| Region or Country | Population as of July 1, 2023 | Population as of July 1, 2024 | Estimated Population as of December 27, 2025 | Annual Growth Rate (2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLD | 8,091,734,930 | 8,161,972,572 | 8,266,733,564 | 0.87% |
| AFRICA | 1,480,770,525 | 1,515,140,849 | 1,566,404,945 | 2.32% |
| Eastern Africa | 487,857,331 | 500,703,846 | 519,864,706 | 2.63% |
| Burundi | 13,689,450 | 14,047,786 | 14,582,252 | 2.62% |
| Comoros | 850,387 | 866,628 | 890,852 | 1.91% |
| Djibouti | 1,152,944 | 1,168,722 | 1,192,255 | 1.37% |
| Eritrea | 3,470,390 | 3,535,603 | 3,632,870 | 1.88% |
| Ethiopia | 128,691,692 | 132,059,767 | 137,083,325 | 2.62% |
| Kenya | 55,339,003 | 56,432,944 | 58,064,581 | 1.98% |
| Madagascar | 31,195,932 | 31,964,956 | 33,111,972 | 2.47% |
| Malawi | 21,104,482 | 21,655,286 | 22,476,822 | 2.61% |
| Mauritius | 1,273,588 | 1,271,169 | 1,267,561 | -0.19% |
| Mayotte | 316,015 | 326,506 | 342,154 | 3.32% |
| Mozambique | 33,635,160 | 34,631,766 | 36,118,226 | 2.96% |
| Réunion | 874,883 | 878,590 | 884,119 | 0.42% |
| Rwanda | 13,954,472 | 14,256,567 | 14,707,148 | 2.16% |
| Seychelles | 127,951 | 130,418 | 134,098 | 1.93% |
| Somalia | 18,358,615 | 19,009,151 | 19,979,440 | 3.54% |
| South Sudan | 11,483,374 | 11,943,408 | 12,629,559 | 4.01% |
| Uganda | 48,656,601 | 50,015,092 | 52,041,311 | 2.79% |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 66,617,606 | 68,560,157 | 71,457,515 | 2.92% |
| Zambia | 20,723,965 | 21,314,956 | 22,196,432 | 2.85% |
| Zimbabwe | 16,340,822 | 16,634,373 | 17,072,211 | 1.80% |
| Middle Africa | 206,129,903 | 212,915,636 | 223,036,706 | 3.29% |
| Angola | 36,749,906 | 37,885,849 | 39,580,133 | 3.09% |
| Cameroon | 28,372,687 | 29,123,744 | 30,243,962 | 2.65% |
| Central African Republic | 5,152,420 | 5,330,690 | 5,596,584 | 3.46% |
| Chad | 19,319,064 | 20,299,123 | 21,760,903 | 5.07% |
| Congo | 6,182,885 | 6,332,961 | 6,556,803 | 2.43% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 105,789,731 | 109,276,265 | 114,476,507 | 3.30% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,847,549 | 1,892,516 | 1,959,585 | 2.43% |
| Gabon | 2,484,788 | 2,538,952 | 2,619,739 | 2.18% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 230,871 | 235,536 | 242,494 | 2.02% |
| Northern Africa | 268,541,105 | 272,131,339 | 277,486,252 | 1.34% |
| Algeria | 46,164,219 | 46,814,308 | 47,783,930 | 1.41% |
| Egypt | 114,535,772 | 116,538,258 | 119,525,010 | 1.75% |
| Libya | 7,305,659 | 7,381,023 | 7,493,430 | 1.03% |
| Morocco | 37,712,505 | 38,081,173 | 38,631,049 | 0.98% |
| Sudan | 50,042,791 | 50,448,962 | 51,054,775 | 0.81% |
| Tunisia | 12,200,431 | 12,277,109 | 12,391,476 | 0.63% |
| Western Sahara | 579,729 | 590,506 | 606,580 | 1.86% |
