Population Intelligence · UN-based
The world’s population, made understandable.
Current perspective, country rankings, historical milestones and reusable data—all tied to one documented United Nations revision.
Explore the population system
One dataset, distinct questions
Every URL below serves a different task. We do not publish keyword-swapped copies of the same counter.
Population by country
Rank the 15 largest national populations with growth, density, age and urbanisation context.
Open country table →02Population by year
Follow the world total from 1950 through the UN’s medium projection for 2050.
Open historical series →03Population growth
See where the largest populations are increasing or declining in 2026.
Compare growth →04Download the data
Use the transparent CSV or JSON snapshot, with definitions and provenance.
Get the dataset →Largest countries · 2026
Nearly two-thirds of humanity
These 15 countries contain 63.99% of the projected 2026 world population. The full UN dataset covers 237 countries or areas.
| Rank | Country | Population 2026 | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1,476,625,576 | +0.87% |
| 2 | China | 1,412,914,089 | −0.22% |
| 3 | United States | 349,035,494 | +0.51% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 287,886,782 | +0.76% |
| 5 | Pakistan | 259,299,791 | +1.6% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 242,431,832 | +2.06% |
| 7 | Brazil | 213,562,666 | +0.35% |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 177,818,044 | +1.21% |
Primary evidence
One named source, visible limits
Figures use the Medium variant of the 2024 Revision. The UN series covers 237 countries or areas; estimates and projections from 1950 to 2100 and is built from 1,910 population censuses and 3,189 nationally representative sample surveys, alongside vital-registration and other demographic systems.
These are demographic estimates and projections for world and country population, not a live register of identifiable people. Mid-year values refer to 1 July; moving counters interpolate a published annual flow between anchors.