Countries by Population in the Year 2072
This page lists the projected population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2072. 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
10,210,645,000
1
India
1,684,559,000
2
China
984,068,000
3
Pakistan
456,119,000
4
Nigeria
437,797,000
5
United States
401,758,000
6
Democratic Republic of the Congo
321,308,000
7
Indonesia
319,426,000
8
Ethiopia
298,449,000
9
Bangladesh
226,121,000
10
Brazil
199,143,000
11
Tanzania
189,077,000
12
Egypt
187,392,000
13
Mexico
147,575,000
14
Philippines
132,542,000
15
Russia
129,291,000
16
Sudan
112,474,000
17
Angola
109,581,000
18
Uganda
108,736,000
19
Afghanistan
105,238,000
20
Vietnam
104,697,000
21
Kenya
98,566,000
22
Iran
95,879,000
23
Yemen
93,141,000
24
Japan
89,569,000
25
Iraq
88,973,000
26
South Africa
87,346,000
27
Mozambique
85,947,000
28
Turkey
83,558,000
29
Ivory Coast
77,707,000
30
United Kingdom
76,605,000
31
Niger
73,476,000
32
Germany
73,378,000
33
France
70,986,000
34
Madagascar
69,987,000
35
Cameroon
69,691,000
36
Mali
64,071,000
37
Algeria
64,001,000
38
Uzbekistan
63,507,000
39
Ghana
60,672,000
40
Saudi Arabia
58,153,000
41
Colombia
56,770,000
42
Thailand
56,757,000
43
Myanmar
56,164,000
44
Chad
54,867,000
45
Somalia
53,060,000
46
Zambia
51,374,000
47
Malawi
49,128,000
48
Canada
49,106,000
49
Malaysia
46,390,000
50
Argentina
45,821,000
51
Burkina Faso
45,780,000
52
Morocco
43,750,000
53
Syria
43,194,000
54
Italy
42,807,000
55
Peru
41,592,000
56
Senegal
39,481,000
57
Spain
38,597,000
58
Australia
36,940,000
59
Nepal
35,698,000
60
South Korea
33,688,000
61
Zimbabwe
32,399,000
62
Benin
32,394,000
63
Burundi
31,658,000
64
Venezuela
30,895,000
65
Kazakhstan
30,298,000
66
Guinea
29,006,000
67
Rwanda
28,478,000
68
Guatemala
27,056,000
69
Poland
26,631,000
70
Sri Lanka
24,079,000
71
Ukraine
24,051,000
72
Cambodia
23,328,000
73
North Korea
23,205,000
74
South Sudan
22,207,000
75
Ecuador
21,572,000
76
Togo
20,739,000
77
United Arab Emirates
19,674,000
78
Jordan
19,286,000
79
Netherlands
18,626,000
80
Tajikistan
18,609,000
81
Chile
18,064,000
82
Bolivia
17,651,000
83
Papua New Guinea
17,312,000
84
Honduras
16,719,000
85
Israel
16,209,000
86
Haiti
15,705,000
87
Sierra Leone
15,287,000
88
Republic of the Congo
15,221,000
89
Central African Republic
15,090,000
90
Taiwan
14,718,000
91
Romania
13,334,000
92
Mauritania
13,161,000
93
Dominican Republic
13,017,000
94
Tunisia
12,426,000
95
Belgium
11,470,000
96
Sweden
11,410,000
97
Liberia
11,169,000
98
Kyrgyzstan
10,991,000
99
Azerbaijan
10,898,000
Palestine
10,401,000
100
Turkmenistan
10,241,000
101
Laos
10,150,000
102
Libya
9,828,000
103
Oman
9,743,000
104
Paraguay
9,261,000
105
Nicaragua
9,237,000
106
Switzerland
9,172,000
107
Portugal
9,021,000
108
Czech Republic
8,909,000
109
Austria
8,032,000
110
Hungary
7,995,000
111
Kuwait
7,596,000
112
Cuba
7,548,000
113
Greece
7,462,000
114
Lebanon
7,395,000
115
Eritrea
7,288,000
116
El Salvador
6,287,000
117
Denmark
6,142,000
118
Panama
5,997,000
119
Belarus
5,943,000
120
New Zealand
5,869,000
121
Ireland
5,766,000
122
Norway
5,752,000
123
Singapore
5,584,000
124
Namibia
5,407,000
125
Gabon
5,398,000
126
Qatar
5,333,000
127
Gambia
5,253,000
128
Mongolia
5,068,000
129
Finland
5,039,000
130
Costa Rica
4,874,000
131
Serbia
4,647,000
132
Bulgaria
4,400,000
133
Guinea-Bissau
4,217,000
134
Slovakia
4,216,000
135
Equatorial Guinea
4,098,000
136
Botswana
3,834,000
137
Georgia
3,385,000
138
Lesotho
3,280,000
139
Uruguay
2,898,000
140
Croatia
2,702,000
141
Bahrain
2,542,000
142
Armenia
2,119,000
143
East Timor
2,087,000
144
Moldova
1,898,000
145
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,881,000
146
Jamaica
1,824,000
147
Slovenia
1,784,000
148
Albania
1,771,000
149
Lithuania
1,761,000
150
Djibouti
1,732,000
151
Comoros
1,637,000
152
Solomon Islands
1,623,000
153
Eswatini
1,527,000
154
Kosovo
1,456,000
155
Cyprus
1,451,000
156
Latvia
1,223,000
157
North Macedonia
1,206,000
158
Trinidad and Tobago
1,175,000
159
Estonia
1,008,000
160
Fiji
980,000
161
Guyana
958,000
162
Mauritius
879,000
163
Bhutan
843,000
164
Luxembourg
795,000
165
Suriname
753,000
166
Vanuatu
703,000
167
Maldives
570,000
168
Cape Verde
530,000
169
Belize
522,000
170
Brunei
509,000
171
Malta
475,000
172
São Tomé and Príncipe
460,000
173
Montenegro
438,000
174
Iceland
417,000
175
Bahamas
414,000
176
Samoa
326,000
177
Barbados
235,000
178
Kiribati
210,000
179
Saint Lucia
146,000
180
Federated States of Micronesia
133,000
181
Seychelles
132,000
182
Tonga
112,000
183
Grenada
99,000
184
Antigua and Barbuda
85,000
185
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
78,000
186
Andorra
66,000
187
Dominica
59,000
188
Liechtenstein
43,000
189
Monaco
40,000
190
Saint Kitts and Nevis
38,000
191
San Marino
31,000
192
Marshall Islands
24,000
193
Nauru
19,000
194
Palau
13,000
195
Tuvalu
11,000
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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