Human Development

Indicators / Total population

Total population

Total population, in thousands.

21 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

AllLowMediumHighVery High
All regionsArab StatesEast Asia and the PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
1NigeriaMedium2282Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium673KenyaMedium554UgandaMedium495AngolaMedium376GhanaMedium347Côte d'IvoireMedium318CameroonMedium289ZambiaMedium2110ZimbabweMedium1611RwandaMedium1412TogoMedium913CongoMedium614MauritaniaMedium515NamibiaMedium316LesothoMedium217Equatorial GuineaMedium218Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium119ComorosMedium120Cabo VerdeMedium121Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium0