Ranking · Total residents
Population forecasts by country
Population forecasts for 40 countries for 2026, 2027, 2028, ranked by the model's median, with 80% ranges. Built on World Bank annual data.
Highest in 2026: India at 1.48B. Lowest: Uruguay at 3.38M.
40 of 40 shown
| # | Country | Latest | 2026 forecast2027 forecast2028 forecast | Change | 80% range | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaIndiaIndia | 1.46B20251.46B20251.46B2025 | 1.48B1.48B1.50B | ▲ +0.9%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.1% | 1.47B – 1.50B1.47B – 1.50B1.48B – 1.51B | ||
| ChinaChinaChina | 1.41B20251.41B20251.41B2025 | 1.40B1.40B1.40B | ▼ −0.1%▼ −0.4%▼ −0.4% | 1.38B – 1.41B1.37B – 1.41B1.37B – 1.42B | ||
| United StatesUnited StatesUnited States | 341.8M2025341.8M2025341.8M2025 | 345.1M346.6M347.0M | ▲ +1.0%▲ +1.4%▲ +1.5% | 341.6M – 349.2M341.8M – 351.1M339.6M – 352.2M | ||
| IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia | 285.7M2025285.7M2025285.7M2025 | 289.1M290.5M293.4M | ▲ +1.2%▲ +1.7%▲ +2.7% | 287.1M – 291.5M287.6M – 295.0M288.8M – 299.2M | ||
| BrazilBrazilBrazil | 212.8M2025212.8M2025212.8M2025 | 213.6M214.5M215.4M | ▲ +0.4%▲ +0.8%▲ +1.2% | 212.0M – 215.0M212.0M – 216.4M212.5M – 217.4M | ||
| RussiaRussiaRussia | 143.5M2025143.5M2025143.5M2025 | 143.3M143.3M143.3M | ▼ −0.2%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1% | 142.6M – 143.3M142.4M – 143.5M142.0M – 143.6M | ||
| MexicoMexicoMexico | 131.9M2025131.9M2025131.9M2025 | 133.8M134.3M136.0M | ▲ +1.4%▲ +1.8%▲ +3.1% | 132.0M – 135.7M131.5M – 136.3M132.6M – 139.1M | ||
| JapanJapanJapan | 123.4M2025123.4M2025123.4M2025 | 122.7M122.3M121.6M | ▼ −0.5%▼ −0.8%▼ −1.4% | 121.7M – 122.9M120.9M – 122.8M119.6M – 122.4M | ||
| TurkeyTurkeyTurkey | 85.88M202585.88M202585.88M2025 | 86.72M86.82M87.30M | ▲ +1.0%▲ +1.1%▲ +1.7% | 85.61M – 89.27M85.25M – 90.26M85.58M – 91.20M | ||
| GermanyGermanyGermany | 83.49M202583.49M202583.49M2025 | 83.50M83.47M83.48M | ■ 0.0%■ 0.0%■ 0.0% | 82.92M – 83.67M82.56M – 83.81M82.21M – 83.95M | ||
| ThailandThailandThailand | 71.62M202571.62M202571.62M2025 | 71.67M71.68M71.76M | ▲ +0.1%▲ +0.1%▲ +0.2% | 70.73M – 72.00M70.23M – 72.04M70.19M – 72.59M | ||
| United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom | 69.49M202569.49M202569.49M2025 | 69.55M69.56M69.72M | ▲ +0.1%▲ +0.1%▲ +0.3% | 68.70M – 70.56M68.51M – 70.89M68.37M – 71.20M | ||
| FranceFranceFrance | 68.72M202568.72M202568.72M2025 | 68.94M68.95M69.18M | ▲ +0.3%▲ +0.3%▲ +0.7% | 68.38M – 69.49M68.36M – 69.35M68.46M – 69.79M | ||
| South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa | 64.75M202564.75M202564.75M2025 | 65.61M66.09M66.94M | ▲ +1.3%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.4% | 64.26M – 67.48M63.86M – 68.12M64.83M – 69.66M | ||
| ItalyItalyItaly | 58.92M202558.92M202558.92M2025 | 58.80M58.84M59.02M | ▼ −0.2%▼ −0.1%▲ +0.2% | 58.41M – 59.10M58.29M – 59.26M58.42M – 59.50M | ||
| ColombiaColombiaColombia | 53.43M202553.43M202553.43M2025 | 54.24M54.63M55.26M | ▲ +1.5%▲ +2.2%▲ +3.4% | 53.46M – 55.31M53.67M – 55.88M54.37M – 56.72M | ||
| South KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea | 51.68M202551.68M202551.68M2025 | 51.73M51.64M51.78M | ▲ +0.1%▼ −0.1%▲ +0.2% | 50.74M – 51.73M50.49M – 51.88M50.69M – 51.85M | ||
| SpainSpainSpain | 49.36M202549.36M202549.36M2025 | 49.79M50.37M51.05M | ▲ +0.9%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.4% | 49.11M – 51.09M49.46M – 51.82M50.16M – 52.82M | ||
| ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina | 45.85M202545.85M202545.85M2025 | 46.19M46.19M46.44M | ▲ +0.7%▲ +0.7%▲ +1.3% | 45.75M – 46.34M45.65M – 46.35M45.76M – 46.70M | ||
