| Region or Country | Population as of July 1, 2023 | Population as of July 1, 2024 | Estimated Population as of June 12, 2026 | Annual Growth Rate (2023-2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLD | 8,161,972,572 | 8,231,613,070 | 8,367,451,465 | 0.85% |
| AFRICA | 1,515,140,849 | 1,549,867,579 | 1,617,604,361 | 2.29% |
| Eastern Africa | 500,703,846 | 513,485,693 | 538,417,530 | 2.55% |
| Burundi | 14,047,786 | 14,390,003 | 15,057,520 | 2.44% |
| Comoros | 866,628 | 882,847 | 914,483 | 1.87% |
| Djibouti | 1,168,722 | 1,184,076 | 1,214,025 | 1.31% |
| Eritrea | 3,535,603 | 3,607,003 | 3,746,273 | 2.02% |
| Ethiopia | 132,059,767 | 135,472,051 | 142,127,936 | 2.58% |
| Kenya | 56,432,944 | 57,532,493 | 59,677,236 | 1.95% |
| Madagascar | 31,964,956 | 32,740,678 | 34,253,775 | 2.43% |
| Malawi | 21,655,286 | 22,216,120 | 23,310,064 | 2.59% |
| Mauritius | 1,271,169 | 1,268,280 | 1,262,645 | -0.23% |
| Mayotte | 326,505 | 337,011 | 357,504 | 3.22% |
| Mozambique | 34,631,766 | 35,631,653 | 37,581,999 | 2.89% |
| Réunion | 878,591 | 882,405 | 889,844 | 0.43% |
| Rwanda | 14,256,567 | 14,569,341 | 15,179,427 | 2.19% |
| Seychelles | 130,418 | 132,779 | 137,384 | 1.81% |
| Somalia | 19,009,151 | 19,654,739 | 20,914,001 | 3.40% |
| South Sudan | 11,943,408 | 12,188,788 | 12,667,418 | 2.05% |
| Uganda | 50,015,092 | 51,384,894 | 54,056,783 | 2.74% |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 68,560,157 | 70,545,865 | 74,419,120 | 2.90% |
| Zambia | 21,314,956 | 21,913,874 | 23,082,103 | 2.81% |
| Zimbabwe | 16,634,373 | 16,950,795 | 17,567,997 | 1.90% |
| Middle Africa | 212,915,636 | 219,525,087 | 232,417,258 | 3.10% |
| Angola | 37,885,849 | 39,040,039 | 41,291,363 | 3.05% |
| Cameroon | 29,123,744 | 29,879,337 | 31,353,171 | 2.59% |
| Central African Republic | 5,330,690 | 5,513,282 | 5,869,440 | 3.43% |
| Chad | 20,299,123 | 21,003,705 | 22,378,039 | 3.47% |
| Congo | 6,332,961 | 6,484,437 | 6,779,901 | 2.39% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 109,276,265 | 112,832,473 | 119,769,092 | 3.25% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,892,516 | 1,938,431 | 2,027,991 | 2.43% |
| Gabon | 2,538,952 | 2,593,130 | 2,698,808 | 2.13% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 235,536 | 240,254 | 249,457 | 2.00% |
| Northern Africa | 272,131,339 | 276,302,254 | 284,437,899 | 1.53% |
| Algeria | 46,814,308 | 47,435,312 | 48,646,621 | 1.33% |
| Egypt | 116,538,258 | 118,365,995 | 121,931,117 | 1.57% |
| Libya | 7,381,023 | 7,458,555 | 7,609,786 | 1.05% |
| Morocco | 38,081,173 | 38,430,770 | 39,112,682 | 0.92% |
| Sudan | 50,448,963 | 51,662,147 | 54,028,543 | 2.40% |
| Tunisia | 12,277,109 | 12,348,573 | 12,487,968 | 0.58% |
| Western Sahara | 590,506 | 600,904 | 621,186 | 1.76% |
