Population Change 2026
This statistic measures population change across countries, highlighting shifts in demographics. Understanding these changes is crucial for planning resources, economic growth, and social services.
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Rank | ||
|---|---|---|
1 |  India | 14,126,892.7 persons |
2 |  Nigeria | 4,976,587.8 persons |
3 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3,725,810.9 persons |
4 |  Pakistan | 3,698,265.4 persons |
5 |  Ethiopia | 3,492,025.2 persons |
6 |  Bangladesh | 2,426,644.7 persons |
7 |  Indonesia | 2,417,743 persons |
8 |  United States | 2,258,021.7 persons |
9 |  Ukraine | 2,209,527.1 persons |
10 |  Tanzania | 2,034,187.6 persons |
11 |  Egypt | 1,961,462.6 persons |
12 |  Afghanistan | 1,497,717.2 persons |
13 |  Uganda | 1,331,682 persons |
14 |  Yemen | 1,262,944.4 persons |
15 |  Mexico | 1,196,144.9 persons |
16 |  Angola | 1,177,162.5 persons |
17 |  Kenya | 1,146,397.4 persons |
18 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 1,114,191.2 persons |
19 |  Sudan | 1,042,235.6 persons |
20 |  Mozambique | 1,028,260.8 persons |
21 |  Philippines | 995,131.2 persons |
22 |  Iraq | 981,402.8 persons |
23 |  Niger | 927,041.1 persons |
24 |  Brazil | 856,607.6 persons |
25 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 793,593.2 persons |
26 |  Madagascar | 790,985.3 persons |
27 |  Iran | 782,588.4 persons |
28 |  Cameroon | 778,596.2 persons |
29 |  Chad | 776,463.3 persons |
30 |  Mali | 738,653.1 persons |
31 |  Uzbekistan | 695,840.9 persons |
32 |  Somalia | 683,162 persons |
33 |  Saudi Arabia | 681,198 persons |
34 |  South Africa | 673,269.7 persons |
35 |  Ghana | 642,359.5 persons |
36 |  Zambia | 624,260.3 persons |
37 |  Malawi | 579,788 persons |
38 |  Algeria | 575,769 persons |
39 |  Colombia | 549,237.4 persons |
40 |  Vietnam | 531,764.7 persons |
41 |  Burkina Faso | 530,537.5 persons |
42 |  Canada | 437,571 persons |
43 |  Senegal | 429,217.9 persons |
44 |  Malaysia | 428,622.9 persons |
45 |  South Sudan | 404,178 persons |
46 |  Peru | 392,941.5 persons |
47 |  United Kingdom | 377,688.2 persons |
48 |  Benin | 356,564.1 persons |
49 |  Guinea | 347,244.5 persons |
50 |  Myanmar | 346,246.1 persons |
51 |  Morocco | 344,033.4 persons |
52 |  Burundi | 343,243.5 persons |
53 |  Zimbabwe | 330,753.6 persons |
54 |  Rwanda | 325,380.5 persons |
55 |  Guatemala | 304,460 persons |
56 |  Australia | 266,623.9 persons |
57 |  Central African Republic | 264,195 persons |
58 |  Oman | 255,617.6 persons |
59 |  Kazakhstan | 242,547.2 persons |
60 |  United Arab Emirates | 235,550.7 persons |
61 |  Venezuela | 207,929.9 persons |
62 |  Togo | 206,549.6 persons |
63 |  Cambodia | 200,778.4 persons |
64 |  Bolivia | 190,384.2 persons |
65 |  Argentina | 187,245.8 persons |
66 |  Tajikistan | 185,670.3 persons |
67 |  Honduras | 185,329.5 persons |
68 |  Papua New Guinea | 183,015.8 persons |
69 |  Sierra Leone | 176,945 persons |
70 |  Ecuador | 165,620.1 persons |
71 |  Congo | 156,545 persons |
72 |  Mauritania | 150,001.8 persons |
73 |  Haiti | 136,744.6 persons |
74 |  Sri Lanka | 123,325.9 persons |
75 |  Liberia | 122,360.6 persons |
76 |  Israel | 119,748.8 persons |
77 |  Turkmenistan | 117,455.5 persons |
78 |  Netherlands | 110,181.7 persons |
79 |  Laos | 102,278.9 persons |
80 |  Chile | 97,032.8 persons |
81 |  Nicaragua | 96,292.6 persons |
82 |  Kyrgyzstan | 92,165 persons |
83 |  Paraguay | 89,506.6 persons |
84 |  Turkey | 86,522.3 persons |
85 |  Dominican Republic | 84,914.9 persons |
