Countries by Population in the Year 2056
This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2056. 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
9,862,336,000
1
India
1,695,385,000
2
China
1,202,237,000
3
Pakistan
395,878,000
4
United States
387,870,000
5
Nigeria
382,300,000
6
Indonesia
322,426,000
7
Ethiopia
244,877,000
8
Democratic Republic of the Congo
244,789,000
9
Bangladesh
219,929,000
10
Brazil
214,468,000
11
Egypt
169,188,000
12
Mexico
149,840,000
13
Tanzania
144,421,000
14
Philippines
135,167,000
15
Russia
134,474,000
16
Vietnam
109,393,000
17
Iran
101,852,000
18
Japan
101,374,000
19
Sudan
92,717,000
20
Uganda
92,335,000
21
Turkey
90,285,000
22
Kenya
88,129,000
23
Afghanistan
84,272,000
24
Angola
83,214,000
25
South Africa
81,641,000
26
Yemen
77,284,000
27
Germany
76,826,000
28
Iraq
76,793,000
29
United Kingdom
76,506,000
30
France
71,105,000
31
Mozambique
69,653,000
32
Thailand
64,052,000
33
Algeria
61,519,000
34
Ivory Coast
61,324,000
35
Colombia
59,225,000
36
Myanmar
58,373,000
37
Niger
58,183,000
38
Madagascar
57,722,000
39
Cameroon
55,998,000
40
Uzbekistan
55,472,000
41
Ghana
53,518,000
42
Mali
50,940,000
43
Saudi Arabia
50,452,000
44
Italy
49,625,000
45
Argentina
48,088,000
46
Canada
46,430,000
47
Malaysia
45,293,000
48
Morocco
44,519,000
49
Spain
43,567,000
50
Chad
43,148,000
51
South Korea
42,367,000
52
Zambia
41,618,000
53
Somalia
41,405,000
54
Peru
41,213,000
55
Malawi
40,653,000
56
Burkina Faso
39,814,000
57
Syria
39,518,000
58
Nepal
35,281,000
59
Australia
33,644,000
60
Senegal
32,835,000
61
Poland
31,386,000
62
Venezuela
31,206,000
63
Ukraine
29,999,000
64
Zimbabwe
27,728,000
65
Kazakhstan
27,678,000
66
Benin
26,580,000
67
Burundi
26,162,000
68
Guatemala
25,564,000
69
North Korea
25,219,000
70
Guinea
25,077,000
71
Sri Lanka
24,778,000
72
Rwanda
24,308,000
73
Cambodia
22,497,000
74
Ecuador
21,610,000
75
Chile
19,958,000
76
South Sudan
19,456,000
77
Netherlands
18,999,000
78
Taiwan
18,291,000
79
Jordan
17,167,000
80
Togo
16,933,000
81
Bolivia
16,643,000
82
Tajikistan
16,440,000
83
United Arab Emirates
16,357,000
84
Papua New Guinea
15,645,000
85
Honduras
15,478,000
86
Romania
15,353,000
87
Haiti
15,123,000
88
Israel
13,935,000
89
Sierra Leone
13,693,000
90
Dominican Republic
13,117,000
91
Tunisia
13,108,000
92
Republic of the Congo
12,074,000
93
Central African Republic
11,820,000
94
Belgium
11,780,000
95
Sweden
11,374,000
96
Azerbaijan
11,197,000
97
Mauritania
10,388,000
98
Kyrgyzstan
10,048,000
99
Laos
9,974,000
100
Turkmenistan
9,898,000
101
Czech Republic
9,641,000
102
Portugal
9,565,000
103
Liberia
9,522,000
104
Libya
9,505,000
105
Switzerland
9,323,000
Palestine
9,008,000
106
Nicaragua
8,977,000
107
Cuba
8,905,000
108
Paraguay
8,882,000
109
Austria
8,554,000
110
Hungary
8,551,000
111
Greece
8,495,000
112
Oman
8,341,000
113
Lebanon
7,128,000
114
Belarus
7,079,000
115
Kuwait
6,663,000
116
El Salvador
6,619,000
117
Denmark
6,213,000
118
Eritrea
6,135,000
119
Singapore
5,990,000
120
Ireland
5,972,000
121
Norway
5,886,000
122
New Zealand
5,820,000
123
Panama
5,768,000
124
Serbia
5,301,000
125
Costa Rica
5,280,000
126
Finland
5,267,000
127
Bulgaria
5,139,000
128
Namibia
4,789,000
129
Slovakia
4,780,000
130
Mongolia
4,675,000
131
Gambia
4,586,000
132
Qatar
4,437,000
133
Gabon
4,429,000
134
Guinea-Bissau
3,671,000
135
Georgia
3,608,000
136
Botswana
3,582,000
137
Equatorial Guinea
3,403,000
138
Uruguay
3,182,000
139
Lesotho
3,096,000
140
Croatia
3,093,000
141
Armenia
2,403,000
142
Jamaica
2,309,000
143
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,298,000
144
Bahrain
2,240,000
145
Moldova
2,234,000
146
Lithuania
2,128,000
147
Albania
2,117,000
148
East Timor
1,958,000
149
Slovenia
1,934,000
150
Kosovo
1,605,000
151
Djibouti
1,590,000
152
Eswatini
1,529,000
153
Cyprus
1,509,000
154
Latvia
1,439,000
155
North Macedonia
1,436,000
156
Comoros
1,400,000
157
Solomon Islands
1,398,000
158
Trinidad and Tobago
1,350,000
159
Estonia
1,135,000
160
Mauritius
1,051,000
161
Fiji
1,002,000
162
Guyana
951,000
163
Bhutan
883,000
164
Luxembourg
799,000
165
Suriname
743,000
166
Maldives
596,000
167
Vanuatu
579,000
168
Cape Verde
564,000
169
Malta
524,000
170
Belize
524,000
171
Brunei
521,000
172
Montenegro
509,000
173
Iceland
432,000
174
Bahamas
423,000
175
São Tomé and Príncipe
391,000
176
Samoa
285,000
177
Barbados
257,000
178
Kiribati
191,000
179
Saint Lucia
167,000
180
Seychelles
140,000
181
Federated States of Micronesia
129,000
182
Grenada
111,000
183
Tonga
106,000
184
Antigua and Barbuda
93,000
185
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
86,000
186
Andorra
79,000
187
Dominica
62,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
43,000
189
Liechtenstein
43,000
190
Monaco
37,000
191
San Marino
33,000
192
Marshall Islands
25,000
193
Nauru
17,000
194
Palau
15,000
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.
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