By the year 2089, the world’s population is projected to have stabilized at around 10.4 billion people, following decades of slower growth due to declining fertility rates in many regions. Africa will have experienced the most significant increase, with its population surpassing 4.5 billion, making it the most populous continent, driven by youthful demographics in countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Asia’s population will have peaked earlier in the century and begun to decline slightly, but it will still be home to over 4 billion people, with India and China remaining the world’s largest countries, though India will have a clear lead. Europe’s population will have shrunk to below 600 million, reflecting aging societies and low birth rates, while North America’s population will approach 500 million, buoyed by immigration in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean will stabilize around 700 million, while Oceania, led by Australia and Papua New Guinea, will reach nearly 70 million. Urbanization will be nearly universal, with megacities across Africa and Asia dominating the global landscape.
Rank | Country | Population | Population Density Per Square KM |
---|---|---|---|
1 | India | 1,555,236,694 | 523.1 |
2 | China | 1,020,427,430 | 109.4 |
3 | Nigeria | 773,806,215 | 849.6 |
4 | Congo Kinshasa | 512,307,817 | 226 |
5 | Pakistan | 470,285,962 | 610.1 |
6 | Indonesia | 301,404,401 | 166.4 |
7 | Ethiopia | 291,710,220 | 266 |
8 | Tanzania | 215,530,818 | 243.3 |
9 | Brazil | 215,410,703 | 25.8 |
10 | Egypt | 184,705,966 | 185.6 |
11 | Philippines | 184,190,945 | 617.7 |
12 | Bangladesh | 178,075,161 | 1,368 |
13 | Uganda | 173,351,796 | 879.5 |
14 | Angola | 167,178,958 | 134.1 |
15 | Mexico | 149,491,486 | 76.9 |
16 | Sudan | 141,301,877 | 75.9 |
17 | Niger | 136,935,578 | 108.1 |
18 | Kenya | 122,931,742 | 216 |
19 | Mozambique | 120,445,397 | 153.2 |
20 | Russia | 114,649,755 | 7 |
21 | Vietnam | 113,209,968 | 365.1 |
22 | Cameroon | 102,440,660 | 216.7 |
23 | Afghanistan | 92,830,629 | 142.3 |
24 | Iran | 91,785,636 | 59.9 |
25 | Ghana | 82,622,392 | 363.1 |
26 | Iraq | 82,373,917 | 188.3 |
27 | Japan | 78,832,816 | 216.3 |
28 | United Kingdom | 78,056,898 | 322.6 |
29 | Turkey | 76,910,678 | 99.9 |
30 | Benin | 74,315,576 | 671.8 |
31 | Germany | 73,389,692 | 210.5 |
32 | South Africa | 71,343,361 | 58.7 |
33 | France | 68,830,587 | 107.5 |
34 | Chad | 67,589,132 | 53.7 |
35 | Mali | 66,638,302 | 54.6 |
36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66,303,881 | 208.5 |
37 | Zambia | 65,250,210 | 87.8 |
38 | Madagascar | 61,673,692 | 106.1 |
39 | Italy | 60,808,786 | 206.7 |
40 | Burma | 59,221,692 | 90.6 |
41 | Algeria | 58,554,961 | 24.6 |
42 | Argentina | 57,371,847 | 21 |
43 | Guinea | 56,746,551 | 230.9 |
44 | Yemen | 55,146,983 | 104.5 |
45 | Burkina Faso | 51,218,196 | 187.1 |
46 | Thailand | 51,117,700 | 100.1 |
47 | Saudi Arabia | 50,264,815 | 23.4 |
48 | Canada | 48,590,909 | 5.3 |
49 | Malawi | 45,647,960 | 485.2 |
50 | Burundi | 44,863,102 | 1,747 |
51 | Senegal | 43,460,272 | 225.7 |
52 | Malaysia | 43,109,567 | 131.2 |
53 | Morocco | 41,385,752 | 57.8 |
54 | South Sudan | 41,107,448 | 63.8 |
55 | Colombia | 40,709,296 | 39.2 |
56 | Australia | 40,562,723 | 5.3 |
57 | Syria | 40,007,145 | 215.2 |