| Southern Africa | 73,138,701 | 74,021,757 | 75,744,216 | 1.21% |
| Botswana | 2,521,139 | 2,562,122 | 2,642,062 | 1.63% |
| Eswatini | 1,242,822 | 1,256,174 | 1,282,218 | 1.07% |
| Lesotho | 2,337,423 | 2,363,325 | 2,413,849 | 1.11% |
| Namibia | 3,030,131 | 3,092,816 | 3,215,087 | 2.07% |
| South Africa | 64,007,187 | 64,747,319 | 66,190,995 | 1.16% |
| Western Africa | 456,251,329 | 466,532,788 | 486,587,453 | 2.25% |
| Benin | 14,462,724 | 14,814,460 | 15,500,544 | 2.43% |
| Burkina Faso | 23,548,781 | 24,074,580 | 25,100,186 | 2.23% |
| Cabo Verde | 524,877 | 527,326 | 532,103 | 0.47% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 31,934,230 | 32,711,547 | 34,227,755 | 2.43% |
| Gambia | 2,759,988 | 2,822,093 | 2,943,233 | 2.25% |
| Ghana | 34,427,414 | 35,064,272 | 36,306,506 | 1.85% |
| Guinea | 14,754,785 | 15,099,727 | 15,772,559 | 2.34% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,201,352 | 2,249,515 | 2,343,460 | 2.19% |
| Liberia | 5,612,817 | 5,731,206 | 5,962,132 | 2.11% |
| Mali | 24,478,595 | 25,198,821 | 26,603,669 | 2.94% |
| Mauritania | 5,169,395 | 5,315,065 | 5,599,204 | 2.82% |
| Niger | 27,032,412 | 27,917,831 | 29,644,899 | 3.28% |
| Nigeria | 232,679,478 | 237,527,782 | 246,984,719 | 2.08% |
| Saint Helena | 5,237 | 5,197 | 5,119 | -0.76% |
| Senegal | 18,501,984 | 18,931,966 | 19,770,674 | 2.32% |
| Sierra Leone | 8,642,022 | 8,819,794 | 9,166,550 | 2.06% |
| Togo | 9,515,236 | 9,721,608 | 10,124,150 | 2.17% |
| ASIA | 4,806,898,007 | 4,835,320,060 | 4,890,759,153 | 0.59% |
| Eastern Asia | 1,656,115,405 | 1,652,185,615 | 1,644,520,300 | -0.24% |
| China | 1,419,321,278 | 1,416,096,094 | 1,409,805,159 | -0.23% |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,414,909 | 7,396,076 | 7,359,341 | -0.25% |
| China, Macao SAR | 720,262 | 722,007 | 725,411 | 0.24% |
| China, Taiwan Province of China | 23,213,962 | 23,112,793 | 22,915,456 | -0.44% |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 26,498,823 | 26,571,036 | 26,711,892 | 0.27% |
| Japan | 123,753,041 | 123,103,479 | 121,836,465 | -0.52% |
| Mongolia | 3,475,540 | 3,517,100 | 3,598,166 | 1.20% |
| Republic of Korea | 51,717,590 | 51,667,029 | 51,568,406 | -0.10% |
| CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ASIA | 1,967,865,604 | 1,991,423,507 | 2,037,374,754 | 1.20% |
| Central Asia | 82,225,865 | 83,597,798 | 86,273,844 | 1.67% |
| Kazakhstan | 20,592,571 | 20,843,754 | 21,333,703 | 1.22% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,186,009 | 7,295,034 | 7,507,694 | 1.52% |
| Tajikistan | 10,590,927 | 10,786,734 | 11,168,668 | 1.85% |
| Turkmenistan | 7,494,498 | 7,618,847 | 7,861,398 | 1.66% |
| Uzbekistan | 36,361,859 | 37,053,428 | 38,402,379 | 1.90% |
| Southern Asia | 2,064,056,491 | 2,085,207,717 | 2,126,464,581 | 1.02% |
| Afghanistan | 42,647,492 | 43,844,111 | 46,178,195 | 2.81% |
