COUNTRIES · TO 2100

The world in 2100, country by country.

Every country and bloc on the UN median to 2100, with the multiple on today and the year each peaks.

Already past their peak
48
of 211 countries, on the UN estimates
Peak by 2050
33
on the median, not yet reached
Falling by 2100
138
median declining at the end of the century
211 countries, 2100
10.17bn
from 8.22bn in 2025, 1.24×

Every country and bloc, 1950 to 2100

2100 on the UN median, the multiple on 2026 and the peak year first; then each decade back to 2000 (UN estimates from 2020), with 2026 as this site tracks it; 47 blocs summed from their members sit in the same ranking.

How this is measured
Click any heading (or the sort control on a phone) to rank by any column. Columns: 2100 on the median, the multiple on 2026, the peak year ("peaked" in red once it is behind us), then each decade back to 2000, with 2026 highlighted as this site's own count and the UN estimates before it dimmed; the 95% band at 2100 on the widest screens. Filter to countries, blocs or proposed unions, and by continent; a bloc answers to every continent a member is on, or to Global when it spans three or more.
211 shown2026 as tracked here; the rest is the UN
1
1.43bn in 2026 · 2050 1.68bn · 2061 · 1.06bn in 2000
1.51bn
1.05×
2
1.40bn in 2026 · 2050 1.26bn · peaked 2021 · 1.27bn in 2000
633m
0.45×
3
241m in 2026 · 2050 372m · after 2100 · 155m in 2000
511m
2.12×
4
224m in 2026 · 2050 359m · after 2100 · 126m in 2000
477m
2.13×
5
116m in 2026 · 2050 218m · after 2100 · 50.5m in 2000
431m
3.70×
6
342m in 2026 · 2050 381m · after 2100 · 281m in 2000
421m
1.23×
7
112m in 2026 · 2050 225m · after 2100 · 67.4m in 2000
367m
3.29×
8
288m in 2026 · 2050 321m · 2058 · 216m in 2000
296m
1.02×
9
70.0m in 2026 · 2050 130m · after 2100 · 34.3m in 2000
263m
3.75×
10
170m in 2026 · 2050 215m · 2071 · 135m in 2000
209m
1.23×
11
109m in 2026 · 2050 162m · after 2100 · 73.1m in 2000
202m
1.86×
12
213m in 2026 · 2050 217m · 2042 · 174m in 2000
163m
0.77×
13
38.8m in 2026 · 2050 74.3m · after 2100 · 16.2m in 2000
150m
3.87×
14
53.3m in 2026 · 2050 85.2m · after 2100 · 27.8m in 2000
137m
2.57×
15
131m in 2026 · 2050 149m · 2058 · 98.6m in 2000
130m
0.99×
16
43.8m in 2026 · 2050 76.9m · after 2100 · 20.1m in 2000
130m
2.97×
17
146m in 2026 · 2050 136m · peaked 1991 · 147m in 2000
126m
0.86×
18
45.9m in 2026 · 2050 85.4m · after 2100 · 24.0m in 2000
121m
2.63×
19
115m in 2026 · 2050 134m · 2057 · 79.6m in 2000
114m
0.99×
20
32.7m in 2026 · 2050 71.0m · after 2100 · 19.6m in 2000
110m
3.37×
21
35.0m in 2026 · 2050 63.5m · after 2100 · 18.1m in 2000
104m
2.98×
22
53.3m in 2026 · 2050 83.6m · 2098 · 30.6m in 2000
104m
1.95×
23
32.5m in 2026 · 2050 55.7m · after 2100 · 17.7m in 2000
104m
3.20×
24
46.1m in 2026 · 2050 71.9m · after 2100 · 24.4m in 2000
101m
2.18×
25
63.1m in 2026 · 2050 79.2m · after 2100 · 47.2m in 2000
94.3m
1.50×
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26
102m in 2026 · 2050 110m · 2049 · 77.2m in 2000
91.7m
0.90×
27
27.5m in 2026 · 2050 52.5m · after 2100 · 11.5m in 2000
