30. 4. 2021
Population development (2)
Population (2)
Source: World Bank (since 1960)
KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 17 Feb 2026
Population – 2024
Rank. Country: Population (the rank in the previous years)
1. India: 1 450 935 791 (1960: 2.; 2000: 2.; 2020: 2.)
2. China: 1 408 975 000 (1960: 1.; 2000: 1.; 2020: 1.)
3. USA: 340 110 988 (1960: 3.; 2000: 3.; 2020: 3.)
4. Indonesia: 283 487 931 (1960: 6.; 2000: 4.; 2020: 4.)
5. Pakistan: 251 269 164 (1960: 14.; 2000: 7.; 2020: 5.)
6. Nigeria: 232 679 478 (1960: 13.; 2000: 10.; 2020: 7.)
7. Brazil: 211 998 573 (1960: 8.; 2000: 5.; 2020: 6.)
8. Bangladesh: 173 562 364 (1960: 11.; 2000: 8.; 2020: 8.)
9. Russia: 143 533 851 (1960: 4.; 2000: 6.; 2020: 9.)
10. Ethiopia: 132 059 767 (1960: 25.; 2000: 16.; 2020: 12.)
11. Mexico: 130 861 007 (1960: 16.; 2000: 11.; 2020: 10.)
12. Japan: 123 975 371 (1960: 5.; 2000: 9.; 2020: 11.)
13. Egypt: 116 538 258 (1960: 22.; 2000: 15.; 2020: 14.)
14. Philippines: 115 843 670 (1960: 23.; 2000: 14.; 2020: 13.)
15. Congo DR: 109 276 265 (1960: 33.; 2000: 24.; 2020: 16.)
16. Vietnam: 100 987 686 (1960: 17.; 2000: 13.; 2020: 15.)
17. Iran: 91 567 738 (1960: 26.; 2000: 17.; 2020: 18.)
18. Türkiye: 85 518 661 (1960: 20.; 2000: 18.; 2020: 17.)
19. Germany: 83 516 593 (1960: 7.; 2000: 12.; 2020: 19.)
20. Thailand: 71 668 011 (1960: 21.; 2000: 19.; 2020: 20.)
21. United Kingdom: 69 226 000 (1960: 9.; 2000: 21.; 2020: 22.)
22. Tanzania: 68 560 157 (1960: 42.; 2000: 32.; 2020: 23.)
23. France: 68 551 653 (1960: 12.; 2000: 20.; 2020: 21.)
24. South Africa: 64 007 187 (1960: 31.; 2000: 27.; 2020: 25.)
25. Italy: 58 952 704 (1960: 10.; 2000: 22.; 2020: 24.)
26. Kenya: 56 432 944 (1960: 56.; 2000: 33.; 2020: 27.)
27. Myanmar: 54 500 091 (1960: 27.; 2000: 26.; 2020: 26.)
28. Colombia: 52 886 363 (1960: 32.; 2000: 29.; 2020: 29.)
29. South Korea: 51 751 065 (1960: 24.; 2000: 25.; 2020: 28.)
30. Sudan: 50 448 963 (1960: 59.; 2000: 37.; 2020: 35.)
31. Uganda: 50 015 092 (1960: 65.; 2000: 42.; 2020: 31.)
32. Spain: 48 848 840 (1960: 18.; 2000: 28.; 2020: 30.)
33. Algeria: 46 814 308 (1960: 37.; 2000: 34.; 2020: 34.)
34. Iraq: 46 042 015 (1960: 61.; 2000: 43.; 2020: 36.)
35. Argentina: 45 696 159 (1960: 28.; 2000: 31.; 2020: 32.)
36. Afghanistan: 42 647 492 (1960: 48.; 2000: 48.; 2020: 37.)
37. Canada: 41 288 599 (1960: 30.; 2000: 35.; 2020: 38.)
38. Yemen: 40 583 164 (1960: 70.; 2000: 54.; 2020: 48.)
39. Morocco: 38 081 173 (1960: 34.; 2000: 36.; 2020: 40.)
40. Angola: 37 885 849 (1960: 68.; 2000: 57.; 2020: 44.)
41. Ukraine: 37 860 221 (1960: 15.; 2000: 23.; 2020: 33.)
42. Poland: 36 559 233 (1960: 19.; 2000: 30.; 2020: 39.)
43. Uzbekistan: 36 361 859 (1960: 50.; 2000: 39.; 2020: 42.)
44. Malaysia: 35 557 673 (1960: 53.; 2000: 44.; 2020: 45.)
45. Saudi Arabia: 35 300 280 (1960: 82.; 2000: 49.; 2020: 41.)
46. Mozambique: 34 631 766 (1960: 62.; 2000: 53.; 2020: 46.)
47. Ghana: 34 427 414 (1960: 66.; 2000: 50.; 2020: 47.)
48. Peru: 34 217 848 (1960: 40.; 2000: 38.; 2020: 43.)
49. Madagascar: 31 964 956 (1960: 73.; 2000: 59.; 2020: 51.)
50. Ivory Coast: 31 934 230 (1960: 91.; 2000: 55.; 2020: 53.)
