Total sample population by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
1.36 billion
China
Lowest
20,620
Palestine
Median
11.48 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,658
What the numbers show
Total sample population is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 1.36 billion in China; the lowest is 20,620 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.48 million, and the mean is 54.91 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 65,718.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 23 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 | Mongolia | 3.16 million | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 90 | Lithuania | 2.89 million | 2016 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 91 | Albania | 2.86 million | 2019 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 92 | Armenia | 2.71 million | 2020 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Moldova | 2.60 million | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.54 million | 2019 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 95 | Namibia | 2.10 million | 2015 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 2.08 million | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 97 | Gambia | 2.03 million | 2020 | up 5,192.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 2.02 million | 2016 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Latvia | 1.94 million | 2016 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.32 million | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 1.30 million | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritius | 1.29 million | 2017 | up 2,995.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Cyprus | 844,559 | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 589,727 | 2013 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 575,994 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 424,831 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 107 | Iceland | 316,430 | 2015 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 108 | Belize | 243,855 | 1999 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 109 | Jamaica | 23,358 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Palestine | 20,620 | 2017 | down 99.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1.54 million