Rising Nations, Shrinking Nations
Touch the future of the world's population (1950–2100)
Trace the shape of the world from 1950 to 2100 using the UN medium-variant population projection. Drag across the "World population over time" chart above to change the year and see which countries grow and which shrink.
Drag across the world-population chart above
World population over time
1950–2023 actual ／ 2024–2100 projected (dashed, hatched)
Drag the handle on the chart to change the base year
From 2024 onward, figures are medium-variant projections
Base year = 100. Above it means growth, below it means decline.
World map
Population ranking (all countries)
Select a country on the map and the ranking scrolls to it
Source & data notes
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024
License: United Nations Terms of Use
Retrieved: July 22, 2026
Figures through 2023 are estimates; later years are medium-variant projections.
9 countries or territories without map boundaries appear only in the ranking, not on the map.