Countries by Population in the Year 2028
This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2028. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations, medium fertility variant.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
8,403,077,000
1
India
1,495,374,000
2
China
1,416,061,000
3
United States
355,059,000
4
Indonesia
291,020,000
5
Pakistan
265,668,000
6
Nigeria
249,853,000
7
Brazil
214,599,000
8
Bangladesh
180,981,000
9
Ethiopia
144,105,000
10
Russia
142,859,000
11
Mexico
134,520,000
12
Egypt
122,727,000
13
Democratic Republic of the Congo
121,984,000
14
Japan
121,381,000
15
Philippines
119,122,000
16
Vietnam
102,997,000
17
Iran
94,155,000
18
Turkey
88,340,000
19
Germany
83,338,000
20
Tanzania
75,632,000
21
Thailand
71,450,000
22
United Kingdom
71,023,000
23
France
69,494,000
24
South Africa
66,488,000
25
Kenya
60,302,000
26
Italy
58,567,000
27
Myanmar
55,657,000
28
Sudan
55,358,000
29
Uganda
54,837,000
30
Colombia
54,660,000
31
South Korea
51,474,000
32
Iraq
49,475,000
33
Algeria
48,869,000
34
Spain
47,778,000
35
Afghanistan
46,862,000
36
Argentina
46,227,000
37
Yemen
44,737,000
38
Angola
42,021,000
39
Canada
40,936,000
40
Morocco
39,861,000
41
Ukraine
39,100,000
42
Uzbekistan
38,697,000
43
Mozambique
38,187,000
44
Poland
37,619,000
45
Malaysia
36,985,000
46
Ghana
36,644,000
47
Saudi Arabia
36,055,000
48
Peru
35,420,000
49
Madagascar
34,703,000
50
Ivory Coast
34,676,000
51
Cameroon
31,798,000
52
Niger
30,181,000
53
Nepal
29,804,000
54
Venezuela
28,823,000
55
Syria
27,648,000
56
Australia
27,597,000
57
Mali
27,057,000
58
North Korea
26,710,000
59
Burkina Faso
25,396,000
60
Malawi
23,659,000
61
Sri Lanka
23,517,000
62
Zambia
23,449,000
63
Taiwan
22,856,000
64
Chad
22,510,000
65
Kazakhstan
21,432,000
66
Somalia
21,283,000
67
Chile
20,065,000
68
Senegal
20,029,000
69
Guatemala
19,384,000
70
Netherlands
18,766,000
71
Ecuador
18,679,000
72
Romania
18,637,000
73
Cambodia
18,349,000
74
Zimbabwe
17,765,000
75
Guinea
15,956,000
76
Benin
15,709,000
77
Rwanda
15,381,000
78
Burundi
15,255,000
79
Bolivia
12,998,000
80
South Sudan
12,813,000
81
Tunisia
12,505,000
82
Haiti
12,233,000
83
Jordan
11,926,000
84
United Arab Emirates
11,839,000
85
Belgium
11,795,000
86
Dominican Republic
11,739,000
87
Honduras
11,451,000
88
Tajikistan
11,263,000
89
Papua New Guinea
11,223,000
90
Cuba
10,824,000
91
Sweden
10,761,000
92
Azerbaijan
10,536,000
93
Czech Republic
10,494,000
94
Portugal
10,369,000
95
Togo
10,249,000
96
Israel
9,845,000
97
Greece
9,832,000
98
Hungary
9,537,000
99
Sierra Leone
9,264,000
100
Austria
9,099,000
101
Switzerland
9,061,000
102
Belarus
8,845,000
103
Laos
8,122,000
104
Turkmenistan
7,901,000
105
Libya
7,673,000
106
Kyrgyzstan
7,555,000
107
Nicaragua
7,230,000
108
Paraguay
7,215,000
109
Republic of the Congo
6,874,000
110
Bulgaria
6,592,000
111
Serbia
6,575,000
112
El Salvador
6,429,000
113
Denmark
6,162,000
114
Liberia
6,056,000
115
Central African Republic
5,984,000
116
Lebanon
5,972,000
117
Singapore
5,957,000
118
Oman
5,878,000
Palestine
5,853,000
119
Norway
5,684,000
120
Mauritania
5,683,000
121
Finland
5,613,000
122
Slovakia
5,436,000
123
Ireland
5,425,000
124
New Zealand
5,351,000
125
Costa Rica
5,206,000
126
Kuwait
5,198,000
127
Panama
4,706,000
128
Eritrea
3,800,000
129
Georgia
3,800,000
130
Croatia
3,785,000
131
Mongolia
3,614,000
132
Uruguay
3,379,000
133
Namibia
3,243,000
134
Qatar
3,242,000
135
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,075,000
136
Gambia
2,977,000
137
Moldova
2,918,000
138
Armenia
2,901,000
139
Jamaica
2,826,000
140
Lithuania
2,763,000
141
Gabon
2,729,000
142
Albania
2,722,000
143
Botswana
2,665,000
144
Lesotho
2,428,000
145
Guinea-Bissau
2,370,000
146
Slovenia
2,110,000
147
Equatorial Guinea
2,054,000
148
Latvia
1,814,000
149
North Macedonia
1,789,000
150
Bahrain
1,716,000
151
Kosovo
1,662,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,515,000
153
East Timor
1,466,000
154
Cyprus
1,399,000
155
Estonia
1,320,000
156
Eswatini
1,290,000
157
Mauritius
1,260,000
158
Djibouti
1,223,000
159
Fiji
943,000
160
Comoros
923,000
161
Solomon Islands
888,000
162
Guyana
849,000
163
Bhutan
810,000
164
Luxembourg
698,000
165
Suriname
653,000
166
Montenegro
621,000
167
Malta
552,000
168
Maldives
534,000
169
Cape Verde
533,000
170
Brunei
475,000
171
Belize
437,000
172
Iceland
408,000
173
Bahamas
407,000
174
Vanuatu
354,000
175
Barbados
283,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
252,000
177
Samoa
222,000
178
Saint Lucia
181,000
179
Kiribati
141,000
180
Seychelles
138,000
181
Grenada
117,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
115,000
183
Tonga
103,000
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
98,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
95,000
186
Andorra
85,000
187
Dominica
65,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Liechtenstein
41,000
190
Monaco
38,000
191
San Marino
34,000
192
Marshall Islands
33,000
193
Palau
18,000
194
Nauru
12,000
195
Tuvalu
9,000
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.
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