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Population Change

DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:PopChange•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
12.6597M thousands
2026
Nigeria
NGA
4.9282M thousands
2026
Pakistan
PAK
4.1268M thousands
2026
Congo, Dem. Rep.
COD
3.6472M thousands
2026
Ethiopia
ETH
3.4452M thousands
2026
Indonesia
IDN
2.1331M thousands
2026
Population Change infographic

Population Change by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: thousands
≤ -5.2K
-5.2K – 73
73 – 4.92K
4.92K – 54.01K
54.01K – 178.15K
178.15K – 613.06K
> 613.06K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Highest 15 countries

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

Distribution across countries

Population Change
Countries
50
 
Median
751.6K
 
Mean
1.3M
 
25th pctl
560.9K
 
75th pctl
1.2M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Compare trends

Population Change
IndiaNigeriaPakistan
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
CountryLatestDateTrend
IndiaIND12.66M thousands2026
NigeriaNGA4.93M thousands2026
PakistanPAK4.13M thousands2026
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD3.65M thousands2026
EthiopiaETH3.45M thousands2026
IndonesiaIDN2.13M thousands2026
BangladeshBGD2.12M thousands2026
TanzaniaTZA2.03M thousands2026
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY1.73M thousands2026
United StatesUSA1.71M thousands2026
SudanSDN1.62M thousands2026
UgandaUGA1.38M thousands2026
AfghanistanAFG1.22M thousands2026
AngolaAGO1.19M thousands2026
Yemen, Rep.YEM1.19M thousands2026
KenyaKEN1.11M thousands2026
MexicoMEX1.03M thousands2026
MozambiqueMOZ1.02M thousands2026
IraqIRQ984.03K thousands2026
PhilippinesPHL933.68K thousands2026
NigerNER903.2K thousands2026
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR805.07K thousands2026
MadagascarMDG784.44K thousands2026
Cote d'IvoireCIV783.85K thousands2026
CameroonCMR764.18K thousands2026
MaliMLI738.95K thousands2026
BrazilBRA721.09K thousands2026
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN707.67K thousands2026
South AfricaZAF689.87K thousands2026
UzbekistanUZB661.26K thousands2026
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM657.81K thousands2026
GhanaGHA630.76K thousands2026
ZambiaZMB613.06K thousands2026
Saudi ArabiaSAU594.81K thousands2026
AlgeriaDZA578.46K thousands2026
MalawiMWI575.47K thousands2026
ChadTCD561.54K thousands2026
Viet NamVNM560.92K thousands2026
Burkina FasoBFA528.37K thousands2026
ColombiaCOL495.96K thousands2026
SenegalSEN437.02K thousands2026
MalaysiaMYS401.09K thousands2026
United KingdomGBR364.41K thousands2026
BeninBEN358.09K thousands2026
GuineaGIN341.14K thousands2026
BurundiBDI339.65K thousands2026
PeruPER339.25K thousands2026
MyanmarMMR326.45K thousands2026
ZimbabweZWE324.7K thousands2026
MoroccoMAR323.93K thousands2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)