90.8m
3.30×
28
29.4m in 2026 · 2050 51.1m · after 2100 · 14.9m in 2000
88.9m
3.02×
29
32.7m in 2026 · 2050 53.2m · after 2100 · 16.5m in 2000
85.3m
2.61×
30
87.1m in 2026 · 2050 102m · 2053 · 66.4m in 2000
80.0m
0.92×
31
22.4m in 2026 · 2050 46.2m · after 2100 · 11.6m in 2000
79.4m
3.54×
32
123m in 2026 · 2050 105m · peaked 2009 · 127m in 2000
76.8m
0.63×
33
39.0m in 2026 · 2050 52.2m · after 2100 · 24.8m in 2000
74.4m
1.90×
34
69.3m in 2026 · 2050 75.5m · 2072 · 59.1m in 2000
74.3m
1.07×
35
35.3m in 2026 · 2050 47.7m · after 2100 · 16.2m in 2000
71.0m
2.01×
36
83.5m in 2026 · 2050 78.3m · peaked 2024 · 81.8m in 2000
70.9m
0.85×
37
20.0m in 2026 · 2050 38.9m · after 2100 · 8.5m in 2000
69.5m
3.47×
38
69.1m in 2026 · 2050 68.2m · 2095 · 59.5m in 2000
68.5m
0.99×
39
34.4m in 2026 · 2050 50.6m · after 2100 · 19.6m in 2000
67.5m
1.97×
40
19.7m in 2026 · 2050 37.2m · after 2100 · 8.8m in 2000
67.4m
3.43×
41
86.1m in 2026 · 2050 91.3m · 2047 · 65.4m in 2000
65.3m
0.76×
42
47.4m in 2026 · 2050 59.6m · 2090 · 30.9m in 2000
64.5m
1.36×
43
19.7m in 2026 · 2050 38.1m · after 2100 · 10.0m in 2000
64.5m
3.27×
44
20.7m in 2026 · 2050 37.4m · after 2100 · 11.3m in 2000
59.1m
2.85×
45
41.4m in 2026 · 2050 45.6m · after 2100 · 30.9m in 2000
53.6m
1.29×
46
24.1m in 2026 · 2050 37.3m · after 2100 · 11.9m in 2000
49.9m
2.07×
47
51.4m in 2026 · 2050 58.6m · 2049 · 45.3m in 2000
49.7m
0.97×
48
53.4m in 2026 · 2050 59.4m · 2050 · 39.1m in 2000
47.1m
0.88×
49
19.1m in 2026 · 2050 30.4m · after 2100 · 10.0m in 2000
47.0m
2.46×
50
65.7m in 2026 · 2050 66.4m · peaked 2022 · 63.0m in 2000
45.6m
0.69×
51
34.4m in 2026 · 2050 44.3m · 2072 · 23.0m in 2000
44.0m
1.28×
52
26.5m in 2026 · 2050 37.8m · 2086 · 16.6m in 2000
43.7m
1.65×
53
27.8m in 2026 · 2050 32.5m · after 2100 · 19.1m in 2000
43.1m
1.55×
54
13.2m in 2026 · 2050 24.4m · after 2100 · 7.2m in 2000
39.6m
2.99×
55
46.5m in 2026 · 2050 48.3m · 2050 · 37.2m in 2000
38.3m
0.82×
56
34.2m in 2026 · 2050 40.6m · 2066 · 26.6m in 2000
38.2m
1.12×
57
36.8m in 2026 · 2050 43.4m · 2058 · 28.4m in 2000
37.9m
1.03×
58
12.3m in 2026 · 2050 24.1m · after 2100 · 6.5m in 2000
37.9m
3.07×
59
17.1m in 2026 · 2050 25.9m · after 2100 · 11.9m in 2000
37.2m
2.18×
60
58.9m in 2026 · 2050 51.9m · peaked 2014 · 57.3m in 2000
35.4m
0.60×
61
20.6m in 2026 · 2050 26.5m · after 2100 · 15.5m in 2000
33.7m
1.64×
62
49.7m in 2026 · 2050 44.9m · peaked 2023 · 41.0m in 2000
33.1m
0.67×
63
14.4m in 2026 · 2050 22.7m · after 2100 · 8.2m in 2000
32.8m
2.27×
64
17.5m in 2026 · 2050 23.4m · after 2100 · 8.4m in 2000
32.0m
1.83×
65
30.0m in 2026 · 2050 34.6m · 2067 · 24.5m in 2000
31.8m
1.06×
66
28.5m in 2026 · 2050 31.1m · 2057 · 24.5m in 2000
28.3m
0.99×
67
8.1m in 2026 · 2050 15.6m · after 2100 · 5.1m in 2000
26.3m
3.25×
68
11.3m in 2026 · 2050 15.4m · after 2100 · 3.5m in 2000
26.1m
2.31×
69
18.3m in 2026 · 2050 24.7m · 2077 · 11.7m in 2000
25.9m
1.42×
70
15.8m in 2026 · 2050 18.3m · after 2100 · 6.0m in 2000
23.8m
1.51×
71
17.6m in 2026 · 2050 21.9m · 2078 · 12.5m in 2000
22.7m
1.29×
72