| Bangladesh | 173,562,364 | 175,686,899 | 179,830,945 | 1.22% |
| Bhutan | 791,524 | 796,682 | 806,743 | 0.65% |
| India | 1,450,935,791 | 1,463,865,525 | 1,489,085,826 | 0.89% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 91,567,738 | 92,417,681 | 94,075,551 | 0.93% |
| Maldives | 527,799 | 529,676 | 533,337 | 0.36% |
| Nepal | 29,651,054 | 29,618,118 | 29,553,874 | -0.11% |
| Pakistan | 251,269,164 | 255,219,554 | 262,925,051 | 1.57% |
| Sri Lanka | 23,103,565 | 23,229,470 | 23,475,056 | 0.54% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 695,149,428 | 700,031,699 | 709,554,891 | 0.70% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 462,721 | 466,330 | 473,370 | 0.78% |
| Cambodia | 17,638,801 | 17,847,982 | 18,256,003 | 1.19% |
| Indonesia | 283,487,931 | 285,721,236 | 290,077,445 | 0.79% |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,769,819 | 7,873,046 | 8,074,397 | 1.33% |
| Malaysia | 35,557,673 | 35,977,838 | 36,797,398 | 1.18% |
| Myanmar | 54,500,091 | 54,850,648 | 55,534,433 | 0.64% |
| Philippines | 115,843,670 | 116,786,962 | 118,626,915 | 0.81% |
| Singapore | 5,832,387 | 5,870,750 | 5,945,580 | 0.66% |
| Thailand | 71,668,011 | 71,619,863 | 71,525,947 | -0.07% |
| Timor-Leste | 1,400,638 | 1,418,517 | 1,453,391 | 1.28% |
| Viet Nam | 100,987,686 | 101,598,527 | 102,790,013 | 0.60% |
| Western Asia | 309,350,818 | 314,297,231 | 323,945,537 | 1.60% |
| Armenia | 2,973,840 | 2,952,365 | 2,910,477 | -0.72% |
| Azerbaijan | 10,336,577 | 10,397,713 | 10,516,963 | 0.59% |
| Bahrain | 1,607,049 | 1,643,332 | 1,714,104 | 2.26% |
| Cyprus | 1,358,282 | 1,370,754 | 1,395,081 | 0.92% |
| Georgia | 3,807,670 | 3,806,671 | 3,804,722 | -0.03% |
| Iraq | 46,042,015 | 47,020,774 | 48,929,908 | 2.13% |
| Israel | 9,387,021 | 9,517,181 | 9,771,067 | 1.39% |
| Jordan | 11,552,876 | 11,520,684 | 11,457,891 | -0.28% |
| Kuwait | 4,934,507 | 5,026,078 | 5,204,693 | 1.86% |
| Lebanon | 5,805,962 | 5,849,421 | 5,934,191 | 0.75% |
| Oman | 5,281,538 | 5,494,691 | 5,910,460 | 4.04% |
| Qatar | 3,048,423 | 3,115,889 | 3,247,486 | 2.21% |
| Saudi Arabia | 33,962,757 | 34,566,328 | 35,743,633 | 1.78% |
| State of Palestine | 5,495,443 | 5,589,623 | 5,773,327 | 1.71% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 24,672,760 | 25,620,427 | 27,468,914 | 3.84% |
| Turkey | 87,473,805 | 87,685,426 | 88,098,207 | 0.24% |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,027,129 | 11,346,000 | 11,967,979 | 2.89% |
| Yemen | 40,583,164 | 41,773,878 | 44,096,444 | 2.93% |
| EUROPE | 745,083,824 | 744,398,832 | 743,062,710 | -0.09% |
| Eastern Europe | 285,003,031 | 284,452,005 | 283,377,192 | -0.19% |
| Belarus | 9,056,696 | 8,997,603 | 8,882,338 | -0.65% |
| Bulgaria | 6,757,689 | 6,714,560 | 6,630,434 | -0.64% |