58 | Spain | 39,136,908 | 78.4 |
59 | Zimbabwe | 37,024,842 | 95.7 |
60 | Somalia | 36,626,980 | 58.4 |
61 | South Korea | 36,116,457 | 372.6 |
62 | Peru | 35,692,244 | 27.9 |
63 | Venezuela | 35,371,878 | 40.1 |
64 | Nepal | 33,086,158 | 230.8 |
65 | Uzbekistan | 32,933,086 | 77.4 |
66 | Ukraine | 28,601,297 | 49.4 |
67 | Guatemala | 27,779,386 | 259.2 |
68 | North Korea | 25,068,557 | 208.2 |
69 | Togo | 24,983,944 | 459.4 |
70 | Poland | 24,524,218 | 80.6 |
71 | Sri Lanka | 23,792,459 | 368.1 |
72 | Kazakhstan | 23,029,612 | 8.5 |
73 | Rwanda | 22,876,891 | 927.4 |
74 | Papua New Guinea | 21,829,222 | 48.2 |
75 | Ecuador | 21,619,534 | 78.1 |
76 | Sierra Leone | 19,839,179 | 277 |
77 | Jordan | 19,463,207 | 219.2 |
78 | Netherlands | 19,040,068 | 561.8 |
79 | Liberia | 19,006,732 | 197.3 |
80 | Cambodia | 18,945,013 | 107.3 |
81 | Chile | 18,485,307 | 24.9 |
82 | Congo Brazzaville | 17,764,567 | 52 |
83 | Israel | 16,132,398 | 750.4 |
84 | Taiwan | 15,650,297 | 485.1 |
85 | Haiti | 15,632,375 | 567.2 |
86 | United Arab Emirates | 14,776,604 | 176.8 |
87 | Belgium | 13,963,490 | 461.2 |
88 | Bolivia | 13,665,016 | 12.6 |
89 | Tajikistan | 13,422,166 | 94.8 |
90 | Sweden | 12,408,625 | 30.2 |
91 | Dominican Republic | 12,274,948 | 254 |
92 | Romania | 12,258,540 | 53.3 |
93 | Honduras | 11,818,150 | 105.6 |
94 | Eritrea | 11,378,017 | 112.7 |
95 | Central African Republic | 11,314,791 | 18.2 |
96 | Switzerland | 11,290,111 | 282.3 |
97 | Tunisia | 11,031,822 | 71 |
98 | Libya | 10,979,042 | 6.2 |
99 | Azerbaijan | 10,242,144 | 124 |
100 | Laos | 10,227,511 | 44.3 |
101 | Czechia | 9,732,815 | 126 |
102 | Austria | 9,645,196 | 117 |
103 | Mauritania | 8,763,482 | 8.5 |
104 | Paraguay | 8,721,841 | 22 |
105 | Portugal | 8,189,599 | 89.5 |
106 | Greece | 7,969,352 | 61 |
107 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,930,765 | 282 |
108 | Cuba | 7,891,071 | 71.9 |
109 | Norway | 7,217,332 | 23.7 |
110 | Ireland | 7,205,066 | 104.6 |
111 | Hungary | 6,991,528 | 78 |
112 | Singapore | 6,881,788 | 9,706.3 |
113 | Belarus | 6,851,375 | 33.8 |
114 | Denmark | 6,799,184 | 160.2 |
115 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,750,689 | 35.2 |
116 | Panama | 6,525,114 | 87.8 |
117 | Oman | 6,516,737 | 21.1 |
118 | Turkmenistan | 6,430,547 | 13.7 |
119 | New Zealand | 6,392,718 | 24.2 |
120 | Gabon | 6,320,302 | 24.5 |
121 | Nicaragua | 6,182,528 | 51.5 |
122 | Costa Rica | 6,073,979 | 119 |
123 | Hong Kong | 5,503,759 | 5,129.3 |
124 | Namibia | 5,477,191 | 6.7 |
125 | Finland | 5,388,956 | 17.7 |
126 | El Salvador | 5,027,056 | 242.6 |
127 | The Gambia | 5,017,358 | 495.8 |
128 | West Bank | 4,920,702 | 872.5 |
129 | Lebanon | 4,652,655 | 454.8 |
130 | Kuwait | 4,463,743 | 250.5 |
131 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,418,575 | 157.5 |
132 | Serbia | 4,340,225 | 56 |
133 | Bulgaria | 4,266,325 | 39.3 |
134 | Georgia | 4,164,311 | 59.7 |
135 | Slovakia | 3,856,936 | 80.2 |
136 | Gaza Strip | 3,748,022 | 10,411.2 |
137 | Botswana | 3,703,475 | 6.5 |
138 | Mongolia | 3,441,140 | 2.2 |
139 | Uruguay | 3,283,845 | 18.8 |
140 | Jamaica | 3,174,236 | 293.1 |
141 | Croatia | 2,836,717 | 50.7 |
142 | Qatar | 2,811,877 | 242.7 |
143 | Lesotho | 2,746,471 | 90.5 |
144 | Timor-Leste | 2,698,988 | 181.5 |
145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,313,096 | 45.2 |
