List of countries by population (United Nations)

UNSD's list of countries and territories by population

Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division[1]

This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2022 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.[2]

## List[edit]

Data are mid-year[3] estimates from the United Nations and are for 2022 and 2023.[4][2]

List of countries and inhabited territories by total population. United Nations  Location  | Population
(1 July 2022)  | Population
(1 July 2023)  | Change  | UN Continental Region[1] | UN Statistical Subregion[1]

|
|
|
|
|

World | 7,975,105,156 | 8,045,311,448 | +0.88% |  |
India | 1,417,173,173 | 1,428,627,663 | +0.81% | Asia | Southern Asia
China[a] | 1,425,887,337 | 1,425,671,352 | −0.02% | Asia | Eastern Asia
United States | 338,289,857 | 339,996,564 | +0.50% | Americas | Northern America
Indonesia | 275,501,339 | 277,534,123 | +0.74% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Pakistan | 235,824,862 | 240,485,658 | +1.98% | Asia | Southern Asia
Nigeria | 218,541,212 | 223,804,632 | +2.41% | Africa | Western Africa
Brazil | 215,313,498 | 216,422,446 | +0.52% | Americas | South America
Bangladesh | 171,186,373 | 172,954,319 | +1.03% | Asia | Southern Asia
Russia | 144,713,314 | 144,444,359 | −0.19% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Mexico | 127,504,126 | 128,455,567 | +0.75% | Americas | Central America
Ethiopia | 123,379,925 | 126,527,060 | +2.55% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Japan | 123,951,692 | 123,294,513 | −0.53% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Philippines | 115,559,009 | 117,337,368 | +1.54% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Egypt | 110,990,103 | 112,716,599 | +1.56% | Africa | Northern Africa
DR Congo | 99,010,212 | 102,262,809 | +3.29% | Africa | Middle Africa
Vietnam | 98,186,856 | 98,858,950 | +0.68% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Iran | 88,550,570 | 89,172,767 | +0.70% | Asia | Southern Asia
Turkey | 85,341,241 | 85,816,199 | +0.56% | Asia | Western Asia
Germany | 83,369,843 | 83,294,633 | −0.09% | Europe | Western Europe
Thailand | 71,697,030 | 71,801,279 | +0.15% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
United Kingdom | 67,508,936 | 67,736,802 | +0.34% | Europe | Northern Europe
Tanzania[b] | 65,497,748 | 67,438,106 | +2.96% | Africa | Eastern Africa
France[c] | 64,626,628 | 64,756,584 | +0.20% | Europe | Western Europe
South Africa | 59,893,886 | 60,414,495 | +0.87% | Africa | Southern Africa
Italy | 59,037,474 | 58,870,763 | −0.28% | Europe | Southern Europe
Kenya | 54,027,487 | 55,100,587 | +1.99% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Myanmar | 54,179,306 | 54,577,997 | +0.74% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Colombia | 51,874,024 | 52,085,168 | +0.41% | Americas | South America
South Korea | 51,815,810 | 51,784,059 | −0.06% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Uganda | 47,249,585 | 48,582,334 | +2.82% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Sudan | 46,874,204 | 48,109,006 | +2.63% | Africa | Northern Africa
Spain[d] | 47,558,630 | 47,519,628 | −0.08% | Europe | Southern Europe
Argentina | 45,510,318 | 45,773,884 | +0.58% | Americas | South America
Algeria | 44,903,225 | 45,606,481 | +1.57% | Africa | Northern Africa
Iraq | 44,496,122 | 45,504,560 | +2.27% | Asia | West Asia
Afghanistan | 41,128,771 | 42,239,854 | +2.70% | Asia | Southern Asia
Poland | 39,857,146 | 41,026,068 | +2.93% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Canada | 38,454,327 | 38,781,292 | +0.85% | Americas | Northern America
Morocco | 37,457,971 | 37,840,044 | +1.02% | Africa | Northern Africa
Saudi Arabia | 36,408,820 | 36,947,025 | +1.48% | Asia | Western Asia
