Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s

589 million adults (20-79 years) are living with diabetes worldwide – 1 in 9.

The total number of adults with diabetes is predicted to rise to 853 million by 2050 – 1 in 8.

4 in 5 adults with diabetes (81%) live in low and middle-income countries.

+-< 5 million5 - < 10 million10 - < 50 million50 - < 100 million100 million - < 1 billion≥ 1 billionNo estimates madeTotal adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s by Country/TerritoryChart created using amCharts library
Zoom level changed to 1

At a glance

Demographics - Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s

Search for a country

Clear filter
2000
2011
2024
2050
Country or Territory
Africa 217,888.0 387,000.0 581,299.6 1,194,944.7
Europe 460,837.0 653,000.0 672,338.0 658,745.8
Middle East and North Africa 219,800.0 356,000.0 480,221.9 772,796.0
North America and Caribbean 273,800.0 322,000.0 373,082.7 415,048.8
South and Central America 233,013.0 289,000.0 354,582.6 419,502.2
South-East Asia 664,000.0 856,000.0 1,096,343.5 1,397,276.1
Western Pacific 1,219,457.0 1,544,000.0 1,743,828.1 1,724,153.9
Afghanistan - 13,733.0 19,857.7 43,246.2
Albania 1,887.0 2,172.4 2,103.3 1,788.1
Algeria - 22,619.9 28,219.3 41,401.6
Andorra - 64.5 63.4 58.6
Angola - 8,362.6 16,786.4 38,944.3
Antigua and Barbuda - 56.5 69.4 71.9
Argentina 22,831.0 26,264.8 30,858.8 36,957.7
Armenia - 2,138.6 1,977.1 1,900.6
Aruba 41.0 78.1 80.4 69.6
Australia 13,131.0 15,947.3 19,138.3 22,915.4
Austria 6,041.0 6,286.0 6,698.2 6,286.2
Azerbaijan - 6,398.9 7,239.2 8,123.8
Bahamas 183.0 235.9 300.1 333.5
Bahrain 381.0 986.2 1,107.1 1,370.6
Bangladesh 83,797.0 87,708.1 113,054.5 147,517.0
Barbados 184.0 199.3 209.1 192.5
Belarus - 7,239.1 7,049.3 6,113.5
Belgium 7,458.0 7,768.5 8,483.8 8,450.1
Belize 116.0 169.7 262.9 387.1
Benin - 4,133.9 6,623.5 13,895.5
Bermuda 37.0 45.3 48.3 38.7
Bhutan - 443.2 550.4 679.7
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,130.0 5,337.9 7,494.8 11,263.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2,875.6 2,445.6 2,042.5
Botswana - 1,146.9 1,580.9 2,479.3
Brazil 102,431.0 127,994.8 155,426.3 171,100.7
Brunei Darussalam - 265.8 321.8 369.2
Bulgaria 6,142.0 5,744.6 5,036.3 3,815.7
Burkina Faso - 7,421.6 10,875.9 23,198.3
Burundi - 4,352.5 5,945.9 13,676.6
Cabo Verde - 280.9 390.4 527.8
Cambodia - 8,079.6 10,632.1 13,972.3
Cameroon 6,822.0 9,676.4 13,869.6 29,005.9
Canada 21,389.0 25,140.9 29,115.3 32,592.4
Cayman Islands 24.0 35.8 54.2 60.2
Central African Republic - 2,179.8 2,364.1 5,906.7
Chad - 2,179.8 7,853.6 18,450.0
Chile 9,405.0 11,680.5 14,309.9 15,036.4
China 847,913.0 968,974.9 1,073,004.5 977,748.3
China, Hong Kong SAR 5,067.0 5,603.6 5,929.5 4,997.5
