Countries by Population in the Year 2022

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2022. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 7,986,309,000
1 China 1,434,277,000
2 India 1,419,143,000
3 United States 344,136,000
4 Indonesia 277,635,000
5 Pakistan 241,728,000
6 Nigeria 220,807,000
7 Brazil 209,906,000
8 Bangladesh 168,343,000
9 Russia 145,484,000
10 Mexico 128,055,000
11 Japan 125,324,000
12 Ethiopia 123,740,000
13 Philippines 113,517,000
14 Egypt 111,743,000
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100,731,000
16 Vietnam 99,332,000
17 Iran 88,946,000
18 Turkey 86,948,000
19 Germany 83,772,000
20 Thailand 71,755,000
21 France 68,708,000
22 United Kingdom 68,447,000
23 Tanzania 63,767,000
24 South Africa 61,960,000
25 Italy 59,674,000
26 Kenya 53,711,000
27 Myanmar 53,566,000
28 South Korea 51,806,000
29 Colombia 51,443,000
30 Sudan 48,730,000
31 Spain 47,749,000
32 Uganda 46,644,000
33 Argentina 45,357,000
34 Algeria 45,123,000
35 Ukraine 44,073,000
36 Iraq 43,551,000
37 Afghanistan 40,293,000
38 Canada 38,583,000
39 Poland 37,958,000
40 Morocco 37,697,000
41 Yemen 37,651,000
42 Angola 35,083,000
43 Uzbekistan 34,584,000
44 Malaysia 34,483,000
45 Peru 33,295,000
46 Ghana 32,831,000
47 Mozambique 32,172,000
48 Saudi Arabia 31,483,000
49 Madagascar 30,061,000
50 Ivory Coast 30,006,000
51 Nepal 29,716,000
52 Venezuela 28,175,000
53 Cameroon 27,268,000
54 North Korea 26,282,000
55 Australia 26,081,000
56 Niger 24,897,000
57 Taiwan 23,470,000
58 Sri Lanka 22,765,000
59 Mali 22,729,000
60 Burkina Faso 22,252,000
61 Syria 21,910,000
62 Malawi 20,305,000
63 Zambia 19,875,000
64 Kazakhstan 19,873,000
65 Chile 19,503,000
66 Romania 19,164,000
67 Chad 18,143,000
68 Netherlands 17,967,000
69 Ecuador 17,746,000
70 Guatemala 17,711,000
71 Somalia 17,572,000
72 Senegal 17,435,000
73 Cambodia 17,089,000
74 Zimbabwe 15,935,000
75 Guinea 13,881,000
76 Benin 13,585,000
77 Rwanda 13,499,000
78 Burundi 13,138,000
79 Tunisia 12,078,000
80 Bolivia 11,995,000
81 Belgium 11,586,000
82 Haiti 11,438,000
83 Dominican Republic 11,179,000
84 Jordan 11,165,000
85 Cuba 11,080,000
86 South Sudan 10,895,000
87 Czech Republic 10,519,000
88 Greece 10,476,000
89 Sweden 10,453,000
90 Portugal 10,403,000
91 Honduras 10,373,000
92 Azerbaijan 10,259,000
93 Papua New Guinea 10,110,000
94 Tajikistan 10,077,000
95 United Arab Emirates 10,039,000
96 Hungary 9,685,000
97 Belarus 9,201,000
98 Israel 9,015,000
99 Austria 8,993,000
100 Togo 8,983,000
101 Switzerland 8,741,000
102 Sierra Leone 8,185,000
103 Laos 7,506,000
104 Libya 7,179,000
105 Turkmenistan 7,162,000
106 Kyrgyzstan 6,895,000
107 Bulgaria 6,838,000
108 Serbia 6,794,000
109 Paraguay 6,719,000
110 Nicaragua 6,684,000
111 El Salvador 6,265,000
112 Denmark 5,983,000
113 Republic of the Congo 5,962,000
114 Lebanon 5,728,000
115 Finland 5,548,000
116 Singapore 5,534,000
117 Slovakia 5,430,000
118 Norway 5,425,000
119 Liberia 5,314,000
Palestine 5,243,000
120 Central African Republic 5,131,000
121 New Zealand 5,129,000
122 Costa Rica 5,071,000
123 Ireland 5,054,000
124 Mauritania 4,803,000
125 Oman 4,527,000
126 Kuwait 4,386,000
127 Panama 4,372,000
128 Croatia 3,911,000
129 Georgia 3,782,000
130 Uruguay 3,393,000
131 Eritrea 3,380,000
132 Mongolia 3,362,000
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,215,000
134 Moldova 2,999,000
135 Armenia 2,859,000
136 Namibia 2,851,000
137 Jamaica 2,839,000
138 Qatar 2,839,000
139 Albania 2,834,000
140 Lithuania 2,792,000
141 Gambia 2,606,000
142 Botswana 2,420,000
143 Gabon 2,404,000
144 Lesotho 2,274,000
145 Slovenia 2,113,000
146 Guinea-Bissau 2,082,000
147 Latvia 1,877,000
148 North Macedonia 1,844,000
149 Equatorial Guinea 1,782,000
150 Kosovo 1,727,000
151 Bahrain 1,515,000
152 Trinidad and Tobago 1,492,000
153 East Timor 1,362,000
154 Estonia 1,333,000
155 Cyprus 1,325,000
156 Mauritius 1,278,000
157 Eswatini 1,213,000
158 Djibouti 1,129,000
159 Fiji 917,000
160 Comoros 826,000
161 Guyana 819,000
162 Bhutan 778,000
163 Solomon Islands 772,000
164 Luxembourg 646,000
165 Suriname 620,000
166 Montenegro 602,000
167 Malta 527,000
168 Maldives 523,000
169 Cape Verde 518,000
170 Brunei 454,000
171 Belize 397,000
172 Bahamas 397,000
173 Iceland 376,000
174 Vanuatu 309,000
175 Barbados 282,000
176 São Tomé and Príncipe 224,000
177 Samoa 215,000
178 Saint Lucia 179,000
179 Kiribati 129,000
180 Seychelles 124,000
181 Grenada 117,000
182 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
183 Tonga 105,000
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 93,000
186 Andorra 79,000
187 Dominica 67,000
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,000
189 Marshall Islands 41,000
190 Monaco 39,000
191 Liechtenstein 39,000
192 San Marino 34,000
193 Palau 18,000
194 Nauru 12,000
195 Tuvalu 10,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2024 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 2023 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.
Population by Year