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Number of people living in the capital city by country

Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.

Countries reporting
191
Highest
55.01 million people
Bangladesh
Lowest
51,034 people
Myanmar
Median
1.63 million people
Years covered
81
2020–2100
Data points
3,183

What the numbers show

Number of people living in the capital city is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 55.01 million people in Bangladesh; the lowest is 51,034 people in Myanmar.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.63 million people, and the mean is 4.29 million people.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,078.

Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Western Sahara (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 35.5%).

Number of people living in the capital city: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bangladesh 55.01 million people 2100 down 3.7% rising
2 Indonesia 49.70 million people 2100 down 3.3% rising
3 Egypt 36.75 million people 2100 up 0.5% rising
4 India 31.97 million people 2100 down 3.1% rising
5 Angola 30.65 million people 2100 up 3.0% rising
6 Japan 24.07 million people 2100 down 4.1% falling
7 Philippines 22.41 million people 2100 down 6.0% falling
8 Thailand 17.56 million people 2100 down 4.2% flat
9 Russian Federation 16.31 million people 2100 up 0.7% rising
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.86 million people 2100 up 1.2% rising
11 Ethiopia 14.42 million people 2100 up 2.4% rising
12 Mexico 14.16 million people 2100 down 5.8% falling
13 Cameroon 13.23 million people 2100 up 5.2% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.37 million people 2100 down 0.6% rising
15 Sudan 12.11 million people 2100 up 2.3% rising
16 Peru 12.04 million people 2100 down 2.7% rising
17 Saudi Arabia 11.99 million people 2100 up 4.0% rising
18 China 11.84 million people 2100 down 10.7% falling
19 Republic of Korea 11.42 million people 2100 down 13.3% falling
20 Mali 11.31 million people 2100 up 3.1% rising
21 Colombia 11.03 million people 2100 down 5.5% rising
22 Argentina 10.89 million people 2100 down 7.8% falling
23 Zambia 10.50 million people 2100 up 4.4% rising
24 Afghanistan 10.33 million people 2100 up 2.4% rising
25 Uganda 10.22 million people 2100 up 0.3% rising
26 Jordan 10.15 million people 2100 up 1.4% rising
27 Kenya 9.87 million people 2100 up 0.2% rising
28 Somalia 9.86 million people 2100 up 1.7% rising
29 France 9.15 million people 2100 down 0.2% flat
30 Congo 8.83 million people 2100 up 5.6% rising
31 Madagascar 8.48 million people 2100 up 3.3% rising
32 Ghana 8.33 million people 2100 up 0.5% rising
33 Pakistan 8.31 million people 2100 up 1.6% rising
34 Iraq 7.85 million people 2100 down 0.3% rising
35 Kuwait 7.77 million people 2100 up 7.6% rising
36 Syrian Arab Republic 7.40 million people 2100 down 0.6% rising
37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.36 million people 2100 down 5.9% falling
38 Yemen 7.15 million people 2100 up 1.4% rising
39 Senegal 6.65 million people 2100 up 1.7% rising
40 Uzbekistan 6.37 million people 2100 up 2.5% rising
41 Sri Lanka 5.22 million people 2100 down 3.9% flat
42 Burkina Faso 5.13 million people 2100 up 0.5% rising
43 Dominican Republic 5.00 million people 2100 down 3.8% rising
44 Mozambique 4.89 million people 2100 up 0.5% rising
45 Chile 4.73 million people 2100 down 10.4% falling
46 Spain 4.70 million people 2100 down 3.3% falling
47 Qatar 4.65 million people 2100 up 9.4% rising
48 Taiwan, China 4.42 million people 2100 down 11.7% falling
49 Zimbabwe 4.42 million people 2100 up 1.7% rising
50 Chad 4.33 million people 2100 up 2.5% rising
51 Nepal 4.24 million people 2100 down 2.7% rising
52 Togo 4.21 million people 2100 up 2.5% rising
