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WORLD STATISTICS

Population

Population, total (UN WPP 1950–2100)

Total population on 1 July of each year. 1950–2023 are UN estimates; 2024–2100 are the UN medium-variant projection.
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Indicator code
WPP.POP.TOTAL
Unit
people
Frequency
annual
Default classification
Estimate
Original producer
UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024
Distributed by
UN DESA Population Division — World Population Prospects 2024
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO (UN); redistribution by Our World in Data under CC BY 4.0
Source record
https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

World trend

1950 – 2100

Highest

Most recent year per country (within 5 years of the latest).

  1. 1India1.51 billion2100
  2. 2China633.37 million2100
  3. 3Pakistan511 million2100
  4. 4Nigeria476.75 million2100
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.430.71 million2100
  6. 6United States421.28 million2100
  7. 7Ethiopia367.29 million2100
  8. 8Indonesia295.51 million2100
  9. 9Tanzania262.83 million2100
  10. 10Bangladesh208.6 million2100

Lowest

Most recent year per country (within 5 years of the latest).

  1. 215Palau11,1442100
  2. 214Tuvalu12,2902100
  3. 213St. Martin (French part)20,0282100
  4. 212Naoero20,6842100
  5. 211Marshall Islands23,8262100
  6. 210British Virgin Islands27,9122100
  7. 209St. Kitts and Nevis30,2582100
  8. 208San Marino31,1832100
  9. 207American Samoa32,3162100
  10. 206Bermuda35,6912100

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