Population by country

What it measures

Total population estimates the number of people residing in a country or territory at mid-year. It uses a de facto definition, counting residents regardless of citizenship or legal status. The measure supports comparisons of population size and long-term growth or decline, but it does not describe geographic distribution, age structure or seasonal movement. Values are people; the interface may abbreviate chart and card values while detailed tables and CSV retain the received number.

How to interpret it

A higher value means a larger estimated resident population, not greater density, wellbeing or growth. Trends should be assessed by comparing observations for the same country.

Key figures

Source

World Bank — World Development Indicators

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division

Coverage

1960–2025 · 217 countries/territories

Common year

2025

Last downloaded

2026-09-12

Limitations

• The series combines censuses, registers, surveys and estimates; demographic revisions can alter earlier years.
• Small territories and highly mobile populations may carry greater uncertainty.
• A mid-year estimate does not represent the population on a specific date.

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• Total population over time
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