Ukraine[e] | 39,701,739 | 36,744,634 | −7.45% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Angola | 35,588,987 | 36,684,203 | +3.08% | Africa | Middle Africa
Uzbekistan | 34,627,653 | 35,163,944 | +1.55% | Asia | Central Asia
Yemen | 33,696,614 | 34,449,825 | +2.24% | Asia | Western Asia
Peru | 34,049,589 | 34,352,719 | +0.89% | Americas | South America
Malaysia | 33,938,222 | 34,308,525 | +1.09% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Ghana | 33,475,870 | 34,121,985 | +1.93% | Africa | Western Africa
Mozambique | 32,969,519 | 33,897,354 | +2.81% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Nepal | 30,547,580 | 30,896,590 | +1.14% | Asia | Southern Asia
Madagascar | 29,611,714 | 30,325,732 | +2.41% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Ivory Coast | 28,160,543 | 28,873,034 | +2.53% | Africa | Western Africa
Venezuela | 28,301,696 | 28,838,499 | +1.90% | Americas | South America
Cameroon | 27,914,537 | 28,647,293 | +2.62% | Africa | Middle Africa
Niger | 26,207,977 | 27,202,843 | +3.80% | Africa | Western Africa
Australia[f] | 26,177,414 | 26,439,112 | +1.00% | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand
North Korea | 26,069,417 | 26,160,822 | +0.35% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Taiwan[g] | 23,893,395 | 23,923,277 | +0.13% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Mali | 22,593,591 | 23,293,699 | +3.10% | Africa | Western Africa
Burkina Faso | 22,673,762 | 23,251,485 | +2.55% | Africa | Western Africa
Syria | 22,125,249 | 23,227,014 | +4.98% | Asia | Western Asia
Sri Lanka | 21,832,143 | 21,893,579 | +0.28% | Asia | Southern Asia
Malawi | 20,405,317 | 20,931,751 | +2.58% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Zambia | 20,017,675 | 20,569,738 | +2.76% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Romania | 19,659,267 | 19,892,812 | +1.19% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Chile | 19,603,733 | 19,629,590 | +0.13% | Americas | South America
Kazakhstan | 19,397,998 | 19,606,634 | +1.08% | Asia | Central Asia
Chad | 17,723,315 | 18,278,568 | +3.13% | Africa | Middle Africa
Ecuador | 18,001,000 | 18,190,484 | +1.05% | Americas | South America
Somalia[h] | 17,597,511 | 18,143,379 | +3.10% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Guatemala | 17,843,908 | 18,092,026 | +1.39% | Americas | Central America
Senegal | 17,316,449 | 17,763,163 | +2.58% | Africa | Western Africa
Netherlands[i] | 17,564,014 | 17,618,299 | +0.31% | Europe | Western Europe
Cambodia | 16,767,842 | 16,944,826 | +1.06% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Zimbabwe | 16,320,537 | 16,665,409 | +2.11% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Guinea | 13,859,341 | 14,190,612 | +2.39% | Africa | Western Africa
Rwanda | 13,776,698 | 14,094,683 | +2.31% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Benin | 13,352,864 | 13,712,828 | +2.70% | Africa | Western Africa
Burundi | 12,889,577 | 13,238,559 | +2.71% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Tunisia | 12,356,117 | 12,458,223 | +0.83% | Africa | Northern Africa
Bolivia | 12,224,110 | 12,388,571 | +1.35% | Americas | South America
Haiti | 11,584,996 | 11,724,764 | +1.21% | Americas | Caribbean
Belgium | 11,655,930 | 11,686,140 | +0.26% | Europe | Western Europe
Jordan | 11,285,869 | 11,337,053 | +0.45% | Asia | Western Asia
Dominican Republic | 11,228,821 | 11,332,973 | +0.93% | Americas | Caribbean
Cuba | 11,212,191 | 11,194,449 | −0.16% | Americas | Caribbean
South Sudan | 10,913,164 | 11,088,796 | +1.61% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Sweden | 10,549,347 | 10,612,086 | +0.59% | Europe | Northern Europe
Honduras | 10,432,860 | 10,593,798 | +1.54% | Americas | Central America
