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This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.
This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
Not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are China and India, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. The United States comes in third with just under 325 million residents.
China is currently the most populous country in the world, with a population estimated at more than 1.42 billion as of September 2022. Only one other country in the world boasts a population of more than 1 billion people: India, whose population is estimated to be 1.41 billion people—and rising.
These are the 25 largest countries by population as of 2023, according to the World Bank, along with data from U.S. News’ 2023 Best Countries rankings.
The 10 most populated countries in the world. More than half of the world's population lives in one of the 10 most populous countries in the world. China is the most populous country on Earth. India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country on Earth by 2027.
List of all countries and regions in the world by total population (2023-2024). Current population figures for countries, sorted by total population, from the most populous countries to the least populous nations and territories.
Populations shown for the Most Populous Countries and on the world map are projected to July 1, 2024. To learn more about world population projections, go to Notes on the World Population Clock.
Largest Countries by Population. 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.
It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends.