This is a list of the top 20 countries by population in 2040.
| Country/Territory |
UN continental region [1] |
UN statistical subregion [1] |
Population (1 July 2039) |
Population (1 July 2040) |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India |
Asia | Southern Asia | 1,585,809,325 | 1,592,691,519 | +0.43% |
China
[a] |
Asia | Eastern Asia | 1,452,084,266 | 1,449,031,420 | −0.21% |
United States |
Americas | Northern America | 365,093,536 | 366,572,149 | +0.40% |
Nigeria |
Africa | Western Africa | 322,107,382 | 329,066,611 | +2.16% |
Indonesia |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 317,004,821 | 318,637,860 | +0.52% |
Pakistan |
Asia | Southern Asia | 298,321,102 | 302,129,186 | +1.28% |
Brazil |
Americas | South America | 228,794,863 | 229,058,886 | +0.12% |
Bangladesh |
Asia | Southern Asia | 187,714,581 | 188,416,727 | +0.37% |
Ethiopia |
Africa | Eastern Africa | 172,422,729 | 175,465,980 | +1.76% |
DR Congo |
Africa | Middle Africa | 151,974,458 | 155,725,440 | +2.47% |
Mexico |
Americas | Central America | 149,028,878 | 149,759,030 | +0.49% |
Egypt |
Africa | Northern Africa | 138,332,241 | 140,350,383 | +1.46% |
Russia |
Europe | Eastern Europe | 139,425,186 | 139,031,166 | −0.28% |
Philippines |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 134,564,430 | 135,618,864 | +0.78% |
Japan |
Asia | Eastern Asia | 114,125,389 | 113,356,480 | −0.67% |
Vietnam |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 107,531,320 | 107,795,034 | +0.25% |
Tanzania
[b] |
Africa | Eastern Africa | 100,083,041 | 102,586,530 | +2.50% |
Iran |
Asia | Southern Asia | 98,069,847 | 98,593,610 | +0.53% |
Turkey |
Asia | Western Asia | 93,718,884 | 94,131,585 | +0.44% |
Germany |
Europe | Western Europe | 82,148,923 | 82,003,618 | −0.18% |
| World | 9,138,828,561 | 9,198,847,382 | +0.66% |
- ^ a b "Definition of Regions". World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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This is a list of the top 20 countries by population in 2040.
| Country/Territory |
UN continental region [1] |
UN statistical subregion [1] |
Population (1 July 2039) |
Population (1 July 2040) |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
India |
Asia | Southern Asia | 1,585,809,325 | 1,592,691,519 | +0.43% |
|
China
[a] |
Asia | Eastern Asia | 1,452,084,266 | 1,449,031,420 | −0.21% |
|
United States |
Americas | Northern America | 365,093,536 | 366,572,149 | +0.40% |
|
Nigeria |
Africa | Western Africa | 322,107,382 | 329,066,611 | +2.16% |
|
Indonesia |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 317,004,821 | 318,637,860 | +0.52% |
|
Pakistan |
Asia | Southern Asia | 298,321,102 | 302,129,186 | +1.28% |
|
Brazil |
Americas | South America | 228,794,863 | 229,058,886 | +0.12% |
|
Bangladesh |
Asia | Southern Asia | 187,714,581 | 188,416,727 | +0.37% |
|
Ethiopia |
Africa | Eastern Africa | 172,422,729 | 175,465,980 | +1.76% |
|
DR Congo |
Africa | Middle Africa | 151,974,458 | 155,725,440 | +2.47% |
|
Mexico |
Americas | Central America | 149,028,878 | 149,759,030 | +0.49% |
|
Egypt |
Africa | Northern Africa | 138,332,241 | 140,350,383 | +1.46% |
|
Russia |
Europe | Eastern Europe | 139,425,186 | 139,031,166 | −0.28% |
|
Philippines |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 134,564,430 | 135,618,864 | +0.78% |
|
Japan |
Asia | Eastern Asia | 114,125,389 | 113,356,480 | −0.67% |
|
Vietnam |
Asia | South-eastern Asia | 107,531,320 | 107,795,034 | +0.25% |
|
Tanzania
[b] |
Africa | Eastern Africa | 100,083,041 | 102,586,530 | +2.50% |
|
Iran |
Asia | Southern Asia | 98,069,847 | 98,593,610 | +0.53% |
|
Turkey |
Asia | Western Asia | 93,718,884 | 94,131,585 | +0.44% |
|
Germany |
Europe | Western Europe | 82,148,923 | 82,003,618 | −0.18% |
| World | 9,138,828,561 | 9,198,847,382 | +0.66% |
- ^ a b "Definition of Regions". World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the
help page).