More than half of the world's projected population increase to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries

Projected absolute population growth from 2021 to 2050

1. Nigeria 2. DR Congo 3. Tanzania 4. Ethiopia 5. Egypt 6. Pakistan 7. India 8. Philippines

North Africa

and western Asia

Europe and

North America

Central and

south Asia

6

5

7

4

8

1

2

3

Sub-Saharan

Africa

East and

south-east

Asia

Latin America

and the

Caribbean

Australia and

New Zealand

North Africa

and western Asia

Europe and

North

America

East and

south-east

Asia

Egypt

Pakistan

India

Philippines

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Central and

south Asia

DR

Congo

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Tanzania

Oceania

Latin America

and the

Caribbean

Australia and

New Zealand

Oceania

Europe and

North

America

North Africa

and western Asia

East and

south-east

Asia

Pakistan

Egypt

India

Ethiopia

Philippines

Nigeria

Central and

south Asia

Latin America

and the

Caribbean

DR

Congo

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Tanzania

Oceania

Australia and

New Zealand

Europe and

North

America

Central and

south Asia

North Africa

and western Asia

Pakistan

Egypt

East and

south-east

Asia

India

Ethiopia

Philippines

Nigeria

Latin America

and the

Caribbean

DR Congo

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Oceania

Tanzania

Australia and

New Zealand

Guardian graphic. Source: UN