51.1m in 2026 · 2050 45.1m · peaked 2020 · 46.8m in 2000
21.8m
0.43×
73
11.9m in 2026 · 2050 16.4m · after 2100 · 5.4m in 2000
21.3m
1.79×
74
21.8m in 2026 · 2050 24.8m · 2051 · 19.3m in 2000
21.2m
0.98×
75
10.7m in 2026 · 2050 15.6m · after 2100 · 6.3m in 2000
20.2m
1.88×
76
6.1m in 2026 · 2050 11.0m · after 2100 · 3.2m in 2000
20.0m
3.26×
77
10.3m in 2026 · 2050 13.1m · after 2100 · 6.1m in 2000
19.7m
1.93×
78
25.9m in 2026 · 2050 25.8m · 2032 · 23.7m in 2000
19.5m
0.75×
79
37.3m in 2026 · 2050 32.8m · peaked 2023 · 38.3m in 2000
19.3m
0.52×
80
18.1m in 2026 · 2050 21.3m · 2063 · 12.7m in 2000
19.1m
1.05×
81
6.5m in 2026 · 2050 10.6m · after 2100 · 3.8m in 2000
18.8m
2.90×
82
10.2m in 2026 · 2050 14.9m · after 2100 · 5.5m in 2000
18.6m
1.83×
83
11.4m in 2026 · 2050 16.1m · 2086 · 8.6m in 2000
17.8m
1.56×
84
18.2m in 2026 · 2050 19.0m · 2041 · 16.1m in 2000
17.5m
0.96×
85
4.9m in 2026 · 2050 9.4m · after 2100 · 2.6m in 2000
17.1m
3.47×
86
10.2m in 2026 · 2050 14.8m · 2090 · 6.6m in 2000
17.0m
1.67×
87
9.1m in 2026 · 2050 12.9m · 2092 · 4.4m in 2000
15.9m
1.75×
88
28.7m in 2026 · 2050 32.0m · peaked 1993 · 49.6m in 2000
15.2m
0.53×
89
11.9m in 2026 · 2050 14.7m · 2076 · 8.3m in 2000
15.2m
1.28×
90
20.2m in 2026 · 2050 20.3m · 2041 · 15.5m in 2000
13.4m
0.67×
91
5.2m in 2026 · 2050 8.9m · after 2100 · 2.9m in 2000
12.7m
2.41×
92
5.3m in 2026 · 2050 7.8m · after 2100 · 2.3m in 2000
12.1m
2.29×
93
7.4m in 2026 · 2050 9.6m · after 2100 · 5.0m in 2000
11.7m
1.58×
94
10.8m in 2026 · 2050 13.0m · 2061 · 8.6m in 2000
11.7m
1.08×
95
5.6m in 2026 · 2050 8.5m · after 2100 · 3.2m in 2000
11.5m
2.07×
96
10.6m in 2026 · 2050 11.3m · 2079 · 8.9m in 2000
11.4m
1.07×
97
11.9m in 2026 · 2050 11.9m · 2044 · 10.3m in 2000
11.1m
0.93×
98
19.0m in 2026 · 2050 16.0m · peaked 1991 · 22.0m in 2000
10.8m
0.57×
99
12.0m in 2026 · 2050 13.1m · 2051 · 9.8m in 2000
10.7m
0.89×
100
10.3m in 2026 · 2050 11.2m · 2050 · 8.2m in 2000
10.0m
0.98×
101
23.2m in 2026 · 2050 19.4m · peaked 2019 · 22.3m in 2000
10.0m
0.43×
102
7.1m in 2026 · 2050 9.6m · 2079 · 4.6m in 2000
9.9m
1.41×
103
7.5m in 2026 · 2050 9.3m · 2086 · 5.3m in 2000
9.8m
1.31×
104
4.9m in 2026 · 2050 6.4m · after 2100 · 2.0m in 2000
9.6m
1.97×
105
7.7m in 2026 · 2050 9.8m · 2068 · 5.4m in 2000
9.3m
1.20×
106
9.1m in 2026 · 2050 9.3m · 2051 · 7.2m in 2000
9.1m
1.00×
107
6.1m in 2026 · 2050 8.6m · 2078 · 5.1m in 2000
9.0m
1.48×
108
11.4m in 2026 · 2050 9.8m · peaked 2010 · 10.3m in 2000
8.8m
0.77×
109
6.9m in 2026 · 2050 8.8m · 2071 · 5.0m in 2000
8.6m
1.25×
110
3.6m in 2026 · 2050 5.7m · after 2100 · 2.2m in 2000
8.4m
2.34×
111
10.9m in 2026 · 2050 9.8m · peaked 2023 · 10.2m in 2000
8.2m
0.76×
112
9.5m in 2026 · 2050 8.7m · peaked 1980 · 10.2m in 2000
7.5m
0.79×
113
9.2m in 2026 · 2050 8.7m · peaked 2023 · 8.0m in 2000
7.4m
0.80×
114
3.4m in 2026 · 2050 4.2m · after 2100 · 645k in 2000
7.3m
2.16×
115
5.9m in 2026 · 2050 7.0m · 2080 · 4.3m in 2000
7.2m
1.22×
116
2.5m in 2026 · 2050 4.1m · after 2100 · 1.3m in 2000
6.9m
2.80×
117
10.4m in 2026 · 2050 8.8m · peaked 2010 · 10.8m in 2000