Czechia | 10,493,986 | 10,495,295 | +0.01% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Azerbaijan | 10,358,074 | 10,412,652 | +0.53% | Asia | Western Asia
Greece | 10,384,971 | 10,341,277 | −0.42% | Europe | Southern Europe
Papua New Guinea | 10,142,619 | 10,329,931 | +1.85% | Oceania | Melanesia
Portugal[j] | 10,270,865 | 10,247,605 | −0.23% | Europe | Southern Europe
Tajikistan | 9,952,787 | 10,143,543 | +1.92% | Asia | Central Asia
Hungary | 9,967,308 | 9,604,000 | −3.64% | Europe | Eastern Europe
United Arab Emirates | 9,441,129 | 9,516,871 | +0.80% | Asia | Western Asia
Belarus | 9,534,955 | 9,498,238 | −0.39% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Israel | 9,038,309 | 9,174,520 | +1.51% | Asia | Western Asia
Togo | 8,848,699 | 9,053,799 | +2.32% | Africa | Western Africa
Austria | 8,939,617 | 8,958,961 | +0.22% | Europe | Western Europe
Switzerland | 8,740,472 | 8,796,669 | +0.64% | Europe | Western Europe
Sierra Leone | 8,605,718 | 8,791,092 | +2.15% | Africa | Western Africa
Laos | 7,529,475 | 7,633,779 | +1.39% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Hong Kong (China)[k] | 7,488,865 | 7,491,609 | +0.04% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Serbia[l] | 7,221,366 | 7,149,077 | −1.00% | Europe | Southern Europe
Nicaragua | 6,948,392 | 7,046,311 | +1.41% | Americas | Central America
Libya | 6,812,341 | 6,888,388 | +1.12% | Africa | Northern Africa
Paraguay | 6,780,744 | 6,861,524 | +1.19% | Americas | South America
Kyrgyzstan | 6,630,623 | 6,735,348 | +1.58% | Asia | Central Asia
Bulgaria | 6,781,953 | 6,687,717 | −1.39% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Turkmenistan | 6,430,771 | 6,516,100 | +1.33% | Asia | Central Asia
El Salvador | 6,336,392 | 6,364,943 | +0.45% | Americas | Central America
Congo | 5,970,424 | 6,106,869 | +2.29% | Africa | Middle Africa
Singapore | 5,975,689 | 6,014,723 | +0.65% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Denmark | 5,882,262 | 5,910,913 | +0.49% | Europe | Northern Europe
Slovakia | 5,643,453 | 5,795,199 | +2.69% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Central African Republic | 5,579,144 | 5,742,316 | +2.92% | Africa | Middle Africa
Finland[m] | 5,540,746 | 5,545,475 | +0.09% | Europe | Northern Europe
Norway[n] | 5,434,319 | 5,474,360 | +0.74% | Europe | Northern Europe
Liberia | 5,302,681 | 5,418,377 | +2.18% | Africa | Western Africa
Palestine[o] | 5,250,072 | 5,371,230 | +2.31% | Asia | Western Asia
Lebanon | 5,489,740 | 5,353,930 | −2.47% | Asia | Western Asia
New Zealand | 5,185,289 | 5,228,100 | +0.83% | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand
Costa Rica | 5,180,829 | 5,212,173 | +0.60% | Americas | Central America
Ireland | 5,023,109 | 5,056,935 | +0.67% | Europe | Northern Europe
Mauritania | 4,736,139 | 4,862,989 | +2.68% | Africa | Western Africa
Oman | 4,576,298 | 4,644,384 | +1.49% | Asia | Western Asia
Panama | 4,408,581 | 4,468,087 | +1.35% | Americas | Central America
Kuwait | 4,268,873 | 4,310,108 | +0.97% | Asia | Western Asia
Croatia | 4,030,358 | 4,008,617 | −0.54% | Europe | Southern Europe
Eritrea | 3,684,032 | 3,748,902 | +1.76% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Georgia[p] | 3,744,386 | 3,728,282 | −0.43% | Asia | Western Asia
Mongolia | 3,398,366 | 3,447,157 | +1.44% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Moldova[q] | 3,272,996 | 3,435,931 | +4.98% | Europe | Eastern Europe
Uruguay | 3,422,794 | 3,423,109 | +0.01% | Americas | South America
Puerto Rico (United States) | 3,252,407 | 3,260,314 | +0.24% | Americas | Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,233,527 | 3,210,848 | −0.70% | Europe | Southern Europe
Albania | 2,842,321 | 2,832,439 | −0.35% | Europe | Southern Europe
Jamaica | 2,827,377 | 2,825,544 | −0.06% | Americas | Caribbean
