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World · 2025
Population, country by country
Everyone resident in the country at mid-year, whatever their legal status or citizenship. A modelled estimate, not a census count.
- 9,492 to 422,924(43 countries)
- 466,330 to 3,607,003(43 countries)
- 3,876,200 to 10,886,878(43 countries)
- 10,937,203 to 35,977,838(43 countries)
- 36,435,861 to 1,463,865,525(44 countries)
- No data (0 countries; also land this data set does not carry)
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Population, year by year
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Selected year · 2025
Population by country
Every figure links to its source record. No figure published and zero are different answers.
Kosovo: This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Showing 216 of 216 countries in World.
How many people live in these countries?
8,191,909,686* people in 2025, the sum of 216 of the 262 areas the United Nations lists in its five continental regions.
This is our own sum of the country figures in the table, which are modelled estimates. It is not a figure the World Bank publishes for all these countries together. Also not in the total, because this site holds no World Bank figure for them: Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Mayotte, Cook Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Åland Islands, French Guiana, French Southern Territories, Guadeloupe, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Holy See, Martinique, Montserrat, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Niue, Norfolk Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension, Anguilla, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sark, Western Sahara, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Tokelau, Guernsey, Jersey, Wallis and Futuna Islands. Listed by the United Nations as parts of a country it also lists whole, so inside that country's figure and not added again: Iraq (Central Iraq), Iraq (Kurdistan Region), United Kingdom (England and Wales), United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), United Kingdom (Scotland), United Republic of Tanzania (Mainland), United Republic of Tanzania (Zanzibar). Former states the United Nations still lists, with no figure to add: Netherlands Antilles [former], Sudan [former], Yugoslavia [former], Serbia and Montenegro [former]. A United Nations catch-all area, not a place, with no figure to add: Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia. Guernsey and Jersey are published by the World Bank as one "Channel Islands" row, which is not loaded. Antarctica is not listed: none of these World Bank series covers it.
What has changed most in ten years?
For each indicator, the five countries whose figure rose most and fell most between the earlier and the latest year. Only countries with a figure in both years are compared.
Population, 2015 to 2025
Largest rises
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 14,647,621est. | 21,003,705est. | 43.4%* |
| Somalia | 13,806,963est. | 19,654,739est. | 42.4%* |
| Niger | 19,939,498est. | 27,917,831est. | 40.0%* |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81,035,531est. | 112,832,473est. | 39.2%* |
| Angola | 28,157,798est. | 39,040,039est. | 38.6%* |
Largest falls
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin (French part) | 37,369est. | 24,941est. | -33.3%* |
| Marshall Islands | 48,800est. | 36,282est. | -25.7%* |
| Moldova | 2,835,978est. | 2,360,527est. | -16.8%* |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 51,514est. | 43,541est. | -15.5%* |
| Ukraine | 45,784,896est. | 38,980,376est. | -14.9%* |
Net migration, 2015 to 2025
Largest rises
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | -21,992est. | 1,702,358est. | 1,724,350*people a year |
| Syria | -827,496est. | 421,693est. | 1,249,189*people a year |
| Pakistan | -2,172,162est. | -1,235,336est. | 936,826*people a year |
| Bangladesh | -909,223est. | -402,100est. | 507,123*people a year |
| China | -646,941est. | -268,126est. | 378,815*people a year |
Largest falls
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,175,283est. | -334,072est. | -1,509,355*people a year |
| Türkiye | 1,063,140est. | -258,205est. | -1,321,345*people a year |
| Jordan | 490,844est. | -303,267est. | -794,111*people a year |
| Russia | 384,756est. | -251,822est. | -636,578*people a year |
| South Africa | 641,150est. | 146,370est. | -494,780*people a year |
Life expectancy, 2014 to 2024
Largest rises
GDP per person, 2015 to 2025
Largest rises
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 11,408est. | 97,899est. | 758.1%* |
| Guinea | 1,930est. | 4,935est. | 155.7%* |
| Armenia | 9,757est. | 24,754est. | 153.7%* |
| Bangladesh | 4,212est. | 10,154est. | 141.1%* |
| Georgia | 12,270est. | 29,414est. | 139.7%* |
Largest falls
| Country | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 4,217est. | 2,192est. | -48.0%* |
| Equatorial Guinea | 19,479est. | 16,133est. | -17.2%* |
| Palestine | 5,770est. | 5,000est. | -13.3%* |
| Libya | 17,903est. | 16,521est. | -7.7%* |
Which regions group these countries?
The regions are the United Nations M49 geographic regions. A region page lists its countries and adds up their population; the figures themselves belong to the countries.
- Africa (54 countries)
- Northern Africa (6)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (48)
- Americas (46 countries)
- Asia (50 countries)
- Central Asia (5)
- Eastern Asia (7)
- South-Eastern Asia (11)
- Southern Asia (9)
- Western Asia (18)
- Europe (47 countries)
- Eastern Europe (10)
- Northern Europe (12)
- Southern Europe (16)
- Western Europe (9)
- Oceania (19 countries)
- Australia and New Zealand (2)
- Melanesia (5)
- Micronesia (7)
- Polynesia (5)
Latest published figures
This reference table uses the latest available year for each measure. For a particular year, use the selected-year table in the explorer above. Open a figure to see its source.