| Czechia | 10,735,859 | 10,609,239 | 10,362,258 | -1.18% |
| Hungary | 9,676,135 | 9,632,287 | 9,546,759 | -0.45% |
| Poland | 38,539,201 | 38,140,910 | 37,364,017 | -1.03% |
| Republic of Moldova | 3,034,961 | 2,996,106 | 2,920,317 | -1.28% |
| Romania | 19,015,088 | 18,908,650 | 18,701,036 | -0.56% |
| Russian Federation | 144,820,423 | 143,997,393 | 142,392,019 | -0.57% |
| Slovakia | 5,506,760 | 5,474,881 | 5,412,699 | -0.58% |
| Ukraine | 37,860,221 | 38,980,376 | 41,165,312 | 2.96% |
| Northern Europe | 108,964,198 | 109,499,697 | 110,544,223 | 0.49% |
| Channel Islands | 170,496 | 172,264 | 175,713 | 1.04% |
| Denmark | 5,977,412 | 6,002,507 | 6,051,456 | 0.42% |
| Estonia | 1,360,546 | 1,344,232 | 1,312,410 | -1.20% |
| Faroe Islands | 55,400 | 56,002 | 57,176 | 1.09% |
| Finland | 5,617,310 | 5,623,329 | 5,635,069 | 0.11% |
| Iceland | 393,396 | 398,266 | 407,765 | 1.24% |
| Ireland | 5,255,017 | 5,308,039 | 5,411,462 | 1.01% |
| Isle of Man | 84,160 | 84,118 | 84,036 | -0.05% |
| Latvia | 1,871,871 | 1,853,559 | 1,817,840 | -0.98% |
| Lithuania | 2,859,110 | 2,830,144 | 2,773,644 | -1.01% |
| Norway | 5,576,660 | 5,623,071 | 5,713,599 | 0.83% |
| Sweden | 10,606,999 | 10,656,633 | 10,753,447 | 0.47% |
| United Kingdom | 69,138,192 | 69,551,332 | 70,357,189 | 0.60% |
| Southern Europe | 151,253,985 | 150,775,924 | 149,843,434 | -0.32% |
| Albania | 2,791,765 | 2,771,508 | 2,731,995 | -0.73% |
| Andorra | 81,938 | 82,904 | 84,788 | 1.18% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,164,253 | 3,140,095 | 3,092,973 | -0.76% |
| Croatia | 3,875,325 | 3,848,160 | 3,795,173 | -0.70% |
| Gibraltar | 39,329 | 40,126 | 41,681 | 2.03% |
| Greece | 10,047,817 | 9,938,844 | 9,726,285 | -1.08% |
| Holy See | 496 | 501 | 511 | 1.01% |
| Italy | 59,342,867 | 59,146,260 | 58,762,765 | -0.33% |
| Malta | 539,607 | 545,405 | 556,714 | 1.07% |
| Montenegro | 638,479 | 632,729 | 621,513 | -0.90% |
| North Macedonia | 1,823,009 | 1,813,791 | 1,795,811 | -0.51% |
| Portugal | 10,425,292 | 10,411,834 | 10,385,583 | -0.13% |
| San Marino | 33,581 | 33,572 | 33,554 | -0.03% |
| Serbia | 6,736,216 | 6,689,039 | 6,597,017 | -0.70% |
| Slovenia | 2,118,697 | 2,117,072 | 2,113,902 | -0.08% |
| Spain | 47,910,526 | 47,889,958 | 47,849,839 | -0.04% |
| Western Europe | 199,862,609 | 199,671,205 | 199,297,859 | -0.10% |
| Austria | 9,120,813 | 9,113,574 | 9,099,454 | -0.08% |
| Belgium | 11,738,763 | 11,758,603 | 11,797,302 | 0.17% |
| France | 66,548,530 | 66,650,804 | 66,850,296 | 0.15% |
| Germany | 84,552,242 | 84,075,075 | 83,144,329 | -0.56% |
| Liechtenstein | 39,870 | 40,128 | 40,631 | 0.65% |
| Luxembourg | 673,036 | 680,453 | 694,920 | 1.10% |
| Monaco | 38,631 | 38,341 | 37,775 | -0.75% |
| Netherlands | 18,228,742 | 18,346,819 | 18,577,136 | 0.65% |
