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

#CountryLatest2026 forecast2027 forecast2028 forecastChange80% rangeChart
IndiaIndiaIndia1.46B20251.46B20251.46B20251.48B1.48B1.50B▲ +0.9%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.1%1.47B – 1.50B1.47B – 1.50B1.48B – 1.51B
ChinaChinaChina1.41B20251.41B20251.41B20251.40B1.40B1.40B▼ −0.1%▼ −0.4%▼ −0.4%1.38B – 1.41B1.37B – 1.41B1.37B – 1.42B
United StatesUnited StatesUnited States341.8M2025341.8M2025341.8M2025345.1M346.6M347.0M▲ +1.0%▲ +1.4%▲ +1.5%341.6M – 349.2M341.8M – 351.1M339.6M – 352.2M
IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia285.7M2025285.7M2025285.7M2025289.1M290.5M293.4M▲ +1.2%▲ +1.7%▲ +2.7%287.1M – 291.5M287.6M – 295.0M288.8M – 299.2M
BrazilBrazilBrazil212.8M2025212.8M2025212.8M2025213.6M214.5M215.4M▲ +0.4%▲ +0.8%▲ +1.2%212.0M – 215.0M212.0M – 216.4M212.5M – 217.4M
RussiaRussiaRussia143.5M2025143.5M2025143.5M2025143.3M143.3M143.3M▼ −0.2%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1%142.6M – 143.3M142.4M – 143.5M142.0M – 143.6M
MexicoMexicoMexico131.9M2025131.9M2025131.9M2025133.8M134.3M136.0M▲ +1.4%▲ +1.8%▲ +3.1%132.0M – 135.7M131.5M – 136.3M132.6M – 139.1M
JapanJapanJapan123.4M2025123.4M2025123.4M2025122.7M122.3M121.6M▼ −0.5%▼ −0.8%▼ −1.4%121.7M – 122.9M120.9M – 122.8M119.6M – 122.4M
TurkeyTurkeyTurkey85.88M202585.88M202585.88M202586.72M86.82M87.30M▲ +1.0%▲ +1.1%▲ +1.7%85.61M – 89.27M85.25M – 90.26M85.58M – 91.20M
GermanyGermanyGermany83.49M202583.49M202583.49M202583.50M83.47M83.48M■ 0.0%■ 0.0%■ 0.0%82.92M – 83.67M82.56M – 83.81M82.21M – 83.95M
ThailandThailandThailand71.62M202571.62M202571.62M202571.67M71.68M71.76M▲ +0.1%▲ +0.1%▲ +0.2%70.73M – 72.00M70.23M – 72.04M70.19M – 72.59M
United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom69.49M202569.49M202569.49M202569.55M69.56M69.72M▲ +0.1%▲ +0.1%▲ +0.3%68.70M – 70.56M68.51M – 70.89M68.37M – 71.20M
FranceFranceFrance68.72M202568.72M202568.72M202568.94M68.95M69.18M▲ +0.3%▲ +0.3%▲ +0.7%68.38M – 69.49M68.36M – 69.35M68.46M – 69.79M
South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa64.75M202564.75M202564.75M202565.61M66.09M66.94M▲ +1.3%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.4%64.26M – 67.48M63.86M – 68.12M64.83M – 69.66M
ItalyItalyItaly58.92M202558.92M202558.92M202558.80M58.84M59.02M▼ −0.2%▼ −0.1%▲ +0.2%58.41M – 59.10M58.29M – 59.26M58.42M – 59.50M
ColombiaColombiaColombia53.43M202553.43M202553.43M202554.24M54.63M55.26M▲ +1.5%▲ +2.2%▲ +3.4%53.46M – 55.31M53.67M – 55.88M54.37M – 56.72M
South KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea51.68M202551.68M202551.68M202551.73M51.64M51.78M▲ +0.1%▼ −0.1%▲ +0.2%50.74M – 51.73M50.49M – 51.88M50.69M – 51.85M
SpainSpainSpain49.36M202549.36M202549.36M202549.79M50.37M51.05M▲ +0.9%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.4%49.11M – 51.09M49.46M – 51.82M50.16M – 52.82M
ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina45.85M202545.85M202545.85M202546.19M46.19M46.44M▲ +0.7%▲ +0.7%▲ +1.3%45.75M – 46.34M45.65M – 46.35M45.76M – 46.70M