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Kosovo: This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
What this data does not tell us
- Every figure is a modelled or compiled estimate republished by the World Bank (quality class C, shown as "est."). It is not an official count by each country.
- A country with no figure is shown as "no figure published" and drawn in its own grey. It is never counted as zero. In this table the source published no figure for: GDP per person (31 countries).
- The latest year differs by indicator (2024 and 2025). Each indicator uses one year for every country, and a country with no figure in that year is not filled from an earlier one.
- Net migration is a modelled residual of population change, not a count of migrants. It is a different measure from the citizenship and country-of-birth figures on the Cyprus pages, and the two are not to be added or compared.
- Urban share uses each country's own definition of "urban". GDP per person is in current international dollars, so a ten-year change includes price rises.
- Colours group countries into five bands of about equal size, from the lowest figures to the highest (see the legend). A shade shows which band a country is in, not how far apart two figures are.
- Population is the only indicator that is added up, because it counts people. Life expectancy, urban share, GDP per person and net migration are shown country by country, with no total or average.
- The map outline is simplified, so some small countries are too small to draw. They are in the table. The outline is not a statement about any border.
- The World Bank figures for Cyprus on these pages are not comparable to the Eurostat and CYSTAT figures on the Cyprus pages, which are built differently. The two are never shown together.
Sources
Every figure comes from the World Bank — World Development Indicators, a reputable independent estimate (quality class C), not an official count by each country. Open a figure to see its own provenance.
Publisher, table, release and licence for all 5 datasets
Source and provenance — Population, total
- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Dataset
- Population, total
- Table
- SP.POP.TOTL
- Period
- 2025 (latest) and 2015 (ten years earlier)
- Release
- 2026-10-08 (publisher updated 2026-10-08)
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-09
- Observation type
- estimated
- Quality class
- C — reputable independent estimate
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
What this measure does and does not mean
Most countries' population figures come from the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects and are republished by the World Bank: they are modelled estimates, not census counts.
Source and provenance — Net migration
- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Dataset
- Net migration
- Table
- SM.POP.NETM
- Period
- 2025 (latest) and 2015 (ten years earlier)
- Release
- 2026-10-08 (publisher updated 2026-10-08)
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-09
- Observation type
- estimated
- Quality class
- C — reputable independent estimate
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
What this measure does and does not mean
A model estimate (population change minus natural increase), not a directly observed count of migrants. It is comparable in sign and rough magnitude across countries, but not to the person-level precision of the Eurostat figures used elsewhere on this site. It measures net migration flow, a different concept from citizenship or country of birth. Negative values are valid net emigration, not errors.
Source and provenance — Life expectancy at birth, total
- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Dataset
- Life expectancy at birth, total
- Table
- SP.DYN.LE00.IN
- Period
- 2024 (latest) and 2014 (ten years earlier)
- Release
- 2026-10-08 (publisher updated 2026-10-08)
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-09
- Observation type
- estimated
- Quality class
- C — reputable independent estimate
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
What this measure does and does not mean
From the UN Population Division's World Population Prospects, republished by the World Bank: a modelled estimate, not a vital-registration count for every country.
Source and provenance — Urban population (% of total population)
- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Dataset
- Urban population (% of total population)
- Table
- SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
- Period
- 2025 (latest) and 2015 (ten years earlier)
- Release
- 2026-10-08 (publisher updated 2026-10-08)
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-09
- Observation type
- estimated
- Quality class
- C — reputable independent estimate
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
What this measure does and does not mean
"Urban" follows each country's own national definition, not a harmonised threshold, so a gap between two countries can be mostly definitional rather than a real difference in settlement patterns.
Source and provenance — GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Dataset
- GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
- Table
- NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
- Period
- 2025 (latest) and 2015 (ten years earlier)
- Release
- 2026-10-08 (publisher updated 2026-10-08)
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-09
- Observation type
- estimated
- Quality class
- C — reputable independent estimate
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
What this measure does and does not mean
Purchasing-power-adjusted series only, not current US dollars, which are sensitive to exchange rates. Values are missing (not zero) for 32 of 217 countries in 2025 (31 of the 216 loaded), mostly small or conflict-affected states.
Modification notice and disclaimer
The counts on this page are published by World Bank — World Development Indicators and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:
- Map colour bands: countries with a figure are split into up to five groups of about equal size, and each group gets one shade.
- Population totals: the sum of the published population figures of the countries in a group (a region, or all the countries listed) for one year. It is not a figure the World Bank publishes for that group, and every area left out of it is named, never counted as zero.
- Ten-year change: the difference between a country's latest figure and its figure ten years earlier, as a percentage of the earlier one (population, GDP per person) or as a plain difference (the other indicators).
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Reuse terms.
* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.
Reference CSV: all five measures at their latest available year.