6.3m
0.60×
118
4.1m in 2026 · 2050 5.6m · 2080 · 3.0m in 2000
5.9m
1.45×
119
3.0m in 2026 · 2050 4.5m · after 2100 · 1.8m in 2000
5.9m
1.95×
120
6.0m in 2026 · 2050 6.1m · 2042 · 5.3m in 2000
5.9m
0.97×
121
5.4m in 2026 · 2050 5.8m · 2078 · 3.9m in 2000
5.8m
1.08×
122
2.4m in 2026 · 2050 4.3m · after 2100 · 1.5m in 2000
5.7m
2.35×
123
9.7m in 2026 · 2050 9.4m · peaked 2012 · 11.1m in 2000
5.6m
0.57×
124
3.6m in 2026 · 2050 4.5m · after 2100 · 2.5m in 2000
5.5m
1.54×
125
5.6m in 2026 · 2050 5.9m · 2050 · 4.5m in 2000
5.4m
0.96×
126
5.5m in 2026 · 2050 6.0m · 2053 · 3.8m in 2000
5.3m
0.97×
127
6.0m in 2026 · 2050 6.7m · 2047 · 5.9m in 2000
5.1m
0.84×
128
1.7m in 2026 · 2050 3.1m · after 2100 · 703k in 2000
5.0m
3.00×
129
1.9m in 2026 · 2050 3.4m · after 2100 · 1.2m in 2000
4.7m
2.52×
130
5.7m in 2026 · 2050 5.4m · peaked 2025 · 5.2m in 2000
4.6m
0.81×
131
9.1m in 2026 · 2050 7.5m · peaked 1993 · 10.0m in 2000
4.4m
0.48×
132
6.1m in 2026 · 2050 6.1m · 2040 · 4.0m in 2000
4.2m
0.68×
133
2.4m in 2026 · 2050 3.4m · 2088 · 1.7m in 2000
3.8m
1.63×
134
5.2m in 2026 · 2050 5.4m · 2044 · 3.9m in 2000
3.8m
0.73×
135
6.5m in 2026 · 2050 5.5m · peaked 1987 · 7.7m in 2000
3.7m
0.57×
136
6.4m in 2026 · 2050 5.4m · peaked 1988 · 8.0m in 2000
3.5m
0.55×
137
5.4m in 2026 · 2050 4.9m · peaked 2023 · 5.4m in 2000
3.4m
0.63×
138
2.1m in 2026 · 2050 3.0m · 2083 · 2.0m in 2000
3.3m
1.54×
139
1.6m in 2026 · 2050 2.1m · after 2100 · 670k in 2000
3.1m
1.93×
140
3.9m in 2026 · 2050 3.7m · peaked 1988 · 4.3m in 2000
3.0m
0.75×
141
3.5m in 2026 · 2050 3.3m · peaked 2020 · 3.3m in 2000
2.2m
0.64×
142
3.9m in 2026 · 2050 3.2m · peaked 1990 · 4.3m in 2000
2.1m
0.55×
143
7.5m in 2026 · 2050 6.1m · peaked 2020 · 6.7m in 2000
2.1m
0.28×
144
1.4m in 2026 · 2050 1.9m · 2076 · 745k in 2000
2.0m
1.42×
145
944k in 2026 · 2050 1.3m · after 2100 · 536k in 2000
1.9m
2.02×
146
750k in 2026 · 2050 1.3m · after 2100 · 440k in 2000
1.8m
2.46×
147
1.1m in 2026 · 2050 1.5m · after 2100 · 747k in 2000
1.8m
1.73×
148
3.1m in 2026 · 2050 2.5m · peaked 1991 · 3.1m in 2000
1.7m
0.55×
149
2.1m in 2026 · 2050 2.0m · peaked 2024 · 2.0m in 2000
1.6m
0.76×
150
2.4m in 2026 · 2050 2.4m · peaked 1991 · 4.2m in 2000
1.5m
0.63×
151
3.4m in 2026 · 2050 2.5m · peaked 1991 · 4.2m in 2000
1.4m
0.40×
152
1.2m in 2026 · 2050 1.5m · 2063 · 1.0m in 2000
1.3m
1.08×
153
983k in 2026 · 2050 1.5m · 2052 · 948k in 2000
1.3m
1.30×
154
2.9m in 2026 · 2050 2.3m · peaked 1991 · 3.5m in 2000
1.2m
0.42×
155
2.3m in 2026 · 2050 2.2m · peaked 1991 · 3.2m in 2000
1.2m
0.51×
156
1.6m in 2026 · 2050 1.6m · peaked 1997 · 1.8m in 2000
1.1m
0.69×
157
2.8m in 2026 · 2050 2.5m · peaked 2023 · 2.6m in 2000
1.1m
0.38×
158
1.8m in 2026 · 2050 1.5m · peaked 1989 · 2.4m in 2000
925k
0.50×
159
1.4m in 2026 · 2050 1.4m · 2028 · 1.3m in 2000
898k
0.66×
160
956k in 2026 · 2050 941k · 2067 · 765k in 2000
889k
0.93×
161
903k in 2026 · 2050 1.0m · 2054 · 841k in 2000
879k
0.97×
162
321k in 2026 · 2050 534k · after 2100 · 186k in 2000
875k
2.72×
163
1.8m in 2026 · 2050 1.5m · peaked 2005 · 2.1m in 2000
