This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and based on assumptions about future trends. This annual estimate does not reflect sudden population shifts due to conflicts, natural disasters, or other unexpected events.
total: 40,121,552 (2024 est.)
male: 20,301,066
female: 19,820,486
total: 3,107,100 (2024 est.)
male: 1,531,063
female: 1,576,037
total: 47,022,473 (2024 est.)
male: 23,854,821
female: 23,167,652
total: 43,895 (2024 est.)
male: 21,804
female: 22,091
total: 85,370 (2024 est.)
male: 43,652
female: 41,718
total: 37,202,061 (2024 est.)
male: 18,196,058
female: 19,006,003
total: 19,416 (2024 est.)
male: 9,107
female: 10,309
no permanent inhabitants, but staff is present at year-round and summer-only research stations
note: 56 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands; the population varies from approximately 5,000 in summer to 1,100 in winter, with about 1,000 support personnel on ships nearby
as of 2024, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,713 total; Argentina 425, Australia 238, Belarus 15, Belgium 55, Brazil 64, Bulgaria 25, Chile 375, China 164, Czechia 32, Ecuador 35, Finland 16, France 136, France and Italy jointly 70, Germany 60, India 72, Italy 150, Japan 130, South Korea 158, New Zealand 85, Norway 60, Peru 30, Poland 41, Russia 211, South Africa 80, Spain 79, Sweden 16, Ukraine 15, United Kingdom 315, United States 1,495 , Uruguay 66 (2024)
winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 1,056 total; Argentina 221, Australia 52, Brazil 15, Chile 114, China 32, France 24, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 48, Japan 40, Netherlands 10, South Korea 25, NZ 11, Norway 7, Poland 16, Russia 125, South Africa 15, Ukraine 12, UK 44, US 215, Uruguay 8 (2024)
total: 102,634 (2024 est.)
male: 48,311
female: 54,323
total: 46,994,384 (2024 est.)
male: 23,274,794
female: 23,719,590
total: 2,976,765 (2024 est.)
male: 1,456,415
female: 1,520,350
total: 125,063 (2024 est.)
male: 59,101
female: 65,962
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
total: 26,768,598 (2024 est.)
male: 13,305,110
female: 13,463,488
total: 8,967,982 (2024 est.)
male: 4,392,898
female: 4,575,084
total: 10,650,239 (2024 est.)
male: 5,330,233
female: 5,320,006
total: 410,862 (2024 est.)
male: 190,100
female: 220,762
total: 1,566,888 (2024 est.)
male: 940,022
female: 626,866
total: 168,697,184 (2024 est.)
male: 82,708,252
female: 85,988,932
total: 304,139 (2024 est.)
male: 146,587
female: 157,552
total: 9,501,451 (2024 est.)
male: 4,433,839
female: 5,067,612
total: 11,977,634 (2024 est.)
male: 5,909,057
female: 6,068,577
total: 415,789 (2024 est.)
male: 205,895
female: 209,894
total: 14,697,052 (2024 est.)
male: 7,253,258
female: 7,443,794
total: 72,800 (2024 est.)
male: 35,401
female: 37,399
total: 884,546 (2024 est.)
male: 457,665
female: 426,881
total: 12,311,974 (2024 est.)
male: 6,192,774
female: 6,119,200
total: 3,798,671 (2024 est.)
male: 1,852,164
female: 1,946,507
total: 2,450,668 (2024 est.)
male: 1,174,306
female: 1,276,362
total: uninhabited
note: a small, seasonal research station is located in the northwest corner of Bouvet Island
total: 220,051,512 (2024 est.)
male: 108,166,491
female: 111,885,021
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: Diego Garcia, the largest of the 58 islands, hosts a joint UK-US military facility
total: 40,102 (2024 est.)
male: 19,042
female: 21,060
total: 491,900 (2024 est.)
male: 239,140
female: 252,760
total: 6,782,659 (2024 est.)
male: 3,303,491
female: 3,479,168
total: 23,042,199 (2024 est.)
male: 11,297,749
female: 11,744,450
total: 57,527,139 (2024 est.)
male: 28,387,831
female: 29,139,308
total: 13,590,102 (2024 est.)
male: 6,755,456
female: 6,834,646
total: 611,014 (2024 est.)
male: 297,106
female: 313,908
total: 17,063,669 (2024 est.)