CanadaCanadaCanada41.65M202541.65M202541.65M202542.07M42.40M42.69M▲ +1.0%▲ +1.8%▲ +2.5%41.47M – 42.92M41.27M – 43.46M41.25M – 44.42M
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia36.97M202536.97M202536.97M202537.58M38.94M40.08M▲ +1.6%▲ +5.3%▲ +8.4%35.77M – 40.85M36.15M – 42.93M36.77M – 44.84M
PolandPolandPoland36.44M202536.44M202536.44M202536.28M36.14M36.00M▼ −0.4%▼ −0.8%▼ −1.2%35.96M – 36.33M35.67M – 36.30M35.36M – 36.27M
PeruPeruPeru34.58M202534.58M202534.58M202535.11M35.29M35.73M▲ +1.5%▲ +2.1%▲ +3.3%34.43M – 36.01M34.52M – 36.26M35.13M – 36.80M
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia27.61M202527.61M202527.61M202528.25M28.26M28.75M▲ +2.3%▲ +2.3%▲ +4.1%27.49M – 29.91M26.15M – 29.30M26.25M – 30.45M
ChileChileChile19.86M202519.86M202519.86M202520.11M20.13M20.28M▲ +1.2%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.1%19.93M – 20.45M19.88M – 20.58M19.99M – 20.81M
NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands18.09M202518.09M202518.09M202518.25M18.29M18.41M▲ +0.9%▲ +1.1%▲ +1.8%18.08M – 18.56M17.77M – 18.52M17.89M – 18.89M
BelgiumBelgiumBelgium11.94M202511.94M202511.94M202512.03M12.10M12.17M▲ +0.7%▲ +1.3%▲ +1.9%11.90M – 12.19M11.94M – 12.31M11.98M – 12.41M
PortugalPortugalPortugal10.80M202510.80M202510.80M202510.91M10.94M10.96M▲ +1.0%▲ +1.3%▲ +1.4%10.77M – 11.04M10.72M – 11.15M10.65M – 11.23M
CzechiaCzechiaCzechia10.89M202510.89M202510.89M202510.88M10.88M10.87M▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.1%10.79M – 10.97M10.75M – 11.01M10.69M – 11.03M
SwedenSwedenSweden10.60M202510.60M202510.60M202510.60M10.63M10.68M■ 0.0%▲ +0.3%▲ +0.8%10.53M – 10.78M10.55M – 10.86M10.56M – 10.92M
GreeceGreeceGreece10.41M202510.41M202510.41M202510.43M10.40M10.38M▲ +0.1%▼ −0.1%▼ −0.3%10.34M – 10.48M10.26M – 10.50M10.19M – 10.51M
AustriaAustriaAustria9.21M20259.21M20259.21M20259.23M9.26M9.29M▲ +0.2%▲ +0.5%▲ +0.9%9.16M – 9.32M9.14M – 9.41M9.13M – 9.48M
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland9.09M20259.09M20259.09M20259.21M9.26M9.36M▲ +1.2%▲ +1.9%▲ +3.0%9.12M – 9.28M9.15M – 9.40M9.19M – 9.54M
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore6.11M20256.11M20256.11M20256.19M6.22M6.21M▲ +1.3%▲ +1.8%▲ +1.6%6.09M – 6.36M6.03M – 6.48M5.97M – 6.51M
DenmarkDenmarkDenmark6.01M20256.01M20256.01M20256.05M6.06M6.10M▲ +0.6%▲ +0.8%▲ +1.5%6.02M – 6.11M5.97M – 6.09M6.01M – 6.18M
FinlandFinlandFinland5.65M20255.65M20255.65M20255.69M5.70M5.71M▲ +0.7%▲ +0.9%▲ +1.2%5.67M – 5.70M5.66M – 5.73M5.66M – 5.75M
NorwayNorwayNorway5.61M20255.61M20255.61M20255.65M5.69M5.74M▲ +0.7%▲ +1.4%▲ +2.4%5.59M – 5.76M5.63M – 5.83M5.68M – 5.90M
IrelandIrelandIreland5.48M20255.48M20255.48M20255.57M5.63M5.71M▲ +1.6%▲ +2.7%▲ +4.0%5.47M – 5.76M5.48M – 5.91M5.53M – 6.02M
New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand5.32M20255.32M20255.32M20255.41M5.49M5.53M▲ +1.7%▲ +3.1%▲ +3.9%5.34M – 5.46M5.37M – 5.59M5.31M – 5.63M
UruguayUruguayUruguay3.38M20253.38M20253.38M20253.38M3.39M3.39M▼ −0.1%■ 0.0%▲ +0.2%3.35M – 3.38M3.35M – 3.39M3.35M – 3.40M

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.

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