86 |  State of Palestine | 81,844.2 persons |
87 |  Eritrea | 76,822.4 persons |
88 |  Tunisia | 76,356.9 persons |
89 |  Kuwait | 73,768.4 persons |
90 |  Libya | 71,793.5 persons |
91 |  Qatar | 69,686 persons |
92 |  Gambia | 62,964.3 persons |
93 |  France | 62,507.4 persons |
94 |  North Korea | 60,580.4 persons |
95 |  Panama | 56,877.2 persons |
96 |  Namibia | 54,865.9 persons |
97 |  Gabon | 54,221.3 persons |
98 |  Lebanon | 51,281.2 persons |
99 |  Norway | 50,457.1 persons |
100 |  New Zealand | 50,085.3 persons |
101 |  Guinea-Bissau | 49,208.6 persons |
102 |  Ireland | 48,816.6 persons |
103 |  Azerbaijan | 46,422.3 persons |
104 |  Equatorial Guinea | 45,905.9 persons |
105 |  Singapore | 45,398.3 persons |
106 |  Botswana | 42,610.1 persons |
107 |  Mongolia | 39,744.2 persons |
108 |  Sweden | 39,473.4 persons |
109 |  Bahrain | 39,245.9 persons |
110 |  Switzerland | 31,734.2 persons |
111 |  El Salvador | 30,252 persons |
112 |  Lesotho | 26,625.4 persons |
113 |  Costa Rica | 24,088.1 persons |
114 |  Solomon Islands | 19,998 persons |
115 |  Denmark | 19,131.5 persons |
116 |  Comoros | 16,363.2 persons |
117 |  Timor-Leste | 15,440.3 persons |
118 |  Djibouti | 15,101.6 persons |
119 |  Eswatini | 13,390 persons |
120 |  Cyprus | 11,630 persons |
121 |  Western Sahara | 10,850.1 persons |
122 |  Mayotte | 10,379.6 persons |
123 |  Belgium | 7,999.1 persons |
124 |  Vanuatu | 7,550.4 persons |
125 |  Malta | 6,467.4 persons |
126 |  Belize | 6,095.3 persons |
127 |  Fiji | 5,834.4 persons |
128 |  Suriname | 5,705.4 persons |
129 |  Luxembourg | 5,388.1 persons |
130 |  Bhutan | 5,159.8 persons |
131 |  Guadeloupe | 5,092.3 persons |
132 |  French Guiana | 5,005.3 persons |
133 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 4,939.1 persons |
134 |  Réunion | 3,832.6 persons |
135 |  Guyana | 3,816.3 persons |
136 |  Iceland | 3,714.6 persons |
137 |  Brunei Darussalam | 3,507 persons |
138 |  New Caledonia | 3,328.1 persons |
139 |  Bahamas | 2,272.7 persons |
140 |  Seychelles | 2,226.6 persons |
141 |  Cabo Verde | 1,983.2 persons |
142 |  Kiribati | 1,922.9 persons |
143 |  Cayman Islands | 1,333.8 persons |
144 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1,260.6 persons |
145 |  Samoa | 1,173.2 persons |
146 |  Guam | 1,087.4 persons |
147 |  Georgia | 992.7 persons |
148 |  Gibraltar | 855.3 persons |
149 |  Finland | 851.5 persons |
150 |  French Polynesia | 755.3 persons |
151 |  Andorra | 740.5 persons |
152 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 590.2 persons |
153 |  Saint Lucia | 563.7 persons |
154 |  Faroe Islands | 549.7 persons |
155 |  Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 542 persons |
156 |  Uruguay | 541.7 persons |
157 |  Anguilla | 513.6 persons |
158 |  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 484.5 persons |
159 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 411.5 persons |
160 |  Liechtenstein | 255 persons |
161 |  British Virgin Islands | 254.8 persons |
162 |  San Marino | 198.6 persons |
163 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 164.5 persons |
164 |  Saint Barthélemy | 157.1 persons |
165 |  Jersey | 142.8 persons |
166 |  Guernsey | 142.7 persons |
167 |  Tokelau | 115.7 persons |
168 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 106 persons |
169 |  Nauru | 65.9 persons |
170 |  Barbados | 60.3 persons |
171 |  Puerto Rico | 57.7 persons |
172 |  Grenada | 27.7 persons |
173 |  Curaçao | 14.8 persons |
174 |  Aruba | -2.1 persons |
175 |  Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -3.1 persons |