male: 8,277,588
female: 8,786,081
total: 30,966,105 (2024 est.)
male: 15,429,588
female: 15,536,517
total: 38,794,813 (2024 est.)
male: 19,234,729
female: 19,560,084
total: 66,653 (2024 est.)
male: 32,379
female: 34,274
total: 5,650,957 (2024 est.)
male: 2,814,497
female: 2,836,460
total: 19,093,595 (2024 est.)
male: 9,464,699
female: 9,628,896
total: 18,664,652 (2024 est.)
male: 9,169,736
female: 9,494,916
total: 1,416,043,270 (2024 est.)
male: 722,201,504
female: 693,841,766
total: 1,692 (2021 est.)
male: 1,007
female: 685
total: 593 (2021 est.)
male: 301
female: 292
total: 49,588,357 (2024 est.)
male: 24,206,371
female: 25,381,986
total: 900,141 (2024 est.)
male: 435,758
female: 464,383
total: 115,403,027 (2024 est.)
male: 57,688,160
female: 57,714,867
total: 6,097,665 (2024 est.)
male: 3,045,973
female: 3,051,692
total: 7,761 (2024 est.)
male: 3,980
female: 3,781
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: Willis Island is inhabited by meteorological staff
total: 5,265,575 (2024 est.)
male: 2,635,481
female: 2,630,094
total: 29,981,758 (2024 est.)
male: 15,040,032
female: 14,941,726
total: 4,150,116 (2024 est.)
male: 2,003,431
female: 2,146,685
total: 10,966,038 (2024 est.)
male: 5,441,507
female: 5,524,531
total: 153,289 (2024 est.)
male: 73,755
female: 79,534
total: 1,320,525 (2024 est.)
male: 675,196
female: 645,329
total: 10,837,890 (2024 est.)
male: 5,335,737
female: 5,502,153
total: 5,973,136 (2024 est.)
male: 2,975,261
female: 2,997,875
total: 994,974 (2024 est.)
male: 450,796
female: 544,178
total: 74,661 (2024 est.)
male: 37,753
female: 36,908
total: 10,815,857 (2024 est.)
male: 5,465,776
female: 5,350,081
total: 18,309,984 (2024 est.)
male: 9,023,170
female: 9,286,814
total: 111,247,248 (2024 est.)
male: 57,142,484
female: 54,104,764
total: 6,628,702 (2024 est.)
male: 3,172,244
female: 3,456,458
total: 1,795,834 (2024 est.)
male: 962,385
female: 833,449
total: 6,343,956 (2024 est.)
male: 3,122,433
female: 3,221,523
total: 1,193,791 (2024 est.)
male: 563,079
female: 630,712
total: 1,138,089 (2024 est.)
male: 538,600
female: 599,489
total: 118,550,298 (2024 est.)
male: 59,062,093
female: 59,488,205
total: 451,815,312 (2024 est.)
male: 220,631,332
female: 231,183,980
total: 3,142 (2021)
male: 1,645
female: 1,497
note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census
total: 52,933 (2024 est.)
male: 27,400
female: 25,533
total: 951,611 (2024 est.)
male: 482,304
female: 469,307
total: 5,626,414 (2024 est.)
male: 2,773,656
female: 2,852,758
total: 68,374,591 (2024 est.)
male: 33,557,094
female: 34,817,497
total: 303,540 (2024 est.)
male: 155,138
female: 148,402
total: no permanent inhabitants
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is visited by fishermen and researchers
Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for staff of the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: researchers are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by researchers
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, visited by researchers
total: 2,455,105 (2024 est.)
male: 1,270,023
female: 1,185,082
total: 2,523,327 (2024 est.)
male: 1,250,490
female: 1,272,837
total: 2,141,643 (2024 est.)
male: 1,086,340
female: 1,055,303
total: 4,900,961 (2024 est.)
male: 2,343,068
female: 2,557,893
total: 84,119,100 (2024 est.)
male: 41,572,702
female: 42,546,398
total: 34,589,092 (2024 est.)
male: 16,902,073
female: 17,687,019
total: 29,683 (2024 est.)
male: 14,919
female: 14,764
total: 10,461,091 (2024 est.)
male: 5,117,862
female: 5,343,229
total: 57,751 (2024 est.)
male: 29,843
female: 27,908
total: 114,621 (2024 est.)
