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Population Rankings

Ranked indicators
7
240
countries ranked at most
1
ranked low to high

How many people live where, how fast that is changing, and how densely they are packed.

Thinnest coverage
30
Countries on the sparsest indicator here
Most first places
Central African Republic
Tops 1 ranking of 7 here
Rankings site-wide
35
Across 12 categories

Population Leaders

All rankings

Who tops each of the 7 ranked indicators in this category. Every heading links to the full table.

Countries by Fertility Rate
6.03 births per womanChad
  1. 2Somalia6.01 births per woman
  2. 3DR Congo5.98 births per woman

Highest of 240 ranked · Fertility Rate

Countries by Population Density
20,570/km²Macao
  1. 2Monaco18,693/km²
  2. 3Singapore8,242/km²

Highest of 240 ranked · Population Density

Countries by Median Age
57.4 yearsVatican City
  1. 2Monaco53.6 years
  2. 3Saint Helena50.9 years

Highest of 240 ranked · Median Age

Countries by Urban Population
100.0%Hong Kong
  1. 2Singapore100.0%
  2. 3Kuwait100.0%

Highest of 240 ranked · Urban Population

Fastest Growing Countries
+4.68%United Arab Emirates
  1. 2Saudi Arabia+4.63%
  2. 3Oman+3.96%

Highest of 50 ranked · Annual Growth Rate

Countries Losing Population
−3.43%Marshall Islands
  1. 2Cook Islands−2.46%
  2. 3Moldova−1.75%

Lowest of 30 ranked · Annual Growth Rate

Countries by Birth Rate
46.2 per 1,000Central African Republic
  1. 2Chad43.3 per 1,000
  2. 3Somalia42.3 per 1,000

Highest of 213 ranked · Birth Rate

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