| Southern Africa | 72,197,701 | 73,138,701 | 74,542,223 | 1.30% |
| Botswana | 2,480,244 | 2,521,139 | 2,582,135 | 1.65% |
| Eswatini | 1,230,506 | 1,242,822 | 1,261,192 | 1.00% |
| Lesotho | 2,311,472 | 2,337,423 | 2,376,129 | 1.12% |
| Namibia | 2,963,095 | 3,030,131 | 3,130,117 | 2.26% |
| South Africa | 63,212,384 | 64,007,187 | 65,192,653 | 1.26% |
| Western Africa | 446,044,485 | 456,251,328 | 471,475,059 | 2.29% |
| Benin | 14,111,034 | 14,462,724 | 14,987,277 | 2.49% |
| Burkina Faso | 23,025,776 | 23,548,781 | 24,328,854 | 2.27% |
| Cabo Verde | 522,330 | 524,877 | 528,676 | 0.49% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 31,165,654 | 31,934,230 | 33,080,578 | 2.47% |
| Gambia | 2,697,846 | 2,759,988 | 2,852,674 | 2.30% |
| Ghana | 33,787,914 | 34,427,414 | 35,381,242 | 1.89% |
| Guinea | 14,405,468 | 14,754,786 | 15,275,801 | 2.42% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,153,339 | 2,201,352 | 2,272,964 | 2.23% |
| Liberia | 5,493,031 | 5,612,817 | 5,791,480 | 2.18% |
| Mali | 23,769,127 | 24,478,595 | 25,536,782 | 2.98% |
| Mauritania | 5,022,442 | 5,169,395 | 5,388,579 | 2.93% |
| Niger | 26,159,867 | 27,032,412 | 28,333,832 | 3.34% |
| Nigeria | 227,882,945 | 232,679,478 | 239,833,613 | 2.10% |
| Saint Helena | 5,288 | 5,237 | 5,161 | -0.96% |
| Senegal | 18,077,573 | 18,501,984 | 19,135,002 | 2.35% |
| Sierra Leone | 8,460,512 | 8,642,022 | 8,912,748 | 2.15% |
| Togo | 9,304,338 | 9,515,236 | 9,829,795 | 2.27% |
| ASIA | 4,778,004,486 | 4,806,898,007 | 4,849,993,331 | 0.60% |
| Eastern Asia | 1,660,028,546 | 1,656,115,405 | 1,650,278,869 | -0.24% |
| China | 1,422,584,933 | 1,419,321,278 | 1,414,453,465 | -0.23% |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,442,734 | 7,414,910 | 7,373,410 | -0.37% |
| China, Macao SAR | 713,912 | 720,262 | 729,733 | 0.89% |
| China, Taiwan Province of China | 23,317,145 | 23,213,962 | 23,060,062 | -0.44% |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 26,418,204 | 26,498,823 | 26,619,068 | 0.31% |
| Japan | 124,370,947 | 123,753,041 | 122,831,421 | -0.50% |
| Mongolia | 3,431,932 | 3,475,540 | 3,540,582 | 1.27% |
| Republic of Korea | 51,748,739 | 51,717,590 | 51,671,131 | -0.06% |
| Central Asia | 80,810,163 | 82,225,865 | 84,337,416 | 1.75% |
| Kazakhstan | 20,330,104 | 20,592,571 | 20,984,046 | 1.29% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,073,516 | 7,186,009 | 7,353,795 | 1.59% |
| Tajikistan | 10,389,798 | 10,590,928 | 10,890,918 | 1.94% |
| Turkmenistan | 7,364,438 | 7,494,498 | 7,688,485 | 1.77% |
| Uzbekistan | 35,652,307 | 36,361,859 | 37,420,171 | 1.99% |
| Southern Asia | 2,043,083,160 | 2,064,056,491 | 2,095,338,677 | 1.03% |
| Afghanistan | 41,454,761 | 42,647,492 | 44,426,477 | 2.88% |
| Bangladesh | 171,466,990 | 173,562,364 | 176,687,661 | 1.22% |
| Bhutan | 786,385 | 791,524 | 799,189 | 0.65% |
| India | 1,438,069,596 | 1,450,935,791 | 1,470,126,005 | 0.89% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90,608,707 | 91,567,738 | 92,998,154 | 1.06% |
| Maldives | 525,994 | 527,799 | 530,491 | 0.34% |
| Nepal | 29,694,614 | 29,651,054 | 29,586,083 | -0.15% |
| Pakistan | 247,504,495 | 251,269,164 | 256,884,251 | 1.52% |
| Sri Lanka | 22,971,617 | 23,103,565 | 23,300,368 | 0.57% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 690,117,184 | 695,149,428 | 702,655,131 | 0.73% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 458,949 | 462,722 | 468,350 | 0.82% |
| Cambodia | 17,423,880 | 17,638,801 | 17,959,360 | 1.23% |
| Indonesia | 281,190,067 | 283,487,931 | 286,915,246 | 0.82% |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,664,992 | 7,769,819 | 7,926,171 | 1.37% |
| Malaysia | 35,126,298 | 35,557,673 | 36,201,078 | 1.23% |
| Myanmar | 54,133,798 | 54,500,091 | 55,046,425 | 0.68% |
| Philippines | 114,891,199 | 115,843,670 | 117,264,301 | 0.83% |
| Singapore | 5,789,090 | 5,832,387 | 5,896,965 | 0.75% |
| Thailand | 71,702,435 | 71,668,011 | 71,616,667 | -0.05% |
| Timor-Leste | 1,384,286 | 1,400,638 | 1,425,027 | 1.18% |
| Viet Nam | 100,352,192 | 100,987,686 | 101,935,539 | 0.63% |
| Western Asia | 303,965,432 | 309,350,818 | 317,383,240 | 1.77% |
| Armenia | 2,943,393 | 2,973,840 | 3,019,252 | 1.03% |
| Azerbaijan | 10,318,207 | 10,336,578 | 10,363,979 | 0.18% |
| Bahrain | 1,569,666 | 1,607,049 | 1,662,807 | 2.38% |
| Cyprus | 1,344,976 | 1,358,282 | 1,378,128 | 0.99% |
| Georgia | 3,807,492 | 3,807,670 | 3,807,935 | 0.00% |
| Iraq | 45,074,049 | 46,042,015 | 47,485,758 | 2.15% |
| Israel | 9,256,314 | 9,387,021 | 9,581,973 | 1.41% |
| Jordan | 11,439,214 | 11,552,876 | 11,722,405 | 0.99% |
| Kuwait | 4,838,782 | 4,934,508 | 5,077,285 | 1.98% |
| Lebanon | 5,773,492 | 5,805,962 | 5,854,392 | 0.56% |
| Oman | 5,049,269 | 5,281,538 | 5,627,972 | 4.60% |
| Qatar | 2,979,082 | 3,048,423 | 3,151,847 | 2.33% |
| Saudi Arabia | 33,264,292 | 33,962,757 | 35,004,533 | 2.10% |
| State of Palestine | 5,409,202 | 5,495,443 | 5,624,073 | 1.59% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 23,594,623 | 24,672,760 | 26,280,825 | 4.57% |
| Turkey | 87,270,502 | 87,473,805 | 87,777,036 | 0.23% |
| United Arab Emirates | 10,642,081 | 11,027,129 | 11,601,437 | 3.62% |
| Yemen | 39,390,799 | 40,583,164 | 42,361,603 | 3.03% |
| EUROPE | 745,602,875 | 745,083,824 | 744,309,648 | -0.07% |
| Eastern Europe | 286,047,445 | 285,003,031 | 283,445,264 | -0.37% |
| Belarus | 9,115,680 | 9,056,696 | 8,968,720 | -0.65% |
| Bulgaria | 6,795,803 | 6,757,688 | 6,700,839 | -0.56% |
| Czechia | 10,809,716 | 10,735,859 | 10,625,700 | -0.68% |
| Hungary | 9,686,464 | 9,676,134 | 9,660,727 | -0.11% |
| Poland | 38,762,844 | 38,539,201 | 38,205,633 | -0.58% |
| Republic of Moldova | 3,067,070 | 3,034,961 | 2,987,070 | -1.05% |
| Romania | 19,118,479 | 19,015,088 | 18,860,878 | -0.54% |
| Russian Federation | 145,440,500 | 144,820,423 | 143,895,564 | -0.43% |
| Slovakia | 5,518,054 | 5,506,760 | 5,489,915 | -0.20% |
| Ukraine | 37,732,836 | 37,860,222 | 38,050,221 | 0.34% |
| Northern Europe | 108,297,394 | 108,964,198 | 109,958,751 | 0.62% |
| Denmark | 5,948,136 | 5,977,412 | 6,021,078 | 0.49% |
| Estonia | 1,367,196 | 1,360,546 | 1,350,627 | -0.49% |
| Faroe Islands | 54,714 | 55,400 | 56,423 | 1.25% |
| Finland | 5,601,185 | 5,617,310 | 5,641,361 | 0.29% |
| Iceland | 387,558 | 393,396 | 402,104 | 1.51% |
| Ireland | 5,196,630 | 5,255,018 | 5,342,105 | 1.12% |
| Isle of Man | 84,165 | 84,160 | 84,153 | -0.01% |
| Latvia | 1,882,396 | 1,871,871 | 1,856,173 | -0.56% |
| Lithuania | 2,854,099 | 2,859,110 | 2,866,584 | 0.18% |
| Norway | 5,519,167 | 5,576,660 | 5,662,412 | 1.04% |
| Sweden | 10,551,494 | 10,606,999 | 10,689,786 | 0.53% |
| United Kingdom | 68,682,962 | 69,138,192 | 69,817,178 | 0.66% |
| Southern Europe | 151,720,922 | 151,253,985 | 150,557,538 | -0.31% |
| Albania | 2,811,655 | 2,791,765 | 2,762,099 | -0.71% |
| Andorra | 80,856 | 81,938 | 83,552 | 1.34% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,185,073 | 3,164,253 | 3,133,200 | -0.65% |
| Croatia | 3,896,023 | 3,875,325 | 3,844,453 | -0.53% |
| Gibraltar | 38,471 | 39,329 | 40,609 | 2.23% |
| Greece | 10,242,908 | 10,047,817 | 9,756,834 | -1.90% |
| Holy See | 496 | 496 | 496 | 0.00% |
| Italy | 59,499,453 | 59,342,867 | 59,109,316 | -0.26% |
| Malta | 532,956 | 539,607 | 549,527 | 1.25% |
| Montenegro | 633,552 | 638,479 | 645,828 | 0.78% |
| North Macedonia | 1,831,802 | 1,823,009 | 1,809,894 | -0.48% |
| Portugal | 10,430,738 | 10,425,292 | 10,417,169 | -0.05% |
| San Marino | 33,733 | 33,581 | 33,354 | -0.45% |
| Serbia | 6,773,201 | 6,736,216 | 6,681,052 | -0.55% |
| Slovenia | 2,118,396 | 2,118,696 | 2,119,143 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 47,911,580 | 47,910,526 | 47,908,954 | 0.00% |
| Western Europe | 199,537,113 | 199,862,608 | 200,348,091 | 0.16% |
| Austria | 9,130,429 | 9,120,813 | 9,106,471 | -0.11% |
| Belgium | 11,712,893 | 11,738,763 | 11,777,349 | 0.22% |
| France | 66,438,822 | 66,548,530 | 66,712,162 | 0.17% |
| Germany | 84,548,231 | 84,552,242 | 84,558,224 | 0.00% |
| Liechtenstein | 39,598 | 39,870 | 40,276 | 0.69% |
| Luxembourg | 665,098 | 673,036 | 684,876 | 1.19% |
| Monaco | 38,956 | 38,631 | 38,146 | -0.83% |
| Netherlands | 18,092,524 | 18,228,742 | 18,431,914 | 0.75% |
