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Projected population of the capital city

people · higher is better · 185 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2100
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  1. 1Bangladesh55.01M
  2. 2Indonesia49.7M
  3. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.36.75M
  4. 4India31.97M
  5. 5Angola30.65M
  6. 6Japan24.07M
  7. 7Philippines22.41M
  8. 8Thailand17.56M
  9. 9Russian Federation16.31M
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.14.86M
  11. 11Ethiopia14.42M
  12. 12Mexico14.16M
  13. 13Cameroon13.23M
  14. 14United Kingdom12.37M
  15. 15Sudan12.11M
  16. 16Peru12.04M
  17. 17Saudi Arabia11.99M
  18. 18China11.84M
  19. 19Korea, Rep.11.42M
  20. 20Mali11.31M
  21. 21Colombia11.03M
  22. 22Argentina10.89M
  23. 23Zambia10.5M
  24. 24Afghanistan10.33M
  25. 25Uganda10.22M
  26. 26Jordan10.15M
  27. 27Kenya9.87M
  28. 28Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.86M
  29. 29France9.15M
  30. 30Congo, Rep.8.83M
  31. 31Madagascar8.48M
  32. 32Ghana8.33M
  33. 33Pakistan8.31M
  34. 34Iraq7.85M
  35. 35Kuwait7.77M
  36. 36Syrian Arab Republic7.4M
  37. 37Iran, Islamic Rep.7.36M
  38. 38Yemen, Rep.7.15M
  39. 39Senegal6.65M
  40. 40Uzbekistan6.37M
  41. 41Sri Lanka5.22M
  42. 42Burkina Faso5.13M
  43. 43Dominican Republic5M
  44. 44Mozambique4.89M
  45. 45Chile4.73M
  46. 46Spain4.7M
  47. 47Qatar4.65M
  48. 48Taiwan4.42M
  49. 49Zimbabwe4.42M
  50. 50Chad4.33M
  51. 51Nepal4.24M
  52. 52Togo4.21M
  53. 53United States4.04M
  54. 54Mauritania4.01M
  55. 55Algeria3.6M
  56. 56Viet Nam3.5M
  57. 57Singapore3.49M
  58. 58Turkiye3.31M
  59. 59Nigeria3.17M
  60. 60Guatemala3.14M
  61. 61Rwanda3.11M
  62. 62Germany3.1M
  63. 63Sierra Leone3.04M
  64. 64Bahrain3.01M
  65. 65Liberia2.96M
  66. 66Malawi2.93M
  67. 67South Africa2.76M
  68. 68Ecuador2.68M
  69. 69Tajikistan2.53M
  70. 70United Arab Emirates2.47M
  71. 71Mongolia2.43M
  72. 72Greece2.34M
  73. 73Bolivia2.33M
  74. 74Morocco2.32M
  75. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.32M
  76. 76Niger2.3M
  77. 77West Bank and Gaza2.21M
  78. 78Tunisia2.17M
  79. 79Lebanon2.16M
  80. 80Venezuela, RB2.12M
  81. 81Central African Republic2.09M
  82. 82Cambodia2.09M
  83. 83Honduras2.09M
  84. 84Equatorial Guinea2.02M
  85. 85Turkmenistan2M
  86. 86Azerbaijan1.98M
  87. 87Portugal1.94M
  88. 88Panama1.94M
  89. 89Austria1.88M
  90. 90Sweden1.85M
  91. 91Italy1.8M
  92. 92Costa Rica1.78M
  93. 93Benin1.72M
  94. 94Haiti1.66M
  95. 95Israel1.65M
  96. 96Kyrgyz Republic1.63M
  97. 97Brazil1.62M
  98. 98Oman1.51M
  99. 99Gabon1.5M
  100. 100Libya1.47M
  101. 101Romania1.44M
  102. 102Ukraine1.43M
  103. 103Poland1.37M
  104. 104Macao SAR, China1.37M
  105. 105El Salvador1.36M
  106. 106Hungary1.36M
  107. 107Hong Kong SAR, China1.34M
  108. 108Belgium1.34M
  109. 109Belarus1.31M
  110. 110Denmark1.3M
  111. 111Nicaragua1.29M
  112. 112Ireland1.21M
  113. 113Czechia1.12M
  114. 114Kazakhstan1.11M
  115. 115Djibouti1.07M
  116. 116Paraguay993,756
  117. 117Finland966,919.7
  118. 118Norway925,624.1
  119. 119Guinea-Bissau922,012.5
  120. 120Cuba871,245.3
  121. 121Georgia865,516.6
  122. 122Uruguay863,369.3
  123. 123Netherlands843,820.1
  124. 124Serbia827,678.5
  125. 125Armenia821,998.3
  126. 126Cote d'Ivoire806,828.4
  127. 127Tanzania785,829.8
  128. 128Bulgaria775,129.9
  129. 129Canada772,421.3
  130. 130South Sudan761,155.5
  131. 131Papua New Guinea650,819.3
  132. 132Namibia609,523.7
  133. 133Burundi530,871
  134. 134Albania504,073
  135. 135Croatia480,936.2
  136. 136Botswana459,325.7
  137. 137Timor-Leste439,578.3
  138. 138Eritrea404,491.6
  139. 139Comoros398,697
  140. 140Latvia388,463.5
  141. 141Sao Tome and Principe376,723.3
  142. 142Lesotho344,351.8
  143. 143Estonia338,777.5
  144. 144Cyprus325,534.3
  145. 145Suriname306,372.2
  146. 146Jamaica296,062.1
  147. 147Moldova292,685.8
  148. 148Maldives267,642
  149. 149Mauritius257,664
  150. 150Trinidad and Tobago255,673
  151. 151Bahamas, The250,180
  152. 152Solomon Islands235,558.3
  153. 153Lao PDR231,720.3
  154. 154Malta230,434.3
  155. 155Slovenia227,871.9
  156. 156Fiji225,004
  157. 157Slovak Republic223,695.5
  158. 158Iceland221,067.3
  159. 159Australia217,902.8
  160. 160Switzerland217,367
  161. 161North Macedonia214,349.8
  162. 162Malaysia214,322.3
  163. 163Lithuania210,264.7
  164. 164New Caledonia195,559
  165. 165Vanuatu190,664.1
  166. 166Luxembourg182,964.1
  167. 167Bosnia and Herzegovina167,033.9
  168. 168Guyana144,997.6
  169. 169New Zealand136,966.1
  170. 170Kiribati108,400
  171. 171Puerto Rico (US)106,076.1
  172. 172Montenegro97,867.2
  173. 173Samoa92,965
  174. 174Cayman Islands91,615.4
  175. 175Gibraltar84,956
  176. 176Barbados83,543
  177. 177Gambia, The82,394.7
  178. 178French Polynesia81,378.2
  179. 179Monaco78,495.8
  180. 180Brunei Darussalam77,100.1
  181. 181Bhutan74,499.3
  182. 182Tonga54,739.2
  183. 183Guam52,650
  184. 184Eswatini52,343.5

Projected population of the capital city