World Population by Country in 2042

In 2042, the world is projected to reach a total population of 9,286,110,371 and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia will be the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,637,235,357 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina, with the second largest population globally of 1,328,909,238 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 617 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2042 is projected to be Asia with a total population of 5,204,528,680 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 2,170,362,489, and Americas with a population of 1,138,151,190 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia is projected to have the largest populous of 2,402,646,965 people on record. Followed by Eastern Africa with a population of 744,304,277, and Western Africa with 650,276,077 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-and-middle-income countries is projected to have the largest population with a total of 7,962,611,172 people. While the lowest population for 2042 is projected to be found in No income group available with a population of 31,498,118 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 2042

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,637,235,357 6,900,039
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,328,909,238 -7,203,085
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 372,704,772 1,233,246
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 334,551,869 4,792,319
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 322,450,309 4,817,287
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 314,211,282 1,130,861
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 219,319,761 -16,057
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 205,259,486 1,303,141
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 195,695,304 3,637,971
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 181,350,405 4,428,712
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 148,800,781 1,767,250
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 145,777,456 541,897
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 137,782,740 -224,971
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 130,836,996 609,233
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 110,692,358 -723,147
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 109,040,311 271,271
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 108,926,277 2,498,100
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 100,167,076 304,500
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 91,216,558 90,605
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 80,149,110 -196,507
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 76,161,724 1,008,884
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 75,111,901 532,917
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 74,730,004 1,359,868
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 74,387,560 1,329,755
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 74,181,563 198,828
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 69,025,350 -269,295
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 68,063,860 59,114
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 66,060,220 1,281,683
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 64,260,843 1,009,012
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 61,927,914 1,494,247
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 61,517,976 1,175,600
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 58,878,128 131,604
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 58,365,922 85,081
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 55,834,555 482,576
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54,635,957 -302,763
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 54,423,406 1,164,653
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 48,299,744 -334,177
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 47,994,507 79,489
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 47,702,162 992,551
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 47,240,036 607,856
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 46,508,814 832,819
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 46,327,610 -140,039
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 45,808,599 616,719
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 44,326,122 1,009,535
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 44,321,950 182,421
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 43,976,016 884,015
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 43,620,252 513,051
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 42,500,327 155,604
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 42,144,466 316,052
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 39,220,380 204,661
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 39,151,278 874,005
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 35,279,861 355,481
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 34,729,708 -229,128
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 34,641,775 -316,736
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 33,309,059 194,224
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 33,260,947 530,400
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 32,856,603 652,530
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 32,777,673 744,022
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 32,517,507 603,413
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 31,350,035 698,354
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 30,786,334 217,491
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 30,674,533 82,129
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 26,716,433 458,634
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 26,420,821 -64,326
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 24,707,975 232,033
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 24,625,365 43,372
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 23,080,844 221,265
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 23,000,894 363,238
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 21,242,981 401,260
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 20,951,562 426,313
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 20,928,646 -169,869
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 20,848,376 152,112
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20,830,652 333,105
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 20,655,768 105,825
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20,539,916 -4,523
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 20,153,985 330,478
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 19,064,875 -3,134
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 16,973,751 -117,144
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 16,593,363 240,411
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 15,165,742 130,258
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 14,883,652 194,151
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 14,115,137 199,578
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 14,016,332 162,301
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 13,948,324 105,300
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 13,776,958 143,872
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 13,696,147 157,670
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 13,604,976 243,489
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 13,005,236 25,666
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 12,680,021 48,408
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 11,898,971 2,170
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 11,882,512 153,597
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 11,728,792 159,403
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 11,133,345 22,854
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 11,127,418 25,939
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,048,354 -28,596
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,028,284 -27,384
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 9,990,896 -69,249
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 9,466,760 191,243
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 9,305,406 66,327
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 9,293,495 9,836
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 9,189,701 -42,113
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 9,087,662 76,908
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 8,994,160 -36,161
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 8,947,734 93,373
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 8,931,162 202,481
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 8,900,674 -17,526
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 8,786,620 68,059
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 8,318,520 62,443
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 8,208,322 59,510
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 8,020,484 171,602
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,954,176 132,856
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 7,943,010 -59,892
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 7,536,230 121,794
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 7,104,479 87,300
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 6,714,440 42,659
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6,687,105 -72,972
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 6,656,214 6,043
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 6,185,384 -6,500
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 6,135,755 10
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 5,938,322 53,789
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 5,892,176 -47,317
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 5,869,382 6,845
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 5,863,238 20,145
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 5,801,386 -52,017
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 5,654,120 17,733
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,456,016 -12,251
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 5,378,672 2,955
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 5,364,664 37,909
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,142,686 -24,862
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 5,039,301 86,588
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 4,181,468 43,129
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 4,073,357 55,586
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 3,850,536 58,794
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 3,797,267 43,596
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 3,721,952 -5,214
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3,577,741 62,586
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 3,438,936 -24,897
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,324,635 -6,392
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3,190,970 31,412
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 3,063,170 46,727
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 2,808,544 24,975
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 2,787,583 -33,436
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 2,764,776 49,504
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 2,685,736 -28,647
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,638,090 -20,009
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,630,116 -17,633
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 2,521,342 -23,067
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 2,439,831 -22,759
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,417,264 -22,049
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,035,404 -6,142
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1,989,493 19,103
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,755,842 20,482
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,672,556 -1,014
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,616,225 -13,033
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 1,615,152 -12,441
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,492,046 3,120
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,460,507 -6,527
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,448,110 8,572
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,436,438 14,108
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,224,641 -6,098
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,179,996 -7,920
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 1,171,335 17,867
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1,168,512 17,341
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 988,826 2,188
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 933,672 2,065
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 915,814 3,841
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 868,156 3,125
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 770,069 3,571
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 735,831 6,346
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 713,904 3,247
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 699,236 -4,050
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 570,378 2,777
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 566,428 -3,988
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 560,137 1,258
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 549,118 -1,323
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 534,258 13,275
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 509,545 1,650
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 497,695 2,895
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 468,010 8,304
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 430,917 672
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 421,740 644
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 419,256 6,527
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 344,879 -2,048
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 330,706 1,673
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 325,897 5,011
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 301,522 -2,219
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 288,995 -152
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 274,292 -1,116
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 252,435 2,642
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 185,237 823
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 179,179 -645
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 178,185 -583
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 168,326 1,834
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 142,620 12
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 122,627 470
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 116,012 -269
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 105,232 19
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 104,076 -416
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 103,042 243
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 96,942 -123
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 96,302 1,074
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 91,994 -347
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 85,284 -270
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 80,909 -331
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 74,627 -474
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 64,111 -125
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 63,781 -42
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 61,496 216
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 60,482 -392
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 52,117 -276
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 50,661 129
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 50,147 155
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 48,334 241
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 45,983 -182
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 42,690 61
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 42,408 78
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 41,173 -50
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 38,935 -200
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 36,538 -8
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 34,887 38
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 33,976 30
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 26,216 -162
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 18,836 -21
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 16,404 -106
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 14,992 -6
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 14,404 182
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 12,710 29
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 10,491 -27
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 9,799 -53
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 9,246 66
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 4,699 -47
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 4,320 -41
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 3,850 -19
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 3,584 41
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,292 -9
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 1,923 5
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 617 9

What is the world population projected to be in 2042?

By the year 2042, the world population will reach a total of 9,286,110,371 people walking the earch. This is according to the latest data from The United Nations, and specifically the unerlying data from UN Revision of World Population Prospects (medium fertility variant).

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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