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Visualized: The World’s Inhabitants at 8 Billion
Sooner or later in late 2022, the eight billionth human being will enter the world, ushering in a brand new milestone for humanity.
In simply 48 years, the world inhabitants has doubled in measurement, leaping from 4 to eight billion. In fact, people are usually not equally unfold all through the planet, and international locations take all sizes and shapes. The visualizations on this article intention to construct context on how the eight billion persons are distributed all over the world.
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Now, right here’s a take a look at every nation’s inhabitants as of September 2022:
| International Rank | Nation/Area | Inhabitants (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 1,451,832,064 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,410,982,243 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | 335,391,957 |
| 4 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 280,139,383 |
| 5 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 230,918,073 |
| 6 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 218,243,241 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 215,986,577 |
| 8 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 168,436,792 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 146,074,130 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 132,030,739 |
| 11 | Japan | 125,619,457 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 121,709,461 |
| 13 | Philippines | 112,939,493 |
| 14 | Egypt | 106,839,825 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 98,311,965 |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 96,104,525 |
| 17 | Iran | 86,465,398 |
| 16 | Turkey | 86,415,852 |
| 19 | Germany | 84,385,892 |
| 20 | Thailand | 70,192,866 |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 68,691,253 |
| 22 | France | 65,597,276 |
| 23 | Tanzania | 63,802,882 |
| 24 | South Africa | 61,027,608 |
| 25 | Italy | 60,264,287 |
| 26 | Kenya | 56,557,929 |
| 27 | Myanmar | 55,236,333 |
| 28 | Colombia | 52,123,686 |
| 29 | South Korea | 51,367,770 |
| 30 | Uganda | 49,222,889 |
| 31 | Spain | 46,795,195 |
| 32 | Sudan | 46,265,964 |
| 33 | Argentina | 46,141,195 |
| 34 | Algeria | 45,695,757 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 43,156,242 |
| 36 | Iraq | 42,348,230 |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 40,993,541 |
| 38 | Canada | 38,495,773 |
| 39 | Morocco | 37,914,397 |
| 40 | Poland | 37,754,428 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 36,069,266 |
| 42 | Angola | 35,327,540 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 34,589,376 |
| 44 | Peru | 34,031,086 |
| 45 | Mozambique | 33,346,961 |
| 46 | Malaysia | 33,319,730 |
| 47 | Ghana | 32,594,574 |
| 48 | Yemen | 31,371,445 |
| 49 | Nepal | 30,357,476 |
| 50 | Madagascar | 29,381,411 |
| 51 | Venezuela | 28,257,503 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 28,111,718 |
| 53 | Cote d’Ivoire | 27,925,649 |
| 54 | Niger | 26,344,186 |
| 55 | Australia | 26,178,342 |
| 56 | North Korea | 26,033,387 |
| 57 | Taiwan | 23,913,311 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 22,270,251 |
| 59 | Mali | 21,646,251 |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 21,615,470 |
| 61 | Malawi | 20,304,147 |
| 62 | Chile | 19,489,734 |
| 63 | Zambia | 19,613,655 |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 19,292,183 |
| 65 | Romania | 18,956,053 |
| 66 | Guatemala | 18,688,479 |
| 67 | Syria | 18,506,569 |
| 68 | Ecuador | 18,262,799 |
| 69 | Senegal | 17,793,385 |
| 70 | Chad | 17,553,601 |
| 71 | Cambodia | 17,252,457 |
| 72 | Netherlands | 17,219,859 |
| 73 | Somalia | 16,951,984 |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 15,362,663 |
| 75 | Guinea | 13,981,705 |
| 76 | Rwanda | 13,712,855 |
| 77 | Benin | 12,878,142 |
| 78 | Burundi | 12,740,471 |
| 79 | Tunisia | 12,101,418 |
| 80 | Bolivia | 12,039,974 |
| 81 | Haiti | 11,721,737 |
| 82 | Belgium | 11,703,272 |
| 83 | South Sudan | 11,494,756 |
| 84 | Cuba | 11,311,223 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 11,096,411 |
| 86 | Czechia | 10,753,478 |
| 87 | Jordan | 10,434,463 |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 10,347,430 |
| 89 | Greece | 10,310,847 |
| 90 | Honduras | 10,269,662 |
| 91 | Sweden | 10,241,804 |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 10,164,747 |
| 93 | Portugal | 10,130,876 |
| 94 | Hungary | 9,605,987 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 10,042,202 |
| 96 | Belarus | 9,442,398 |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 9,342,727 |
| 98 | Austria | 9,122,566 |
| 99 | Israel | 8,969,013 |
| 100 | Switzerland | 8,798,256 |
| 101 | Togo | 8,737,152 |
| 102 | Serbia | 8,659,648 |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 8,357,040 |
| 104 | Hong Kong SAR | 7,635,279 |
| 105 | Laos | 7,519,384 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 7,333,782 |
