Countries by Population in the Year 2042
This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2042. 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
9,259,514,000
1
India
1,633,785,000
2
China
1,339,936,000
3
United States
375,191,000
4
Pakistan
332,156,000
5
Nigeria
320,042,000
6
Indonesia
313,646,000
7
Brazil
219,328,000
8
Bangladesh
204,608,000
9
Ethiopia
193,876,000
10
Democratic Republic of the Congo
179,136,000
11
Egypt
147,917,000
12
Mexico
145,507,000
13
Russia
137,895,000
14
Philippines
130,532,000
15
Japan
111,054,000
16
Vietnam
108,905,000
17
Tanzania
107,677,000
18
Iran
100,015,000
19
Turkey
91,171,000
20
Germany
80,247,000
21
Kenya
75,657,000
22
South Africa
74,845,000
23
United Kingdom
74,652,000
24
Uganda
74,050,000
25
Sudan
73,723,000
26
France
70,886,000
27
Thailand
69,160,000
28
Afghanistan
65,419,000
29
Iraq
63,756,000
30
Angola
61,181,000
31
Yemen
60,930,000
32
Colombia
58,812,000
33
Myanmar
58,323,000
34
Algeria
55,593,000
35
Italy
54,787,000
36
Mozambique
53,841,000
37
South Korea
48,467,000
38
Argentina
47,955,000
39
Ivory Coast
47,206,000
40
Uzbekistan
46,936,000
41
Spain
46,398,000
42
Madagascar
46,092,000
43
Ghana
45,500,000
44
Canada
44,231,000
45
Niger
43,821,000
46
Cameroon
43,534,000
47
Saudi Arabia
43,364,000
48
Morocco
43,156,000
49
Malaysia
41,986,000
50
Peru
39,118,000
51
Mali
38,714,000
52
Syria
35,102,000
53
Poland
34,844,000
54
Ukraine
34,800,000
55
Nepal
33,212,000
56
Burkina Faso
32,996,000
57
Zambia
32,530,000
58
Chad
32,406,000
59
Malawi
32,216,000
60
Somalia
31,001,000
61
Australia
30,678,000
62
Venezuela
30,633,000
63
Senegal
26,487,000
64
North Korea
26,453,000
65
Sri Lanka
24,604,000
66
Kazakhstan
24,592,000
67
Guatemala
22,970,000
68
Zimbabwe
22,819,000
69
Benin
21,042,000
70
Taiwan
21,014,000
71
Cambodia
20,772,000
72
Burundi
20,738,000
73
Guinea
20,664,000
74
Ecuador
20,603,000
75
Chile
20,542,000
76
Rwanda
19,989,000
77
Netherlands
19,255,000
78
Romania
17,032,000
79
South Sudan
16,473,000
80
Bolivia
15,101,000
81
Jordan
14,787,000
82
Tajikistan
14,015,000
83
United Arab Emirates
13,935,000
84
Haiti
13,896,000
85
Honduras
13,705,000
86
Papua New Guinea
13,617,000
87
Togo
13,483,000
88
Tunisia
12,992,000
89
Dominican Republic
12,656,000
90
Belgium
11,898,000
91
Israel
11,806,000
92
Sierra Leone
11,649,000
93
Azerbaijan
11,122,000
94
Sweden
11,114,000
95
Czech Republic
10,063,000
96
Portugal
10,042,000
97
Cuba
10,026,000
98
Republic of the Congo
9,371,000
99
Switzerland
9,289,000
100
Laos
9,272,000
101
Greece
9,211,000
102
Turkmenistan
9,049,000
103
Hungary
9,012,000
104
Austria
8,909,000
105
Kyrgyzstan
8,901,000
106
Central African Republic
8,830,000
107
Libya
8,753,000
108
Nicaragua
8,287,000
109
Paraguay
8,179,000
110
Belarus
7,973,000
111
Mauritania
7,935,000
112
Liberia
7,888,000
Palestine
7,475,000
113
Oman
7,061,000
114
Lebanon
6,693,000
115
El Salvador
6,653,000
116
Denmark
6,249,000
117
Singapore
6,189,000
118
Serbia
5,916,000
119
Kuwait
5,911,000
120
Norway
5,866,000
121
Ireland
5,853,000
122
Bulgaria
5,827,000
123
New Zealand
5,657,000
124
Finland
5,462,000
125
Costa Rica
5,377,000
126
Panama
5,346,000
127
Slovakia
5,155,000
128
Eritrea
4,996,000
129
Mongolia
4,160,000
130
Namibia
4,046,000
131
Gambia
3,821,000
132
Qatar
3,775,000
133
Georgia
3,725,000
134
Gabon
3,546,000
135
Croatia
3,451,000
136
Uruguay
3,328,000
137
Botswana
3,175,000
138
Guinea-Bissau
3,040,000
139
Lesotho
2,796,000
140
Equatorial Guinea
2,740,000
141
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,700,000
142
Jamaica
2,648,000
143
Armenia
2,639,000
144
Moldova
2,533,000
145
Lithuania
2,451,000
146
Albania
2,428,000
147
Slovenia
2,038,000
148
Bahrain
1,980,000
149
East Timor
1,746,000
150
Kosovo
1,673,000
151
North Macedonia
1,623,000
152
Latvia
1,621,000
153
Cyprus
1,490,000
154
Trinidad and Tobago
1,464,000
155
Eswatini
1,444,000
156
Djibouti
1,429,000
157
Estonia
1,228,000
158
Mauritius
1,184,000
159
Solomon Islands
1,162,000
160
Comoros
1,160,000
161
Fiji
988,000
162
Guyana
914,000
163
Bhutan
867,000
164
Luxembourg
768,000
165
Suriname
712,000
166
Maldives
569,000
167
Montenegro
568,000
168
Cape Verde
560,000
169
Malta
550,000
170
Brunei
509,000
171
Belize
496,000
172
Vanuatu
464,000
173
Iceland
431,000
174
Bahamas
421,000
175
São Tomé and Príncipe
323,000
176
Barbados
275,000
177
Samoa
251,000
178
Saint Lucia
178,000
179
Kiribati
167,000
180
Seychelles
143,000
181
Federated States of Micronesia
122,000
182
Grenada
116,000
183
Tonga
103,000
184
Antigua and Barbuda
97,000
185
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
92,000
186
Andorra
85,000
187
Dominica
64,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
46,000
189
Liechtenstein
43,000
190
Monaco
37,000
191
San Marino
34,000
192
Marshall Islands
26,000
193
Palau
16,000
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.
Population by Year