| Switzerland | 8,870,561 | 8,921,981 | 8,998,675 | 0.58% |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 658,891,517 | 663,466,072 | 670,289,122 | 0.69% |
| Caribbean | 44,249,267 | 44,444,810 | 44,736,467 | 0.44% |
| Anguilla | 14,410 | 14,598 | 14,878 | 1.30% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 93,316 | 93,772 | 94,452 | 0.49% |
| Aruba | 107,939 | 108,066 | 108,255 | 0.12% |
| Bahamas | 399,440 | 401,283 | 404,032 | 0.46% |
| Barbados | 282,336 | 282,467 | 282,662 | 0.05% |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 29,898 | 30,676 | 31,836 | 2.60% |
| British Virgin Islands | 38,985 | 39,471 | 40,196 | 1.25% |
| Cayman Islands | 73,038 | 74,458 | 76,576 | 1.94% |
| Cuba | 11,019,930 | 10,979,783 | 10,919,903 | -0.36% |
| Curaçao | 185,427 | 185,482 | 185,564 | 0.03% |
| Dominica | 66,510 | 66,205 | 65,750 | -0.46% |
| Dominican Republic | 11,331,266 | 11,427,557 | 11,571,177 | 0.85% |
| Grenada | 117,081 | 117,208 | 117,397 | 0.11% |
| Guadeloupe | 376,516 | 375,106 | 373,003 | -0.37% |
| Haiti | 11,637,398 | 11,772,557 | 11,974,150 | 1.16% |
| Jamaica | 2,839,786 | 2,839,175 | 2,838,264 | -0.02% |
| Martinique | 346,002 | 343,194 | 339,006 | -0.81% |
| Montserrat | 4,420 | 4,389 | 4,343 | -0.70% |
| Puerto Rico | 3,242,022 | 3,242,204 | 3,242,475 | 0.01% |
| Saint Barthélemy | 11,085 | 11,258 | 11,516 | 1.56% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,758 | 46,843 | 46,970 | 0.18% |
| Saint Lucia | 179,285 | 179,744 | 180,429 | 0.26% |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 27,515 | 26,129 | 24,062 | -5.04% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101,323 | 100,616 | 99,561 | -0.70% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,749 | 43,350 | 44,246 | 1.41% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,502,932 | 1,507,782 | 1,515,016 | 0.32% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,198 | 46,535 | 47,038 | 0.73% |
| United States Virgin Islands | 85,701 | 84,905 | 83,718 | -0.93% |
| Central America | 181,618,074 | 183,409,960 | 186,082,597 | 0.99% |
| Belize | 411,106 | 417,072 | 425,970 | 1.45% |
| Costa Rica | 5,105,526 | 5,129,910 | 5,166,279 | 0.48% |
| El Salvador | 6,309,624 | 6,338,193 | 6,380,804 | 0.45% |
| Guatemala | 18,124,838 | 18,406,359 | 18,826,254 | 1.55% |
| Honduras | 10,644,851 | 10,825,704 | 11,095,450 | 1.70% |
| Mexico | 129,739,759 | 130,861,007 | 132,533,373 | 0.86% |
| Nicaragua | 6,823,613 | 6,916,140 | 7,054,146 | 1.36% |
| Panama | 4,458,759 | 4,515,577 | 4,600,322 | 1.27% |
| South America | 433,024,175 | 435,611,302 | 439,470,059 | 0.60% |
| Argentina | 45,538,401 | 45,696,159 | 45,931,459 | 0.35% |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12,244,160 | 12,413,315 | 12,665,613 | 1.38% |
| Brazil | 211,140,729 | 211,998,574 | 213,278,069 | 0.41% |
