uruguay	3,481,116	19.9
140	Croatia	3,159,599	56.4
141	Jamaica	3,138,807	289.8
142	Lesotho	2,784,665	91.7
143	Qatar	2,719,936	234.8
144	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,711,616	53
145	Timor-Leste	2,582,291	173.6
146	Albania	2,476,621	90.4
147	Kosovo	2,243,918	206.1
148	Armenia	1,976,575	70.1
149	Bahrain	1,952,922	2,569.6
150	North Macedonia	1,895,234	74.5
151	Slovenia	1,813,839	90
152	Puerto Rico	1,773,348	199.9
153	Moldova	1,769,017	53.8
154	Lithuania	1,746,401	27.9
155	Djibouti	1,554,607	67.1
156	Eswatini	1,341,875	78
157	Cyprus	1,287,092	139.3
158	Comoros	1,276,550	571.2
159	Trinidad and Tobago	1,196,507	233.3
160	Solomon Islands	1,147,872	41
161	Mauritius	1,065,606	524.9
162	Bhutan	1,061,298	27.6
163	Latvia	1,044,615	16.8
164	Luxembourg	1,036,239	400.7
165	Fiji	1,008,695	55.2
166	Suriname	830,680	5.3
167	Guyana	807,645	4.1
168	Estonia	786,485	18.6
169	Cabo Verde	773,367	191.8
170	Brunei	741,276	140.8
171	Belize	693,138	30.4
172	Macau	666,702	23,810.8
173	Vanuatu	492,939	40.4
174	Malta	489,196	1,548.1
175	Maldives	451,062	1,513.6
176	Iceland	435,791	4.3
177	Montenegro	426,905	31.7
178	The Bahamas	414,036	41.4
179	New Caledonia	408,288	22.3
180	Sao Tome and Principe	361,410	374.9
181	French Polynesia	318,315	83.2
182	Samoa	273,156	96.8
183	Barbados	270,272	628.5
184	Aruba	173,349	963
185	Kiribati	147,079	181.4
186	Curaçao	145,783	328.3
187	Saint Lucia	141,355	233.3
188	Guam	140,463	258.2
189	Antigua and Barbuda	133,596	301.6
190	Cayman Islands	112,457	426
191	Grenada	111,753	324.9
192	Jersey	111,481	961
193	Marshall Islands	107,535	594.1
194	Turks and Caicos Islands	99,970	105.5
195	Isle of Man	91,953	160.8
196	Tonga	91,599	127.8
197	Seychelles	90,647	199.2
198	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	87,582	225.1
199	Guernsey	67,402	864.1
200	Bermuda	66,881	1,238.5
201	U.S. Virgin Islands	65,778	189
202	Andorra	62,434	133.4
203	British Virgin Islands	61,720	408.7
204	Faroe Islands	60,973	43.8
205	Sint Maarten	57,266	1,684.3
206	Federated States of Micronesia	57,137	81.4
207	Dominica	57,055	76
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	52,523	201.2
209	Greenland	49,375	0
210	Liechtenstein	46,921	293.3
211	Northern Mariana Islands	40,295	85.4
212	Saint Martin	36,136	669.2
213	Anguilla	33,088	363.6
214	San Marino	32,855	538.6
215	Monaco	29,541	14,770.5
216	Gibraltar	26,542	3,791.7
217	American Samoa	24,326	122.9
218	Palau	21,479	46.8
219	Wallis and Futuna	14,912	105
220	Tuvalu	13,788	530.3
221	Nauru	12,592	599.6
222	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	6,599	16.7
223	Saint Barthelemy	6,517	260.7
224	Cook Islands	4,792	20.3
225	Montserrat	4,712	46.2
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2,782	11.5

Data from US Census International Database