Population Pyramids for the World and 195 Countries

The world has 8.30 billion people in 2026, with a median age of 31.1. Watch the pyramid change since 1950, or open any country below.

Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024, population on 1 July; projections from 2024.

World population pyramid

19502030
2026 (projection)
Year
8.30 billion
Population
31.1
Median age
24.1%
Under 15
10.6%
65 and over

Population pyramids by country

All 195 countries on 1 July 2026, ranked by population. The 10 most populated hold 56.6% of the world’s people. Search, filter by region or sort any column, and click a country to open its pyramid.

Showing 195 of 195 countries
1
India
IND
Asia1.48B+39.58%29.20y23.79%7.61%45.76%
2
China
CHN
Asia1.41B+11.29%40.60y14.80%15.13%42.72%
3
United States
USA
Americas349.04M+24.00%38.70y16.91%18.84%55.63%
4
Indonesia
IDN
Asia287.89M+33.23%30.70y23.87%7.81%46.36%
5
Pakistan
PAK
Asia259.30M+67.42%20.80y35.79%4.44%67.31%
6
Nigeria
NGA
Africa242.43M+91.82%18.30y40.02%3.09%75.77%
7
Brazil
BRA
Americas213.56M+22.72%35.30y19.11%11.92%44.98%
8
Bangladesh
BGD
Asia177.82M+32.16%26.30y27.33%6.84%51.90%
9
Russia
RUS
Europe143.39M-2.27%40.70y16.73%18.37%54.08%
10
Ethiopia
ETH
Africa138.90M+106.05%19.30y38.51%3.37%72.05%
11
Mexico
MEX
Americas133.00M+34.85%30.00y23.67%8.81%48.09%
12
Japan
JPN
Asia122.43M-3.62%50.20y11.05%30.20%70.19%
13
Egypt
EGY
Africa120.10M+64.33%24.70y31.10%5.43%57.54%
14
Philippines
PHL
Asia117.72M+47.85%26.60y26.41%5.95%47.85%
15
Democratic Republic of the Congo
COD
Africa116.45M+130.56%15.90y45.83%3.09%95.79%
16
Vietnam
VNM
Asia102.18M+32.43%33.90y22.44%9.91%47.81%
17
Iran
IRN
Asia93.17M+40.27%34.50y21.57%8.94%43.91%
18
Turkey
TUR
Asia87.93M+34.39%33.90y20.58%10.90%45.94%
19
Germany
DEU
Europe83.64M+2.26%45.70y13.86%24.24%61.55%
20
Tanzania
TZA
Africa72.56M+111.80%17.60y42.15%3.04%82.43%
21
Thailand
THA
Asia71.56M+13.57%41.00y14.08%16.68%44.43%
22
United Kingdom
GBR
Europe69.93M+18.41%40.20y16.72%19.94%57.88%
23
France
FRA
Europe66.75M+12.21%42.50y15.96%22.93%63.63%
24
South Africa
ZAF
Africa65.45M+38.79%28.90y25.58%7.08%48.48%
25
Italy
ITA
Europe58.93M+2.89%48.60y11.43%25.60%58.82%
26
Kenya
KEN
Africa58.64M+91.35%20.30y35.73%3.08%63.43%
27
Myanmar
MMR
Asia55.18M+21.85%30.40y23.86%7.74%46.20%
28
Colombia
COL
Americas53.94M+37.98%33.00y19.74%10.64%43.64%
29
Sudan
SDN
Africa53.28M+91.55%18.80y39.82%3.47%76.33%
30
Uganda
UGA
Africa52.76M+119.84%17.10y42.67%2.27%81.62%
31
South Korea
KOR
Asia51.60M+10.34%46.20y9.82%21.43%45.46%
32
Algeria
DZA
Africa48.03M+55.41%28.80y29.44%7.04%57.45%
33
Iraq
IRQ
Asia48.01M+96.56%21.10y35.39%3.50%63.65%
34
Spain
ESP
Europe47.85M+16.65%46.30y12.33%22.16%52.65%
35
Argentina
ARG
Americas46.00M+23.62%33.30y20.42%12.85%49.86%
36
Afghanistan
AFG
Asia45.05M+123.78%17.40y42.22%2.45%80.73%
37
Yemen
YEM
Asia42.96M+118.92%18.50y40.92%2.57%76.98%
38
Canada
CAN
Americas40.47M+31.00%40.80y14.85%20.73%55.25%
39
Angola
AGO
Africa40.22M+148.32%16.70y43.82%2.94%87.84%
40
Ukraine
UKR
Europe39.54M-20.22%41.80y13.41%19.13%48.25%
41
Morocco
MAR
Africa38.76M+36.37%30.10y24.76%8.77%50.44%
42
Poland
POL
