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Total Population (Jan 1)

DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:TPopulation1Jan•thousands•1950 → 2026•225 countries
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Spotlight
India
IND
1.4703B thousands
2026
China
CHN
1.4145B thousands
2026
United States
USA
348.178M thousands
2026
Indonesia
IDN
286.8203M thousands
2026
Pakistan
PAK
257.2364M thousands
2026
Nigeria
NGA
239.9677M thousands
2026
Total Population (Jan 1) infographic

Total Population (Jan 1) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: thousands
≤ 113.94K
113.94K – 935.29K
935.29K – 3.84M
3.84M – 9.58M
9.58M – 19.98M
19.98M – 47.74M
> 47.74M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Highest 15 countries

Total Population (Jan 1)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Distribution across countries

Total Population (Jan 1)
Countries
50
 
Median
58.6M
 
Mean
142.8M
 
25th pctl
40.3M
 
75th pctl
119.2M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Compare trends

Total Population (Jan 1)
IndiaChinaUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
CountryLatestDateTrend
IndiaIND1.47B thousands2026
ChinaCHN1.41B thousands2026
United StatesUSA348.18M thousands2026
IndonesiaIDN286.82M thousands2026
PakistanPAK257.24M thousands2026
NigeriaNGA239.97M thousands2026
BrazilBRA213.2M thousands2026
BangladeshBGD176.76M thousands2026
Russian FederationRUS143.56M thousands2026
EthiopiaETH137.18M thousands2026
MexicoMEX132.48M thousands2026
JapanJPN122.77M thousands2026
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY119.23M thousands2026
PhilippinesPHL117.26M thousands2026
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD114.63M thousands2026
Viet NamVNM101.9M thousands2026
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN92.81M thousands2026
TurkiyeTUR87.79M thousands2026
GermanyDEU83.74M thousands2026
ThailandTHA71.59M thousands2026
TanzaniaTZA71.55M thousands2026
United KingdomGBR69.75M thousands2026
FranceFRA66.7M thousands2026
South AfricaZAF65.11M thousands2026
ItalyITA59.04M thousands2026
KenyaKEN58.08M thousands2026
MyanmarMMR55.02M thousands2026
ColombiaCOL53.69M thousands2026
SudanSDN52.47M thousands2026
UgandaUGA52.07M thousands2026
Korea, Rep.KOR51.64M thousands2026
SpainESP47.87M thousands2026
AlgeriaDZA47.74M thousands2026
IraqIRQ47.52M thousands2026
ArgentinaARG45.93M thousands2026
AfghanistanAFG44.44M thousands2026
Yemen, Rep.YEM42.37M thousands2026
CanadaCAN40.31M thousands2026
UkraineUKR39.68M thousands2026
AngolaAGO39.62M thousands2026
MoroccoMAR38.6M thousands2026
PolandPOL37.92M thousands2026
UzbekistanUZB37.39M thousands2026
MalaysiaMYS36.18M thousands2026
MozambiqueMOZ36.13M thousands2026
GhanaGHA35.38M thousands2026
Saudi ArabiaSAU34.87M thousands2026
PeruPER34.75M thousands2026
MadagascarMDG33.13M thousands2026
Cote d'IvoireCIV33.1M thousands2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)