Armenia | 2,780,469 | 2,777,971 | −0.09% | Asia | Western Asia
Gambia | 2,705,992 | 2,773,168 | +2.48% | Africa | Western Africa
Lithuania | 2,750,055 | 2,718,352 | −1.15% | Europe | Northern Europe
Qatar | 2,695,122 | 2,716,391 | +0.79% | Asia | Western Asia
Botswana | 2,630,296 | 2,675,353 | +1.71% | Africa | Southern Africa
Namibia | 2,567,013 | 2,604,172 | +1.45% | Africa | Southern Africa
Gabon | 2,388,993 | 2,436,567 | +1.99% | Africa | Middle Africa
Lesotho | 2,305,826 | 2,330,318 | +1.06% | Africa | Southern Africa
Guinea-Bissau | 2,105,566 | 2,150,842 | +2.15% | Africa | Western Africa
Slovenia | 2,119,844 | 2,119,675 | −0.01% | Europe | Southern Europe
North Macedonia | 2,093,599 | 2,085,679 | −0.38% | Europe | Southern Europe
Latvia | 1,850,651 | 1,830,212 | −1.10% | Europe | Northern Europe
Equatorial Guinea | 1,674,908 | 1,714,672 | +2.37% | Africa | Middle Africa
Kosovo[r] | 1,659,714 | 1,663,595 | +0.23% | Europe | Southern Europe
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,531,045 | 1,534,937 | +0.25% | Americas | Caribbean
Bahrain | 1,472,233 | 1,485,510 | +0.90% | Asia | Western Asia
East Timor | 1,341,296 | 1,360,596 | +1.44% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Estonia | 1,326,062 | 1,322,766 | −0.25% | Europe | Northern Europe
Mauritius | 1,299,469 | 1,300,557 | +0.08% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Cyprus[s] | 1,251,489 | 1,260,138 | +0.69% | Asia | Western Asia
Eswatini | 1,201,671 | 1,210,822 | +0.76% | Africa | Southern Africa
Djibouti | 1,120,849 | 1,136,455 | +1.39% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Réunion (France) | 974,052 | 981,796 | +0.80% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Fiji | 929,766 | 936,376 | +0.71% | Oceania | Melanesia
Comoros | 836,774 | 852,075 | +1.83% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Guyana | 808,726 | 813,834 | +0.63% | Americas | South America
Bhutan | 782,455 | 787,425 | +0.64% | Asia | Southern Asia
Solomon Islands | 724,273 | 740,425 | +2.23% | Oceania | Melanesia
Macao (China)[t] | 695,169 | 704,150 | +1.29% | Asia | Eastern Asia
Luxembourg | 647,599 | 654,768 | +1.11% | Europe | Western Europe
Montenegro | 627,083 | 626,485 | −0.10% | Europe | Southern Europe
Suriname | 618,041 | 623,237 | +0.84% | Americas | South America
Cape Verde | 593,150 | 598,682 | +0.93% | Africa | Western Africa
Western Sahara (disputed)[u] | 575,986 | 587,259 | +1.96% | Africa | Northern Africa
Malta | 533,286 | 535,065 | +0.33% | Europe | Southern Europe
Maldives | 521,021 | 523,787 | +0.53% | Asia | Southern Asia
Brunei | 449,002 | 452,524 | +0.78% | Asia | South-eastern Asia
Bahamas | 409,984 | 412,624 | +0.64% | Americas | Caribbean
Belize | 405,273 | 410,825 | +1.37% | Americas | Central America
Guadeloupe (France) | 395,753 | 395,839 | +0.02% | Americas | Caribbean
Iceland | 372,899 | 375,319 | +0.65% | Europe | Northern Europe
Martinique (France) | 367,507 | 366,981 | −0.14% | Americas | Caribbean
Mayotte (France) | 326,101 | 335,995 | +3.03% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Vanuatu | 326,741 | 334,506 | +2.38% | Oceania | Melanesia
French Guiana (France) | 304,557 | 312,155 | +2.49% | Americas | South America
French Polynesia (France) | 306,279 | 308,872 | +0.85% | Oceania | Polynesia
New Caledonia (France) | 289,951 | 292,991 | +1.05% | Oceania | Melanesia
Barbados | 281,635 | 281,996 | +0.13% | Americas | Caribbean
São Tomé and Príncipe | 227,380 | 231,856 | +1.97% | Africa | Middle Africa
Samoa | 222,382 | 225,681 | +1.48% | Oceania | Polynesia
Curaçao (Netherlands) | 191,164 | 192,077 | +0.48% | Americas | Caribbean
Saint Lucia | 179,858 | 180,251 | +0.22% | Americas | Caribbean
Guam (United States) | 171,775 | 172,952 | +0.69% | Oceania | Micronesia