| CanadaCanadaCanada | 41.65M202541.65M202541.65M2025 | 42.07M42.40M42.69M | ▲ +1.0%▲ +1.8%▲ +2.5% | 41.47M – 42.92M41.27M – 43.46M41.25M – 44.42M | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 36.97M202536.97M202536.97M2025 | 37.58M38.94M40.08M | ▲ +1.6%▲ +5.3%▲ +8.4% | 35.77M – 40.85M36.15M – 42.93M36.77M – 44.84M | ||
| PolandPolandPoland | 36.44M202536.44M202536.44M2025 | 36.28M36.14M36.00M | ▼ −0.4%▼ −0.8%▼ −1.2% | 35.96M – 36.33M35.67M – 36.30M35.36M – 36.27M | ||
| PeruPeruPeru | 34.58M202534.58M202534.58M2025 | 35.11M35.29M35.73M | ▲ +1.5%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.3% | 34.43M – 36.01M34.52M – 36.26M35.13M – 36.80M | ||
| AustraliaAustraliaAustralia | 27.61M202527.61M202527.61M2025 | 28.25M28.26M28.75M | ▲ +2.3%▲ +2.3%▲ +4.1% | 27.49M – 29.91M26.15M – 29.30M26.25M – 30.45M | ||
| ChileChileChile | 19.86M202519.86M202519.86M2025 | 20.11M20.13M20.28M | ▲ +1.2%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.1% | 19.93M – 20.45M19.88M – 20.58M19.99M – 20.81M | ||
| NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands | 18.09M202518.09M202518.09M2025 | 18.25M18.29M18.41M | ▲ +0.9%▲ +1.1%▲ +1.8% | 18.08M – 18.56M17.77M – 18.52M17.89M – 18.89M | ||
| BelgiumBelgiumBelgium | 11.94M202511.94M202511.94M2025 | 12.03M12.10M12.17M | ▲ +0.7%▲ +1.3%▲ +1.9% | 11.90M – 12.19M11.94M – 12.31M11.98M – 12.41M | ||
| PortugalPortugalPortugal | 10.80M202510.80M202510.80M2025 | 10.91M10.94M10.96M | ▲ +1.0%▲ +1.3%▲ +1.4% | 10.77M – 11.04M10.72M – 11.15M10.65M – 11.23M | ||
| CzechiaCzechiaCzechia | 10.89M202510.89M202510.89M2025 | 10.88M10.88M10.87M | ▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1% | 10.79M – 10.97M10.75M – 11.01M10.69M – 11.03M | ||
| SwedenSwedenSweden | 10.60M202510.60M202510.60M2025 | 10.60M10.63M10.68M | ■ 0.0%▲ +0.3%▲ +0.8% | 10.53M – 10.78M10.55M – 10.86M10.56M – 10.92M | ||
| GreeceGreeceGreece | 10.41M202510.41M202510.41M2025 | 10.43M10.40M10.38M | ▲ +0.1%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.3% | 10.34M – 10.48M10.26M – 10.50M10.19M – 10.51M | ||
| AustriaAustriaAustria | 9.21M20259.21M20259.21M2025 | 9.23M9.26M9.29M | ▲ +0.2%▲ +0.5%▲ +0.9% | 9.16M – 9.32M9.14M – 9.41M9.13M – 9.48M | ||
| SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland | 9.09M20259.09M20259.09M2025 | 9.21M9.26M9.36M | ▲ +1.2%▲ +1.9%▲ +3.0% | 9.12M – 9.28M9.15M – 9.40M9.19M – 9.54M | ||
| SingaporeSingaporeSingapore | 6.11M20256.11M20256.11M2025 | 6.19M6.22M6.21M | ▲ +1.3%▲ +1.8%▲ +1.6% | 6.09M – 6.36M6.03M – 6.48M5.97M – 6.51M | ||
| DenmarkDenmarkDenmark | 6.01M20256.01M20256.01M2025 | 6.05M6.06M6.10M | ▲ +0.6%▲ +0.8%▲ +1.5% | 6.02M – 6.11M5.97M – 6.09M6.01M – 6.18M | ||
| FinlandFinlandFinland | 5.65M20255.65M20255.65M2025 | 5.69M5.70M5.71M | ▲ +0.7%▲ +0.9%▲ +1.2% | 5.67M – 5.70M5.66M – 5.73M5.66M – 5.75M | ||
| NorwayNorwayNorway | 5.61M20255.61M20255.61M2025 | 5.65M5.69M5.74M | ▲ +0.7%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.4% | 5.59M – 5.76M5.63M – 5.83M5.68M – 5.90M | ||
| IrelandIrelandIreland | 5.48M20255.48M20255.48M2025 | 5.57M5.63M5.71M | ▲ +1.6%▲ +2.7%▲ +4.0% | 5.47M – 5.76M5.48M – 5.91M5.53M – 6.02M | ||
| New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand | 5.32M20255.32M20255.32M2025 | 5.41M5.49M5.53M | ▲ +1.7%▲ +3.1%▲ +3.9% | 5.34M – 5.46M5.37M – 5.59M5.31M – 5.63M | ||
| UruguayUruguayUruguay | 3.38M20253.38M20253.38M2025 | 3.38M3.39M3.39M | ▼ −0.1%■ 0.0%▲ +0.2% | 3.35M – 3.38M3.35M – 3.39M3.35M – 3.40M |
Nothing matches these filters.
Change is measured from each country's latest published year.
Statistical model, not financial advice. Medians and 80% ranges from TimesFM 2.5 on public data. Outcomes land outside the range about one time in five. How we test it.
Missing a series? Request a forecast →