51. Nepal: 29 651 054 (1960: 41.; 2000: 41.; 2020: 49.)
52. Cameroon: 29 123 744 (1960: 72.; 2000: 60.; 2020: 52.)
53. Venezuela: 28 405 543 (1960: 54.; 2000: 40.; 2020: 50.)
54. Australia: 27 196 812 (1960: 39.; 2000: 51.; 2020: 55.)
55. Niger: 27 032 412 (1960: 93.; 2000: 68.; 2020: 56.)
56. North Korea: 26 498 823 (1960: 36.; 2000: 45.; 2020: 54.)
57. Syria: 24 672 760 (1960: 76.; 2000: 56.; 2020: 67.)
58. Mali: 24 478 595 (1960: 71.; 2000: 71.; 2020: 60.)
59. Burkina Faso 23 548 781 (1960: 74.; 2000: 67.; 2020: 59.)
60. Taiwan: 23 213 962 (1960: 38.; 2000: 47.; 2020: 57.)
61. Sri Lanka: 21 916 000 (1960: 45.; 2000: 52.; 2020: 58.)
62. Malawi: 21 655 286 (1960: 87.; 2000: 69.; 2020: 62.)
63. Zambia: 21 314 956 (1960: 98.; 2000: 73.; 2020: 65.)
64. Kazakhstan: 20 592 571 (1960: 44.; 2000: 62.; 2020: 64.)
65. Chad: 20 299 123 (1960: 99.; 2000: 86.; 2020: 72.)
66. Chile: 19 764 771 (1960: 55.; 2000: 61.; 2020: 63.)
67. Romania: 19 051 804 (1960: 29.; 2000: 46.; 2020: 61.)
68. Somalia: 19 009 151 (1960: 106.; 2000: 81.; 2020: 73.)
69. Senegal: 18 501 984 (1960: 96.; 2000: 79.; 2020: 70.)
70. Guatemala: 18 406 359 (1960: 79.; 2000: 66.; 2020: 69.)
71. Ecuador: 18 135 478 (1960: 77.; 2000: 63.; 2020: 66.)
72. Netherlands: 17 993 485 (1960: 35.; 2000: 58.; 2020: 68.)
73. Cambodia: 17 638 801 (1960: 67.; 2000: 64.; 2020: 71.)
74. Zimbabwe: 16 634 373 (1960: 86.; 2000: 65.; 2020: 74.)
75. Guinea: 14 754 785 (1960: 92.; 2000: 87.; 2020: 75.)
76. Benin: 14 462 724 (1960: 109.; 2000: 94.; 2020: 77.)
77. Rwanda: 14 256 567 (1960: 100.; 2000: 91.; 2020: 76.)
78. Burundi: 14 047 786 (1960: 103.; 2000: 97.; 2020: 78.)
79. Bolivia: 12 413 315 (1960: 88.; 2000: 85.; 2020: 80.)
80. Tunisia: 12 277 109 (1960: 80.; 2000: 80.; 2020: 79.)
81. South Sudan: 11 943 408 (1960: 101.; 2000: 100.; 2020: 84.)
82. Belgium: 11 858 610 (1960: 47.; 2000: 76.; 2020: 81.)
83. Haiti: 11 772 557 (1960: 85.; 2000: 84.; 2020: 82.)
84. Jordan: 11 552 876 (1960: 141.; 2000: 109.; 2020: 90.)
85. Dominican Rep.: 11 427 557 (1960: 94.; 2000: 83.; 2020: 85.)
86. United Arab Emirates: 10 986 400 (1960: 173.; 2000: 129.; 2020: 93.)
87. Cuba: 10 979 783 (1960: 63.; 2000: 70.; 2020: 83.)
88. Czechia: 10 905 028 (1960: 46.; 2000: 75.; 2020: 87.)
89. Honduras: 10 825 703 (1960: 119.; 2000: 96.; 2020: 92.)
90. Portugal: 10 694 681 (1960: 49.; 2000: 74.; 2020: 89.)
91. Tajikistan: 10 590 927 (1960: 118.; 2000: 99.; 2020: 95.)
92. Papua New Guinea: 10 576 502 (1960: 113.; 2000: 102.; 2020: 98.)
93. Sweden: 10 569 709 (1960: 60.; 2000: 82.; 2020: 88.)
94. Greece: 10 405 134 (1960: 51.; 2000: 72.; 2020: 86.)
95. Azerbaijan: 10 202 830 (1960: 84.; 2000: 89.; 2020: 91.)
96. Israel: 9 974 400 (1960: 117.; 2000: 98.; 2020: 97.)
97. Hungary: 9 562 065 (1960: 43.; 2000: 77.; 2020: 94.)
98. Togo: 9 515 236 (1960: 129.; 2000: 111.; 2020: 101.)
99. Austria: 9 177 982 (1960: 64.; 2000: 90.; 2020: 99.)
100. Belarus: 9 132 629 (1960: 52.; 2000: 78.; 2020: 96.)
101. Switzerland: 9 005 582 (1960: 69.; 2000: 93.; 2020: 100.)
102. Sierra Leone: 8 642 022 (1960: 112.; 2000: 113.; 2020: 102.)
103. Laos: 7 769 819 (1960: 116.; 2000: 106.; 2020: 104.)
104. Hong Kong: 7 524 100 (1960: 97.; 2000: 95.; 2020: 103.)
105. Turkmenistan: 7 494 498 (1960: 127.; 2000: 114.; 2020: 113.)
106. Libya: 7 381 023 (1960: 132.; 2000: 104.; 2020: 108.)
107. Kyrgyzstan: 7 221 868 (1960: 114.; 2000: 112.; 2020: 111.)
108. Paraguay: 6 929 153 (1960: 120.; 2000: 107.; 2020: 105.)
109. Nicaragua: 6 916 140 (1960: 123.; 2000: 110.; 2020: 110.)
110. Serbia: 6 586 476 (1960: 58.; 2000: 92.; 2020: 107.)
111. Bulgaria: 6 441 421 (1960: 57.; 2000: 88.; 2020: 106.)
112. El Salvador: 6 338 193 (1960: 105.; 2000: 101.; 2020: 112.)
113. Congo, Rep.: 6 332 961 (1960: 137.; 2000: 130.; 2020: 117.)
114. Singapore: 6 036 860 (1960: 124.; 2000: 118.; 2020: 115.)
115. Denmark: 5 976 992 (1960: 75.; 2000: 105.; 2020: 114.)
116. Lebanon: 5 805 962 (1960: 122.; 2000: 121.; 2020: 109.)
117. Finland: 5 619 911 (1960: 78.; 2000: 108.; 2020: 116.)
118. Liberia: 5 612 817 (1960: 136.; 2000: 134.; 2020: 123.)
119. Norway: 5 572 279 (1960: 90.; 2000: 115.; 2020: 119.)
120. Slovakia: 5 422 069 (1960: 83.; 2000: 103.; 2020: 118.)
121. Ireland: 5 395 790 (1960: 102.; 2000: 123.; 2020: 124.)
122. Central African Rep.: 5 330 690 (1960: 130.; 2000: 125.; 2020: 125.)
123. West Bank and Gaza: 5 289 152 (2021: 126.)
124. New Zealand: 5 287 500 (1960: 110.; 2000: 120.; 2020: 122.)
125. Oman: 5 281 538 (1960: 150.; 2000: 140.; 2020: 120.)
126. Mauritania: 5 169 395 (1960: 142.; 2000: 136.; 2020: 126.)
127. Costa Rica: 5 129 910 (1960: 133.; 2000: 119.; 2020: 121.)
128. Kuwait: 4 897 263 (1960: 161.; 2000: 141.; 2020: 128.)
129. Panama: 4 515 577 (1960: 135.; 2000: 133.; 2020: 127.)
130. Croatia: 3 866 200 (1960: 81.; 2000: 116.; 2020: 129.)
131. Georgia: 3 699 557 (1960: 89.; 2000: 117.; 2020: 130.)
132. Eritrea: 3 535 603 (1960: 138.; 2000: 139.; 2020: 131.)
133. Mongolia: 3 524 788 (1960: 139.; 2000: 137.; 2020: 134.)
134. Uruguay: 3 386 588 (1960: 108.; 2000: 128.; 2020: 132.)
135. Puerto Rico: 3 203 295 (1960: 111.; 2000: 122.; 2020: 135.)
136. Bosnia a. Herzegovina: 3 164 253 (1960: 95.; 2000: 124.; 2020: 133.)
137. Armenia: 3 033 500 (1960: 121.; 2000: 132.; 2020: 136.)
138. Namibia: 3 030 131 (1960: 146.; 2000: 145.; 2020: 142.)
139. Lithuania: 2 888 278 (1960: 104.; 2000: 127.; 2020: 140.)
140. Qatar: 2 857 822 (1960: 187.; 2000: 162.; 2020: 138.)
141. Jamaica: 2 839 175 (1960: 125.; 2000: 135.; 2020: 137.)
142. Gambia: 2 759 988 (1960: 156.; 2000: 149.; 2020: 143.)
143. Gabon: 2 538 952 (1960: 152.; 2000: 151.; 2020: 145.)
144. Botswana: 2 521 139 (1960: 151.; 2000: 147.; 2020: 144.)
145. Moldova: 2 402 306 (1960: 107.; 2000: 126.; 2020: 141.)
146. Albania: 2 377 128 (1960: 126.; 2000: 131.; 2020: 139.)
147. Lesotho: 2 337 423 (1960: 144.; 2000: 143.; 2020: 146.)
148. Guinea-Bissau: 2 201 352 (1960: 147.; 2000: 152.; 2020: 149.)
149. Slovenia: 2 127 400 (1960: 128.; 2000: 144.; 2020: 147.)
150. Equatorial Guinea: 1 892 516 (1960: 162.; 2000: 160.; 2020: 153.)
151. Latvia: 1 866 124 (1960: 115.; 2000: 138.; 2020: 150.)
152. North Macedonia: 1 824 359 (1960: 131.; 2000: 142.; 2020: 148.)
153. Kosovo: 1 594 353 (1960: 140.; 2000: 146.; 2020: 151.)
154. Bahrain: 1 588 670 (1960: 169.; 2000: 159.; 2020: 152.)
155. Timor-Leste: 1 400 638 (1960: 154.; 2000: 156.; 2020: 156.)
156. Estonia: 1 372 341 (1960: 134.; 2000: 148.; 2020: 155.)
157. Trinidad a. Tobago: 1 368 333 (1960: 143.; 2000: 150.; 2020: 154.)
158. Cyprus: 1 358 282 (1960: 148.; 2000: 155.; 2020: 158.)
159. Mauritius: 1 245 779 (1960: 145.; 2000: 153.; 2020: 157.)
160. Eswatini: 1 242 822 (1960: 157.; 2000: 154.; 2020: 159.)
161. Djibouti: 1 168 722 (2020: 160.)
162. Fiji: 928 784 (1960: 155.; 2000: 157.; 2020: 161.)
163. Comoros: 866 628 (1960: 166.; 2000: 164.; 2020: 162.)
164. Guyana: 831 087 (1960: 149.; 2000: 158.; 2020: 163.)
165. Solomon Islands: 819 198 (1960: 170.; 2000: 169.; 2020: 165.)
166. Bhutan: 791 524 (1960: 164.; 2000: 163.; 2020: 164.)
167. Macao (China): 687 000 (1960: 168.; 2000: 168.; 2020: 166.)
168. Luxembourg: 677 012 (1960: 159.; 2000: 166.; 2020: 167.)
169. Suriname: 634 431 (1960: 160.; 2000: 165.; 2020: 169.)
170. Montenegro: 623 525 (1960: 153.; 2000: 161.; 2020: 168.)
171. Malta: 568 847 (1960: 158.; 2000: 170.; 2020: 172.)
172. Maldives: 527 799 (1960: 176.; 2000: 174.; 2020: 171.)
173. Cape Verde: 524 877 (1960: 165.; 2000: 167.; 2020: 170.)
174. Brunei: 462 721 (1960: 178.; 2000: 171.; 2020: 173.)
175. Belize: 417 072 (1960: 174.; 2000: 176.; 2020: 174.)
176. Bahamas: 401 283 (1960: 171.; 2000: 172.; 2020: 175.)
177. Iceland: 386 506 (1960: 167.; 2000: 173.; 2020: 176.)
178. Vanuatu: 327 777 (1960: 181.; 2000: 177.; 2020: 177.)
179. Barbados: 282 467 (1960: 163.; 2000: 175.; 2020: 178.)
180. São Tomé a. Príncipe: 235 536 (1960: 180.; 2000: 180.; 2020: 179.)
181. Samoa: 218 019 (1960: 172.; 2000: 178.; 2020: 180.)
182. Saint Lucia: 179 744 (1960: 177.; 2000: 179.; 2020: 181.)
183. Kiribati: 134 518 (1960: 190.; 2000: 186.; 2020: 182.)
184. Seychelles: 121 354 (1960: 189.; 2000: 187.; 2020: 188.)
185. Grenada: 117 207 (1960: 175.; 2000: 183.; 2020: 184.)
186. Micronesia: 113 160 (1960: 188.; 2000: 182.; 2020: 183.)
187. Aruba: 107 995 (1960: 184.; 2000: 185.; 2020: 186.)
188. Tonga: 104 175 (1960: 182.; 2000: 184.; 2020: 187.)
189. St Vincent: 100 616 (1960: 179.; 2000: 181.; 2020: 185.)
190. Antigua a. Barbuda: 93 772 (1960: 185.; 2000: 188.; 2020: 189.)
191. Andorra: 81 938 (1960: 194.; 2000: 190.; 2020: 190.)
192. Dominica: 66 205 (1960: 183.; 2000: 189.; 2020: 191.)
193. Bermuda: 64 636 (2020: 192.)
194. Greenland (Denmark): 56 836 (2021: 196.)
195. St Kitts and Nevis: 46 843 (1960: 186.; 2000: 192.; 2020: 194.)
196. Liechtenstein: 40 450 (2020: 196.)
197. Monaco: 38 631 (1960: 191.; 2000: 193.; 2020: 195.)
198. Marshall Islands: 37 548 (1960: 193.; 2000: 191.; 2020: 193.)
199. San Marino: 33 977 (1960: 192.; 2000: 194.; 2020: 197.)
200. Palau: 17 695 (1960: 195.; 2000: 195.; 2020: 198.)
201. Nauru: 11 947 (1960: 197.; 2000: 196.; 2020: 200.)
202. Tuvalu: 9 646 (1960: 196.; 2000: 197.; 2020: 199.)
Population of the UK for non-UK countries of birth
2001 - (= 8.3%): 1. Ireland (537,108); 2. India (467,634); 3. Pakistan (321,167); 4. Germany (266,136); 5. USA (158,434); 6. Bangladesh (154,362); 7. Jamaica (146,401); 8. South Africa (141,405); 9. Kenya (129,633); 10. Australia (107,871).
2015 - (= 13.3%): 1. India (776,603); 2. Poland (703,050); 3. Pakistan (540,495); 4. Ireland (503,288); 5. Germany (322,220); 6. Bangladesh (230,143); 7. South Africa (218,732); 8. Nigeria (216,268); 9. USA (212,150); 10. China (182,628).
2020 - (= 14.4%): 1. India (896,000); 2. Poland (682,000); 3. Pakistan (456,000); 4. Ireland (412,000); 5. Germany (347,000); 6. Romania (329,000); 7. Nigeria (312,000); 8. South Africa (298,000); 9. Italy (280,000); 10. China (245,000).
Immigration in Germany, Czechia, UK and Italy (2018)
The population in Germany, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom is rising, the population in Italy is falling. All four countries replace lower birth rates by immigration from abroad, some of them more, some less.
Immigrants to the Czech Republic come mostly from culturally close countries (e.g. Slovakia, Ukraine), immigrants to the other three countries often come from countries that are culturally different: to Germany from Turkey, Syria and Afghanistan, to the United Kingdom from Pakistan and India; to Italy from Albania and Kosovo. This means creating the preconditions for changing the way of life in these three countries.
The topic of migration is a major issue in, for example, Germany: since 2005, the population statistics distinguish between the number of persons of German origin (i.e. original inhabitants) and the number of persons of migrant origin. The number of original inhabitants is steadily decreasing, the number of people of migrant origin is steadily rising. In 2005, the proportion of migrants in Germany was 14 percent, by the end of 2018 it was already 25.5 percent of the total population. In 2005, 66.1 million people of German origin lived in Germany, in 2018 only 60.8 million, that is 5.3 million fewer. The average age of persons of German origin in 2018 was 45 years, the average age of persons of migrant origin was less than 38 years. Families of migrant origin have on average more children than families of German origin. Even if migration fell to zero, the trend of decreasing original population to the new population will continue. Germany will change.
Sources:
Population (since 1960)
World Bank
The years 1960 to 2018: data from the World Bank table from April 4, 2020. Then: current tables from each year for the prevoius year. The last World Bank data is from January 28, 2026.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sp.pop.totl
Population (1000 – 1900)
Colin McEvedy, Richard Jones – Atlas of World Population History. Angus Maddison – The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. Maddison Project Database. HYDE (History Database of the Global Environment). The Cambridge Economic History of Europe. The Cambridge History of China. The New Cambridge Medieval History.
United Kingdom Population
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/united-kingdom-population/
Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2015) (2015).
https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/docs/MigrationStockDocumentation_2015.pdf
Germany, Czechia and Italy
see pages DE, CZ and IT