Europe37.84M-1.08%43.00y14.13%21.26%54.78%
43
Uzbekistan
UZB
Asia37.72M+52.19%27.00y31.46%6.29%60.64%
44
Mozambique
MOZ
Africa36.64M+102.10%16.60y43.85%2.71%87.12%
45
Malaysia
MYS
Asia36.39M+58.42%31.40y20.85%8.34%41.21%
46
Ghana
GHA
Africa35.70M+81.79%21.60y35.01%3.90%63.69%
47
Saudi Arabia
SAU
Asia35.17M+117.37%29.70y23.43%3.17%36.25%
48
Peru
PER
Americas34.92M+31.29%30.60y23.27%9.71%49.21%
49
Madagascar
MDG
Africa33.52M+102.96%19.40y38.64%3.54%72.95%
50
Côte d'Ivoire
CIV
Africa33.49M+89.24%18.50y40.05%2.70%74.66%
51
Cameroon
CMR
Africa30.64M+105.47%18.20y40.79%2.84%77.42%
52
Nepal
NPL
Asia29.63M+20.71%25.70y27.67%6.74%52.46%
53
Niger
NER
Africa28.81M+150.35%15.70y45.84%2.64%94.11%
54
Venezuela
VEN
Americas28.63M+16.75%29.50y24.32%10.35%53.08%
55
Australia
AUS
Oceania27.23M+42.31%38.50y17.52%18.47%56.21%
56
North Korea
PRK
Asia26.63M+12.54%36.80y18.89%13.01%46.85%
57
Syria
SYR
Asia26.47M+59.11%23.80y27.90%4.95%48.93%
58
Mali
MLI
Africa25.93M+124.34%15.90y45.43%2.34%91.50%
59
Burkina Faso
BFA
Africa24.60M+106.29%18.00y40.52%2.72%76.18%
60
Sri Lanka
LKA
Asia23.35M+21.02%33.60y21.39%12.84%52.04%
61
Malawi
MWI
Africa22.79M+101.36%18.40y39.58%2.60%72.94%
62
Zambia
ZMB
Africa22.52M+124.82%18.20y40.50%2.06%74.08%
63
Chad
TCD
Africa21.56M+153.29%15.70y46.01%2.13%92.85%
64
Kazakhstan
KAZ
Asia21.08M+36.01%29.70y28.85%9.34%61.80%
65
Somalia
SOM
Africa20.31M+129.74%15.60y46.52%2.64%96.72%
66
Chile
CHL
Americas19.95M+28.65%37.40y16.12%15.05%45.30%
67
Senegal
SEN
Africa19.37M+94.28%19.80y37.32%3.68%69.49%
68
Guatemala
GTM
Americas18.97M+62.15%23.80y30.48%5.08%55.17%
69
Romania
ROU
Europe18.80M-14.72%43.50y15.44%20.24%55.46%
70
Netherlands
NLD
Europe18.45M+14.88%41.50y14.86%21.27%56.57%
71
Ecuador
ECU
Americas18.44M+45.36%29.70y23.34%8.86%47.49%
72
Cambodia
KHM
Asia18.05M+44.85%26.40y29.21%6.60%55.80%
73
Zimbabwe
ZWE
Africa17.27M+45.25%18.30y39.64%3.51%75.91%
74
Guinea
GIN
Africa15.44M+83.20%18.50y40.19%3.49%77.57%
75
Benin
BEN
Africa15.17M+110.07%18.20y40.94%3.19%79.01%
76
Rwanda
RWA
Africa14.89M+81.27%20.20y36.70%4.11%68.93%
77
Burundi
BDI
Africa14.73M+127.65%16.60y43.22%2.56%84.45%
78
Bolivia
BOL
Americas12.75M+48.14%25.50y29.10%5.85%53.72%
79
South Sudan
SSD
Africa12.44M+106.16%19.00y37.09%3.16%67.36%
80
Tunisia
TUN
Africa12.42M+27.14%33.40y23.04%10.33%50.08%
81
Haiti
HTI
Americas12.04M+44.98%24.30y30.37%4.88%54.45%
82
Belgium
BEL
Europe11.77M+14.86%42.10y15.41%21.37%58.20%
83
Dominican Republic
DOM
Americas11.61M+35.24%28.70y25.81%8.50%52.23%
84
Jordan
JOR
Asia11.59M+115.14%24.90y29.62%4.99%52.94%
85
United Arab Emirates
ARE
Asia11.57M+231.31%31.60y15.91%1.83%21.57%
86
Honduras
HND
Americas11.18M+70.04%24.60y29.92%4.67%52.88%
87
Tajikistan
TJK
Asia10.98M+74.69%22.40y35.43%4.29%65.88%
88
Papua New Guinea
PNG
Oceania10.95M+97.72%23.00y32.80%3.72%57.53%
89
Cuba
CUB
Americas10.89M-1.95%42.50y14.72%17.60%47.77%
90
Sweden
SWE
Europe10.70M+20.61%40.40y16.43%21.08%60.03%
91
Czech Republic
CZE
Europe10.53M+2.84%44.30y14.83%21.45%56.92%
92
Azerbaijan
AZE
Asia10.45M+27.89%34.10y20.59%9.78%43.61%
93
Portugal
PRT
Europe10.40M+1.09%47.20y12.62%25.37%61.28%
94
Togo
TGO
Africa9.93M+93.21%19.20y38.78%3.32%72.70%