863k
0.47×
164
1.4m in 2026 · 2050 1.2m · peaked 1990 · 1.4m in 2000
826k
0.61×
165
691k in 2026 · 2050 791k · 2061 · 436k in 2000
748k
1.08×
166
617k in 2026 · 2050 734k · 2071 · 477k in 2000
709k
1.15×
167
784k in 2026 · 2050 882k · 2052 · 597k in 2000
690k
0.88×
168
1.2m in 2026 · 2050 1.1m · peaked 2015 · 1.2m in 2000
582k
0.47×
169
210k in 2026 · 2050 365k · after 2100 · 144k in 2000
534k
2.55×
170
515k in 2026 · 2050 590k · 2057 · 282k in 2000
475k
0.92×
171
459k in 2026 · 2050 520k · 2055 · 326k in 2000
465k
1.01×
172
418k in 2026 · 2050 517k · 2063 · 241k in 2000
447k
1.07×
173
491k in 2026 · 2050 566k · 2051 · 453k in 2000
417k
0.85×
174
398k in 2026 · 2050 424k · 2050 · 324k in 2000
385k
0.97×
175
206k in 2026 · 2050 273k · after 2100 · 182k in 2000
384k
1.87×
176
395k in 2026 · 2050 433k · 2049 · 281k in 2000
363k
0.92×
177
574k in 2026 · 2050 536k · 2033 · 400k in 2000
360k
0.63×
178
265k in 2026 · 2050 341k · 2067 · 223k in 2000
337k
1.27×
179
688k in 2026 · 2050 669k · 2031 · 437k in 2000
331k
0.48×
180
623k in 2026 · 2050 533k · peaked 2024 · 634k in 2000
326k
0.52×
181
121k in 2026 · 2050 183k · 2099 · 89k in 2000
223k
1.84×
182
154k in 2026 · 2050 191k · 2090 · 160k in 2000
206k
1.34×
183
262k in 2026 · 2050 264k · 2028 · 262k in 2000
195k
0.74×
184
76k in 2026 · 2050 126k · 2075 · 112k in 2000
128k
1.69×
185
156k in 2026 · 2050 173k · peaked 2019 · 146k in 2000
120k
0.77×
186
89k in 2026 · 2050 104k · 2097 · 40k in 2000
118k
1.33×
187
100k in 2026 · 2050 105k · after 2100 · 103k in 2000
118k
1.18×
188
123k in 2026 · 2050 142k · 2042 · 83k in 2000
116k
0.94×
189
184k in 2026 · 2050 172k · 2032 · 159k in 2000
108k
0.59×
190
111k in 2026 · 2050 100k · peaked 2026 · 89k in 2000
75k
0.68×
191
109k in 2026 · 2050 113k · 2031 · 107k in 2000
74k
0.68×
192
104k in 2026 · 2050 95k · 2038 · 75k in 2000
68k
0.66×
193
109k in 2026 · 2050 89k · peaked 2000 · 114k in 2000
64k
0.59×
194
55k in 2026 · 2050 63k · 2079 · 46k in 2000
63k
1.14×
195
85k in 2026 · 2050 78k · peaked 2011 · 76k in 2000
58k
0.68×
196
38k in 2026 · 2050 50k · 2070 · 28k in 2000
49k
1.29×
197
66k in 2026 · 2050 63k · peaked 1980 · 69k in 2000
49k
0.75×
198
39k in 2026 · 2050 37k · after 2100 · 32k in 2000
47k
1.22×
199
89k in 2026 · 2050 82k · 2035 · 66k in 2000
47k
0.53×
200
41k in 2026 · 2050 43k · after 2100 · 33k in 2000
44k
1.06×
201
47k in 2026 · 2050 43k · peaked 2000 · 68k in 2000
42k
0.88×
202
57k in 2026 · 2050 50k · peaked 2005 · 56k in 2000
37k
0.66×
203
64k in 2026 · 2050 57k · peaked 2022 · 62k in 2000
36k
0.56×
204
50k in 2026 · 2050 38k · peaked 2002 · 57k in 2000
32k
0.65×
205
34k in 2026 · 2050 34k · peaked 2020 · 27k in 2000
31k
0.91×
206
51k in 2026 · 2050 44k · peaked 1960 · 45k in 2000
30k
0.59×
207
39k in 2026 · 2050 40k · 2039 · 20k in 2000
28k
0.71×
208
42k in 2026 · 2050 25k · peaked 2010 · 51k in 2000
24k
0.56×
209
11k in 2026 · 2050 10k · after 2100 · 10k in 2000
12k
1.15×
210
17k in 2026 · 2050 16k · peaked 2004 · 19k in 2000
11k
0.67×
211
882 in 2026 · 2050 714 · after 2100 · 691 in 2000
1k
1.54×