male: 58,168
female: 56,453
total: 169,532 (2024 est.)
male: 87,345
female: 82,187
total: 18,255,216 (2024 est.)
male: 9,050,684
female: 9,204,532
total: 67,787 (2024 est.)
male: 33,712
female: 34,075
total: 13,986,179 (2024 est.)
male: 6,985,606
female: 7,000,573
total: 2,132,325 (2024 est.)
male: 1,042,910
female: 1,089,415
total: 794,099 (2024 est.)
male: 405,244
female: 388,855
total: 11,753,943 (2024 est.)
male: 5,792,443
female: 5,961,500
total: uninhabited
note: limited scientific research and expeditions
total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.)
male: 4,591,247
female: 4,937,941
total: 7,297,821 (2024 est.)
male: 3,367,812
female: 3,930,009
total: 9,855,745 (2024 est.)
male: 4,812,668
female: 5,043,077
total: 364,036 (2024 est.)
male: 182,268
female: 181,768
total: 1,409,128,296 (2024 est.)
male: 725,784,825
female: 683,343,471
total: 281,562,465 (2024 est.)
male: 140,800,047
female: 140,762,418
total: 88,386,937 (2024 est.)
male: 44,795,539
female: 43,591,398
total: 42,083,436 (2024 est.)
male: 21,193,356
female: 20,890,080
total: 5,233,461 (2024 est.)
male: 2,590,542
female: 2,642,919
total: 92,269 (2024 est.)
male: 46,331
female: 45,938
total: 9,402,617 (2024 est.)
male: 4,731,275
female: 4,671,342
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel,
The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
total: 60,964,931 (2024 est.)
male: 29,414,065
female: 31,550,866
total: 2,823,713 (2024 est.)
male: 1,397,495
female: 1,426,218
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: military personnel present on the south side of the island; meteorological stations
total: 123,201,945 (2024 est.)
male: 59,875,269
female: 63,326,676
total: 103,387 (2024 est.)
male: 51,028
female: 52,359
total: 11,174,024 (2024 est.)
male: 5,844,979
female: 5,329,045
total: 20,260,006 (2024 est.)
male: 9,817,172
female: 10,442,834
total: 58,246,378 (2024 est.)
male: 29,091,800
female: 29,154,578
total: 116,545 (2024 est.)
male: 56,364
female: 60,181
total: 26,298,666 (2024 est.)
male: 12,828,269
female: 13,470,397
total: 52,081,799 (2024 est.)
male: 26,119,111
female: 25,962,688
total: 1,977,093 (2024 est.)
male: 1,017,992
female: 959,101
total: 3,138,355 (2024 est.)
male: 1,810,542
female: 1,327,813
total: 6,172,101 (2024 est.)
male: 3,021,318
female: 3,150,783
total: 7,953,556 (2024 est.)
male: 3,966,320
female: 3,987,236
total: 1,801,246 (2024 est.)
male: 836,982
female: 964,264
total: 5,364,482 (2024 est.)
male: 2,678,543
female: 2,685,939
total: 2,227,548 (2024 est.)
male: 1,101,959
female: 1,125,589
total: 5,437,249 (2024 est.)
male: 2,711,324
female: 2,725,925
total: 7,361,263 (2024 est.)
male: 3,747,364
female: 3,613,899
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
total: 40,272 (2024 est.)
male: 20,072
female: 20,200
total: 2,628,186 (2024 est.)
male: 1,214,994
female: 1,413,192
total: 671,254 (2024 est.)
male: 338,702
female: 332,552
total: 644,426 (2024 est.)
male: 304,988
female: 339,438
total: 29,452,714 (2024 est.)
male: 14,760,501
female: 14,692,213
total: 21,763,309 (2024 est.)
male: 10,674,594
female: 11,088,715
total: 34,564,810 (2024 est.)
male: 17,666,212
female: 16,898,598
total: 388,858 (2024 est.)
male: 197,739
female: 191,119
total: 21,990,607 (2024 est.)
male: 10,688,755
female: 11,301,852
total: 469,730 (2024 est.)
male: 237,023
female: 232,707
total: 82,011 (2024 est.)
male: 41,581
female: 40,430
total: 4,328,040 (2024 est.)
male: 2,083,690
female: 2,244,350
total: 1,310,504 (2024 est.)
male: 639,270
female: 671,234
total: 130,739,927 (2024 est.)
male: 63,899,138
female: 66,840,789
total: 99,603 (2024 est.)
male: 48,708
female: 50,895
total: 3,599,528 (2024 est.)
male: 1,698,249
female: 1,901,279
total: 31,813 (2024 est.)
male: 15,366
female: 16,447
total: 3,281,676 (2024 est.)
male: 1,595,596
female: 1,686,080
total: 599,849 (2024 est.)
male: 294,482
female: 305,367
total: 5,468 (2024 est.)
male: 2,728
female: 2,740
total: 37,387,585 (2024 est.)
male: 18,664,263
female: 18,723,322
total: 33,350,954 (2024 est.)
male: 16,449,734
female: 16,901,220
total: 2,803,660 (2024 est.)
male: 1,377,286
female: 1,426,374
total: 9,892 (2024 est.)
male: 4,856
female: 5,036
total: 31,122,387 (2024 est.)
male: 15,240,643
female: 15,881,744
total: 17,772,378 (2024 est.)
male: 8,844,100
female: 8,928,278
total: 304,167 (2024 est.)
male: 151,389
female: 152,778
total: 5,161,211 (2024 est.)
male: 2,584,607
female: 2,576,604
total: 6,676,948 (2024 est.)
male: 3,273,900
female: 3,403,048
total: 26,342,784 (2024 est.)
male: 13,056,203
female: 13,286,581
total: 236,747,130 (2024 est.)
male: 119,514,449
female: 117,232,681
total: 1,815 (2024 est.)
male: 877 (2024 est.)
female: 938 (2024 est.)
total: 1,739 (2021)
male: 823
female: 916
total: 2,135,622 (2024 est.)
male: 1,064,727
female: 1,070,895
total: 51,118 (2024 est.)
male: 27,044
female: 24,074
total: 5,509,733 (2024 est.)
male: 2,780,972
female: 2,728,761
total: 3,901,992 (2024 est.)
male: 2,096,126
female: 1,805,866
total: 252,363,571 (2024 est.)
male: 128,387,797
female: 123,975,774
total: 21,864 (2024 est.)
male: 11,235
female: 10,629
total: 4,470,241 (2024 est.)
male: 2,251,257
female: 2,218,984
total: 10,046,233 (2024 est.)
male: 5,092,262
female: 4,953,971
total: 7,522,549 (2024 est.)
male: 3,769,376
female: 3,753,173
total: 32,600,249 (2024 est.)
male: 15,952,556
female: 16,647,693
total: 118,277,063 (2024 est.)
male: 59,227,092
female: 59,049,971
total: 38,746,310 (2024 est.)
male: 18,441,415
female: 20,304,895
total: 10,207,177 (2024 est.)
male: 4,835,763
female: 5,371,414
total: 3,019,450 (2024 est.)
male: 1,418,753
female: 1,600,697
total: 2,552,088 (2024 est.)
male: 1,961,135
female: 590,953
total: 18,148,155 (2024 est.)
male: 8,747,795
female: 9,400,360
total: 140,820,810 (2024 est.)
male: 65,496,805
female: 75,324,005
total: 13,623,302 (2024 est.)
male: 6,684,655
female: 6,938,647
total: 7,086 (2024 est.)
male: 3,737
female: 3,349
total: 7,943 (2024 est.)
male: 3,978
female: 3,965
total: 55,133 (2024 est.)
male: 27,599
female: 27,534
total: 168,038 (2024 est.)
male: 81,517
female: 86,521
total: 32,996 (2024 est.)
male: 15,791
female: 17,205
total: 5,132 (2024 est.)
male: 2,476
female: 2,656
total: 100,647 (2024 est.)
male: 51,249
female: 49,398
total: 208,853 (2024 est.)
male: 105,920
female: 102,933
total: 35,095 (2024 est.)
male: 16,944
female: 18,151
total: 223,561 (2024 est.)
male: 111,553
female: 112,008
total: 36,544,431 (2024 est.)
male: 20,700,838
female: 15,843,593
total: 18,847,519 (2024 est.)
male: 9,283,314
female: 9,564,205
total: 6,652,212 (2024 est.)
male: 3,242,751
female: 3,409,461
total: 98,187 (2024 est.)
male: 50,973
female: 47,214
total: 9,121,049 (2024 est.)
