WORLD POPULATION DATA & DESTINATION DISCOVERY

Understand the population of every major place in the world.

Explore continents, countries, states, regions and cities through historical population records, detailed charts, rankings, comparisons and destination guides.

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01Country RankingsCompare national populations02City RankingsExplore major urban populations03Population CompareCompare two places side by side04Travel DiscoveryFind places, attractions and activities
CONTINENTS

Population across every world region

Open a continent to explore its countries, largest populations, major cities and destination guides.

Global population ranking →
44 countriesEurope744,000,000View continent →48 countriesAsia4,806,000,000View continent →54 countriesAfrica1,550,000,000View continent →23 countriesNorth America617,000,000View continent →12 countriesSouth America440,000,000View continent →14 countriesOceania46,000,000View continent →
GLOBAL COUNTRY DATA

Largest and smallest populations

Direct access to important country profiles, current population values and historical records.

COUNTRY DIRECTORY

Explore country population profiles

Each profile combines current population, historical tables, multiple charts, analysis and four population-focused questions.

France66,650,000Germany84,075,000Turkey87,685,000India1,463,870,000United States347,275,000
POPULAR PLACES

Major cities, states and regions

Continue from global population data into the places people search most.

Popular cities

Paris2,103,778FranceIstanbul15,701,602TurkeyLos Angeles3,878,704United States
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States and regions

California39,431,000United StatesTexas31,290,000United StatesAğrı499,801Turkey
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POPULATION COMPARISONS

Compare places side by side

See the latest population difference and long-term population histories for two countries or cities.

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FrancevsGermanyIndiavsUnited StatesParisvsIstanbul
TRAVEL DISCOVERY

Best places, attractions and things to do

Discover destination pages connected naturally to countries, regions and cities.

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PARISBest Places to VisitExplore destination guide →ISTANBULTop Tourist AttractionsExplore landmark guide →LOS ANGELESThings to DoExplore activity guide →
POPULATION KNOWLEDGE

Built for detailed population research

Every population profile is designed to answer the main questions people ask about a place.

HISTORICAL DATA

Population by year

Annual population tables and long-term charts make historical change easy to understand.

POPULATION ANALYSIS

Changes explained clearly

Automatic analysis identifies annual direction, ten-year movement, record highs and ranking position.

DIRECT ANSWERS

Four focused questions

Each page answers the most relevant population questions in concise, visible language.

TRUSTED SOURCES

Source-backed records

Population values include their reference year, publisher and approved source information.