Observations

2025: 1,214,167,506

Updated: Jul 7, 2026 4:53 PM CDT

Units:

Persons,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Population, Total for Least Developed Countries	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Source

World Bank	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Release

World Development Indicators	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Units

Persons	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Frequency

Annual	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Notes

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates. Nations that are included in this data series are listed at https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519 Source Code: SP.POP.TOTL	2016-05-02	2026-07-07

Population, Total for Least Developed Countries (SPPOPTOTLLDC)