Kiribati | 131,232 | 133,515 | +1.74% | Oceania | Micronesia
Grenada | 125,438 | 126,184 | +0.59% | Americas | Caribbean
Micronesia | 114,164 | 115,224 | +0.93% | Oceania | Micronesia
Jersey (United Kingdom) | 110,779 | 111,803 | +0.92% | Europe | Northern Europe
Tonga | 106,858 | 107,773 | +0.86% | Oceania | Polynesia
Seychelles | 107,119 | 107,660 | +0.51% | Africa | Eastern Africa
Aruba (Netherlands) | 106,445 | 106,277 | −0.16% | Americas | Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103,948 | 103,699 | −0.24% | Americas | Caribbean
U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) | 99,465 | 98,750 | −0.72% | Americas | Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda | 93,763 | 94,298 | +0.57% | Americas | Caribbean
Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 84,520 | 84,710 | +0.22% | Europe | Northern Europe
Andorra | 79,824 | 80,088 | +0.33% | Europe | Southern Europe
Dominica | 72,738 | 73,040 | +0.42% | Americas | Caribbean
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 68,706 | 69,310 | +0.88% | Americas | Caribbean
Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 64,184 | 64,069 | −0.18% | Americas | Northern America
Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 63,302 | 63,544 | +0.38% | Europe | Northern Europe
Greenland (Denmark) | 56,466 | 56,643 | +0.31% | Americas | Northern America
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 53,090 | 53,270 | +0.34% | Europe | Northern Europe
Northern Mariana Islands (United States) | 49,551 | 49,796 | +0.49% | Oceania | Micronesia
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47,658 | 47,755 | +0.20% | Americas | Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) | 45,703 | 46,062 | +0.79% | Americas | Caribbean
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 44,175 | 44,222 | +0.11% | Americas | Caribbean
American Samoa (United States) | 44,273 | 43,915 | −0.81% | Oceania | Polynesia
Marshall Islands | 41,569 | 41,996 | +1.03% | Oceania | Micronesia
Liechtenstein | 39,327 | 39,585 | +0.66% | Europe | Western Europe
Monaco | 36,469 | 36,298 | −0.47% | Europe | Western Europe
San Marino | 33,661 | 33,642 | −0.06% | Europe | Southern Europe
Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 32,649 | 32,688 | +0.12% | Europe | Southern Europe
Saint Martin (France) | 31,791 | 32,077 | +0.90% | Americas | Caribbean
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 31,305 | 31,538 | +0.74% | Americas | Caribbean
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands)[v] | 27,027 | 27,148 | +0.45% | Americas | Caribbean
Palau | 18,055 | 18,058 | +0.02% | Oceania | Micronesia
Cook Islands | 17,011 | 17,044 | +0.19% | Oceania | Polynesia
Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 15,857 | 15,900 | +0.27% | Americas | Caribbean
Nauru | 12,668 | 12,780 | +0.88% | Oceania | Micronesia
Wallis and Futuna (France) | 11,573 | 11,502 | −0.61% | Oceania | Polynesia
Tuvalu | 11,312 | 11,396 | +0.74% | Oceania | Polynesia
Saint Barthélemy (France) | 10,967 | 10,994 | +0.25% | Americas | Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 5,862 | 5,840 | −0.38% | Americas | Northern America
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)[w] | 5,374 | 5,314 | −1.12% | Africa | Western Africa
Montserrat (United Kingdom) | 4,390 | 4,387 | −0.07% | Americas | Caribbean
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) | 3,780 | 3,791 | +0.29% | Americas | South America
Niue | 1,934 | 1,935 | +0.05% | Oceania | Polynesia
Tokelau (New Zealand) | 1,871 | 1,893 | +1.18% | Oceania | Polynesia
Vatican City[x] | 510 | 518 | N/A | Europe | Southern Europe
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) | 55 | 45 | -18.1818% | Oceania | Polynesia

