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Population, total

The denominator behind every per-person energy statistic.

World, 2025

8.2B

people

Since 2015

+774.3M

people, up from 7.4B

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All countries shown, every year available.

The world and its regions

Population, total, people
  • World
  • North America
  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Europe & Central Asia
  • South Asia
  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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Population, total, people
YearWorldNorth AmericaLatin America & CaribbeanEurope & Central AsiaSouth AsiaEast Asia & PacificMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan Africa
2025 8,215,424,893383,501,065666,592,570932,525,0351,692,252,9002,390,873,921828,025,1851,321,654,217
2024 8,140,897,523381,330,762662,185,614928,566,9251,677,384,5322,388,319,468813,173,9361,289,936,286
2023 8,062,923,417376,868,838657,616,519924,805,0701,662,580,5792,384,441,485797,801,4541,258,809,472
2022 7,988,550,201373,011,185653,108,131924,267,3851,648,009,5652,379,617,118782,349,3661,228,187,451
2021 7,919,567,995370,404,678649,236,092924,375,9801,634,785,3562,375,117,716767,578,4511,198,069,722
2020 7,853,863,139369,671,124645,498,187923,660,4631,621,073,4172,369,420,882756,405,2811,168,133,785
2019 7,777,162,476367,908,829640,962,372921,929,1611,605,412,9862,359,762,190742,714,4631,138,472,475
2018 7,696,159,728365,666,028635,778,081918,415,8181,589,164,7142,347,576,325730,362,3341,109,196,428
2017 7,613,788,655363,217,262630,414,986915,063,8231,572,520,4272,333,475,520718,887,7441,080,208,893
2016 7,528,221,579360,527,592624,737,786911,578,0151,555,111,8642,317,076,058707,023,5251,052,166,739
2015 7,441,084,771357,583,083618,868,462907,526,4851,537,370,0782,300,844,269694,232,9731,024,659,421
2014 7,353,532,223354,755,155612,849,401903,560,0701,519,839,2462,284,385,542680,716,578997,426,231
2013 7,265,404,737351,870,848606,683,307899,906,1711,501,661,9912,267,072,102667,464,006970,746,312
2012 7,176,482,165349,116,140600,420,316896,514,5091,483,553,0732,249,081,393653,273,442944,523,292
2011 7,086,704,141346,242,415594,086,829893,009,5941,464,372,6232,230,826,576639,053,870919,112,234
2010 7,000,860,073343,447,854587,752,505890,990,3701,444,967,0102,214,613,815624,828,664894,259,855
2009 6,916,168,196340,465,163581,388,129887,741,1271,425,370,2002,199,148,703612,128,501869,926,373
2008 6,830,080,867337,404,564574,908,733884,224,6731,406,047,1642,183,472,438597,799,097846,224,198
2007 6,744,049,498334,183,103568,345,245880,656,3461,386,949,4562,167,046,538583,743,828823,124,982
2006 6,659,536,021331,013,939561,751,999878,166,9331,367,187,3492,150,688,938569,898,499800,828,364
2005 6,575,410,029327,822,042555,120,780875,563,9191,346,886,3842,134,573,057556,210,211779,233,636
2004 6,492,354,627324,806,660548,455,563873,069,4641,325,950,5872,118,747,885543,086,512758,237,956
2003 6,409,352,386321,812,780541,643,365870,529,4461,304,347,7902,102,761,941530,338,988737,918,076
2002 6,327,171,255319,046,534534,691,591868,234,8431,282,584,7962,086,144,389518,193,093718,276,009
2001 6,244,739,668316,051,677527,572,583866,590,6961,260,149,0562,068,682,053506,478,256699,215,347
2000 6,161,528,496312,909,691520,272,118865,392,4791,237,185,4822,050,149,617494,850,317680,768,792
1999 6,078,069,822309,502,410512,730,984864,306,9321,214,263,8092,030,912,462483,430,509662,922,716
1998 5,993,730,786306,069,812504,952,583863,317,6131,191,405,9302,010,443,502472,047,033645,494,313
1997 5,908,180,322302,623,125497,097,004862,335,0571,168,625,8981,988,067,577460,864,078628,567,583
1996 5,822,327,903299,064,031489,235,073861,073,4261,145,998,6481,964,830,092449,859,387612,267,246
1995 5,736,205,135295,639,837481,309,028859,504,7541,123,515,5591,941,185,229438,968,860596,081,868

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. World 8.2B 2025
  2. East Asia & Pacific 2.4B 2025
  3. South Asia 1.7B 2025
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa 1.3B 2025
  5. Europe & Central Asia 932.5M 2025
  6. Middle East & North Africa 828M 2025
  7. Latin America & Caribbean 666.6M 2025
  8. North America 383.5M 2025

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
SP.POP.TOTL
Unit
people
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
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Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Every economy