95
Greece
GRC
Europe9.90M-8.21%47.10y12.57%24.73%59.47%
96
Israel
ISR
Asia9.65M+57.87%29.30y26.91%12.82%65.90%
97
Hungary
HUN
Europe9.59M-5.93%44.20y14.34%21.30%55.37%
98
Austria
AUT
Europe9.11M+13.66%43.90y14.05%21.63%55.48%
99
Switzerland
CHE
Europe9.01M+25.39%43.20y14.80%20.88%55.48%
100
Sierra Leone
SLE
Africa9.00M+103.38%19.90y37.21%3.33%68.17%
101
Belarus
BLR
Europe8.94M-10.55%41.80y15.46%18.89%52.32%
102
Laos
LAO
Asia7.97M+46.82%25.30y29.48%4.96%52.54%
103
Turkmenistan
TKM
Asia7.74M+68.82%27.30y30.81%5.09%56.01%
104
Libya
LBY
Africa7.54M+42.13%28.00y26.22%5.41%46.26%
105
Kyrgyzstan
KGZ
Asia7.40M+47.27%25.50y31.44%6.26%60.50%
106
Nicaragua
NIC
Americas7.10M+41.31%26.30y27.87%5.87%50.92%
107
Paraguay
PRY
Americas7.10M+39.10%27.30y28.14%6.91%53.97%
108
Bulgaria
BGR
Europe6.67M-16.66%45.00y14.34%22.46%58.22%
109
Serbia
SRB
Europe6.64M-13.68%44.70y14.20%23.38%60.21%
110
Congo
COG
Africa6.64M+110.63%18.70y39.40%3.14%74.05%
111
El Salvador
SLV
Americas6.39M+7.54%28.40y23.96%8.48%48.01%
112
Denmark
DNK
Europe6.02M+12.81%41.30y15.47%21.39%58.38%
113
Singapore
SGP
Asia5.91M+46.35%36.80y11.75%14.76%36.07%
114
Lebanon
LBN
Asia5.90M+36.22%29.00y24.96%10.74%55.54%
115
Liberia
LBR
Africa5.85M+99.92%19.00y38.63%3.37%72.42%
116
Central African Republic
CAF
Africa5.70M+48.67%14.60y48.23%2.24%101.87%
117
Palestine
PSE
Asia5.69M+80.62%20.30y37.04%3.95%69.44%
118
Oman
OMN
Asia5.67M+148.52%29.80y24.05%2.74%36.58%
119
Norway
NOR
Europe5.65M+25.88%40.10y15.68%19.41%54.06%
120
Finland
FIN
Europe5.62M+8.61%43.40y14.02%24.53%62.74%
121
Mauritania
MRT
Africa5.46M+108.97%17.50y42.04%3.27%82.85%
122
Slovakia
SVK
Europe5.45M+1.33%42.80y15.35%19.51%53.52%
123
Ireland
IRL
Europe5.36M+40.88%39.20y17.65%16.54%51.94%
124
New Zealand
NZL
Oceania5.29M+37.07%38.00y17.64%18.04%55.47%
125
Costa Rica
CRI
Americas5.17M+31.42%35.70y17.83%13.30%45.20%
126
Kuwait
KWT
Asia5.10M+161.05%34.80y17.76%3.26%26.61%
127
Panama
PAN
Americas4.63M+53.66%30.60y24.15%9.98%51.80%
128
Croatia
HRV
Europe3.82M-11.64%45.50y13.51%24.02%60.08%
129
Georgia
GEO
Asia3.80M-12.10%37.60y20.17%16.36%57.56%
130
Eritrea
ERI
Africa3.68M+63.89%19.50y37.09%4.31%70.65%
131
Mongolia
MNG
Asia3.56M+44.87%27.00y30.87%5.74%57.76%
132
Uruguay
URY
Americas3.38M+3.56%36.70y17.51%16.53%51.61%
133
Qatar
QAT
Asia3.17M+392.03%33.40y15.00%1.72%20.07%
134
Namibia
NAM
Africa3.15M+73.38%21.50y36.28%3.90%67.16%
135
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH
Europe3.11M-25.13%46.10y12.71%23.50%56.76%
136
Moldova
MDA
Europe2.96M-30.08%39.10y19.23%17.43%57.88%
137
Armenia
ARM
Asia2.93M-6.23%37.20y18.70%15.18%51.23%
138
Gambia
GMB
Africa2.88M+98.21%18.80y39.16%3.30%73.77%
139
Jamaica
JAM
Americas2.83M+8.65%33.30y17.90%8.97%36.75%
140
Lithuania
LTU
Europe2.80M-20.09%42.60y14.29%21.32%55.31%
141
Albania
ALB
Europe2.75M-13.11%37.80y16.33%18.33%53.04%
142
Gabon
GAB
Africa2.65M+107.55%21.60y35.95%4.18%67.03%
143
Botswana
BWA
Africa2.60M+55.21%23.70y31.77%4.11%55.96%
144
Lesotho
LSO
Africa2.39M+19.23%22.10y33.63%3.90%60.09%
145
Guinea-Bissau
GNB
Africa2.30M+86.10%19.60y37.85%3.28%69.86%
146
Slovenia
SVN
Europe2.11M+6.43%45.00y14.24%22.67%58.50%