146 | Kosovo | 2,123,543 | 195.1 |
147 | Albania | 2,048,128 | 74.8 |
148 | Bahrain | 1,943,791 | 2,557.6 |
149 | North Macedonia | 1,727,400 | 67.9 |
150 | Slovenia | 1,718,711 | 85.3 |
151 | Lithuania | 1,586,885 | 25.3 |
152 | Djibouti | 1,580,851 | 68.2 |
153 | Moldova | 1,565,096 | 47.6 |
154 | Armenia | 1,524,026 | 54 |
155 | Puerto Rico | 1,506,042 | 169.8 |
156 | Eswatini | 1,284,063 | 74.6 |
157 | Comoros | 1,264,905 | 566 |
158 | Solomon Islands | 1,173,871 | 41.9 |
159 | Luxembourg | 1,138,313 | 440.2 |
160 | Cyprus | 1,126,198 | 121.9 |
161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,038,194 | 202.5 |
162 | Bhutan | 995,850 | 25.9 |
163 | Fiji | 951,535 | 52.1 |
164 | Mauritius | 919,744 | 453.1 |
165 | Latvia | 892,239 | 14.3 |
166 | Suriname | 834,069 | 5.3 |
167 | Brunei | 790,581 | 150.2 |
168 | Cabo Verde | 736,981 | 182.7 |
169 | Belize | 730,989 | 32.1 |
170 | Guyana | 718,188 | 3.6 |
171 | Estonia | 675,348 | 15.9 |
172 | Macau | 634,064 | 22,645.1 |
173 | Vanuatu | 506,450 | 41.5 |
174 | Malta | 477,274 | 1,510.4 |
175 | Iceland | 437,909 | 4.4 |
176 | Maldives | 417,505 | 1,401 |
177 | New Caledonia | 417,371 | 22.8 |
178 | The Bahamas | 406,212 | 40.6 |
179 | Montenegro | 389,834 | 29 |
180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 380,872 | 395.1 |
181 | French Polynesia | 296,082 | 77.4 |
182 | Samoa | 277,711 | 98.4 |
183 | Barbados | 248,717 | 578.4 |
184 | Aruba | 185,881 | 1,032.7 |
185 | Kiribati | 144,488 | 178.2 |
186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 136,283 | 307.6 |
187 | Curaçao | 133,821 | 301.4 |
188 | Guam | 129,165 | 237.4 |
189 | Cayman Islands | 126,210 | 478.1 |
190 | Saint Lucia | 111,971 | 184.8 |
191 | Jersey | 109,792 | 946.5 |
192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 108,124 | 114.1 |
193 | Grenada | 104,974 | 305.2 |
194 | Marshall Islands | 100,797 | 556.9 |
195 | Tonga | 90,646 | 126.4 |
196 | Isle of Man | 88,791 | 155.2 |
197 | Seychelles | 81,404 | 178.9 |
198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 80,676 | 207.4 |
199 | Guernsey | 66,827 | 856.8 |
200 | Bermuda | 63,259 | 1,171.5 |
201 | Faroe Islands | 61,170 | 43.9 |
202 | British Virgin Islands | 60,442 | 400.3 |
203 | Sint Maarten | 59,240 | 1,742.4 |
204 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 57,404 | 165 |
205 | Andorra | 54,921 | 117.4 |
206 | Dominica | 51,112 | 68.1 |
207 | Federated States of Micronesia | 50,584 | 72.1 |
208 | Liechtenstein | 48,446 | 302.8 |
209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,972 | 180 |
210 | Greenland | 46,041 | 0 |
211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 37,995 | 80.5 |
212 | Anguilla | 37,010 | 406.7 |
213 | Saint Martin | 36,546 | 676.8 |
214 | San Marino | 30,102 | 493.5 |
215 | Monaco | 29,204 | 14,602 |
216 | Gibraltar | 23,138 | 3,305.4 |
217 | American Samoa | 20,656 | 104.3 |
218 | Palau | 20,344 | 44.3 |
219 | Wallis and Futuna | 13,377 | 94.2 |
220 | Nauru | 13,114 | 624.5 |
221 | Tuvalu | 13,052 | 502 |
222 | Saint Barthelemy | 6,620 | 264.8 |
223 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 5,986 | 15.2 |
224 | Cook Islands | 4,430 | 18.8 |
225 | Montserrat | 3,924 | 38.5 |
226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2,395 | 9.9 |
Data from US Census International Database