male: 4,515,726
female: 4,605,323
total: 6,028,459 (2024 est.)
male: 3,013,630
female: 3,014,829
total: 46,215 (2024 est.)
male: 22,817
female: 23,398
total: 5,563,649 (2024 est.)
male: 2,684,747
female: 2,878,902
total: 2,097,893 (2024 est.)
male: 1,051,044
female: 1,046,849
total: 726,799 (2024 est.)
male: 370,970
female: 355,829
total: 13,017,273 (2024 est.)
male: 6,546,312
female: 6,470,961
total: 60,442,647 (2024 est.)
male: 29,664,388
female: 30,778,259
total: no permanent inhabitants
total: 12,703,714 (2024 est.)
male: 6,476,341
female: 6,227,373
total: 47,280,433 (2024 est.)
male: 23,069,327
female: 24,211,106
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: scattered garrisons are occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
total: 21,982,608 (2024 est.)
male: 10,642,043
female: 11,340,565
total: 50,467,278 (2024 est.)
male: 25,335,092
female: 25,132,186
total: 646,758 (2024 est.)
male: 320,352
female: 326,406
total: 2,556 (2025 est.)
male: 1,353
female: 1,203
total: 10,589,835 (2024 est.)
male: 5,332,701
female: 5,257,134
total: 8,860,574 (2024 est.)
male: 4,403,105
female: 4,457,469
total: 23,865,423 (2024 est.)
male: 11,981,578
female: 11,883,845
total: 23,595,274 (2024 est.)
male: 11,606,491
female: 11,988,783
total: 10,394,063 (2024 est.)
male: 5,221,818
female: 5,172,245
total: 67,462,121 (2024 est.)
male: 33,691,904
female: 33,770,217
total: 69,920,998 (2024 est.)
male: 34,065,311
female: 35,855,687
total: 1,506,909 (2024 est.)
male: 750,665
female: 756,244
total: 8,917,994 (2024 est.)
male: 4,395,271
female: 4,522,723
total: 2,453 (2024 est.)
male: 1,201 (2024 est.)
female: 1,252 (2024 est.)
total: 104,889 (2024 est.)
male: 52,606
female: 52,283
total: 1,408,966 (2024 est.)
male: 708,260
female: 700,706
total: 12,048,847 (2024 est.)
male: 5,972,242
female: 6,076,605
total: 84,119,531 (2024 est.)
male: 42,247,430
female: 41,872,101
total: 5,744,151 (2024 est.)
male: 2,842,870
female: 2,901,281
total: 60,439 (2024 est.)
male: 30,389
female: 30,050
total: 11,733 (2024 est.)
male: 5,816
female: 5,917
total: 49,283,041 (2024 est.)
male: 24,040,560
female: 25,242,481
total: 35,661,826 (2024 est.)
male: 17,510,149
female: 18,151,677
total: 10,032,213 (2024 est.)
male: 6,824,131
female: 3,208,082
total: 68,459,055 (2024 est.)
male: 34,005,445
female: 34,453,610
total: 341,963,408 (2024 est.)
male: 168,598,780
female: 173,364,628
note: entry is only allowed through a Special Use Permit when the activity is deemed appropriate with purposes to the refuge establishment.
total: 3,425,330 (2024 est.)
male: 1,660,132
female: 1,765,198
total: 36,520,593 (2024 est.)
male: 18,324,813
female: 18,195,780
total: 318,007 (2024 est.)
male: 157,932
female: 160,075
total: 31,250,306 (2024 est.)
male: 15,555,451
female: 15,694,855
total: 105,758,975 (2024 est.)
male: 53,109,175
female: 52,649,800
total: 104,377 (2024 est.)
male: 49,520
female: 54,857
total: no permanent inhabitants
note: personnel maintain and operate the airfield and weather station
total: 15,964 (2024 est.)
male: 8,201
female: 7,763
total: 3,243,369 (2024 est.)
male: 1,648,450
female: 1,594,919
note: approximately 468,300 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2022); approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021)
total: 8,057,236,243 (2024 est.)
male: 4,046,854,454
female: 4,010,381,789
total: 32,140,443 (2024 est.)
male: 16,221,139
female: 15,919,304
total: 20,799,116 (2024 est.)
male: 10,407,253
female: 10,391,863
total: 17,150,352 (2024 est.)
male: 8,343,790
female: 8,806,562