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World map of Population, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 217 economies
#EconomypeopleYear
1🇮🇳 India1.5B2025
2🇨🇳 China1.4B2025
3🇺🇸 United States341.8M2025
4🇮🇩 Indonesia285.7M2025
5🇵🇰 Pakistan255.2M2025
6🇳🇬 Nigeria237.5M2025
7🇧🇷 Brazil212.8M2025
8🇧🇩 Bangladesh175.7M2025
9🇷🇺 Russia143.5M2025
10🇪🇹 Ethiopia135.5M2025
11🇲🇽 Mexico131.9M2025
12🇯🇵 Japan123.4M2025
13🇪🇬 Egypt118.4M2025
14🇵🇭 Philippines116.8M2025
15🇨🇩 DR Congo112.8M2025
16🇻🇳 Vietnam101.6M2025
17🇮🇷 Iran92.4M2025
18🇹🇷 Türkiye85.9M2025
19🇩🇪 Germany83.5M2025
20🇹🇭 Thailand71.6M2025
21🇹🇿 Tanzania70.5M2025
22🇬🇧 United Kingdom69.5M2025
23🇫🇷 France68.7M2025
24🇿🇦 South Africa64.7M2025
25🇮🇹 Italy58.9M2025
26🇰🇪 Kenya57.5M2025
27🇲🇲 Myanmar54.9M2025
28🇨🇴 Colombia53.4M2025
29🇰🇷 South Korea51.7M2025
30🇸🇩 Sudan51.7M2025
31🇺🇬 Uganda51.4M2025
32🇪🇸 Spain49.4M2025
33🇩🇿 Algeria47.4M2025
34🇮🇶 Iraq47M2025
35🇦🇷 Argentina45.9M2025
36🇦🇫 Afghanistan43.8M2025
37🇾🇪 Yemen41.8M2025
38🇨🇦 Canada41.7M2025
39🇦🇴 Angola39M2025
40🇺🇦 Ukraine39M2025
41🇲🇦 Morocco38.4M2025
42🇺🇿 Uzbekistan37.1M2025
43🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia37M2025
44🇵🇱 Poland36.4M2025
45🇲🇾 Malaysia36M2025
46🇲🇿 Mozambique35.6M2025
47🇬🇭 Ghana35.1M2025
48🇵🇪 Peru34.6M2025
49🇲🇬 Madagascar32.7M2025
50🇨🇮 Ivory Coast32.7M2025
51🇨🇲 Cameroon29.9M2025
52🇳🇵 Nepal29.6M2025
53🇻🇪 Venezuela28.5M2025
54🇳🇪 Niger27.9M2025
55🇦🇺 Australia27.6M2025
56🇰🇵 North Korea26.6M2025
57🇸🇾 Syria25.6M2025
58🇲🇱 Mali25.2M2025
59🇧🇫 Burkina Faso24.1M2025
60🇲🇼 Malawi22.2M2025
61🇿🇲 Zambia21.9M2025
62🇱🇰 Sri Lanka21.8M2025
63🇹🇩 Chad21M2025
64🇰🇿 Kazakhstan20.8M2025
65🇨🇱 Chile19.9M2025
66🇸🇴 Somalia19.7M2025
67🇷🇴 Romania19M2025
68🇸🇳 Senegal18.9M2025
69🇬🇹 Guatemala18.7M2025
70🇪🇨 Ecuador18.3M2025
71🇳🇱 Netherlands18.1M2025
72🇰🇭 Cambodia17.8M2025
73🇿🇼 Zimbabwe17M2025
74🇬🇳 Guinea15.1M2025
75🇧🇯 Benin14.8M2025
76🇷🇼 Rwanda14.6M2025
77🇧🇮 Burundi14.4M2025
78🇧🇴 Bolivia12.6M2025
79🇹🇳 Tunisia12.3M2025
80🇸🇸 South Sudan12.2M2025
81🇧🇪 Belgium11.9M2025
82🇭🇹 Haiti11.9M2025
83🇯🇴 Jordan11.5M2025
84🇩🇴 Dominican Republic11.5M2025
85🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates11.5M2025
86🇭🇳 Honduras11M2025
87🇨🇺 Cuba10.9M2025
88🇨🇿 Czechia10.9M2025
89🇵🇹 Portugal10.8M2025
90🇹🇯 Tajikistan10.8M2025
91🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea10.8M2025
92🇸🇪 Sweden10.6M2025
93🇬🇷 Greece10.4M2025
94🇦🇿 Azerbaijan10.2M2025
95🇮🇱 Israel10.1M2025
96🇭🇺 Hungary9.5M2025
97🇦🇹 Austria9.2M2025
98🇨🇭 Switzerland9.1M2025
99🇧🇾 Belarus9.1M2025
100🇸🇱 Sierra Leone8.8M2025
101🇹🇬 Togo8.6M2025
102🇱🇦 Laos7.9M2025
103🇹🇲 Turkmenistan7.6M2025
104🇭🇰 Hong Kong7.5M2025
105🇱🇾 Libya7.5M2025
106🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan7.3M2025
107🇵🇾 Paraguay7M2025
108🇳🇮 Nicaragua7M2025
109🇷🇸 Serbia6.5M2025
110🇨🇬 Congo6.5M2025
111🇧🇬 Bulgaria6.4M2025
112🇸🇻 El Salvador6.4M2025
113🇸🇬 Singapore6.1M2025
114🇩🇰 Denmark6M2025
115🇱🇧 Lebanon5.8M2025
116🇱🇷 Liberia5.7M2025
117🇫🇮 Finland5.6M2025
118🇳🇴 Norway5.6M2025
119🇨🇫 Central African Republic5.5M2025