147
Equatorial Guinea
GNQ
Africa1.98M+182.17%20.90y36.85%3.85%68.66%
148
Latvia
LVA
Europe1.84M-22.48%43.80y14.99%22.66%60.38%
149
North Macedonia
MKD
Europe1.80M-12.31%41.40y16.24%18.98%54.38%
150
Bahrain
BHR
Asia1.68M+150.24%33.40y18.16%4.19%28.78%
151
Trinidad and Tobago
TTO
Americas1.51M+14.66%38.20y17.21%13.50%44.32%
152
Timor-Leste
TLS
Asia1.44M+92.85%22.10y32.61%5.19%60.76%
153
Cyprus
CYP
Asia1.38M+45.87%39.10y16.05%15.26%45.56%
154
Estonia
EST
Europe1.33M-4.72%43.20y14.89%22.27%59.13%
155
Eswatini
SWZ
Africa1.27M+21.94%22.70y32.62%4.40%58.77%
156
Mauritius
MUS
Africa1.27M+3.98%38.30y14.31%14.72%40.89%
157
Djibouti
DJI
Africa1.20M+60.50%25.20y28.46%5.10%50.51%
158
Fiji
FJI
Oceania937.28K+11.46%28.30y26.57%6.79%50.05%
159
Comoros
COM
Africa899.01K+67.70%20.70y36.59%4.44%69.59%
160
Solomon Islands
SLB
Oceania858.29K+94.86%20.90y36.12%3.71%66.20%
161
Guyana
GUY
Americas840.89K+9.94%26.50y28.68%7.23%56.03%
162
Bhutan
BTN
Asia802.22K+34.41%31.00y19.81%6.77%36.21%
163
Luxembourg
LUX
Europe687.45K+57.62%39.70y15.70%16.19%46.83%
164
Suriname
SUR
Americas645.26K+35.38%28.90y25.05%8.51%50.49%
165
Montenegro
MNE
Europe626.23K-1.26%40.40y17.65%18.77%57.30%
166
Malta
MLT
Europe549.01K+37.29%41.50y12.77%20.91%50.77%
167
Maldives
MDV
Asia531.52K+88.47%33.40y18.43%5.29%31.09%
168
Cabo Verde
CPV
Africa529.63K+16.83%29.50y23.83%7.46%45.56%
169
Brunei
BRN
Asia469.77K+43.92%33.20y20.39%7.62%38.92%
170
Belize
BLZ
Americas428.64K+78.01%27.30y26.01%5.45%45.90%
171
Bahamas
BHS
Americas404.63K+24.95%35.70y17.24%12.45%42.23%
172
Iceland
ISL
Europe402.33K+43.04%36.60y17.31%16.29%50.61%
173
Vanuatu
VUT
Oceania342.56K+83.90%20.30y37.57%4.47%72.52%
174
Barbados
BRB
Americas282.72K+7.88%39.70y16.93%17.62%52.79%
175
Sao Tome and Principe
STP
Africa244.99K+70.11%19.70y37.17%4.00%69.96%
176
Samoa
WSM
Oceania220.53K+21.38%19.80y37.55%6.22%77.84%
177
Saint Lucia
LCA
Americas180.49K+13.79%35.10y17.07%10.34%37.76%
178
Kiribati
KIR
Oceania138.44K+56.24%23.00y33.96%4.54%62.60%
179
Seychelles
SYC
Africa134.96K+61.98%34.60y19.59%8.98%40.00%
180
Grenada
GRD
Americas117.36K+9.22%34.90y18.57%13.02%46.19%
181
Micronesia
FSM
Oceania114.18K+1.91%23.50y31.16%6.37%60.09%
182
Tonga
TON
Oceania103.29K+0.60%21.00y34.37%6.98%70.50%
183
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VCT
Americas99.24K-12.59%34.70y20.45%12.65%49.46%
184
Antigua and Barbuda
ATG
Americas94.63K+26.32%36.70y17.23%12.89%43.09%
185
Andorra
AND
Europe83.75K+27.51%44.20y11.36%17.23%40.04%
186
Dominica
DMA
Americas65.51K-4.38%36.60y17.37%13.46%44.58%
187
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KNA
Americas46.99K+3.86%36.50y18.40%12.15%43.98%
188
Liechtenstein
LIE
Europe40.37K+21.91%44.70y14.22%22.01%56.80%
189
Monaco
MCO
Europe38.09K+17.35%53.10y14.06%35.94%99.98%
190
Marshall Islands
MHL
Oceania35.08K-30.83%20.50y33.25%5.13%62.30%
191
San Marino
SMR
Europe33.60K+25.39%49.10y11.43%23.84%54.48%
192
Palau
PLW
Oceania17.61K-8.15%38.90y17.62%12.35%42.79%
193
Nauru
NRU
Oceania12.10K+19.03%20.20y36.46%3.18%65.67%
194
Tuvalu
TUV
Oceania9.36K-1.90%24.10y32.96%7.50%67.96%
195
Vatican City
VAT
Europe496—59.60y1.61%35.89%60.00%