53 United States of America 4.04 million people 2100 up 1.5% rising
54 Mauritania 4.01 million people 2100 up 3.8% rising
55 Algeria 3.60 million people 2100 down 2.0% rising
56 Viet Nam 3.50 million people 2100 down 6.4% falling
57 Singapore 3.49 million people 2100 down 10.5% falling
58 Türkiye 3.31 million people 2100 down 6.6% falling
59 Nigeria 3.17 million people 2100 up 1.2% rising
60 Guatemala 3.14 million people 2100 down 3.2% rising
61 Rwanda 3.11 million people 2100 up 1.4% rising
62 Germany 3.10 million people 2100 down 0.4% falling
63 Sierra Leone 3.04 million people 2100 down 0.2% rising
64 Bahrain 3.01 million people 2100 up 6.7% rising
65 Liberia 2.96 million people 2100 up 0.9% rising
66 Malawi 2.93 million people 2100 up 6.5% rising
67 South Africa 2.76 million people 2100 up 1.7% rising
68 Ecuador 2.68 million people 2100 down 4.0% rising
69 Tajikistan 2.53 million people 2100 up 0.7% rising
70 United Arab Emirates 2.47 million people 2100 up 9.0% rising
71 Mongolia 2.43 million people 2100 up 0.9% rising
72 Greece 2.34 million people 2100 down 4.3% falling
73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.33 million people 2100 down 1.3% rising
74 Morocco 2.32 million people 2100 down 3.5% rising
75 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.32 million people 2100 down 4.8% falling
76 Niger 2.30 million people 2100 up 1.4% rising
77 Palestine, State of 2.21 million people 2100 up 1.2% rising
78 Tunisia 2.17 million people 2100 down 4.6% falling
79 Lebanon 2.16 million people 2100 down 2.1% rising
80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.12 million people 2100 down 5.4% falling
81 Central African Republic 2.09 million people 2100 up 2.0% rising
82 Cambodia 2.09 million people 2100 down 2.0% falling
83 Honduras 2.09 million people 2100 down 0.5% rising
84 Equatorial Guinea 2.02 million people 2100 up 4.7% rising
85 Turkmenistan 2.00 million people 2100 down 1.1% rising
86 Azerbaijan 1.98 million people 2100 down 2.2% flat
87 Portugal 1.94 million people 2100 up 0.4% flat
88 Panama 1.94 million people 2100 down 1.0% rising
89 Austria 1.88 million people 2100 down 1.2% falling
90 Sweden 1.85 million people 2100 up 1.7% rising
91 Italy 1.80 million people 2100 down 4.2% falling
92 Costa Rica 1.78 million people 2100 down 8.2% falling
93 Benin 1.72 million people 2100 up 2.7% rising
94 Haiti 1.66 million people 2100 down 3.8% falling
95 Israel 1.65 million people 2100 up 4.3% rising
96 Kyrgyzstan 1.63 million people 2100 down 0.2% rising
97 Brazil 1.62 million people 2100 down 4.0% rising
98 Oman 1.51 million people 2100 up 4.6% rising
99 Gabon 1.50 million people 2100 up 3.1% rising
100 Libya 1.47 million people 2100 down 1.5% rising
101 Romania 1.44 million people 2100 down 3.9% falling
102 Ukraine 1.43 million people 2100 down 13.1% falling
103 Poland 1.37 million people 2100 down 5.0% falling
104 Macau, China 1.37 million people 2100 down 13.3% falling
105 El Salvador 1.36 million people 2100 down 5.8% falling
106 Hungary 1.36 million people 2100 down 1.2% falling
107 Hong Kong, China 1.34 million people 2100 down 22.4% falling
108 Belgium 1.34 million people 2100 down 1.0% flat
109 Belarus 1.31 million people 2100 down 8.2% falling
110 Denmark 1.30 million people 2100 down 1.0% rising
111 Nicaragua 1.29 million people 2100 down 3.0% flat
112 Ireland 1.21 million people 2100 down 1.1% rising
113 Czechia 1.12 million people 2100 down 0.8% falling
114 Kazakhstan 1.11 million people 2100 down 0.2% flat
115 Djibouti 1.07 million people 2100 up 0.3% rising
116 Paraguay 993,756 people 2100 down 5.3% falling
117 Finland 966,920 people 2100 down 1.2% flat
118 Norway 925,624 people 2100 down 1.3% rising
119 Guinea-Bissau 922,012 people 2100 up 0.7% rising
120 Cuba 871,245 people 2100 down 9.4% falling
121 Georgia 865,517 people 2100 down 2.0% flat
