World Population by Country in 2042

In 2042, the world is projected to reach a total population of 9,303,896,851 and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia will be the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,626,585,377 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina, with the second largest population globally of 1,367,267,104 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 658 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2042 is projected to be Asia with a total population of 5,208,339,058 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 2,171,875,608, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 736,642,964 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia is projected to have the largest populous of 2,378,188,321 people on record. Followed by Western Africa with a population of 670,776,301, and Eastern Africa with 736,990,118 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Middle-income countries is projected to have the largest population with a total of 6,803,316,730 people. While the lowest population for 2042 is projected to be found in No income group available with a population of 35,693,817 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 2042

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,626,585,377 7,074,323
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,367,267,104 -5,367,145
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 368,832,202 1,054,314
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 332,393,067 5,767,494
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 331,973,561 4,670,419
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 310,593,657 1,144,686
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 230,694,805 219,761
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 198,317,585 850,831
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 188,613,575 3,276,508
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 179,185,515 4,638,992
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 147,801,667 1,357,990
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 147,040,749 1,788,334
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 141,925,336 396,965
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 136,317,800 -386,145
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 109,835,803 2,458,001
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 109,654,640 -750,058
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 106,252,410 162,936
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 97,127,583 298,586
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 93,748,894 333,607
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 80,804,806 -204,946
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 76,961,167 1,085,238
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 75,954,184 1,466,473
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 73,151,831 1,399,342
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 70,946,133 124,299
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 70,595,132 427,031
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 70,453,178 -250,363
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 66,159,384 -4,940
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 65,990,902 1,088,204
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 64,572,473 1,198,593
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 60,898,051 1,400,120
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 59,387,605 114,545
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 56,549,346 110,191
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 55,965,060 523,581
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54,731,605 -271,288
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 54,034,720 1,119,525
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 52,829,810 1,663,084
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 50,402,787 185,352
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 49,345,776 772,216
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 48,727,532 -308,614
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 46,961,808 679,689
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 45,763,466 -151,338
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 45,674,812 386,096
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 45,131,260 801,837
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 44,319,052 868,419
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 44,290,533 224,200
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 44,174,768 877,071
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 43,468,863 232,326
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 42,808,672 373,565
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 40,242,211 252,958
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 39,688,220 195,706
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 39,601,808 964,733
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 36,634,491 -207,958
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 35,977,813 199,938
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 35,877,547 357,194
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 35,368,934 655,331
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 35,126,355 -266,997
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 34,821,950 166,847
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 32,289,974 616,479
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 32,260,579 645,825
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 30,744,528 192,455
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 30,634,772 717,424
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 30,535,607 725,431
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 27,732,291 584,930
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 26,341,393 -54,295
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 23,746,703 233,234
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 23,644,449 363,126
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 23,423,626 -100,269
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 23,006,437 222,134
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 22,220,535 -27,412
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 21,522,780 455,592
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 21,366,555 132,465
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 20,900,498 357,581
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 20,794,876 432,437
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 20,630,732 24,085
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 20,394,731 334,648
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 19,608,512 101,496
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 18,132,423 -82,497
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 18,078,167 -11,966
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 15,628,860 244,276
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 15,545,347 145,194
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 14,227,368 116,729
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 13,894,402 61,941
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 13,864,722 159,001
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 13,747,564 194,441
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 13,690,710 161,741
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 13,439,606 250,116
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 13,383,793 121,240
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 12,818,454 55,183
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 12,286,370 171,442
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 12,078,530 9,225
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 11,832,611 145,536
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 11,547,531 44,886
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 10,994,371 -68
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 10,815,996 77,800
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 10,514,019 -52,324
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,513,988 6,078
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 9,763,939 222,874
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 9,648,403 -42,374
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 9,554,526 28,485
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 9,551,108 -45,966
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 9,287,446 69,011
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 9,157,724 -44,078
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 9,052,455 166,348
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 9,031,238 -8,914
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 8,720,055 -37,628
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 8,650,902 103,191
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 8,617,298 67,545
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 8,197,012 55,259
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 8,173,018 56,437
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 7,857,657 131,072
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 7,832,855 131,998
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 7,824,940 62,511
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 7,659,504 156,242
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 7,252,429 -29,378
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 6,687,447 -94
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 6,408,677 -1,884
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 6,338,112 14,813
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 6,206,812 -54,085
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 6,152,665 30,030
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 5,815,752 63,805
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 5,813,704 20,618
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 5,666,916 10,543
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 5,616,468 -54,940
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 5,578,394 22,811
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,523,795 -6,490
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 5,438,418 41,579
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,359,630 -20,787
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 5,314,210 84,264
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 4,997,634 32,183
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,790,049 23,936
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 4,210,687 41,376
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 4,126,792 70,299
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 3,547,938 -26,630
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 3,499,849 -13,735
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 3,434,985 43,996
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 3,425,834 34,776
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,396,680 -5,083
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3,369,410 49,923
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 3,142,502 27,600
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 3,073,149 48,090
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,061,537 -9,572
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 2,955,760 -27,301
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 2,902,258 -19,541
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 2,759,908 19,429
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,664,340 -10,139
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,663,962 -17,743
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,624,352 -18,715
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 2,486,805 39,416
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 2,323,956 -18,057
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,054,420 -5,393
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,992,276 -9,238
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1,723,162 12,027
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,710,056 -1,979
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,698,451 14,799
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 1,528,957 -12,373
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,525,952 -3,856
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,525,184 17,447
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1,416,095 12,180
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,367,860 3,498
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,275,002 -4,918
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,219,594 -5,728
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1,136,167 14,247
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1,100,810 4,431
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 1,073,371 18,991
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 1,060,105 5,070
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 876,161 1,062
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 865,482 2,307
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 839,836 5,514
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 781,526 9,265
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 753,090 4,024
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 706,082 2,946
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 698,960 4,192
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 603,442 -1,966
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 552,646 13,489
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 547,912 2,989
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 534,754 -1,451
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 508,939 4,186
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 500,781 9,636
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 495,249 986
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 465,170 8,311
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 448,557 760
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 405,341 734
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 399,142 -856
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 348,508 -1,849
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 342,957 944
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 339,884 1,945
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 326,985 5,104
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 291,054 3,636
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 277,003 -968
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 203,276 198
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 191,541 679
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 182,459 -382
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 172,625 2,032
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 134,786 270
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 132,154 553
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 129,829 771
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 125,270 866
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 115,406 255
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 103,770 -168
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 99,850 -9
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 99,616 -601
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 86,780 32
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 84,029 -782
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 82,104 -75
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 76,146 183
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 75,504 -102
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 66,644 37
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 59,416 -366
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 57,586 234
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 55,685 -190
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 51,700 195
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 51,528 -107
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 49,109 324
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 47,898 -98
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,175 -431
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 42,194 52
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 36,637 108
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 36,139 -368
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 34,986 93
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 34,620 65
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 32,974 -66
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 32,171 -66
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 28,568 34
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17,548 20
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 17,235 -72
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 15,786 -51
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 14,245 70
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 12,665 66
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 11,346 8
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 10,753 -54
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 5,400 -23
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 4,216 -42
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 4,027 -31
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,868 -5
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 2,297 19
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 2,029 9
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 658 7

What is the world population projected to be in 2042?

By the year 2042, the world population will reach a total of 9,303,896,851 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 2022.

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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