120🇴🇲 Oman5.5M2025
121🇮🇪 Ireland5.5M2025
122🇸🇰 Slovakia5.4M2025
123🇵🇸 Palestine5.4M2025
124🇳🇿 New Zealand5.3M2025
125🇲🇷 Mauritania5.3M2025
126🇨🇷 Costa Rica5.2M2025
127🇰🇼 Kuwait4.9M2025
128🇵🇦 Panama4.6M2025
129🇬🇪 Georgia3.9M2025
130🇭🇷 Croatia3.9M2025
131🇪🇷 Eritrea3.6M2025
132🇲🇳 Mongolia3.6M2025
133🇺🇾 Uruguay3.4M2025
134🇵🇷 Puerto Rico3.2M2025
135🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1M2025
136🇳🇦 Namibia3.1M2025
137🇦🇲 Armenia3.1M2025
138🇶🇦 Qatar3M2025
139🇱🇹 Lithuania2.9M2025
140🇯🇲 Jamaica2.8M2025
141🇬🇲 Gambia2.8M2025
142🇬🇦 Gabon2.6M2025
143🇧🇼 Botswana2.6M2025
144🇱🇸 Lesotho2.4M2025
145🇲🇩 Moldova2.4M2025
146🇦🇱 Albania2.3M2025
147🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau2.2M2025
148🇸🇮 Slovenia2.1M2025
149🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea1.9M2025
150🇱🇻 Latvia1.8M2025
151🇲🇰 North Macedonia1.8M2025
152🇧🇭 Bahrain1.6M2025
153 Kosovo1.6M2025
154🇹🇱 Timor-Leste1.4M2025
155🇨🇾 Cyprus1.4M2025
156🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago1.4M2025
157🇪🇪 Estonia1.4M2025
158🇸🇿 Eswatini1.3M2025
159🇲🇺 Mauritius1.2M2025
160🇩🇯 Djibouti1.2M2025
161🇫🇯 Fiji933,1542025
162🇰🇲 Comoros882,8472025
163🇸🇧 Solomon Islands838,6452025
164🇬🇾 Guyana835,9862025
165🇧🇹 Bhutan796,6822025
166🇱🇺 Luxembourg686,9702025
167🇲🇴 Macau685,9002025
168🇸🇷 Suriname639,8502025
169🇲🇪 Montenegro623,1292025
170🇲🇹 Malta579,7042025
171🇲🇻 Maldives529,6762025
172🇨🇻 Cape Verde527,3262025
173🇧🇳 Brunei466,3302025
174🇧🇿 Belize422,9242025
175🇧🇸 Bahamas403,0332025
176🇮🇸 Iceland392,4042025
177🇻🇺 Vanuatu335,1692025
178🇳🇨 New Caledonia295,3332025
179🇧🇧 Barbados282,6232025
180🇵🇫 French Polynesia282,4652025
181🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe240,2542025
182🇼🇸 Samoa219,3062025
183🇱🇨 Saint Lucia180,1492025
184🇬🇺 Guam168,9992025
185 Channel Islands168,4662025
186🇨🇼 Curaçao156,2632025
187🇰🇮 Kiribati136,4882025
188🇸🇨 Seychelles122,7302025
189🇬🇩 Grenada117,3032025
190🇫🇲 Micronesia113,6832025
191🇦🇼 Aruba108,7852025
192🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands103,7922025
193🇹🇴 Tonga103,7422025
194🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,9242025
195🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda94,2092025
196🇮🇲 Isle of Man84,1182025
197🇦🇩 Andorra82,9042025
198🇰🇾 Cayman Islands75,8442025
199🇩🇲 Dominica65,8712025
200🇧🇲 Bermuda64,5552025
201🇬🇱 Greenland56,8312025
202🇫🇴 Faroe Islands54,9002025
203🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis46,9222025
204🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands46,8552025
205🇦🇸 American Samoa46,0292025
206🇸🇽 Sint Maarten43,9232025
207🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands43,5412025
208🇱🇮 Liechtenstein41,0242025
209🇬🇮 Gibraltar40,1262025
210🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands39,7322025
211🇲🇨 Monaco38,3412025
212🇲🇭 Marshall Islands36,2822025
213🇸🇲 San Marino34,1092025
214🇲🇫 Saint Martin24,9412025
215🇵🇼 Palau17,6632025
216🇳🇷 Nauru12,0252025
217🇹🇻 Tuvalu9,4922025

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