122 Uruguay 863,369 people 2100 down 9.8% falling
123 Netherlands 843,820 people 2100 down 1.9% falling
124 Serbia 827,678 people 2100 down 4.4% falling
125 Armenia 821,998 people 2100 down 4.3% falling
126 Côte d'Ivoire 806,828 people 2100 up 8.2% rising
127 Tanzania, United Republic of 785,830 people 2100 up 3.4% rising
128 Bulgaria 775,130 people 2100 down 4.6% falling
129 Canada 772,421 people 2100 up 1.4% rising
130 South Sudan 761,156 people 2100 up 0.1% rising
131 Papua New Guinea 650,819 people 2100 up 0.1% rising
132 Namibia 609,524 people 2100 down 0.1% rising
133 Burundi 530,871 people 2100 up 2.4% rising
134 Albania 504,073 people 2100 down 9.9% falling
135 Croatia 480,936 people 2100 down 3.9% falling
136 Botswana 459,326 people 2100 down 0.5% rising
137 Mayotte 459,289 people 2100 up 10.6% rising
138 Timor-Leste 439,578 people 2100 down 1.0% rising
139 Eritrea 404,492 people 2100 up 1.7% rising
140 Comoros 398,697 people 2100 up 2.6% rising
141 Latvia 388,464 people 2100 down 5.1% falling
142 Sao Tome and Principe 376,723 people 2100 up 3.2% rising
143 Lesotho 344,352 people 2100 down 0.8% rising
144 Estonia 338,778 people 2100 down 3.5% falling
145 Cyprus 325,534 people 2100 down 2.5% flat
146 Suriname 306,372 people 2100 down 3.1% rising
147 Jamaica 296,062 people 2100 down 12.2% falling
148 Republic of Moldova 292,686 people 2100 down 5.4% falling
149 Maldives 267,642 people 2100 down 1.0% rising
150 French Guiana 260,048 people 2100 up 7.3% rising
151 Mauritius 257,664 people 2100 down 15.0% falling
152 Trinidad and Tobago 255,673 people 2100 down 24.1% falling
153 Bahamas 250,180 people 2100 down 1.2% flat
154 Solomon Islands 235,558 people 2100 up 1.3% rising
155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 231,720 people 2100 down 0.1% rising
156 Malta 230,434 people 2100 down 13.6% falling
157 Slovenia 227,872 people 2100 down 0.6% falling
158 Fiji 225,004 people 2100 down 0.8% flat
159 Slovakia 223,695 people 2100 down 4.4% falling
160 Iceland 221,067 people 2100 down 2.9% flat
161 Australia 217,903 people 2100 up 4.1% rising
162 Switzerland 217,367 people 2100 up 0.5% rising
163 North Macedonia 214,350 people 2100 down 7.9% falling
164 Malaysia 214,322 people 2100 up 0.3% rising
165 Lithuania 210,265 people 2100 down 12.7% falling
166 New Caledonia 195,559 people 2100 down 0.3% rising
167 Vanuatu 190,664 people 2100 up 3.9% rising
168 Luxembourg 182,964 people 2100 down 1.4% rising
169 Bosnia and Herzegovina 167,034 people 2100 down 6.9% falling
170 Guyana 144,998 people 2100 down 2.3% rising
171 New Zealand 136,966 people 2100 down 1.3% falling
172 Réunion 134,358 people 2100 down 15.4% falling
173 Western Sahara 109,010 people 2100 up 43.4% rising
174 Kiribati 108,400 people 2100 up 1.4% rising
175 Puerto Rico 106,076 people 2100 down 35.5% falling
176 Montenegro 97,867 people 2100 down 6.7% falling
177 Samoa 92,965 people 2100 up 5.3% rising
178 Cayman Islands 91,615 people 2100 up 0.5% rising
179 Gibraltar 84,956 people 2100 down 2.5% falling
180 Barbados 83,543 people 2100 down 9.1% falling
181 Gambia 82,395 people 2100 up 0.7% rising
182 French Polynesia 81,378 people 2100 down 3.3% falling
183 Monaco 78,496 people 2100 up 5.5% rising
184 Brunei Darussalam 77,100 people 2100 down 1.8% rising
185 Bhutan 74,499 people 2100 down 2.0% rising
186 Tonga 54,739 people 2100 up 0.5% rising
187 Guam 52,650 people 2100 down 0.6% flat
188 Eswatini 52,344 people 2100 down 2.1% flat
189 Jersey 51,909 people 2065 down 2.0% flat
190 Martinique 51,318 people 2085 down 2.0% falling
191 Myanmar 51,034 people 2060 down 2.5% falling

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Indicator
Number of people living in the capital city
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,183 data points, 2020–2100
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.