Total sample population by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
1.36 billion
China
Lowest
20,620
Palestine
Median
11.18 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,673
What the numbers show
Total sample population is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 1.36 billion in China; the lowest is 20,620 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.18 million, and the mean is 53.50 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 65,718.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 96,582.1%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.8%).
Total sample population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.36 billion | 2013 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.12 billion | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 316.74 million | 2018 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 212.15 million | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 207.98 million | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 206.82 million | 2018 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 201.19 million | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 161.34 million | 2016 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 145.83 million | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 125.88 million | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 108.07 million | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 98.53 million | 2019 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 98.04 million | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 80.85 million | 2011 | up 96,582.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 72.63 million | 2018 | up 366.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 68.24 million | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 64.73 million | 2016 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 62.84 million | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 61.47 million | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 60.50 million | 2016 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 58.21 million | 2020 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 58.06 million | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 49.94 million | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 47.11 million | 2019 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 45.95 million | 2016 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 26 | South Korea | 43.97 million | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 40.88 million | 2016 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 38.00 million | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 37.47 million | 2020 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 30 | Morocco | 33.58 million | 2013 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 33.40 million | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 28.92 million | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 33 | Nepal | 28.81 million | 2014 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 28.36 million | 2016 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Venezuela | 26.95 million | 2006 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 22.75 million | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 37 | Niger | 21.88 million | 2018 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 21.27 million | 2012 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mozambique | 20.73 million | 2014 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 19.70 million | 2018 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 19.53 million | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 42 | Malawi | 18.13 million | 2019 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 17.91 million | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 17.84 million | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 17.81 million | 2017 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 17.08 million | 2015 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 16.72 million | 2016 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Senegal | 15.97 million | 2018 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Zambia | 15.40 million | 2015 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 15.22 million | 2009 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 14.90 million | 2012 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 12.79 million | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea | 12.05 million | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 11.87 million | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 11.70 million | 2018 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 11.27 million | 2016 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 11.18 million | 2015 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 10.65 million | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 10.34 million | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 10.34 million | 2016 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 10.21 million | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 62 | Sweden | 9.85 million | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 9.67 million | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 64 | Belarus | 9.19 million | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 9.16 million | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 8.59 million | 2016 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 8.57 million | 2016 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 8.33 million | 2015 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 69 | Togo | 7.66 million | 2018 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 7.21 million | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 7.16 million | 2016 | up 92,667.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 6.96 million | 2018 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 73 | El Salvador | 6.70 million | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.61 million | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 6.27 million | 2014 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 76 | Laos | 6.04 million | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 77 | Denmark | 5.66 million | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 5.40 million | 2016 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 5.37 million | 2013 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 5.25 million | 2016 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 5.18 million | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 5.15 million | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 83 | Ireland | 4.68 million | 2016 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 4.43 million | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 85 | Croatia | 4.15 million | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 86 | Georgia | 3.72 million | 2020 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Uruguay | 3.54 million | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 3.46 million | 2005 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 89 | Djibouti | 3.41 million | 2017 | up 1,236.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Mongolia | 3.16 million | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 2.89 million | 2016 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 92 | Albania | 2.86 million | 2019 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 93 | Armenia | 2.71 million | 2020 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 2.60 million | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.54 million | 2019 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 96 | Namibia | 2.10 million | 2015 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 2.08 million | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 98 | Gambia | 2.03 million | 2020 | up 5,192.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | 2.02 million | 2016 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Latvia | 1.94 million | 2016 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Kosovo | 1.54 million | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 101 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.54 million | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.32 million | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 104 | Estonia | 1.30 million | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritius | 1.29 million | 2017 | up 2,995.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 844,559 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 107 | Montenegro | 589,727 | 2013 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 575,994 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Malta | 424,831 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 110 | Iceland | 316,430 | 2015 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 111 | Belize | 243,855 | 1999 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 23,358 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Palestine | 20,620 | 2017 | down 99.0% | volatile |