Countries by Population in the Year 2072

This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2072. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations, medium fertility variant.
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Rank Country Population
World 10,322,363,000
1 India 1,686,786,000
2 China 1,075,098,000
3 Nigeria 479,871,000
4 Pakistan 444,508,000
5 United States 390,035,000
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 322,830,000
7 Indonesia 317,212,000
8 Ethiopia 276,501,000
9 Brazil 217,506,000
10 Bangladesh 203,984,000
11 Egypt 187,565,000
12 Tanzania 184,967,000
13 Philippines 175,940,000
14 Mexico 138,285,000
15 Russia 121,739,000
16 Uganda 114,258,000
17 Sudan 113,336,000
18 Niger 110,875,000
19 Kenya 102,707,000
20 Vietnam 102,698,000
21 Angola 102,618,000
22 Afghanistan 95,977,000
23 Iraq 94,722,000
24 Iran 93,573,000
25 Turkey 93,478,000
26 Japan 88,072,000
27 Mozambique 85,760,000
28 South Africa 76,552,000
29 Germany 73,560,000
30 United Kingdom 72,178,000
31 Ivory Coast 70,129,000
32 Cameroon 69,439,000
33 Madagascar 68,048,000
34 Mali 67,956,000
35 France 67,645,000
36 Yemen 67,447,000
37 Algeria 65,735,000
38 Ghana 63,888,000
39 Myanmar 58,205,000
40 Thailand 57,645,000
41 Colombia 54,498,000
42 Burkina Faso 52,743,000
43 Somalia 51,970,000
44 Argentina 51,925,000
45 Chad 51,595,000
46 Zambia 50,738,000
47 Saudi Arabia 50,679,000
48 Canada 49,788,000
49 Uzbekistan 49,693,000
50 Malawi 48,888,000
51 Morocco 47,524,000
52 Senegal 46,058,000
53 Peru 44,152,000
54 Italy 43,778,000
55 Syria 43,501,000
56 Malaysia 42,120,000
57 Nepal 38,442,000
58 Spain 37,374,000
59 Venezuela 37,354,000
60 Benin 35,468,000
61 Australia 35,301,000
62 South Korea 35,203,000
63 Burundi 32,353,000
64 Zimbabwe 32,317,000
65 Guinea 30,070,000
66 Kazakhstan 29,847,000
67 Poland 29,624,000
68 Rwanda 29,119,000
69 Guatemala 27,090,000
70 Ukraine 26,411,000
71 North Korea 23,587,000
72 Ecuador 23,179,000
73 South Sudan 21,583,000
74 Togo 20,990,000
75 Cambodia 20,739,000
76 Chile 19,540,000
77 Sri Lanka 19,493,000
78 Taiwan 19,033,000
79 Bolivia 18,459,000
80 Tajikistan 18,353,000
81 Netherlands 17,531,000
82 Papua New Guinea 17,300,000
83 Jordan 17,085,000
84 Haiti 16,340,000
85 Sierra Leone 16,156,000
86 Central African Republic 15,802,000
87 Israel 15,709,000
88 Honduras 15,540,000
89 Romania 15,333,000
90 Tunisia 14,387,000
91 Republic of the Congo 13,800,000
92 Dominican Republic 13,288,000
93 Sweden 12,587,000
94 United Arab Emirates 12,529,000
95 Mauritania 12,202,000
96 Belgium 11,861,000
97 Liberia 11,348,000
Palestine 11,195,000
98 Kyrgyzstan 10,995,000
99 Czech Republic 10,591,000
100 Laos 10,323,000
101 Switzerland 10,000,000
102 Azerbaijan 9,935,000
103 Nicaragua 9,687,000
104 Paraguay 9,063,000
105 Turkmenistan 8,860,000
106 Libya 8,851,000
107 Austria 8,427,000
108 Cuba 8,371,000
109 Portugal 8,012,000
110 Hungary 7,894,000
111 Greece 7,743,000
112 Eritrea 7,501,000
113 Belarus 7,422,000
114 Oman 7,246,000
115 Denmark 6,875,000
116 Norway 6,791,000
117 Panama 6,194,000
118 New Zealand 6,151,000
119 El Salvador 6,019,000
120 Singapore 5,897,000
121 Gambia 5,897,000
122 Ireland 5,771,000
123 Costa Rica 5,413,000
124 Finland 5,298,000
125 Mongolia 5,014,000
126 Lebanon 4,931,000
127 Kuwait 4,876,000
128 Gabon 4,605,000
129 Serbia 4,583,000
130 Slovakia 4,570,000
131 Namibia 4,524,000
132 Guinea-Bissau 4,255,000
133 Botswana 4,074,000
134 Bulgaria 4,054,000
135 Qatar 3,758,000
136 Equatorial Guinea 3,435,000
137 Lesotho 3,089,000
138 Uruguay 3,022,000
139 Georgia 2,975,000
140 Moldova 2,761,000
141 Croatia 2,761,000
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,274,000
143 Armenia 2,209,000
144 East Timor 1,961,000
145 Albania 1,929,000
146 Bahrain 1,919,000
147 Eswatini 1,897,000
148 Jamaica 1,846,000
149 Lithuania 1,834,000
150 Slovenia 1,819,000
151 Djibouti 1,647,000
152 North Macedonia 1,615,000
153 Solomon Islands 1,614,000
154 Comoros 1,468,000
155 Kosovo 1,436,000
156 Cyprus 1,386,000
157 Trinidad and Tobago 1,306,000
158 Latvia 1,187,000
159 Fiji 1,121,000
160 Mauritius 1,071,000
161 Estonia 1,016,000
162 Luxembourg 831,000
163 Guyana 822,000
164 Bhutan 821,000
165 Vanuatu 786,000
166 Cape Verde 748,000
167 Suriname 744,000
168 Belize 581,000
169 Maldives 554,000
170 Montenegro 525,000
171 Malta 477,000
172 Brunei 467,000
173 São Tomé and Príncipe 461,000
174 Bahamas 437,000
175 Iceland 402,000
176 Samoa 389,000
177 Barbados 241,000
178 Kiribati 220,000
179 Saint Lucia 156,000
180 Tonga 139,000
181 Federated States of Micronesia 137,000
182 Grenada 133,000
183 Seychelles 113,000
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 91,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 91,000
186 Andorra 70,000
187 Dominica 67,000
188 Marshall Islands 53,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000
190 Monaco 42,000
191 Liechtenstein 41,000
192 San Marino 28,000
193 Palau 16,000
194 Nauru 15,000
195 Tuvalu 14,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
  • Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
  • Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
  • Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
  • Morocco includes Western Sahara.
  • Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.
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