China, Macao SAR 323.0 - 559.9 641.3
Colombia 23,967.0 28,724.0 36,728.5 41,847.9
Comoros - 358.5 453.5 770.5
Congo 1,257.0 2,019.0 3,046.6 5,955.6
Costa Rica 2,286.0 3,075.6 3,741.7 4,199.6
Croatia 3,306.0 3,313.6 3,000.1 2,422.3
Cuba 7,821.0 8,264.8 8,414.5 7,146.3
Curaçao - - 142.5 149.5
Cyprus 518.0 809.0 957.6 1,044.9
Czechia 7,624.0 8,049.5 7,810.4 7,644.3
Côte d'Ivoire 6,547.0 9,676.6 14,140.9 28,817.6
Dem. People's Republic of Korea - 16,599.4 18,965.2 18,722.7
Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,078.0 28,894.3 45,114.7 109,449.3
Denmark 3,853.0 3,989.7 4,319.0 4,509.2
Djibouti - 481.0 690.9 1,017.8
Dominica 39.0 42.7 52.6 55.2
Dominican Republic 4,797.0 5,846.8 7,255.5 9,180.2
Ecuador 6,934.0 8,692.6 11,934.0 15,864.1
Egypt 36,388.0 48,305.2 66,602.5 104,844.1
El Salvador 3,337.0 3,449.4 4,147.2 4,782.9
Equatorial Guinea - 3,449.4 913.8 1,734.4
Eritrea - 2,595.5 1,879.6 3,589.9
Estonia 1,014.0 1,001.3 952.1 832.7
Eswatini - 589.3 671.7 1,077.0
Ethiopia 26,985.0 39,916.6 64,442.5 129,929.3
Faroe Islands - - 36.3 39.2
Fiji 463.0 531.7 588.8 750.9
Finland 3,731.0 3,907.8 4,082.1 3,878.4
France 41,927.0 44,329.0 45,839.8 44,427.2
French Polynesia - 179.0 218.2 247.7
Gabon 612.0 812.0 1,345.2 2,339.6
Gambia 652.0 802.9 1,312.8 2,765.8
Georgia 3,379.0 3,155.2 2,589.7 2,398.5
Germany 61,874.0 62,810.3 61,438.1 54,770.6
Ghana 9,168.0 12,655.5 18,467.7 32,279.4
Global 3,288,795.0 4,407,000.0 5,301,696.5 6,582,467.5
Greece 7,991.0 8,695.7 7,659.6 6,454.7
Greenland - - 40.5 38.1
Grenada 58.0 63.6 84.7 97.0
Guam - 114.5 111.1 126.1
Guatemala 5,079.0 6,936.9 10,550.5 16,987.0
Guernsey - - 47.2 47.7
Guinea - 4,722.8 6,950.2 14,018.9
Guinea-Bissau - 739.7 1,086.1 2,085.1
Guyana 514.0 422.6 506.9 600.7
Haiti 3,861.0 5,369.9 6,904.2 10,100.6
Honduras 3,029.0 4,007.6 6,495.2 9,994.5
Hungary 7,431.0 7,520.8 7,559.1 6,489.7
Iceland 187.0 222.2 271.8 293.9
India 567,714.0 737,003.3 947,373.6 1,205,759.3
Indonesia 124,758.0 154,277.6 185,217.4 225,546.8
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,421.0 50,322.3 62,068.3 73,685.1
Iraq 10,945.0 15,068.7 24,364.8 46,091.2
Ireland 2,514.0 3,152.1 3,599.3 4,043.5
Isle of Man - - 62.9 60.2
Israel 3,821.0 4,707.8 5,720.5 8,348.0
Italy 43,910.0 45,637.1 44,145.3 36,154.3
Jamaica 1,484.0 1,641.5 2,036.9 1,931.1
Japan 95,849.0 95,340.6 89,705.0 71,862.9
Jersey - 116.4 85.8 98.6
Jordan 3,129.0 3,268.4 6,674.8 10,139.2
Kazakhstan 10,059.0 10,662.7 12,181.8 16,477.5
Kenya 13,334.0 19,425.8 28,837.9 52,502.9
Kiribati - 60.3 74.3 118.0
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) - - 1,152.8 1,221.4
Kuwait 1,084.0 1,868.9 3,203.0 3,764.5
Kyrgyzstan 2,537.0 3,142.1 3,885.9 6,045.9
Lao People's Democratic Republic - 3,368.8 4,641.1 6,804.1
Latvia - 1,709.9 1,316.9 1,027.2
Lebanon 1,875.0 2,788.6 3,229.5 3,333.4
Lesotho - 1,106.4 1,314.4 1,830.2
Liberia - 1,900.3 2,686.8 5,243.4
Libya 2,784.0 3,875.0 4,352.3 6,002.4
Liechtenstein - 26.7 30.2 29.4
Lithuania 2,603.0 2,470.2 1,980.5 1,540.4
Luxembourg 316.0 375.3 496.3 570.0
Madagascar 7,249.0 9,770.3 15,694.5 30,693.4
Malawi - 6,563.5 9,863.6 21,648.3
Malaysia 12,291.0 17,402.7 23,936.5 30,236.3
Maldives - 198.9 369.1 438.3
Mali 4,685.0 6,660.7 10,026.1 24,409.1
Malta 273.0 316.0 417.0 395.9
Marshall Islands - 32.7 25.1 34.6
Mauritania - 1,756.4 2,381.6 5,166.9
Mauritius 753.0 898.9 981.0 912.7
Mayotte - - 157.5 370.3
Mexico 55,174.0 69,324.0 85,855.3 104,193.1
Micronesia (Fed. States of) - 57.5 69.4 90.4
Monaco - 26.1 24.2 23.9
Mongolia - 1,742.0 2,087.6 3,052.0
Montenegro - 455.1 454.1 425.6
Morocco 15,925.0 19,964.6 24,763.9 31,683.3
Mozambique 8,722.0 10,767.4 15,993.3 35,496.4
Myanmar - 31,390.4 36,744.7 43,019.1
Namibia - 1,216.3 1,423.9 2,336.9
Nauru - 6.2 6.7 8.6
Nepal - 16,135.9 19,117.9 26,660.0
Netherlands 11,494.0 12,059.2 13,074.9 12,484.8
New Caledonia - 165.1 202.3 246.6
New Zealand 2,607.0 3,040.5 3,750.1 4,172.6
Nicaragua - 3,163.3 4,352.8 6,364.1
Niger - 6,511.2 11,366.0 31,477.2
Nigeria 50,671.0 75,551.4 106,054.1 211,681.5
Niue - 0.8 1.2 1.4
North Macedonia 1,369.0 1,513.2 1,589.8 1,443.1
Norway 3,127.0 3,454.7 4,027.4 4,534.4
Oman - 1,810.3 3,131.4 4,667.1
Pakistan 74,491.0 94,447.0 130,417.4 230,839.0
Palau - 12.3 12.8 11.7
Panama 1,662.0 2,190.8 2,911.0 3,932.2
Papua New Guinea 2,438.0 3,553.7 5,902.4 9,646.3
Paraguay 2,693.0 3,648.5 4,284.1 5,884.7
Peru 14,217.0 17,503.7 22,325.2 29,675.0
Philippines 39,787.0 51,334.9 71,751.1 106,141.9
Poland 27,136.0 28,917.5 30,478.8 25,874.2
Portugal 7,309.0 8,028.8 7,683.9 6,542.0
Puerto Rico 2,517.0 2,546.5 2,446.8 1,955.5
Qatar 398.0 1,542.0 2,193.1 2,667.1
Republic of Korea 32,565.0 36,204.1 41,348.7 33,243.9
Republic of Moldova - 2,610.0 2,421.6 2,209.1
Romania 16,339.0 16,349.3 14,584.5 12,604.0
Russian Federation - 109,167.0 106,300.4 96,778.5
Rwanda - 5,147.2 7,330.1 14,021.4
Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.0 33.4 34.7 35.2
Saint Lucia - 111.5 134.0 136.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 68.8 71.7 73.0
Samoa - 93.0 119.0 185.1
San Marino - 23.8 25.9 22.6
Sao Tome and Principe - 81.1 116.3 215.2
Saudi Arabia 10,581.0 17,023.2 24,983.1 34,891.7
Senegal 4,219.0 5,785.5 8,743.4 18,543.3
Serbia - 7,177.2 5,407.1 4,269.4
Seychelles - 39.6 74.5 81.5
Sierra Leone - 2,794.3 4,550.6 8,504.5
Singapore 2,507.0 3,838.9 4,945.0 4,649.5
Slovakia 3,784.0 4,145.0 4,317.2 3,831.1
Slovenia 1,486.0 1,563.1 1,578.5 1,405.9
Solomon Islands - 274.8 383.2 715.9
Somalia - 4,275.7 7,857.3 18,745.6
South Africa 21,932.0 30,111.8 38,034.2 50,544.8
South Sudan - - 5,087.9 10,184.1
Spain 29,899.0 34,895.6 35,645.7 31,243.7
Sri Lanka 11,757.0 13,893.8 14,897.1 15,309.0
State of Palestine - 1,896.0 2,807.7 5,532.8
Sudan 14,313.0 22,000.2 24,192.2 48,883.3
Suriname 237.0 329.9 403.2 496.0
Sweden 6,341.0 6,763.9 7,572.9 8,397.5
Switzerland 5,389.0 5,707.7 6,576.5 6,891.8
Syrian Arab Republic 7,510.0 10,824.5 14,287.3 25,731.2
Taiwan, Province of China 13,262.0 17,355.8 19,005.0 16,324.9
Tajikistan - 3,543.9 5,631.5 9,472.5
Thailand 39,759.0 49,088.0 54,377.7 48,439.0
Timor-Leste - 484.2 747.1 1,201.6
Togo 1,991.0 3,037.3 4,613.8 8,851.1
Tonga 65.0 53.0 59.3 80.2
Trinidad and Tobago 809.0 953.0 1,121.7 1,095.4
Tunisia 5,555.0 7,084.3 8,391.4 10,170.6
Turkmenistan - 3,048.4 3,997.0 5,612.4
Tuvalu - 5.7 6.7 8.2
Türkiye 40,474.0 47,322.4 58,964.3 69,210.4
Uganda 8,405.0 13,932.2 22,022.2 50,962.8
Ukraine 36,542.0 34,542.8 28,640.9 24,287.7
United Arab Emirates - 6,107.4 7,710.7 9,281.4
United Kingdom 41,638.0 44,813.1 48,678.5 50,383.8
United Republic of Tanzania 14,466.0 20,498.9 31,718.2 71,707.5
United States Virgin Islands - 75.4 69.4 51.6
United States of America 190,081.0 216,804.8 245,525.2 262,288.0
Uruguay 2,166.0 2,237.1 2,394.7 2,436.6
Uzbekistan - 16,397.4 21,888.0 30,914.5
Vanuatu - 125.5 173.4 341.5
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13,332.0 17,838.5 18,511.1 24,893.2
Viet Nam - 58,408.1 69,065.9 77,479.5
Western Sahara - - 409.5 628.6
Yemen - 10,902.1 17,664.6 34,570.3
Zambia 3,692.0 5,717.3 9,828.6 21,344.4
Zimbabwe 5,404.0 6,164.7 8,306.7 15,838.6
Country or Territory
Africa 217,888.0
Europe 460,837.0
Middle East and North Africa 219,800.0
North America and Caribbean 273,800.0
South and Central America 233,013.0
South-East Asia 664,000.0
Western Pacific 1,219,457.0
Afghanistan -
Albania 1,887.0
Algeria -
Andorra -
Angola -
Antigua and Barbuda -
Argentina 22,831.0
Armenia -
Aruba 41.0
Australia 13,131.0
Austria 6,041.0
Azerbaijan -
Bahamas 183.0
Bahrain 381.0
Bangladesh 83,797.0
Barbados 184.0
Belarus -
Belgium 7,458.0
Belize 116.0
Benin -
Bermuda 37.0
Bhutan -
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,130.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina -
Botswana -
Brazil 102,431.0
Brunei Darussalam -
Bulgaria 6,142.0
Burkina Faso -
Burundi -
Cabo Verde -
Cambodia -
Cameroon 6,822.0
Canada 21,389.0
Cayman Islands 24.0
Central African Republic -
Chad -
Chile 9,405.0
China 847,913.0
China, Hong Kong SAR 5,067.0
China, Macao SAR 323.0
Colombia 23,967.0
Comoros -
Congo 1,257.0
Costa Rica 2,286.0
Croatia 3,306.0
Cuba 7,821.0
Curaçao -
Cyprus 518.0
Czechia 7,624.0
Côte d'Ivoire 6,547.0
Dem. People's Republic of Korea -
Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,078.0
Denmark 3,853.0
Djibouti -
Dominica 39.0
Dominican Republic 4,797.0
Ecuador 6,934.0
Egypt 36,388.0
El Salvador 3,337.0
Equatorial Guinea -
Eritrea -
Estonia 1,014.0
Eswatini -
Ethiopia 26,985.0
Faroe Islands -
Fiji 463.0
Finland 3,731.0
France 41,927.0
French Polynesia -
Gabon 612.0
Gambia 652.0
Georgia 3,379.0
Germany 61,874.0
Ghana 9,168.0
Global 3,288,795.0
Greece 7,991.0
Greenland -
Grenada 58.0
Guam -
Guatemala 5,079.0
Guernsey -
Guinea -
Guinea-Bissau -
Guyana 514.0
Haiti 3,861.0
Honduras 3,029.0
Hungary 7,431.0
Iceland 187.0
India 567,714.0
Indonesia 124,758.0
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,421.0
Iraq 10,945.0
Ireland 2,514.0
Isle of Man -
Israel 3,821.0
Italy 43,910.0
Jamaica 1,484.0
Japan 95,849.0
Jersey -
Jordan 3,129.0
Kazakhstan 10,059.0
Kenya 13,334.0
Kiribati -
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -
Kuwait 1,084.0
Kyrgyzstan 2,537.0
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
Latvia -
Lebanon 1,875.0
Lesotho -
Liberia -
Libya 2,784.0
Liechtenstein -
Lithuania 2,603.0
Luxembourg 316.0
Madagascar 7,249.0
Malawi -
Malaysia 12,291.0
Maldives -
Mali 4,685.0
Malta 273.0
Marshall Islands -
Mauritania -
Mauritius 753.0
Mayotte -
Mexico 55,174.0
Micronesia (Fed. States of) -
Monaco -
Mongolia -
Montenegro -
Morocco 15,925.0
Mozambique 8,722.0
Myanmar -
Namibia -
Nauru -
Nepal -
Netherlands 11,494.0
New Caledonia -
New Zealand 2,607.0
Nicaragua -
Niger -
Nigeria 50,671.0
Niue -
North Macedonia 1,369.0
Norway 3,127.0
Oman -
Pakistan 74,491.0
Palau -
Panama 1,662.0
Papua New Guinea 2,438.0
Paraguay 2,693.0
Peru 14,217.0
Philippines 39,787.0
Poland 27,136.0
Portugal 7,309.0
Puerto Rico 2,517.0
Qatar 398.0
Republic of Korea 32,565.0
Republic of Moldova -
Romania 16,339.0
Russian Federation -
Rwanda -
Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.0
Saint Lucia -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
Samoa -
San Marino -
Sao Tome and Principe -
Saudi Arabia 10,581.0
Senegal 4,219.0
Serbia -
Seychelles -
Sierra Leone -
Singapore 2,507.0
Slovakia 3,784.0
Slovenia 1,486.0
Solomon Islands -
Somalia -
South Africa 21,932.0
South Sudan -
Spain 29,899.0
Sri Lanka 11,757.0
State of Palestine -
Sudan 14,313.0
Suriname 237.0
Sweden 6,341.0
Switzerland 5,389.0
Syrian Arab Republic 7,510.0
Taiwan, Province of China 13,262.0
Tajikistan -
Thailand 39,759.0
Timor-Leste -
Togo 1,991.0
Tonga 65.0
Trinidad and Tobago 809.0
Tunisia 5,555.0
Turkmenistan -
Tuvalu -
Türkiye 40,474.0
Uganda 8,405.0
Ukraine 36,542.0
United Arab Emirates -
United Kingdom 41,638.0
United Republic of Tanzania 14,466.0
United States Virgin Islands -
United States of America 190,081.0
Uruguay 2,166.0
Uzbekistan -
Vanuatu -
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13,332.0
Viet Nam -
Western Sahara -
Yemen -
Zambia 3,692.0
Zimbabwe 5,404.0