| Switzerland | 8,921,981 | 8,967,407 | 9,056,013 | 0.51% |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 663,466,072 | 667,888,552 | 676,514,892 | 0.67% |
| Caribbean | 44,444,810 | 44,622,478 | 44,969,031 | 0.40% |
| Anguilla | 14,598 | 14,728 | 14,982 | 0.89% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 93,772 | 94,209 | 95,061 | 0.47% |
| Aruba | 108,066 | 108,147 | 108,305 | 0.07% |
| Bahamas | 401,283 | 403,033 | 406,446 | 0.44% |
| Barbados | 282,467 | 282,623 | 282,927 | 0.06% |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 30,675 | 31,338 | 32,631 | 2.16% |
| British Virgin Islands | 39,471 | 39,732 | 40,241 | 0.66% |
| Cayman Islands | 74,457 | 75,844 | 78,549 | 1.86% |
| Cuba | 10,979,783 | 10,937,203 | 10,854,148 | -0.39% |
| Curaçao | 185,482 | 185,487 | 185,497 | 0.00% |
| Dominica | 66,205 | 65,871 | 65,220 | -0.50% |
| Dominican Republic | 11,427,557 | 11,520,487 | 11,701,753 | 0.81% |
| Grenada | 117,207 | 117,303 | 117,490 | 0.08% |
| Guadeloupe | 375,106 | 373,791 | 371,226 | -0.35% |
| Haiti | 11,772,557 | 11,906,095 | 12,166,570 | 1.13% |
| Jamaica | 2,839,175 | 2,837,077 | 2,832,985 | -0.07% |
| Martinique | 343,195 | 340,439 | 335,063 | -0.80% |
| Montserrat | 4,389 | 4,359 | 4,300 | -0.68% |
| Puerto Rico | 3,242,204 | 3,235,289 | 3,221,801 | -0.21% |
| Saint Barthélemy | 11,258 | 11,414 | 11,718 | 1.39% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,843 | 46,922 | 47,076 | 0.17% |
| Saint Lucia | 179,744 | 180,149 | 180,939 | 0.23% |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 26,129 | 24,941 | 22,624 | -4.55% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100,616 | 99,924 | 98,574 | -0.69% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 43,350 | 43,923 | 45,041 | 1.32% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,507,782 | 1,511,155 | 1,517,734 | 0.22% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,535 | 46,855 | 47,479 | 0.69% |
| United States Virgin Islands | 84,905 | 84,138 | 82,642 | -0.90% |
| Central America | 183,409,960 | 185,160,699 | 188,575,631 | 0.95% |
| Belize | 417,072 | 422,924 | 434,339 | 1.40% |
| Costa Rica | 5,129,910 | 5,152,950 | 5,197,891 | 0.45% |
| El Salvador | 6,338,193 | 6,365,503 | 6,418,773 | 0.43% |
| Guatemala | 18,406,359 | 18,687,881 | 19,237,008 | 1.53% |
| Honduras | 10,825,703 | 11,005,850 | 11,357,239 | 1.66% |
| Mexico | 130,861,007 | 131,946,900 | 134,065,006 | 0.83% |
| Nicaragua | 6,916,140 | 7,007,502 | 7,185,710 | 1.32% |
| Panama | 4,515,577 | 4,571,189 | 4,679,664 | 1.23% |
| South America | 435,611,302 | 438,105,374 | 442,970,226 | 0.57% |
| Argentina | 45,696,159 | 45,851,378 | 46,154,143 | 0.34% |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12,413,315 | 12,581,843 | 12,910,568 | 1.36% |
| Brazil | 211,998,573 | 212,812,405 | 214,399,838 | 0.38% |
