Countries whose population will grow by 2050

Countries and areas projected to have more people in 2050 than today, fastest growth first. Young populations in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East lead the list. 163 countries and areas, based on 2026 figures.

#	Country / area	Change to 2050	Then → now
1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	+88.3%	114.6 million → 215.9 million
2	Central African Republic	+87.5%	5.6 million → 10.5 million
3	Mayotte	+86.5%	342,262 → 638,414
4	Angola	+85.5%	39.6 million → 73.5 million
5	Somalia	+84.4%	20 million → 36.8 million
6	Niger	+83.3%	28.4 million → 52 million
7	Chad	+80.8%	21.3 million → 38.5 million
8	United Republic of Tanzania	+79.3%	71.5 million → 128.3 million
9	Mali	+78.8%	25.6 million → 45.7 million
10	Mozambique	+74.3%	36.1 million → 63 million
11	Mauritania	+73.1%	5.4 million → 9.3 million
12	Afghanistan	+71.6%	44.4 million → 76.2 million
13	Zambia	+70.0%	22.2 million → 37.8 million
14	Cameroon	+67.4%	30.3 million → 50.7 million
15	Côte d'Ivoire	+66.9%	33.1 million → 55.2 million
16	Congo	+66.3%	6.6 million → 10.9 million
17	Yemen	+66.1%	42.4 million → 70.4 million
18	Malawi	+64.7%	22.5 million → 37.1 million
19	Burundi	+64.5%	14.6 million → 23.9 million
20	Uganda	+62.8%	52.1 million → 84.8 million
21	Ethiopia	+62.7%	137.2 million → 223.2 million
22	Benin	+61.7%	15 million → 24.2 million
23	Sudan	+61.1%	52.5 million → 84.5 million
24	Madagascar	+59.3%	33.1 million → 52.8 million
25	Equatorial Guinea	+59.1%	2 million → 3.1 million
26	Senegal	+57.4%	19.1 million → 30.1 million
27	Togo	+57.4%	9.8 million → 15.5 million
28	Vanuatu	+56.5%	338,862 → 530,258
29	Eritrea	+55.2%	3.6 million → 5.7 million
30	Gabon	+54.7%	2.6 million → 4.1 million
31	Solomon Islands	+53.3%	848,431 → 1.3 million
32	Rwanda	+53.1%	14.7 million → 22.6 million
33	Liberia	+53.0%	5.8 million → 8.9 million
34	Burkina Faso	+52.3%	24.3 million → 37.1 million
35	Guinea	+52.2%	15.3 million → 23.2 million
36	Iraq	+50.4%	47.5 million → 71.5 million
37	Guinea-Bissau	+50.2%	2.3 million → 3.4 million
38	Zimbabwe	+50.1%	17.1 million → 25.7 million
39	Gambia	+49.8%	2.9 million → 4.3 million
40	Sao Tome and Principe	+49.5%	242,619 → 362,735
41	State of Palestine	+48.9%	5.6 million → 8.4 million
42	Nigeria	+48.8%	240 million → 357 million
43	South Sudan	+48.2%	12.3 million → 18.2 million
44	French Guiana	+48.2%	316,242 → 468,611
45	Comoros	+45.8%	890,945 → 1.3 million
46	Sierra Leone	+44.5%	8.9 million → 12.9 million
47	Syrian Arab Republic	+44.4%	26.1 million → 37.6 million
48	Pakistan	+43.7%	257.2 million → 369.6 million
49	Namibia	+43.6%	3.1 million → 4.5 million
50	Tokelau	+43.4%	2,656 → 3,810
51	Kenya	+43.2%	58.1 million → 83.2 million
52	Tajikistan	+42.3%	10.9 million → 15.5 million
53	Ghana	+42.1%	35.4 million → 50.3 million
54	Jordan	+42.0%	11.5 million → 16.3 million
55	Holy See	+40.2%	503 → 705
56	Oman	+39.1%	5.6 million → 7.8 million
57	Uzbekistan	+38.8%	37.4 million → 51.9 million
58	Papua New Guinea	+36.7%	10.9 million → 14.8 million
59	Saudi Arabia	+36.1%	34.9 million → 47.4 million
60	Israel	+35.8%	9.6 million → 13 million
61	Cayman Islands	+35.2%	76,524 → 103,476
62	Egypt	+34.9%	119.2 million → 160.9 million
63	Honduras	+33.3%	11.1 million → 14.8 million
64	United Arab Emirates	+33.1%	11.5 million → 15.3 million
65	Botswana	+32.6%	2.6 million → 3.4 million
66	Kiribati	+32.2%	137,468 → 181,780
67	Timor-Leste	+31.8%	1.4 million → 1.9 million
68	Qatar	+31.6%	3.1 million → 4.1 million
69	Kyrgyzstan	+30.7%	7.3 million → 9.6 million
70	Guatemala	+30.6%	18.8 million → 24.6 million
71	Nauru	+30.0%	12,063 → 15,683
72	Bahrain	+28.3%	1.7 million → 2.1 million
73	Djibouti	+28.0%	1.2 million → 1.5 million
74	Western Sahara	+27.9%	605,974 → 775,096
75	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	+26.8%	12.7 million → 16.1 million
76	Mongolia	+26.8%	3.5 million → 4.5 million
77	Kazakhstan	+26.1%	21 million → 26.4 million
78	Lesotho	+25.5%	2.4 million → 3 million
