Projected population of the capital city
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2100; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4,286,929.1people)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2100; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 55,011,308.0people |
| 2 | Indonesia | 49,697,150.0people |
| 3 | Egypt | 36,747,416.0people |
| 4 | India | 31,971,394.0people |
| 5 | Angola | 30,650,164.0people |
| 6 | Japan | 24,068,934.0people |
| 7 | Philippines | 22,412,670.0people |
| 8 | Thailand | 17,562,506.0people |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 16,310,123.0people |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,864,547.0people |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 14,419,583.0people |
| 12 | Mexico | 14,159,158.0people |
| 13 | Cameroon | 13,228,420.0people |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 12,373,045.0people |
| 15 | Sudan | 12,114,746.0people |
| 16 | Peru | 12,043,086.0people |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 11,992,071.0people |
| 18 | People's Republic of China | 11,835,044.0people |
| 19 | South Korea | 11,421,830.0people |
| 20 | Mali | 11,311,024.0people |
| 21 | Colombia | 11,032,755.0people |
| 22 | Argentina | 10,886,445.0people |
| 23 | Zambia | 10,500,000.0people |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 10,331,707.0people |
| 25 | Uganda | 10,217,069.0people |
| 26 | Jordan | 10,153,024.0people |
| 27 | Kenya | 9,869,714.0people |
| 28 | Somalia | 9,859,245.0people |
| 29 | France | 9,152,783.0people |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 8,832,314.0people |
| 31 | Madagascar | 8,481,456.0people |
| 32 | Ghana | 8,332,722.5people |
| 33 | Pakistan | 8,308,398.5people |
| 34 | Iraq | 7,852,677.0people |
| 35 | Kuwait | 7,772,897.0people |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,400,920.5people |
| 37 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7,359,597.5people |
| 38 | Yemen | 7,145,187.5people |
| 39 | Senegal | 6,646,383.0people |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 6,372,377.0people |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 5,220,100.5people |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 5,126,132.0people |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 4,995,048.5people |
| 44 | Mozambique | 4,889,719.5people |
| 45 | Chile | 4,731,823.0people |
| 46 | Spain | 4,695,412.5people |
| 47 | Qatar | 4,649,432.0people |
| 48 | Taiwan, Province of China | 4,423,565.0people |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 4,417,496.0people |
| 50 | Chad | 4,332,280.5people |
| 51 | Nepal | 4,238,909.0people |
| 52 | Togo | 4,206,971.0people |
| 53 | United States of America | 4,041,681.5people |
| 54 | Mauritania | 4,014,018.8people |
| 55 | Algeria | 3,599,030.2people |
| 56 | Vietnam | 3,495,983.0people |
| 57 | Singapore | 3,490,997.5people |
| 58 | Türkiye | 3,305,235.2people |
| 59 | Nigeria | 3,167,612.2people |
| 60 | Guatemala | 3,138,532.5people |
| 61 | Rwanda | 3,106,208.8people |
| 62 | Germany | 3,096,581.5people |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 3,037,063.8people |
| 64 | Bahrain | 3,007,185.8people |
| 65 | Liberia | 2,955,683.2people |
| 66 | Malawi | 2,928,922.8people |
| 67 | South Africa | 2,762,651.2people |
| 68 | Ecuador | 2,679,317.5people |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 2,534,022.0people |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 2,468,409.0people |
| 71 | Mongolia | 2,428,797.8people |
| 72 | Greece | 2,342,620.0people |
| 73 | Bolivia | 2,329,771.5people |
| 74 | Morocco | 2,322,962.5people |
| 75 | North Korea | 2,322,550.2people |
| 76 | Niger | 2,300,790.5people |
| 77 | State of Palestine | 2,205,359.2people |
| 78 | Tunisia | 2,169,267.8people |
| 79 | Lebanon | 2,156,912.2people |
| 80 | Venezuela | 2,118,276.0people |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 2,093,043.6people |
| 82 | Cambodia | 2,090,013.2people |
| 83 | Honduras | 2,085,462.0people |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,019,824.1people |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 1,996,010.6people |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 1,984,422.1people |
| 87 | Portugal | 1,942,437.2people |
| 88 | Panama | 1,935,531.1people |
| 89 | Austria | 1,880,403.4people |
| 90 | Sweden | 1,846,633.6people |
| 91 | Italy | 1,800,175.2people |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1,783,657.1people |
