Top 100 Most Populous Countries In the World

May 29, 2019

Top 100 most populous countries

How many people are in the world and where do they live? The total number of humans as of July 2018 is 7,524,090,000. And most of them live in Asia with the most populous independent state being 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%.

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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 8,925,070,000.

List of the 100 most populous countries with a density of population and growth prospects until 2050

Rank	Country	PopulationJuly 2018	Population density (per sq. km)	Continent	Population Prospects2050
1	China(incl. Hong Kong, Macao)	1,426,279,708	151	Asia	1,467,436,049
2	India	1,338,558,742	450	Asia	1,683,948,294
3	United States(incl. overseas territories)	327,527,107	36	North America	345,135,806
4	Indonesia	263,564,697	146	Asia	320,361,431
5	Brazil	210,193,253	25	South America	249,108,688
6	Pakistan	194,749,053	253	Asia	271,409,307
7	Nigeria	185,313,910	204	Africa	247,534,312
8	Bangladesh	165,552,994	1272	Asia	222,669,094
9	Russia	144,154,086	9	Asia / Europe	129,815,225
10	Mexico	129,132,150	66	North America	169,873,248
11	Japan	127,962,410	351	Asia	111,593,830
12	Philippines	104,134,624	349	Asia	135,964,944
13	Ethiopia	102,675,041	103	Africa	148,144,595
14	Egypt	96,325,988	97	Africa	128,024,949
15	Vietnam	95,832,057	310	Asia	116,870,381
16	Germany	81,845,984	235	Europe	72,388,418
17	Iran	81,797,656	50	Asia	104,366,172
18	Turkey	80,091,763	104	Asia / Europe	98,616,160
19	Democratic Republic of the Congo	78,273,687	35	Africa	112,034,102
20	Thailand	69,441,962	136	Asia	71,188,537
21	France(incl. overseas territories)	67,699,975	102	Europe	68,623,153
22	United Kingdom(incl. overseas territories)	66,465,841	255	Europe	67,421,283
23	Italy	59,484,488	202	Europe	52,821,408
24	South Africa	56,295,634	46	Africa	65,297,338
25	Tanzania	55,490,497	63	Africa	80,820,940
26	Myanmar	53,384,582	82	Asia	64,849,719
27	South Korea	51,293,792	526	Asia	51,471,094
28	Colombia	49,265,468	44	South America	59,860,725
29	Kenya	48,697,264	86	Africa	70,874,684
30	Spain	46,569,676	93	Europe	44,245,514
31	Ukraine	44,473,010	77	Europe	38,577,261
32	Argentina	44,139,544	16	South America	52,714,738
33	Uganda	41,374,801	207	Africa	61,296,614
34	Algeria	41,029,442	17	Africa	53,989,254
35	Sudan	39,655,145	22	Africa	56,454,459
36	Poland	38,491,521	123	Europe	36,398,751
37	Iraq	37,295,157	86	Asia	54,441,346
38	Canada	36,436,169	4	North America	37,008,916
39	Morocco	35,672,428	80	Africa	46,075,694
40	Afghanistan	34,766,412	53	Asia	51,353,307
41	Saudi Arabia	32,539,224	15	Asia	40,210,540
42	Peru	32,114,828	25	South America	41,319,984
43	Venezuela	31,901,161	36	South America	40,787,678
44	Uzbekistan	31,875,299	75	Asia	41,754,881
45	Malaysia	31,556,982	96	Asia	40,200,825
46	Nepal	29,431,111	205	Asia	40,906,180
47	Mozambique	28,739,923	37	Africa	39,849,727
48	Angola	28,707,805	23	Africa	42,304,122
49	Ghana	28,313,739	124	Africa	38,870,929
50	Yemen	27,734,306	53	Asia	40,371,835
51	North Korea	25,545,331	212	Asia	27,346,882
52	Madagascar	24,958,652	43	Africa	36,141,207
53	Australia(incl. overseas territories)	24,218,114	3	Australia and Oceania	26,401,664
54	Taiwan	23,809,728	673	Asia	23,856,629
55	Cote d’Ivoire	23,628,006	74	Africa	30,969,811
56	Cameroon	23,430,518	50	Africa	32,317,105
57	Sri Lanka	21,030,652	335	Asia	24,420,507
58	Niger	20,482,410	16	Africa	30,278,834
59	Romania	19,824,382	86	Europe	17,900,959
60	Syria	18,780,623	102	Asia	26,727,378
61	Burkina Faso	18,627,215	68	Africa	27,032,054
62	Malawi	18,116,403	192	Africa	26,545,351
63	Kazakhstan	18,087,847	7	Asia / Europe	20,723,822
64	Chile	18,078,354	24	South America	20,703,648
65	Mali	17,930,613	15	Africa	26,036,221
66	Netherlands(incl. overseas territories)	17,380,880	501	Europe	17,139,297
67	Guatemala	16,745,760	156	North America	24,307,228
68	Zambia	16,576,396	22	Africa	23,986,562
69	Ecuador	16,557,229	67	South America	21,896,846
70	Zimbabwe	16,220,754	42	Africa	22,302,782
71	Cambodia	15,958,315	90	Asia	21,435,222
72	Senegal	15,428,967	80	Africa	22,509,172
73	Chad	14,385,202	11	Africa	20,201,404
74	Somalia	14,254,294	23	Africa	20,264,450
75	Guinea	12,387,022	50	Africa	17,253,594
76	South Sudan	12,201,227	20	Africa	16,631,008
77	Rwanda	11,973,876	485	Africa	17,280,445
78	Cuba	11,557,480	109	North America	11,511,165
79	Tunisia	11,524,084	74	Africa	13,830,830
80	Burundi	11,479,724	408	Africa	14,875,716
81	Belgium	11,364,779	375	Europe	11,202,353
82	Greece	11,219,044	87	Europe	10,378,760
83	Bolivia	10,982,123	10	South America	14,707,615
84	Haiti	10,960,936	398	North America	14,587,969
85	Benin	10,867,549	96	Africa	15,544,025
86	Dominican Republic	10,776,164	223	North America	14,169,141
87	Czechia	10,645,674	138	Europe	9,742,523
88	Portugal	10,417,153	114	Europe	9,551,879
89	Sweden	9,849,353	24	Europe	9,932,987
90	Azerbaijan	9,846,285	119	Asia / Europe	11,455,810
91	Hungary	9,771,954	108	Europe	8,673,708
92	Jordan	9,521,919	107	Asia	13,567,586
93	Belarus	9,495,825	47	Europe	8,552,594
94	United Arab Emirates	9,315,926	111	Asia	9,527,780
95	Honduras	9,232,279	83	North America	13,173,100
96	Serbia	8,842,004	101	Europe	8,304,290
97	Tajikistan	8,820,238	63	Asia	12,592,030
98	Austria	8,746,235	106	Europe	8,291,030
99	Switzerland	8,429,973	213	Europe	8,320,558
100	Israel	8,223,822	380	Asia	10,258,236