79	Turkmenistan	+25.2%	7.7 million → 9.6 million
80	Kuwait	+25.1%	5.1 million → 6.3 million
81	Algeria	+24.3%	47.7 million → 59.4 million
82	Nicaragua	+23.8%	7.1 million → 8.7 million
83	Samoa	+23.5%	219,912 → 271,521
84	Libya	+23.2%	7.5 million → 9.2 million
85	Lao People's Democratic Republic	+22.8%	7.9 million → 9.7 million
86	Gibraltar	+22.6%	40,492 → 49,624
87	Haiti	+22.5%	12 million → 14.7 million
88	Paraguay	+22.1%	7.1 million → 8.6 million
89	Panama	+22.1%	4.6 million → 5.6 million
90	Malaysia	+22.1%	36.2 million → 44.2 million
91	Cambodia	+21.8%	18 million → 21.9 million
92	South Africa	+21.2%	65.1 million → 78.9 million
93	Bangladesh	+21.2%	176.8 million → 214.2 million
94	Belize	+21.1%	425,799 → 515,664
95	Australia	+19.5%	27.1 million → 32.4 million
96	Eswatini	+19.0%	1.3 million → 1.5 million
97	Lebanon	+18.9%	5.9 million → 7 million
98	Nepal	+16.8%	29.6 million → 34.6 million
99	Peru	+16.5%	34.7 million → 40.5 million
100	Ecuador	+16.0%	18.4 million → 21.3 million
101	Luxembourg	+15.5%	683,915 → 790,229
102	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	+15.4%	44,201 → 50,997
103	New Caledonia	+14.6%	296,643 → 340,088
104	Philippines	+14.5%	117.3 million → 134.2 million
105	India	+14.1%	1.47 billion → 1.68 billion
106	Suriname	+14.0%	642,544 → 732,811
107	Canada	+12.9%	40.3 million → 45.5 million
108	Guam	+12.5%	169,543 → 190,751
109	Morocco	+12.4%	38.6 million → 43.4 million
110	Mexico	+12.3%	132.5 million → 148.8 million
111	Dominican Republic	+12.2%	11.6 million → 13 million
112	Guyana	+12.0%	838,376 → 939,216
113	Ireland	+11.9%	5.3 million → 6 million
114	Faroe Islands	+11.8%	56,270 → 62,920
115	Indonesia	+11.7%	286.8 million → 320.5 million
116	Saint Barthélemy	+11.3%	11,483 → 12,778
117	Maldives	+11.0%	530,591 → 588,991
118	Brunei Darussalam	+10.9%	468,083 → 519,125
119	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	+10.7%	113,938 → 126,178
120	Colombia	+10.6%	53.7 million → 59.4 million
121	Bhutan	+10.3%	799,409 → 881,807
122	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	+9.8%	31,649 → 34,758
123	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	+9.7%	92.8 million → 101.8 million
124	Cyprus	+9.5%	1.4 million → 1.5 million
125	United States of America	+9.2%	348.1 million → 380.2 million
126	New Zealand	+9.1%	5.3 million → 5.7 million
127	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	+8.8%	28.6 million → 31.1 million
128	Turks and Caicos Islands	+8.5%	47,007 → 50,992
129	United Kingdom	+8.1%	69.7 million → 75.4 million
130	Iceland	+8.1%	400,424 → 432,875
131	Viet Nam	+8.0%	101.9 million → 110 million
132	Niue	+7.9%	1,819 → 1,962
133	Azerbaijan	+7.6%	10.4 million → 11.2 million
134	Cabo Verde	+7.1%	528,504 → 566,025
135	Fiji	+6.9%	935,284 → 999,930
136	Liechtenstein	+6.6%	40,243 → 42,917
137	Myanmar	+6.6%	55 million → 58.6 million
138	Sri Lanka	+6.5%	23.3 million → 24.8 million
139	Réunion	+6.3%	883,987 → 939,967
140	Tunisia	+6.1%	12.4 million → 13.1 million
141	Seychelles	+5.9%	133,921 → 141,846
142	Sweden	+5.8%	10.7 million → 11.3 million
143	Argentina	+5.2%	45.9 million → 48.3 million
144	Bahamas	+5.0%	403,759 → 423,867
145	Norway	+4.5%	5.6 million → 5.9 million
146	El Salvador	+4.5%	6.4 million → 6.7 million
147	Türkiye	+4.0%	87.8 million → 91.3 million
148	Switzerland	+3.9%	9 million → 9.3 million
149	Costa Rica	+3.7%	5.2 million → 5.4 million
150	Tuvalu	+3.5%	9,420 → 9,748
151	Singapore	+3.3%	5.9 million → 6.1 million
152	Netherlands	+3.1%	18.4 million → 19 million
153	France	+2.2%	66.7 million → 68.1 million
154	Chile	+2.1%	19.9 million → 20.3 million
155	Brazil	+2.1%	213.2 million → 217.6 million
156	Denmark	+1.8%	6 million → 6.1 million
157	Tonga	+1.5%	103,511 → 105,071
158	British Virgin Islands	+1.5%	39,849 → 40,428
159	Belgium	+0.9%	11.8 million → 11.9 million
160	Antigua and Barbuda	+0.8%	94,407 → 95,178
161	French Polynesia	+0.8%	282,760 → 284,911
162	Jersey	+0.7%	104,016 → 104,758
163	San Marino	+0.2%	33,583 → 33,652

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).