| 107 | Libya | 7,086,602 |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 6,833,885 |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 6,805,420 |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,774,001 |
| 111 | Lebanon | 6,758,016 |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6,560,071 |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 6,236,038 |
| 114 | Singapore | 5,954,898 |
| 115 | Congo | 5,839,721 |
| 116 | Denmark | 5,838,070 |
| 117 | Finland | 5,559,984 |
| 118 | Norway | 5,517,561 |
| 119 | Slovakia | 5,465,545 |
| 120 | Oman | 5,414,812 |
| 121 | Palestine | 5,381,277 |
| 122 | Liberia | 5,338,398 |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 5,200,150 |
| 124 | Eire | 5,064,136 |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 5,025,077 |
| 126 | Mauritania | 4,940,298 |
| 127 | New Zealand | 4,911,293 |
| 128 | Panama | 4,472,108 |
| 129 | Kuwait | 4,416,533 |
| 130 | Croatia | 4,049,640 |
| 131 | Moldova | 4,013,174 |
| 132 | Georgia | 3,972,171 |
| 133 | Eritrea | 3,659,593 |
| 134 | Uruguay | 3,500,798 |
| 135 | Mongolia | 3,400,693 |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,235,985 |
| 137 | Armenia | 2,975,648 |
| 138 | Qatar | 2,994,073 |
| 139 | Jamaica | 2,990,290 |
| 140 | Albania | 2,870,809 |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 2,704,519 |
| 142 | Namibia | 2,648,122 |
| 143 | Lithuania | 2,640,339 |
| 144 | Gambia | 2,578,866 |
| 145 | Botswana | 2,462,832 |
| 146 | Gabon | 2,349,783 |
| 147 | Lesotho | 2,180,846 |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 2,083,183 |
| 149 | Slovenia | 2,079,575 |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,077,878 |
| 151 | Bahrain | 1,845,321 |
| 152 | Latvia | 1,840,901 |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,514,454 |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,409,672 |
| 155 | Timor | 1,377,091 |
| 156 | Estonia | 1,328,527 |
| 157 | Mauritius | 1,276,493 |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1,227,303 |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1,187,627 |
| 160 | Djibouti | 1,021,185 |
| 161 | Comoros | 913,105 |
| 162 | Fiji | 911,185 |
| 163 | Réunion | 909,806 |
| 164 | Guyana | 795,114 |
| 165 | Bhutan | 791,064 |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 726,764 |
| 167 | Macao SAR | 669,734 |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 649,600 |
| 169 | Montenegro | 628,243 |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 632,115 |
| 171 | Suriname | 598,608 |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 569,810 |
| 173 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 561,300 |
| 174 | Maldives | 561,291 |
| 175 | Brunei | 447,038 |
| 176 | Malta | 444,182 |
| 177 | Belize | 414,449 |
| 178 | Bahamas | 401,818 |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 400,277 |
| 180 | Martinique | 374,617 |
| 181 | Iceland | 346,259 |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 324,088 |
| 183 | French Guiana | 317,076 |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 291,762 |
| 185 | Mayotte | 288,384 |
| 186 | Barbados | 288,162 |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 284,580 |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 228,652 |
| 189 | Samoa | 201,401 |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 185,519 |
| 191 | Channel Islands | 177,517 |
| 192 | Guam | 172,146 |
| 193 | Curaçao | 165,604 |
| 194 | Kiribati | 123,690 |
| 195 | Grenada | 113,966 |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111,732 |
| 197 | Tonga | 108,440 |
| 198 | Aruba | 107,787 |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 104,083 |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99,773 |
| 201 | Seychelles | 99,725 |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 86,049 |
| 203 | Andorra | 77,542 |
| 204 | Dominica | 72,387 |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 67,492 |
| 206 | Bermuda | 61,769 |
| 207 | Marshall Islands | 60,095 |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 58,336 |
| 209 | Greenland | 56,991 |
| 210 | American Samoa | 54,920 |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54,052 |
| 212 | Faeroe Islands | 49,281 |
| 213 | Sint Maarten | 43,991 |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos | 39,924 |
| 215 | Monaco | 39,873 |
| 216 | Saint Martin | 40,198 |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | 38,374 |
| 218 | San Marino | 34,091 |
| 219 | Gibraltar | 33,669 |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 30,687 |
| 221 | Caribbean Netherlands | 26,779 |
| 222 | Palau | 18,288 |
| 223 | Prepare dinner Islands | 17,600 |
| 224 | Anguilla | 15,308 |
| 225 | Tuvalu | 12,126 |
| 226 | Nauru | 10,978 |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna | 10,818 |
| 228 | Saint Barthelemy | 9,945 |
| 229 | Saint Helena | 6,118 |
| 230 | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | 5,732 |
| 231 | Montserrat | 4,999 |
| 232 | Falkland Islands | 3,723 |
| 233 | Niue | 1,651 |
| 234 | Tokelau | 1,396 |
| 235 | Holy See | 806 |
Under are regional breakdowns of inhabitants.
Africa’s Inhabitants by Nation
As of 2022, Africa’s whole inhabitants stands at 1.4 billion folks. Lots of the international locations with the quickest development charges are positioned in Africa and by 2050, the inhabitants of the continent is predicted to leap to 2.5 billion.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation and its largest economic system. Primarily based on present development charges, Nigeria’s largest metropolis, Lagos, may even emerge because the world’s high megacity by the tip of the century.
Africa has by far the bottom median age of any of the opposite continents.
Asia’s Inhabitants by Nation
With 4.7 billion folks in 2022, Asia is by far the world’s most populous area.
The continent is dominated by the 2 large inhabitants facilities of China and India. In 2023, a giant shift will happen, with India surpassing China to grow to be the world’s most populous nation. China has held high spot for hundreds of years, however the mismatch between the 2 international locations’ development charges made it solely a matter of time earlier than this milestone arrived.
Asia is a area of distinction in terms of inhabitants development. On the one finish are international locations like Singapore and Japan, which are literally shrinking. On the opposite, are Center Jap nations like Oman and Qatar, which have strong inhabitants development charges of 4-5%.
Vietnam is on the cusp of turning into the fifteenth nation to surpass the 100 million inhabitants mark.
Europe’s Inhabitants by Nation
Europe’s inhabitants in 2022 is 750 million folks—greater than twice the scale of the USA.
A century in the past, Europe’s inhabitants was near 30% of the world whole. Immediately, that determine stands at lower than 10%. That is, partly, attributable to inhabitants development all through different areas of the world.
Extra importantly although, Europe’s inhabitants is contracting in plenty of locations—Jap Europe specifically. Lots of the international locations with the slowest development charges are positioned within the Balkans and former Soviet Bloc international locations.
Russia stays Europe’s largest nation by inhabitants. Though the nation’s landmass extends all the best way throughout Asia, three-quarters of Russia’s folks stay on the European aspect of the nation.
Germany is the second largest nation in Europe, adopted by the UK, France, and Italy.
Ukraine is the seventh largest inhabitants heart in Europe, however it stays to be seen how the present battle with Russia impacts the nation’s long-term inhabitants prospects.
North America’s Inhabitants by Nation
North America’s inhabitants is 602 million folks as of 2022.
The continent is dominated by the USA, which makes up greater than half of the overall inhabitants. America’s inhabitants continues to be rising modestly (by world requirements), however maybe extra fascinating are the interior migration patterns which might be occurring. States like Texas and Florida are seeing an inflow from different states.
Canada has one of many highest inhabitants development charges of main developed economies because of worldwide migration.
Mexico is at the moment the tenth most populous nation, however will finally be bumped from the highest 10 checklist by fast-growing African nations.
South America’s Inhabitants by Nation
The inhabitants of South America in 2022 is 439 million. Brazil makes up practically half of that whole.
Someday this decade, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, will grow to be the area’s fifth megacity (which is outlined as having a inhabitants of 10 million or extra). São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Lima are South America’s present megacities.
Oceania’s Inhabitants by Nation
The inhabitants of the Oceania area is 44 million folks—simply barely greater than the inhabitants of California.
Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea make up the lion’s share of the inhabitants of this area.
Apparently, most of the smallest international locations by inhabitants may also be discovered on this area.
When Will Earth’s Inhabitants Hit 9 Billion?
The subsequent world inhabitants milestone—9 billion—will seemingly be hit someday within the 2030s.
In truth, Earth’s inhabitants is predicted to proceed rising till it hits a peak in some unspecified time in the future within the 2080s—probably over the ten billion mark.
The place does this knowledge come from?
Supply: United Nations, Division of Financial and Social Affairs, Inhabitants Division through Worldometer’s stay tracker (as of Sept 27, 2022).
Context: The UN has estimated that November fifteenth, 2022, would be the date that the world inhabitants formally hits 8 billion.