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216 countries · 2024–2100
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Data 2026 · Status unspecified
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Value
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1
India
112.84M
2
China
45.05M
3
Nigeria
34.64M
4
Pakistan
32.28M
5
Indonesia
21.98M
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
20.79M
7
Ethiopia
19.88M
8
United States
18.64M
9
Bangladesh
16.88M
10
Brazil
12.7M
11
Egypt, Arab Rep.
11.91M
12
Tanzania
11.43M
13
Mexico
10.02M
14
Philippines
8.94M
15
Uganda
8.26M
16
Sudan
7.86M
17
Kenya
7.29M
18
Afghanistan
7.01M
19
Viet Nam
6.75M
20
Yemen, Rep.
6.66M
21
Angola
6.6M
22
Russian Federation
6.43M
23
Mozambique
6M
24
South Africa
5.83M
25
Iran, Islamic Rep.
5.79M
26
Iraq
5.72M
27
Turkiye
5.23M
28
Niger
5.03M
29
Madagascar
4.77M
30
Cote d'Ivoire
4.73M
31
Cameroon
4.55M
32
Uzbekistan
4.55M
33
Mali
4.43M
34
Algeria
4.38M
35
Myanmar
4.33M
36
Ghana
4.3M
37
Chad
3.95M
38
Japan
3.85M
39
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
3.67M
40
Germany
3.62M
41
United Kingdom
3.52M
42
Colombia
3.51M
43
Burkina Faso
3.42M
44
Zambia
3.31M
45
France
3.28M
46
Malawi
3.23M
47
Morocco
3.08M
48
Thailand
2.92M
49
Syrian Arab Republic
2.81M
50
Saudi Arabia
2.78M
51
Nepal
2.67M
52
Peru
2.67M
53
Senegal
2.59M
54
Argentina
2.51M
55
Zimbabwe
2.38M
56
Guinea
2.26M
57
Benin
2.26M
58
Burundi
2.22M
59
Malaysia
2.21M
60
Venezuela, RB
2.09M
61
Kazakhstan
2.03M
62
Italy
1.97M
63
Rwanda
1.93M
64
Canada
1.89M
65
Guatemala
1.85M
66
Cambodia
1.76M
67
Spain
1.7M
68
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1.68M
69
South Sudan
1.6M
70
Sri Lanka
1.59M
71
Australia
1.56M
72
Poland
1.5M
73
Ecuador
1.34M
74
Ukraine
1.33M
75
Tajikistan
1.31M
76
Bolivia
1.26M
77
Papua New Guinea
1.24M
78
Korea, Rep.
1.24M
79
Togo
1.23M
80
Haiti
1.22M
81
Sierra Leone
1.19M
82
Honduras
1.15M
83
Jordan
1.12M
84
Central African Republic
1.08M
85
Dominican Republic
971,742
86
Congo, Rep.
923,969
87
Romania
898,046
88
Netherlands
897,216
89
Chile
892,384
90
Israel
866,546
91
Mauritania
843,036
92
Tunisia
814,177
93
Liberia
799,859
94
Lao PDR
783,604
95
Turkmenistan
767,870
96
Kyrgyz Republic
742,577
97
West Bank and Gaza
709,668
98
Paraguay
668,738
99
Nicaragua
650,556
100
Taiwan
648,623
101
United Arab Emirates
613,458
102
Azerbaijan
613,354
103
Libya
609,747
104
Belgium
536,125
105
Sweden
515,052
106
Eritrea
485,124
107
El Salvador
483,311
108
Cuba
466,229
109
Lebanon
453,965
110
Czechia
452,727
111
Oman
445,032
112
Hungary
433,692
113
Portugal
429,513
114
Switzerland
424,349
115
Gambia, The
394,742
116
Austria
394,684
117
Namibia
388,432
118
Panama
355,076
119
Greece
350,833
120
Gabon
334,218
121
Belarus
333,586
122
Mongolia
318,514
123
Bulgaria
306,297
124
Guinea-Bissau
305,405
125
Denmark
301,574
126
New Zealand
297,981
127
Botswana
297,862
128
Serbia
295,150
129
Ireland
278,553
130
Kuwait
273,580
131
Norway
272,682
132
Equatorial Guinea
263,834
133
Lesotho
260,213
134
Costa Rica
256,611
135
Slovak Republic
253,838
136
Singapore
241,138
137
Finland
228,390
138
Georgia
217,303
139
Hong Kong SAR, China
204,757
140
Armenia
169,457
141
Uruguay
165,496
142
Qatar
163,395
143
Croatia
159,187
144
Jamaica
157,795
145
Moldova
153,722
146
Timor-Leste
146,787
147
Eswatini
139,707
148
Albania
134,284
149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
120,829
150
Comoros
116,384
151
Djibouti
116,122
152
Lithuania
110,134
153
Solomon Islands
107,490
154
Bahrain
99,819
155
Puerto Rico (US)
96,167
156
Slovenia
89,730
157
North Macedonia
84,027
158
Fiji
80,376
159
Guyana
79,932
160
Trinidad and Tobago
79,162
161
Cyprus
73,820
162
Latvia
72,646
163
Mauritius
57,431
164
Estonia
54,459
165
Suriname
53,366
166
Bhutan
48,692
167
Vanuatu
44,524
168
Belize
36,323
169
Luxembourg
35,511
170
Montenegro
34,441
171
Sao Tome and Principe
32,176
172
Cabo Verde
31,406
173
Brunei Darussalam
30,676
174
Maldives
27,951
175
Samoa
26,339
176
Macao SAR, China
23,806
177
Iceland
22,961
178
Bahamas, The
21,695
179
Malta
21,690
180
New Caledonia
20,514
181
Kiribati
16,139
182
Barbados
15,550
183
French Polynesia
14,778
184
Guam
14,322
185
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
12,021
186
Tonga
11,356
187
St. Lucia
9,916
188
Seychelles
8,932
189
Curacao
7,034
190
Grenada
6,645
191
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5,810
192
Antigua and Barbuda
5,469
193
Aruba
5,103
194
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4,620
195
Cayman Islands
4,440
196
Greenland
3,747
197
Faroe Islands
3,604
198
Isle of Man
3,491
199
Dominica
3,481
200
Marshall Islands
3,393
201
American Samoa
3,247
202
Andorra
2,917
203
St. Kitts and Nevis
2,712
204
Bermuda
2,579
205
Northern Mariana Islands
2,515
206
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,507
207
Gibraltar
2,504
208
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2,045
209
Liechtenstein
1,903
210
Monaco
1,842
211
British Virgin Islands
1,655
212
St. Martin (French part)
1,537
213
Naoero
1,436
214
San Marino
1,032
215
Tuvalu
989
216
Palau
939
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