What is population, total in Small states?

Population, total in Small states was 20.35 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 20.35 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 8.77 million in 1960.

Is population, total rising or falling in Small states?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Small states data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Small states

Name: Population, total in Small states
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Small states: Population, total was 20.35 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

20.35 million

Change on year

up 0.8%

All-time high

20.35 million

in 2025

All-time low

8.77 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Small states, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Small states recorded 20.35 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Small states peaked at 20.35 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.77 million, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.57 million	8.77 million	10.35 million	10
1970s	11.30 million	10.53 million	12.11 million	10
1980s	13.20 million	12.30 million	14.15 million	10
1990s	15.06 million	14.38 million	15.70 million	10
2000s	16.63 million	15.79 million	17.40 million	10
2010s	18.40 million	17.58 million	19.29 million	10
2020s	19.92 million	19.47 million	20.35 million	6

More climate change data for Small states

Population growth 0.8% (2025)
Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
Urban population 10.60 million (2025)
Urban population 52.1% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 10.28 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.2% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 16.5% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 7.5% (2025)
Marine protected areas 7.2% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.16 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Small states?: Population, total in Small states was 20.35 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Small states?: The highest recorded value was 20.35 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 8.77 million in 1960.
Is population, total rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.