Population

Total population

SP.POP.TOTL · people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Philippines, DR Congo, Qatar. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, Italy: 58.92 m people2025
Period covered: 1960 - 202566 annual values
Highest of the compared countries: 1.41 bn peopleChina, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries: 2.97 m peopleQatar, 2025

Countries compared

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

Latest known valuesorted by value

China1.41 bn people2025
United States341.78 m people2025
Philippines116.79 m people2025
DR Congo112.83 m people2025
Italy58.92 m people2025
Spain49.36 m people2025
Netherlands18.09 m people2025
Qatar2.97 m people2025

Year by year values

Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.

Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	Philippines	DR Congo	Qatar
2025	58.92 m people	49.36 m people	18.09 m people	341.78 m people	1.41 bn people	116.79 m people	112.83 m people	2.97 m people
2024	58.95 m people	48.85 m people	17.99 m people	340 m people	1.41 bn people	115.84 m people	109.28 m people	2.86 m people
2023	58.98 m people	48.35 m people	17.88 m people	336.76 m people	1.41 bn people	114.89 m people	105.79 m people	2.66 m people
2022	59.01 m people	47.79 m people	17.7 m people	334 m people	1.41 bn people	113.96 m people	102.4 m people	2.66 m people
2021	59.13 m people	47.44 m people	17.53 m people	332.1 m people	1.41 bn people	113.1 m people	99.15 m people	2.5 m people
2020	59.44 m people	47.36 m people	17.44 m people	331.58 m people	1.41 bn people	112.08 m people	95.99 m people	2.79 m people
2019	59.73 m people	47.12 m people	17.34 m people	330.23 m people	1.41 bn people	110.8 m people	92.95 m people	2.64 m people
2018	59.88 m people	46.78 m people	17.23 m people	328.53 m people	1.4 bn people	109.47 m people	90.05 m people	2.58 m people
2017	60 m people	46.57 m people	17.13 m people	326.61 m people	1.4 bn people	108.12 m people	87.08 m people	2.55 m people
2016	60.12 m people	46.46 m people	17.03 m people	324.35 m people	1.39 bn people	106.74 m people	83.96 m people	2.48 m people
2015	60.23 m people	46.42 m people	16.94 m people	321.82 m people	1.38 bn people	105.31 m people	81.04 m people	2.34 m people
2014	60.32 m people	46.46 m people	16.87 m people	319.26 m people	1.37 bn people	103.77 m people	78.4 m people	2.15 m people
2013	60.31 m people	46.6 m people	16.8 m people	316.73 m people	1.36 bn people	102.08 m people	75.79 m people	1.92 m people
2012	60.19 m people	46.77 m people	16.75 m people	314.34 m people	1.35 bn people	100.18 m people	73.25 m people	1.72 m people
2011	60.03 m people	46.74 m people	16.69 m people	311.84 m people	1.35 bn people	98.25 m people	70.85 m people	1.62 m people
2010	59.82 m people	46.58 m people	16.62 m people	309.38 m people	1.34 bn people	96.34 m people	68.56 m people	1.62 m people
2009	59.56 m people	46.36 m people	16.53 m people	306.77 m people	1.33 bn people	94.38 m people	66.41 m people	1.61 m people
2008	59.21 m people	45.95 m people	16.45 m people	304.09 m people	1.32 bn people	92.7 m people	64.39 m people	1.43 m people
2007	58.76 m people	45.23 m people	16.38 m people	301.23 m people	1.32 bn people	91.08 m people	62.48 m people	1.21 m people
2006	58.4 m people	44.4 m people	16.35 m people	298.38 m people	1.31 bn people	89.51 m people	60.62 m people	972,831 people
2005	58.17 m people	43.65 m people	16.32 m people	295.52 m people	1.3 bn people	88.02 m people	58.78 m people	825,408 people
2004	57.83 m people	42.92 m people	16.28 m people	292.81 m people	1.3 bn people	86.39 m people	57 m people	773,332 people
2003	57.4 m people	42.19 m people	16.23 m people	290.11 m people	1.29 bn people	84.73 m people	55.34 m people	744,682 people
2002	57.09 m people	41.43 m people	16.15 m people	287.63 m people	1.28 bn people	83.07 m people	53.75 m people	711,205 people
2001	56.98 m people	40.85 m people	16.05 m people	284.97 m people	1.27 bn people	81.4 m people	52.13 m people	677,925 people
2000	56.94 m people	40.57 m people	15.93 m people	282.16 m people	1.26 bn people	79.63 m people	50.51 m people	644,989 people
1999	56.92 m people	40.39 m people	15.81 m people	279.04 m people	1.25 bn people	77.75 m people	48.91 m people	612,500 people
1998	56.91 m people	40.22 m people	15.71 m people	275.85 m people	1.24 bn people	75.79 m people	47.3 m people	580,540 people
1997	56.89 m people	40.06 m people	15.61 m people	272.66 m people	1.23 bn people	73.91 m people	46.03 m people	550,500 people
1996	56.86 m people	39.89 m people	15.53 m people	269.39 m people	1.22 bn people	72.19 m people	45.3 m people	529,019 people