## See also[edit]

### World[edit]

* List of countries and dependencies by population
* List of countries by past and projected future population
* List of countries by population in 2000
* List of countries by population in 2010

### Continental[edit]

* Demographics of Antarctica
* List of African countries by population
* List of Asian countries by population
* List of European countries by population
* List of European countries by population growth rate
* List of North American countries by population
* List of Oceanian countries by population
* List of South American countries by population

### Transcontinental[edit]

* List of Arab countries by population
* List of countries in the Americas by population
* List of Latin American countries by population
* List of Eurasian countries by population
* List of Middle Eastern countries by population

### Subregional[edit]

* List of Caribbean countries by population

### Others[edit]

* List of European Union member states by population
* List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
* List of population concern organizations

## Explanatory notes[edit]

1. ^ Refers to Mainland China only. The UN source document states: "For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China (Hong Kong and Macau) and Taiwan."
2. ^ Including  Zanzibar.
3. ^ Refers to Metropolitan France only.
4. ^ Including the  Canary Islands,  Ceuta, and  Melilla.
5. ^ Including  Crimea, the  Donetsk People's Republic, the  Luhansk People's Republic, and  Sevastopol.
6. ^ Including  Christmas Island, the  Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and  Norfolk Island.
7. ^ Listed as China, Taiwan Province of China.
8. ^ Including  Somaliland.
9. ^ Refers to the European Netherlands only.
10. ^ Including the  Azores and  Madeira.
11. ^ Listed as China, Hong Kong SAR.
12. ^ Excluding  Kosovo.
13. ^ Including  Åland.
14. ^ Including  Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
15. ^ Including  East Jerusalem.
16. ^ Including  Abkhazia and  South Ossetia.
17. ^ Including  Transnistria.
18. ^ Listed as Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244).
19. ^ Including  Northern Cyprus.
20. ^ Listed as China, Macao SAR.
21. ^ Western Sahara. A disputed territory with undetermined political status.[5] Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976, administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 30% of the territory, with the remaining 70% of the territory occupied by Morocco.[6] The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory (see Western Sahara conflict).
22. ^ Listed as  Bonaire,  Sint Eustatius and  Saba.
23. ^ Including  Saint Helena,  Ascension, and  Tristan da Cunha.
24. ^ Listed as Holy See.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Definition of Regions". World Population Prospects. Population Division. United Nations.
2. ^ a b "World Population Prospects, 2022 Revision". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. "It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present".
3. ^ "Methodology Report" (PDF). Population Division. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. July 2022. "Years given refer to 1 July."
4. ^ United Nations Population Division Data Portal. Scroll down to "Search data by indicator and location". Just below that there are 2 main menus. Left menu > Alphabetical tab > Total population by sex > Apply. Center menu > Alphabetical menu > "All" menu > Choose "Countries" > Apply (may need to lower font size to see "apply" button). Date menus > Choose the range from 2022 to 2023. Click "Get Started and Search". Click the export button on the left to open the export sidebar > Excel tab > Excel 2007 and up. Missing data: Blank. Include thousand separator?: Yes. Include Metadata?: No. Click "Download" button at bottom to get .xlsx file. Close the export sidebar to see the wide 2022-23 table online.
5. ^ BBC News: Western Sahara profile
6. ^ City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)

## External links[edit]

* World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision
* Data sources for the World Population Prospects
* Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections

* v
* t
* e

Lists of countries by population statistics

Global|

* Current population
* United Nations
* Demographics of the world

Continents/subregions|

* Africa
* Antarctica
* Asia
* Europe
* North America
* Caribbean
* Oceania
* South America

Intercontinental|

* Americas
* Arab world
* Commonwealth of Nations
* Eurasia
* European Union
* Islands
* Latin America
* Middle East

Cities/urban areas|

* World cities
* National capitals
* Megacities
* Megalopolises

Past and future|

* Past and future population
* World population estimates
* 1
* 1000
* 1500
* 1600
* 1700
* 1800
* 1900
* 1939
* 1989
* 2000
* 2005
* 2010
* 2015
* Population milestones

Population density|

* Current density
* Past and future population density
* Person-to-arable land ratio

Growth indicators|

* Population growth rate
* Natural increase
* Net reproduction rate
* Number of births
* Number of deaths
* Birth rate
* Mortality rate
* Fertility rate
* Past fertility rate

Life expectancy|

* world
* Africa
* Asia
* Europe
* North America
* Oceania
* South America
* world regions
* past life expectancy

Other demographics|

* Age at childbearing
* Age at first marriage
* Age structure
* Dependency ratio
* Divorce rate
* Ethnic and cultural diversity level
* Ethnic composition
* Immigrant population
* Linguistic diversity
* Median age
* Net migration rate
* Number of households
* Religion / Irreligion
* Sex ratio
* Urban population
* Urbanization

Health|

* Antidepressant consumption
* Antiviral medications for pandemic influenza
* HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate
* Infant and under-five mortality rates
* Maternal mortality rate
* Obesity rate
* Percentage suffering from undernourishment
* Health expenditure by country by type of financing
* Suicide rate
* Total health expenditure per capita
* Total healthcare spending as % of GDP
* Body mass index (BMI)

Education and innovation|

* Bloomberg Innovation Index
* Education Index
* Global Innovation Index
* International Innovation Index
* Literacy rate
* Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
* Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
* Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
* Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
* Tertiary education attainment
* World Intellectual Property Indicators

Economic|

* Access to financial services
* Development aid donors
* Official Development Assistance received
* Employment rate
* Irrigated land area
* Human Development Index
* by country
* inequality-adjusted
* planetary pressures–adjusted HDI
* Human Poverty Index
* Imports
* Exports
* Income equality
* Labour force
* Share of income of top 1%
* Number of millionaires (US dollars)
* Number of billionaires (US dollars)
* Percentage living in poverty
* Public sector
* Unemployment rate
* Wealth inequality

* List of international rankings
* Lists by country

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template