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World Population by Country in 2024

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In 2024, the world reached a total population of 8,161,972,572 and 🇮🇳India was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,450,935,791 people. Followed by 🇨🇳China, with the second largest population globally of 1,419,321,278 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was 🇻🇦Holy See with only 496 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2024 was Asia with a total population of 4,806,898,007 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 1,515,140,849, and Americas with a population of 1,048,761,176 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 2,064,056,491 people on record. Followed by Eastern Africa with a population of 500,703,846, and Western Africa with 456,251,328 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-and-middle-income countries had the largest population with a total of 6,867,330,091 people. While the lowest population for 2024 was found in No income group available with a population of 29,084,247 people in that segment.

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Countries with the Largest Population in 2024

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
🇮🇳India 1,450,935,791 12,999,094
🇨🇳China 1,419,321,278 -3,175,283
🇺🇸United States of America 345,426,571 1,893,998
🇮🇩Indonesia 283,487,931 2,268,573
🇵🇰Pakistan 251,269,164 3,867,148
🇳🇬Nigeria 232,679,478 4,816,673
🇧🇷Brazil 211,998,574 848,231
🇧🇩Bangladesh 173,562,364 2,109,792
🇷🇺Russian Federation 144,820,423 -770,316
🇪🇹Ethiopia 132,059,767 3,409,487
🇲🇽Mexico 130,861,007 1,105,216
🇯🇵Japan 123,753,041 -636,276
🇪🇬Egypt 116,538,258 1,919,697
🇵🇭Philippines 115,843,670 945,245
🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 109,276,265 3,520,227
🇻🇳Viet Nam 100,987,686 624,789
🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 91,567,738 905,921
🇹🇷Türkiye 87,473,805 204,260
🇩🇪Germany 84,552,242 -286,642
🇹🇭Thailand 71,668,011 -42,394
🇬🇧United Kingdom 69,138,192 430,297
🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 68,560,157 1,963,896
🇫🇷France 66,548,530 104,743
🇿🇦South Africa 64,007,187 758,605
🇮🇹Italy 59,342,867 -184,548
🇰🇪Kenya 56,432,944 1,096,901
🇲🇲Myanmar 54,500,091 359,220
🇨🇴Colombia 52,886,364 553,325
🇰🇷Republic of Korea 51,717,590 -40,992
🇸🇩Sudan 50,448,962 800,779
🇺🇬Uganda 50,015,092 1,365,999
🇪🇸Spain 47,910,526 -10,577
🇩🇿Algeria 46,814,308 634,425
🇮🇶Iraq 46,042,015 968,224
🇦🇷Argentina 45,696,159 156,762
🇦🇫Afghanistan 42,647,492 1,205,676
🇾🇪Yemen 40,583,164 1,191,807
🇨🇦Canada 39,742,430 407,892
🇵🇱Poland 38,539,201 -345,074
🇲🇦Morocco 38,081,173 359,778
🇦🇴Angola 37,885,849 1,145,987
🇺🇦Ukraine 37,860,222 837,923
🇺🇿Uzbekistan 36,361,859 702,810
🇲🇾Malaysia 35,557,673 426,863
🇲🇿Mozambique 34,631,766 1,004,144
🇬🇭Ghana 34,427,414 637,913
🇵🇪Peru 34,217,848 365,915
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 33,962,757 603,031
🇲🇬Madagascar 31,964,956 773,132
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 31,934,230 772,884
🇳🇵Nepal 29,651,054 -45,791
🇨🇲Cameroon 29,123,744 752,405
🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,405,543 109,236
🇳🇪Niger 27,032,412 879,947
🇦🇺Australia 26,713,205 263,518
🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 26,498,823 77,018
🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 24,672,760 996,263
🇲🇱Mali 24,478,595 712,499
🇧🇫Burkina Faso 23,548,781 525,730
🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 23,213,962 -100,652
🇱🇰Sri Lanka 23,103,565 130,255
🇲🇼Malawi 21,655,286 558,308
🇿🇲Zambia 21,314,956 594,815
🇰🇿Kazakhstan 20,592,571 256,726
🇹🇩Chad 20,299,123 857,358
🇨🇱Chile 19,764,771 100,681
🇷🇴Romania 19,015,088 -105,500
🇸🇴Somalia 19,009,151 646,650
🇸🇳Senegal 18,501,984 427,821
🇬🇹Guatemala 18,406,359 282,334
🇳🇱Netherlands 18,228,742 126,375
🇪🇨Ecuador 18,135,478 154,641
🇰🇭Cambodia 17,638,801 211,435
🇿🇼Zimbabwe 16,634,373 311,977
🇬🇳Guinea 14,754,786 346,489
🇧🇯Benin 14,462,724 349,642
🇷🇼Rwanda 14,256,567 300,439
🇧🇮Burundi 14,047,786 345,770
🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12,413,315 168,982
🇹🇳Tunisia 12,277,109 73,698
🇸🇸South Sudan 11,943,408 247,111
🇭🇹Haiti 11,772,557 134,724
🇧🇪Belgium 11,738,763 22,163
🇯🇴Jordan 11,552,876 43,866
🇩🇴Dominican Republic 11,427,557 95,138
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 11,027,129 375,996
🇨🇺Cuba 10,979,783 -41,620
🇭🇳Honduras 10,825,704 180,623
🇨🇿Czechia 10,735,859 -111,390
🇸🇪Sweden 10,606,999 51,842
🇹🇯Tajikistan 10,590,928 198,443
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 10,576,502 186,881
🇵🇹Portugal 10,425,292 -10,717
🇦🇿Azerbaijan 10,336,578 63,577
🇬🇷Greece 10,047,817 -177,409
🇭🇺Hungary 9,676,134 -27,175
🇹🇬Togo 9,515,236 205,687
🇮🇱Israel 9,387,021 130,407
🇦🇹Austria 9,120,813 -7,884
🇧🇾Belarus 9,056,696 -58,404
🇨🇭Switzerland 8,921,981 47,824
🇸🇱Sierra Leone 8,642,022 178,235
🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,769,819 104,290
🇹🇲Turkmenistan 7,494,498 127,591
🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 7,414,910 -36,337
🇱🇾Libya 7,381,023 76,966
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 7,186,009 110,830
🇵🇾Paraguay 6,929,153 84,774
🇳🇮Nicaragua 6,916,140 92,139
🇧🇬Bulgaria 6,757,688 -41,067
🇷🇸Serbia 6,736,216 -44,236
🇸🇻El Salvador 6,338,193 28,416
🇨🇬Congo 6,332,961 150,666
🇩🇰Denmark 5,977,412 27,018
🇸🇬Singapore 5,832,387 39,852
🇱🇧Lebanon 5,805,962 40,341
🇫🇮Finland 5,617,310 10,533
🇱🇷Liberia 5,612,817 118,850
🇳🇴Norway 5,576,660 53,762
🇸🇰Slovakia 5,506,760 -25,627
🇵🇸State of Palestine 5,495,443 90,034
🇨🇫Central African Republic 5,330,690 180,881
🇴🇲Oman 5,281,538 232,788
🇮🇪Ireland 5,255,018 55,185
🇳🇿New Zealand 5,213,944 39,258
🇲🇷Mauritania 5,169,395 145,749
🇨🇷Costa Rica 5,129,910 23,670
🇰🇼Kuwait 4,934,508 100,729
🇵🇦Panama 4,515,577 56,178
🇭🇷Croatia 3,875,325 -28,020
🇬🇪Georgia 3,807,670 -338
🇪🇷Eritrea 3,535,603 67,646
🇲🇳Mongolia 3,475,540 42,540
🇺🇾Uruguay 3,386,588 -1,783
🇵🇷Puerto Rico 3,242,204 -3,658
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,164,253 -22,854
🇶🇦Qatar 3,048,423 71,942
🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 3,034,961 -36,911
🇳🇦Namibia 3,030,131 63,956
🇦🇲Armenia 2,973,840 -21,195
🇱🇹Lithuania 2,859,110 -15,407
🇯🇲Jamaica 2,839,175 -1,294
🇦🇱Albania 2,791,765 -19,793
🇬🇲Gambia 2,759,988 62,165
🇬🇦Gabon 2,538,952 54,179
🇧🇼Botswana 2,521,139 41,174
🇱🇸Lesotho 2,337,423 25,949
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 2,201,352 47,928
🇸🇮Slovenia 2,118,696 -1,055
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1,892,516 45,797
🇱🇻Latvia 1,871,871 -15,643
🇲🇰North Macedonia 1,823,009 -9,006
🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,684,790 -12,262
🇧🇭Bahrain 1,607,049 38,489
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 1,507,782 4,053
🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1,400,638 17,826
🇪🇪Estonia 1,360,546 -13,360
🇨🇾Cyprus 1,358,282 12,890
🇲🇺Mauritius 1,271,169 -2,696
🇸🇿Eswatini 1,242,822 13,031
🇩🇯Djibouti 1,168,722 15,700
🇫🇯Fiji 928,784 4,480
🇷🇪Réunion 878,590 3,831
🇰🇲Comoros 866,628 16,242
🇬🇾Guyana 831,086 4,909
🇸🇧Solomon Islands 819,198 19,318
🇧🇹Bhutan 791,524 4,837
🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 720,262 2,790
🇱🇺Luxembourg 673,036 7,664
🇲🇪Montenegro 638,479 -1,913
🇸🇷Suriname 634,431 5,374
🇪🇭Western Sahara 590,506 10,646
🇲🇹Malta 539,607 6,426
🇲🇻Maldives 527,799 1,910
🇨🇻Cabo Verde 524,877 2,526
🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 462,722 3,705
🇧🇿Belize 417,072 5,949
🇧🇸Bahamas 401,283 1,834
🇮🇸Iceland 393,396 5,311
🇬🇵Guadeloupe 375,106 -1,300
🇲🇶Martinique 343,194 -2,763
🇻🇺Vanuatu 327,777 7,385
🇾🇹Mayotte 326,506 10,507
🇬🇫French Guiana 308,522 5,123
🇳🇨New Caledonia 292,640 2,741
🇧🇧Barbados 282,467 183
🇵🇫French Polynesia 281,807 681
🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 235,536 4,703
🇼🇸Samoa 218,019 1,355
🇨🇼Curaçao 185,482 43
🇱🇨Saint Lucia 179,744 441
🇬🇺Guam 167,777 1,244
🇰🇮Kiribati 134,518 1,982
🇸🇨Seychelles 130,418 2,423
🇬🇩Grenada 117,208 105
🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 113,160 535
🇦🇼Aruba 108,066 113
🇹🇴Tonga 104,176 -407
🇯🇪Jersey 103,846 159
🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,616 -700
🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 93,772 445
🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 84,905 -796
🇮🇲Isle of Man 84,160 -25
🇦🇩Andorra 81,938 1,039
🇰🇾Cayman Islands 74,458 1,403
🇩🇲Dominica 66,205 -296
🇧🇲Bermuda 64,635 -71
🇬🇬Guernsey 64,280 222
🇬🇱Greenland 55,840 -87
🇫🇴Faroe Islands 55,400 645
🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843 80
🇦🇸American Samoa 46,765 -752
🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 46,535 329
🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 -781
🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,350 589
🇱🇮Liechtenstein 39,870 268
🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 39,471 288
🇬🇮Gibraltar 39,329 820
🇲🇨Monaco 38,631 -292
🇲🇭Marshall Islands 37,548 -1,268
🇸🇲San Marino 33,581 -52
🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 30,676 703
🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 26,129 -1,286
🇵🇼Palau 17,695 -23
🇦🇮Anguilla 14,598 151
🇨🇰Cook Islands 13,729 -476
🇳🇷Nauru 11,947 83
🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 11,278 -85
🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 11,258 161
🇹🇻Tuvalu 9,646 -163
🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,628 -52
🇸🇭Saint Helena 5,237 -43
🇲🇸Montserrat 4,389 -32
🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,470 1
🇹🇰Tokelau 2,506 107
🇳🇺Niue 1,818 7
🇻🇦Holy See 496 9

What was the world population in 2024?

In 2024, the world population was 8,161,972,572 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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