Every year, 1950 to 2100

UN estimates from 1950 to 2023 and the median after, for up to six countries or blocs on one axis, in people or indexed to 2026.

How this is measured
The six largest in 2100 open the chart; add any country or bloc from the list and remove any with its ×. "People" shows the median itself; "2026 = 100" divides every path by its value today, so a country of 5 million and one of 500 million can be compared on how far each grows or shrinks. Tap or drag across the chart and the line beneath names every series' figure for that year.
  • India
  • China
  • Pakistan
  • Nigeria
  • Congo DR
  • United States
500m1.00bn1.50bn1950197520002025205020752100IndiaChinaPakistanNigeriaCongo DRUnited States

Tap or drag across the chart for any year from 1950: UN estimates to 2023, the median after.

Not this site’s model: the figures are the UN’s probabilistic median from the WPP 2024 revision (estimates to 2023, projections to 2100), and the site says what they imply. The 2026column is the exception: it is the population this site tracks for each country, the same figure as the country hub. Each country row opens that hub’s fan chart with the 80% and 95% bands.

211 countries; territories the UN folds into a parent are absent (26listed in the data file). Blocs sum their current member states’ medians year by year, so a bloc has no band; the UN itself is one of them. Proposed rows are unions that do not exist yet, summed from the members the proposal names.

Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. CC BY 3.0 IGO.