| 93 | Benin | 1,716,371.6people |
| 94 | Haiti | 1,663,448.4people |
| 95 | Israel | 1,649,212.9people |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,629,979.9people |
| 97 | Brazil | 1,624,447.1people |
| 98 | Oman | 1,506,513.6people |
| 99 | Gabon | 1,497,162.8people |
| 100 | Libya | 1,472,097.0people |
| 101 | Romania | 1,439,576.8people |
| 102 | Ukraine | 1,429,751.0people |
| 103 | Poland | 1,374,030.9people |
| 104 | Macao | 1,371,206.2people |
| 105 | El Salvador | 1,361,846.6people |
| 106 | Hungary | 1,356,597.4people |
| 107 | Hong Kong | 1,344,735.8people |
| 108 | Belgium | 1,338,721.9people |
| 109 | Belarus | 1,310,728.9people |
| 110 | Denmark | 1,297,797.8people |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 1,288,412.4people |
| 112 | Ireland | 1,212,405.2people |
| 113 | Czech Republic | 1,124,362.0people |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 1,105,932.5people |
| 115 | Djibouti | 1,069,795.5people |
| 116 | Paraguay | 993,756.0people |
| 117 | Finland | 966,919.7people |
| 118 | Norway | 925,624.1people |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 922,012.5people |
| 120 | Cuba | 871,245.3people |
| 121 | Georgia | 865,516.6people |
| 122 | Uruguay | 863,369.3people |
| 123 | Netherlands | 843,820.1people |
| 124 | Serbia | 827,678.5people |
| 125 | Armenia | 821,998.3people |
| 126 | Cote d'Ivoire | 806,828.4people |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 785,829.8people |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 775,129.9people |
| 129 | Canada | 772,421.3people |
| 130 | South Sudan | 761,155.5people |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 650,819.3people |
| 132 | Namibia | 609,523.7people |
| 133 | Burundi | 530,871.0people |
| 134 | Albania | 504,073.0people |
| 135 | Croatia | 480,936.2people |
| 136 | Botswana | 459,325.7people |
| 137 | Mayotte | 459,289.2people |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 439,578.3people |
| 139 | Eritrea | 404,491.6people |
| 140 | Comoros | 398,697.0people |
| 141 | Latvia | 388,463.5people |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 376,723.3people |
| 143 | Lesotho | 344,351.8people |
| 144 | Estonia | 338,777.5people |
| 145 | Cyprus | 325,534.3people |
| 146 | Suriname | 306,372.2people |
| 147 | Jamaica | 296,062.1people |
| 148 | Moldova, Republic of | 292,685.8people |
| 149 | Maldives | 267,642.0people |
| 150 | French Guiana | 260,048.1people |
| 151 | Mauritius | 257,664.0people |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 255,673.0people |
| 153 | Bahamas | 250,180.0people |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 235,558.3people |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 231,720.3people |
| 156 | Malta | 230,434.3people |
| 157 | Slovenia | 227,871.9people |
| 158 | Fiji | 225,004.0people |
| 159 | Slovakia | 223,695.5people |
| 160 | Iceland | 221,067.3people |
| 161 | Australia | 217,902.8people |
| 162 | Switzerland | 217,367.0people |
| 163 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 214,349.8people |
| 164 | Malaysia | 214,322.3people |
| 165 | Lithuania | 210,264.7people |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 195,559.0people |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 190,664.1people |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 182,964.1people |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 167,033.9people |
| 170 | Guyana | 144,997.6people |
| 171 | New Zealand | 136,966.1people |
| 172 | Reunion | 134,358.0people |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 109,009.7people |
| 174 | Kiribati | 108,400.0people |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | 106,076.1people |
| 176 | Montenegro | 97,867.2people |
| 177 | Samoa | 92,965.0people |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 91,615.4people |
| 179 | Gibraltar | 84,956.0people |
| 180 | Barbados | 83,543.0people |
| 181 | Republic of The Gambia | 82,394.7people |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 81,378.2people |
| 183 | Monaco | 78,495.8people |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 77,100.1people |
| 185 | Bhutan | 74,499.3people |
| 186 | Tonga | 54,739.2people |
| 187 | Guam | 52,650.0people |
| 188 | Eswatini | 52,343.5people |
| 189 | Jersey | 51,908.9people |
| 190 | Martinique | 51,318.1people |
| 191 | Myanmar | 51,033.8people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2100).
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