| Chile | 19,658,835 | 19,764,771 | 19,922,777 | 0.54% |
| Colombia | 52,321,152 | 52,886,364 | 53,729,390 | 1.08% |
| Ecuador | 17,980,083 | 18,135,478 | 18,367,253 | 0.86% |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,477 | 3,470 | 3,460 | -0.20% |
| French Guiana | 303,402 | 308,522 | 316,159 | 1.69% |
| Guyana | 826,353 | 831,086 | 838,145 | 0.57% |
| Paraguay | 6,844,146 | 6,929,153 | 7,055,943 | 1.24% |
| Peru | 33,845,617 | 34,217,848 | 34,773,039 | 1.10% |
| Suriname | 628,886 | 634,431 | 642,701 | 0.88% |
| Uruguay | 3,388,080 | 3,386,588 | 3,384,363 | -0.04% |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,300,854 | 28,405,543 | 28,561,689 | 0.37% |
| NORTH AMERICA | 382,902,742 | 385,295,105 | 388,863,367 | 0.62% |
| Bermuda | 64,698 | 64,636 | 64,544 | -0.10% |
| Canada | 39,299,104 | 39,742,430 | 40,403,661 | 1.13% |
| Greenland | 55,922 | 55,840 | 55,718 | -0.15% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,681 | 5,628 | 5,549 | -0.93% |
| United States of America | 343,477,335 | 345,426,571 | 348,333,899 | 0.57% |
| OCEANIA | 45,562,787 | 46,088,716 | 46,873,151 | 1.15% |
| AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND | 31,623,960 | 31,927,149 | 32,379,362 | 0.96% |
| Australia | 26,451,124 | 26,713,205 | 27,104,105 | 0.99% |
| New Zealand | 5,172,836 | 5,213,944 | 5,275,257 | 0.79% |
| Melanesia | 12,724,064 | 12,944,900 | 13,274,282 | 1.74% |
| Fiji | 924,146 | 928,784 | 935,702 | 0.50% |
| New Caledonia | 289,870 | 292,640 | 296,772 | 0.96% |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,389,635 | 10,576,502 | 10,855,218 | 1.80% |
| Solomon Islands | 800,006 | 819,198 | 847,823 | 2.40% |
| Vanuatu | 320,408 | 327,777 | 338,768 | 2.30% |
| Micronesia | 525,240 | 526,923 | 529,433 | 0.32% |
| Guam | 166,506 | 167,777 | 169,673 | 0.76% |
| Kiribati | 132,530 | 134,518 | 137,483 | 1.50% |
| Marshall Islands | 38,827 | 37,548 | 35,640 | -3.29% |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 112,630 | 113,160 | 113,951 | 0.47% |
| Nauru | 11,875 | 11,947 | 12,054 | 0.61% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 45,143 | 44,278 | 42,988 | -1.92% |
| Palau | 17,727 | 17,695 | 17,647 | -0.18% |
| Polynesia | 689,523 | 689,744 | 690,074 | 0.03% |
| American Samoa | 47,521 | 46,765 | 45,637 | -1.59% |
| Cook Islands | 14,222 | 13,729 | 12,994 | -3.47% |
| French Polynesia | 281,118 | 281,807 | 282,835 | 0.25% |
| Niue | 1,817 | 1,818 | 1,819 | 0.06% |
| Samoa | 216,663 | 218,019 | 220,042 | 0.63% |
| Tokelau | 2,398 | 2,506 | 2,667 | 4.50% |
| Tonga | 104,598 | 104,176 | 103,547 | -0.40% |
| Tuvalu | 9,816 | 9,646 | 9,392 | -1.73% |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 11,370 | 11,278 | 11,141 | -0.81% |
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024