THE HUMAN WORLD
POPULATION
World – 7,772,850,805 (2022 est.)
Most populous countries (in
millions) (2022 est.)
1. China 1410.5
2. India 1389.6
3. US 337.3
4. Indonesia 277.3
5. Pakistan 242.9
6. Nigeria 225.1
7. Brazil 217.2
8. Bangladesh 165.7
9. Russia 142
10. Japan 124.2
Least populous countries (2022 est.)
1. Holy See (Vatican City)
1,000
2. Niue 2,000
3. Nauru 9,811
4. Tuvalu 11,544
5. Palau 21,695
6. Monaco 31,400
7. San Marino 34,682
8. Liechtenstein 39,711
9. Dominica 74,629
10. Marshall Islands 79,906
Most densely populated countries
(population per sq km) (2022 est.)
1. Monaco 15,700
2. Singapore 8,352
3. Bahrain 2,027
4. Malta 1,469
5. Maldives 1,309
6. Bangladesh 1,273
7. Barbados 704
8. Mauritius 644
9. San Marino 569
10. South Korea 535
Least densely populated countries
(population per sq km) (2022 est.)
1. Mongolia 2.1
2. Namibia 3.3
3. Australia 3.4
4. Iceland 3.6
5. Guyana 4
6. Mauritania 4
7. Libya 4.1
8. Suriname 4.1
9. Botswana 4.2
10. Canada 4.2
Largest urban agglomerations (in
millions) (2020 est.)
1. Tokyo (Japan) 37.4
2. New Delhi (India) 30.3
3. Shanghai (China) 27.1
4. Sao Paulo (Brazil) 22.0
5. Mexico City (Mexico)
21.8
6. Dhaka (Bangladesh) 21.0
7. Cairo (Egypt) 20.9
8. Beijing (China) 20.5
9. Mumbai (India) 20.4
10. Osaka (Japan) 19.2
Highest population growth rate
(2022 est.)
1. Syria 5.91%
2. South Sudan 4.91%
3. Niger 3.66%
4. Burundi 3.63%
5. Equatorial Guinea 3.5%
6. Angola 3.36%
7. Benin 3.34%
8. Uganda 3.27%
9. Democratic Republic of the
Congo 3.14%
10. Chad 3.09%
Lowest population growth rate
(2022 est.)
1. Moldova -1.12%
2. Latvia -1.11%
3. Romania -1.09%
4. Lithuania -1.04%
5. Serbia -0.75
6. Estonia -0.71%
7. Micronesia -0.67%
8. Bulgaria -0.67%
9. Ukraine -0.5
10. Croatia - 0.47
Highest life expectancy at birth
(2022 est.)
1. Monaco 89.5
2. Singapore 86.4
3. Japan 84.8
4. San Marino 83.9
5. Canada 83.8
6. Iceland 83.6
7. Andorra 83.4
8. Israel 83.4
9. Switzerland 83.2
10. Malta 83.2
Lowest life expectancy at birth (2022
est.)
1. Afghanistan 53.7
2. Central African Republic
55.5
3. Somalia 55.7
4. Mozambique 57.1
5. Sierra Leone 58.8
6. Chad 59.2
7. South Sudan 59.2
8. Lesotho 59.6
9. Eswatini 59.7
10. Niger 60.1
as of October 2022
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Highest total fertility rate (children per woman) Largest urban agglomerations (in millions)
(2022 est.) (2020 est.)
1. Niger 6.82 1. Tokyo (Japan) 37.4
2. Angola 5.83 2. New Delhi (India) 30.3
3. Democratic Republic of Congo 5.63 3. Shanghai (China) 27.1
4. Mali 5.54 4. Sao Paulo (Brazil) 22.0
5. Chad 5.46 5. Mexico City (Mexico) 21.8
6. Benin 5.43 6. Dhaka (Bangladesh) 21.0
7. Uganda 5.36 7. Cairo (Egypt) 20.9
8. South Sudan 5.32 8. Beijing (China) 20.5
9. Somalia 5.31 9. Mumbai (India) 20.4
10. Burundi 5.03 10. Osaka (Japan) 19.2

Lowest total fertility rate (children per woman) LANGUAGES

(2022 est.)
1. Taiwan 1.08 Most spoken languages globally (2020 est.)
2. South Korea 1.1 1. English 16.5%
3. Singapore 1.16 2. Mandarin Chinese 14.6%
4. Macau 1.22 3. Hindi 8.3%
5. Italy 1.22 4. Spanish 7%
6. Hong Kong 1.22 5. French 3.6%
7. Puerto Rico 1.24 6. Arabic 3.6%
8. Spain 1.27 7. Bengali 3.4%
9. Montserrat 1.32 8. Russian 3.4%
10. Mauritius 1.35 9. Portuguese 3.3%
10. Indonesia 2.6%
Highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS
(millions) (2020 est.) Most spoken first languages globally (2018 est.)
1. South Africa 7.8 1. Mandarin Chinese 12.3%
2. India 2.3 2. Spanish 6%
3. Mozambique 2.1 3. English 5.1%
4. Nigeria 1.7 4. Arabic 5.1%
5. Tanzania 1.7 5. Hindi 3.5%
6. Zambia 1.5 6. Bengali 3.3%
7. Kenya 1.4 7. Portuguese 3%
8. Uganda 1.4 8. Russian 2.1%
9. Zimbabwe 1.3 9. Japanese 1.7%
10. Russia 1 10. Punjabi, Western 1.3%
Global Religious Adherents
World Population - (2020 est.)
Age Structure (2022 est.)
9.7 1
9.2 15.6
5.6 31.1
25.2 6.6
15.3 24.9
40.6 15.2

Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist

0-14 15-24 25-54 55-64 65 and over Folk religion Other Unaffiliated