Top 100 most populous countries

How many people are in the world and where do they live? The total number of humans as of April 2023 is 8,029,364,000. And most of them live in Asia with the most populous countries being India and China. The rapid growth of population in this region began from the 1950s. As a result, now 5 places in the top 10 are occupied by Asian countries. All other continents are represented only by one or two countries: the USA and Mexico (North America), Brazil (South America), Russia is from Europe (since most of the populace lives in the European part), and Nigeria (Africa).

However, this situation could change drastically by 2050. According to estimates published by the UN, the main driver of future growth will be Africa (plus 39%). The number of Europeans will decline approximately by 7%.

The two African countries (Nigeria, Ethiopia) will enter the top 10. At the same time, Russia will drop to 12th spot in the ranking, thus leaving the top of the list without European representation. The three member states of the Group of Seven (G7), Japan, Germany, and Italy, will not be able to maintain their positions in the ranking due to the projected significant population decline in these countries. The total world population in 2050 will reach 9,709,491,000.

List of the 100 most populous countries 2023 and growth prospects until 2050
Rank Country Population April 2023 Continent Population Prospects 2050
1India1,426,118,500Asia1,670,490,600
2China1,425,739,000Asia1,312,636,200
3United States336,395,200North America375,392,800
4Indonesia281,661,500Asia317,225,300
5Pakistan233,253,800Asia367,808,400
6Nigeria221,084,900Africa377,460,500
7Brazil216,771,300South America230,885,700
8Bangladesh169,298,200Asia203,905,600
9Russia146,105,800Asia / Europe133,133,400
10Mexico132,743,400North America143,772,200
11Japan125,418,700Asia103,784,300
12Ethiopia123,352,900Africa214,812,300
13Philippines113,744,300Asia157,891,600
14Egypt107,928,100Africa160,339,800
15Vietnam99,751,400Asia107,012,900
16DR Congo97,711,800Africa217,494,000
17Iran87,057,400Asia99,007,200
18Turkey86,911,750Asia / Europe95,829,200
19Germany84,528,100Europe78,932,200
20Thailand70,285,600Asia67,880,000
21United Kingdom68,882,100Europe71,685,000
22France65,673,650Europe65,827,000
23Tanzania64,799,400Africa129,931,500
24South Africa61,439,100Africa73,529,700
25Italy60,217,900Europe52,250,500
26Kenya57,234,150Africa85,211,700
27Myanmar55,432,500Asia59,929,400
28Colombia52,419,900South America56,987,600
29South Korea51,390,800Asia45,771,000
30Uganda50,081,500Africa87,622,000
31Sudan46,855,000Africa84,494,200
32Spain46,804,700Europe44,219,500
33Argentina46,366,900South America51,621,200
34Algeria46,141,750Africa60,001,100
35Ukraine43,021,200Europe32,867,700
36Iraq42,865,400Asia74,515,100
37Afghanistan41,496,100Asia74,075,200
38Canada38,675,500North America45,890,800
39Morocco38,155,000Africa45,045,000
40Poland37,732,700Europe34,932,300
41Saudi Arabia36,371,700Asia48,374,500
42Angola35,934,000Africa72,328,000
43Uzbekistan34,858,800Asia45,593,100
44Peru34,285,650South America42,022,500
45Mozambique33,860,000Africa63,044,500
46Malaysia33,548,500Asia41,032,400
47Ghana32,964,000Africa52,231,700
48Yemen31,747,200Asia55,296,300
49Nepal30,652,550Asia37,401,300
50Madagascar29,817,500Africa51,593,000
51Cameroon28,515,200Africa51,279,500
52Cote d'Ivoire28,324,300Africa51,358,200
53Venezuela28,215,600South America35,937,400
54Niger26,904,500Africa67,043,300
55Australia26,350,000Australia32,193,000
56North Korea25,545,331Asia25,807,200
57Taiwan23,937,300Asia20,426,600
58Burkina Faso22,623,800Africa40,541,500
59Mali22,008,600Africa47,439,800
60Sri Lanka21,666,000Asia21,815,000
61Malawi20,607,200Africa47,439,800
62Zambia19,932,000Africa37,460,400
63Chile19,583,700South America20,675,300
64Kazakhstan19,422,500Asia / Europe25,610,000
65Romania18,886,600Europe17,457,200
66Guatemala18,885,800North America24,600,700
67Syria18,765,500Asia38,306,400
68Ecuador18,420,200South America22,269,800
69Senegal18,068,400Africa32,562,800
70Chad17,850,200Africa36,452,000
71Cambodia17,389,700Asia20,258,400
72Netherlands17,241,000Europe17,897,000
73Somalia17,230,000Africa36,462,800
74Zimbabwe16,595,600Africa26,438,600
75Guinea14,204,450Africa23,711,700
76Rwanda13,911,750Africa23,030,000
77Benin13,076,000Africa25,264,000
78Burundi12,964,300Africa24,208,600
79Tunisia12,173,800Africa14,315,800
80Bolivia12,134,350South America16,609,800
81Haiti11,803,600North America15,087,500
82Belgium11,732,100Europe12,090,600
83South Sudan11,572,000Africa17,460,800
84Cuba11,307,300North America10,028,000
85Dominican Republic11,160,000North America13,180,500
86Czechia10,764,700Europe10,577,100
87Jordan10,493,600Asia15,006,000
88Azerbaijan10,400,600Asia / Europe10,867,300
89Honduras10,363,900North America14,258,500
90Greece10,282,700Europe9,145,000
91Sweden10,278,000Europe 11,902,000
92United Arab Emirates10,235,170Asia11,449,500
93Tajikistan10,173,600Asia15,201,000
94Portugal10,114,300Europe9,261,300
95Hungary9,592,300Europe8,817,400
96Papua New Guinea9,445,318Oceania14,910,300
97Belarus9,440,651Europe8,409,600
98Austria9,152,100Europe8,924,200
99Israel9,049,800Asia12,991,700
100Togo8,856,395Africa15,478,800