176 |  Niue | -7.2 persons |
177 |  Montserrat | -32.8 persons |
178 |  Palau | -41.5 persons |
179 |  Saint Helena | -41.9 persons |
180 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -58.8 persons |
181 |  Isle of Man | -62.3 persons |
182 |  Wallis and Futuna Islands | -90.9 persons |
183 |  Greenland | -118 persons |
184 |  Tuvalu | -123.7 persons |
185 |  Bermuda | -215.4 persons |
186 |  Dominica | -302.5 persons |
187 |  Tonga | -436.5 persons |
188 |  Cook Islands | -485.5 persons |
189 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -623.2 persons |
190 |  Monaco | -649.1 persons |
191 |  American Samoa | -662.3 persons |
192 |  Northern Mariana Islands | -690.1 persons |
193 |  United States Virgin Islands | -818.8 persons |
194 |  Marshall Islands | -1,234.2 persons |
195 |  China, Macao SAR | -1,266.7 persons |
196 |  Saint Martin (French part) | -1,308.5 persons |
197 |  Slovenia | -1,934.7 persons |
198 |  Martinique | -2,314.1 persons |
199 |  Mauritius | -2,329.9 persons |
200 |  Maldives | -2,969.7 persons |
201 |  Kosovo | -3,513.2 persons |
202 |  Jamaica | -3,759.8 persons |
203 |  Montenegro | -7,096.8 persons |
204 |  Armenia | -7,121.8 persons |
205 |  North Macedonia | -7,548.4 persons |
206 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -9,670.2 persons |
207 |  China, Hong Kong SAR | -16,260.3 persons |
208 |  Albania | -16,424.3 persons |
209 |  Latvia | -19,647.5 persons |
210 |  Cuba | -25,828.6 persons |
211 |  Croatia | -26,256 persons |
212 |  Estonia | -26,511.3 persons |
213 |  Bulgaria | -30,117.5 persons |
214 |  Portugal | -30,996.2 persons |
215 |  South Korea | -34,023.3 persons |
216 |  Serbia | -34,673.3 persons |
217 |  Lithuania | -39,902.6 persons |
218 |  Slovakia | -41,056.4 persons |
219 |  Hungary | -42,525.2 persons |
220 |  Belarus | -43,103 persons |
221 |  Republic of Moldova | -45,077.4 persons |
222 |  Austria | -46,727.6 persons |
223 |  Spain | -54,840.6 persons |
224 |  Greece | -67,933.1 persons |
225 |  Taiwan | -72,305.8 persons |
226 |  Thailand | -87,807.2 persons |
227 |  Romania | -92,387.5 persons |
228 |  Jordan | -125,168.1 persons |
229 |  Czech Republic | -197,664.4 persons |
230 |  Italy | -229,952.9 persons |
231 |  Nepal | -239,662.7 persons |
232 |  Poland | -573,610.4 persons |
233 |  Japan | -619,033.8 persons |
234 |  Germany | -741,055 persons |
235 |  Russia | -917,387.6 persons |
236 |  China | -4,423,129.5 persons |
- #1India
- #2Nigeria
- #3Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- #4Pakistan
- #5Ethiopia
- #6Bangladesh
- #7Indonesia
- #8United States
- #9Ukraine
- #10Tanzania
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #236China
- #235Russia
- #234Germany
- #233Japan
- #232Poland
- #231Nepal
- #230Italy
- #229Czech Republic
- #228Jordan
- #227Romania
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
Data Source
United Nations Population Division
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs conducts demographic research, supports intergovernmental processes at the United Nations in the area of population and development, and assists countries in developing their capacity to produce and analyse population data and information. The Division brings population issues to the attention of the international community by highlighting the central role of demographic trends in all aspects of sustainable development. The Division publishes datasets on the world’s population and analyzes global demographic trends.
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