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