| Chile | 19,764,771 | 19,859,921 | 20,045,517 | 0.48% |
| Colombia | 52,886,363 | 53,425,635 | 54,477,521 | 1.02% |
| Ecuador | 18,135,478 | 18,289,896 | 18,591,099 | 0.85% |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,470 | 3,469 | 3,467 | -0.03% |
| French Guiana | 308,522 | 313,666 | 323,700 | 1.67% |
| Guyana | 831,087 | 835,986 | 845,542 | 0.59% |
| Paraguay | 6,929,153 | 7,013,078 | 7,176,779 | 1.21% |
| Peru | 34,217,848 | 34,576,665 | 35,276,561 | 1.05% |
| Suriname | 634,431 | 639,850 | 650,420 | 0.85% |
| Uruguay | 3,386,588 | 3,384,688 | 3,380,982 | -0.06% |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,405,543 | 28,516,896 | 28,734,097 | 0.39% |
| NORTH AMERICA | 364,295,994 | 366,600,944 | 371,096,901 | 0.63% |
| Bermuda | 64,636 | 64,555 | 64,397 | -0.13% |
| Canada | 39,742,430 | 40,126,723 | 40,876,312 | 0.97% |
| Greenland | 55,840 | 55,745 | 55,560 | -0.17% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,628 | 5,574 | 5,469 | -0.96% |
| United States of America | 345,426,571 | 347,275,807 | 350,882,864 | 0.54% |
| OCEANIA | 46,088,716 | 46,609,644 | 47,625,748 | 1.13% |
| AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND | 31,927,149 | 32,225,925 | 32,808,707 | 0.94% |
| Australia | 26,713,205 | 26,974,026 | 27,482,775 | 0.98% |
| New Zealand | 5,213,944 | 5,251,899 | 5,325,933 | 0.73% |
| Melanesia | 12,944,900 | 13,165,119 | 13,594,671 | 1.70% |
| Fiji | 928,784 | 933,154 | 941,678 | 0.47% |
| New Caledonia | 292,639 | 295,333 | 300,588 | 0.92% |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,576,502 | 10,762,817 | 11,126,237 | 1.76% |
| Solomon Islands | 819,198 | 838,645 | 876,578 | 2.37% |
| Vanuatu | 327,777 | 335,169 | 349,588 | 2.26% |
| Micronesia | 526,923 | 528,681 | 532,110 | 0.33% |
| Guam | 167,777 | 168,999 | 171,383 | 0.73% |
| Kiribati | 134,518 | 136,488 | 140,331 | 1.46% |
| Marshall Islands | 37,548 | 36,282 | 33,813 | -3.37% |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 113,160 | 113,683 | 114,703 | 0.46% |
| Nauru | 11,947 | 12,025 | 12,177 | 0.65% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 44,278 | 43,541 | 42,103 | -1.66% |
| Palau | 17,695 | 17,663 | 17,601 | -0.18% |
| Polynesia | 689,744 | 689,919 | 690,260 | 0.03% |
| American Samoa | 46,765 | 46,029 | 44,593 | -1.57% |
| Cook Islands | 13,729 | 13,263 | 12,354 | -3.39% |
| French Polynesia | 281,807 | 282,465 | 283,748 | 0.23% |
| Niue | 1,819 | 1,821 | 1,825 | 0.11% |
| Samoa | 218,019 | 219,306 | 221,816 | 0.59% |
| Tokelau | 2,506 | 2,608 | 2,807 | 4.07% |
| Tonga | 104,175 | 103,742 | 102,897 | -0.42% |
| Tuvalu | 9,646 | 9,492 | 9,192 | -1.60% |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 11,277 | 11,194 | 11,032 | -0.74% |
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024