Countries by Population in the Year 2038
This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2038. 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
9,034,620,000
1
India
1,602,029,000
2
China
1,366,475,000
3
United States
370,090,000
4
Pakistan
312,782,000
5
Indonesia
308,388,000
6
Nigeria
300,283,000
7
Brazil
218,862,000
8
Bangladesh
199,045,000
9
Ethiopia
179,442,000
10
Democratic Republic of the Congo
161,933,000
11
Mexico
142,995,000
12
Egypt
140,652,000
13
Russia
139,034,000
14
Philippines
127,743,000
15
Japan
114,004,000
16
Vietnam
107,544,000
17
Iran
98,647,000
18
Tanzania
97,957,000
19
Turkey
90,659,000
20
Germany
81,107,000
21
United Kingdom
73,804,000
22
South Africa
72,673,000
23
Kenya
71,453,000
24
France
70,546,000
25
Thailand
70,083,000
26
Uganda
68,630,000
27
Sudan
68,454,000
28
Afghanistan
59,944,000
29
Iraq
59,620,000
30
Colombia
58,083,000
31
Myanmar
57,850,000
32
Yemen
56,297,000
33
Italy
55,936,000
34
Angola
55,333,000
35
Algeria
53,687,000
36
South Korea
49,682,000
37
Mozambique
49,249,000
38
Argentina
47,553,000
39
Spain
46,886,000
40
Uzbekistan
44,599,000
41
Canada
43,451,000
42
Ivory Coast
43,350,000
43
Ghana
43,000,000
44
Madagascar
42,782,000
45
Morocco
42,411,000
46
Saudi Arabia
41,304,000
47
Malaysia
40,683,000
48
Cameroon
40,030,000
49
Niger
39,826,000
50
Peru
38,219,000
51
Ukraine
36,054,000
52
Poland
35,724,000
53
Mali
35,252,000
54
Syria
33,494,000
55
Nepal
32,375,000
56
Burkina Faso
30,841,000
57
Venezuela
30,208,000
58
Zambia
29,912,000
59
Australia
29,831,000
60
Malawi
29,778,000
61
Chad
29,494,000
62
Somalia
28,097,000
63
North Korea
26,670,000
64
Senegal
24,640,000
65
Sri Lanka
24,375,000
66
Kazakhstan
23,681,000
67
Guatemala
22,027,000
68
Taiwan
21,637,000
69
Zimbabwe
21,328,000
70
Chile
20,517,000
71
Cambodia
20,139,000
72
Ecuador
20,131,000
73
Benin
19,458,000
74
Guinea
19,323,000
75
Netherlands
19,226,000
76
Burundi
19,100,000
77
Rwanda
18,564,000
78
Romania
17,503,000
79
South Sudan
15,466,000
80
Bolivia
14,550,000
81
Jordan
13,943,000
82
Haiti
13,455,000
83
United Arab Emirates
13,297,000
84
Tajikistan
13,207,000
85
Honduras
13,107,000
86
Papua New Guinea
12,964,000
87
Tunisia
12,887,000
88
Togo
12,522,000
89
Dominican Republic
12,442,000
90
Belgium
11,880,000
91
Israel
11,211,000
92
Sweden
11,021,000
93
Azerbaijan
10,999,000
94
Sierra Leone
10,986,000
95
Cuba
10,284,000
96
Czech Republic
10,185,000
97
Portugal
10,149,000
98
Greece
9,385,000
99
Switzerland
9,253,000
100
Hungary
9,163,000
101
Laos
8,986,000
102
Austria
8,974,000
103
Turkmenistan
8,736,000
104
Republic of the Congo
8,617,000
105
Kyrgyzstan
8,518,000
106
Libya
8,470,000
107
Belarus
8,218,000
108
Nicaragua
8,019,000
109
Central African Republic
8,013,000
110
Paraguay
7,930,000
111
Liberia
7,343,000
112
Mauritania
7,265,000
Palestine
6,989,000
113
Oman
6,722,000
114
El Salvador
6,613,000
115
Lebanon
6,490,000
116
Denmark
6,242,000
117
Singapore
6,184,000
118
Serbia
6,107,000
119
Bulgaria
6,044,000
120
Norway
5,830,000
121
Ireland
5,755,000
122
Kuwait
5,699,000
123
New Zealand
5,582,000
124
Finland
5,511,000
125
Costa Rica
5,351,000
126
Slovakia
5,251,000
127
Panama
5,183,000
128
Eritrea
4,648,000
129
Mongolia
3,990,000
130
Namibia
3,821,000
131
Georgia
3,748,000
132
Qatar
3,609,000
133
Gambia
3,583,000
134
Croatia
3,549,000
135
Uruguay
3,349,000
136
Gabon
3,300,000
137
Botswana
3,043,000
138
Guinea-Bissau
2,850,000
139
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,814,000
140
Jamaica
2,719,000
141
Armenia
2,711,000
142
Lesotho
2,693,000
143
Moldova
2,633,000
144
Lithuania
2,542,000
145
Equatorial Guinea
2,539,000
146
Albania
2,517,000
147
Slovenia
2,060,000
148
Bahrain
1,904,000
149
North Macedonia
1,673,000
150
Latvia
1,673,000
151
Kosovo
1,673,000
152
East Timor
1,669,000
153
Trinidad and Tobago
1,487,000
154
Cyprus
1,473,000
155
Eswatini
1,405,000
156
Djibouti
1,371,000
157
Estonia
1,252,000
158
Mauritius
1,212,000
159
Comoros
1,091,000
160
Solomon Islands
1,089,000
161
Fiji
977,000
162
Guyana
897,000
163
Bhutan
854,000
164
Luxembourg
752,000
165
Suriname
698,000
166
Montenegro
584,000
167
Maldives
558,000
168
Malta
555,000
169
Cape Verde
553,000
170
Brunei
501,000
171
Belize
483,000
172
Vanuatu
431,000
173
Iceland
427,000
174
Bahamas
418,000
175
São Tomé and Príncipe
303,000
176
Barbados
279,000
177
Samoa
241,000
178
Saint Lucia
180,000
179
Kiribati
160,000
180
Seychelles
142,000
181
Federated States of Micronesia
120,000
182
Grenada
117,000
183
Tonga
102,000
184
Antigua and Barbuda
97,000
185
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
94,000
186
Andorra
86,000
187
Dominica
64,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Liechtenstein
42,000
190
Monaco
37,000
191
San Marino
34,000
192
Marshall Islands
27,000
193
Palau
17,000
194
Nauru
14,000
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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