1995	56.84 m people	39.72 m people	15.46 m people	266.28 m people	1.2 bn people	70.55 m people	44.43 m people	514,325 people
1994	56.84 m people	39.55 m people	15.38 m people	263.13 m people	1.19 bn people	69.02 m people	42.63 m people	499,459 people
1993	56.83 m people	39.36 m people	15.29 m people	259.92 m people	1.18 bn people	67.53 m people	40.66 m people	484,545 people
1992	56.8 m people	39.16 m people	15.18 m people	256.51 m people	1.16 bn people	65.93 m people	39.23 m people	469,657 people
1991	56.76 m people	38.97 m people	15.07 m people	252.98 m people	1.15 bn people	64.38 m people	37.93 m people	454,853 people
1990	56.72 m people	38.87 m people	14.95 m people	249.62 m people	1.14 bn people	62.85 m people	36.68 m people	440,175 people
1989	56.67 m people	38.83 m people	14.85 m people	246.82 m people	1.12 bn people	61.27 m people	35.49 m people	425,646 people
1988	56.63 m people	38.77 m people	14.76 m people	244.5 m people	1.1 bn people	59.74 m people	34.38 m people	411,264 people
1987	56.6 m people	38.68 m people	14.67 m people	242.29 m people	1.08 bn people	58.16 m people	33.3 m people	397,005 people
1986	56.6 m people	38.58 m people	14.57 m people	240.13 m people	1.07 bn people	56.65 m people	32.27 m people	382,422 people
1985	56.59 m people	38.47 m people	14.49 m people	237.92 m people	1.05 bn people	55.21 m people	31.26 m people	365,940 people
1984	56.58 m people	38.33 m people	14.42 m people	235.83 m people	1.04 bn people	53.73 m people	30.25 m people	347,878 people
1983	56.56 m people	38.17 m people	14.37 m people	233.79 m people	1.02 bn people	52.19 m people	29.25 m people	329,709 people
1982	56.54 m people	37.99 m people	14.31 m people	231.66 m people	1.01 bn people	50.7 m people	28.34 m people	311,537 people
1981	56.5 m people	37.76 m people	14.25 m people	229.47 m people	993.89 m people	49.31 m people	27.5 m people	293,553 people
1980	56.43 m people	37.49 m people	14.15 m people	227.23 m people	981.24 m people	48.04 m people	26.71 m people	275,913 people
1979	56.32 m people	37.19 m people	14.04 m people	225.06 m people	969.01 m people	46.81 m people	25.89 m people	258,670 people
1978	56.16 m people	36.86 m people	13.94 m people	222.59 m people	956.17 m people	45.58 m people	24.99 m people	241,808 people
1977	55.96 m people	36.51 m people	13.86 m people	220.24 m people	943.46 m people	44.37 m people	24.23 m people	225,285 people
1976	55.72 m people	36.14 m people	13.77 m people	218.04 m people	930.69 m people	43.2 m people	23.62 m people	209,052 people
1975	55.44 m people	35.76 m people	13.67 m people	215.97 m people	916.4 m people	42.12 m people	23.02 m people	193,087 people
1974	55.11 m people	35.37 m people	13.55 m people	213.85 m people	900.35 m people	41.17 m people	22.42 m people	177,362 people
1973	54.75 m people	34.99 m people	13.44 m people	211.91 m people	881.94 m people	40.29 m people	21.83 m people	161,841 people
1972	54.38 m people	34.6 m people	13.33 m people	209.9 m people	862.03 m people	39.41 m people	21.25 m people	146,506 people
1971	54.07 m people	34.22 m people	13.19 m people	207.66 m people	841.11 m people	38.52 m people	20.7 m people	131,346 people
1970	53.82 m people	33.81 m people	13.04 m people	205.05 m people	818.32 m people	37.62 m people	20.14 m people	116,350 people
1969	53.54 m people	33.44 m people	12.88 m people	202.68 m people	796.03 m people	36.66 m people	19.57 m people	103,025 people
1968	53.24 m people	33.11 m people	12.73 m people	200.71 m people	774.51 m people	35.64 m people	19.01 m people	91,749 people
1967	52.9 m people	32.68 m people	12.6 m people	198.71 m people	754.55 m people	34.62 m people	18.46 m people	81,439 people
1966	52.52 m people	32.28 m people	12.46 m people	196.56 m people	735.4 m people	33.62 m people	17.93 m people	72,192 people
1965	52.11 m people	31.95 m people	12.29 m people	194.3 m people	715.19 m people	32.63 m people	17.43 m people	64,065 people
1964	51.68 m people	31.61 m people	12.13 m people	191.89 m people	698.36 m people	31.64 m people	16.96 m people	56,867 people
1963	51.25 m people	31.3 m people	11.97 m people	189.24 m people	682.34 m people	30.67 m people	16.51 m people	50,380 people
1962	50.88 m people	31.02 m people	11.81 m people	186.54 m people	665.77 m people	29.72 m people	16.08 m people	44,630 people
1961	50.54 m people	30.74 m people	11.64 m people	183.69 m people	660.33 m people	28.79 m people	15.66 m people	39,680 people
1960	50.2 m people	30.46 m people	11.49 m people	180.67 m people	667.07 m people	27.89 m people	15.26 m people	36,010 people

World Bank definition

Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SP.POP.TOTL, reproduced unchanged.

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