There’s a strange twist that shows up whenever you look closely at global demographics: the countries with the most people don’t always line up neatly with the countries that have the most room to ...

Nigeria remained Africa's most populous country with 242.4 million people in 2026, ahead of Ethiopia and Egypt, according to Worldometer estimates.

One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

China’s population of 1.4 billion people is the largest in the world, right? Not anymore. In 2023 India surpassed China as the most populous country. China’s population began shrinking in 2022, and ...

Projected population changes across Europe vary significantly, with the EU population set to fall by 53 million by 2100. Experts point to the role of immigration in explaining differences between ...