How to read a population pyramid

In a population pyramid, males are shown on the left and females on the right, with the youngest ages at the bottom and the oldest at the top. A wide base means many children relative to adults. A narrow base with a bulge higher up means low fertility and an older population.

Expansive

30% or more of people are under 15. 68 countries, e.g. Niger (45.8% under 15).

Stationary

Under 30% are under 15, without the narrow base below. 48 countries, e.g. India (23.8%).

Constrictive

Under 20% are under 15, and the 0–4 group is at most 85% the size of the largest 5-year group aged 15–49. 78 countries, e.g. Japan (11.0%).

World population by region, 2026

RegionPopulationShare of worldChange since 2000Median age
Asia4,863,327,39858.59%+29.8%32.8
Africa1,584,985,25919.09%+90.8%19.5
Europe743,482,3628.96%+2.1%43.1
Latin America and the Caribbean672,135,5628.10%+28.9%32.1
Northern America389,628,8224.69%+24.7%38.9
Oceania47,118,9940.57%+50.3%33.6

UN regional totals include territories without a page here, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong in Asia and Puerto Rico in Latin America and the Caribbean.

About the data

These figures are the United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, for 1 July of each year.

Estimates run to 2023, with medium-variant projections from 2024.

World figures are UN world totals, which include about 41 million people in territories that have no page here, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The next UN revision is expected in July 2027.

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