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Global Population Ranking

Total Population by Country 1960 - 2024

Summary

In 2024, India led with 1.5B, ahead of China at 1.4B.

India alone accounted for 17.9% of the 2024 total.

Chad grew the fastest since 2014, up 43.1%.

Full Rankings

Complete dataset - 2024

RankCountryValueYoYShare %Δ Rank
1#1South AsiaIndiaIND1.5B+0.9%17.9%—
2#1East AsiaChinaCHN1.4B-0.1%17.4%—
3#1North AmericaUnited StatesUSA340.1M+1.0%4.2%—
4#1Southeast AsiaIndonesiaINA283.5M+0.8%3.5%—
5#2South AsiaPakistanPAK251.3M+1.5%3.1%—
6#1Sub-Saharan Afr.NigeriaNGR232.7M+2.1%2.9%—
7#1Latin Am. & CaribbeanBrazilBRA212M+0.4%2.6%—
8#3South AsiaBangladeshBGD173.6M+1.2%2.1%—
9#1Eastern EuropeRussian FederationRUS143.5M-0.2%1.8%—
10#2Sub-Saharan Afr.EthiopiaETH132.1M+2.6%1.6%+1
11#2North AmericaMexicoMEX130.9M+0.9%1.6%-1
12#2East AsiaJapanJPN124M-0.4%1.5%—
13#1North AfricaEgyptEGY116.5M+1.7%1.4%+1
14#2Southeast AsiaPhilippinesPHI115.8M+0.8%1.4%-1
15#3Sub-Saharan Afr.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD109.3M+3.3%1.3%—
16#3Southeast AsiaViet NamVNM101M+0.6%1.2%—
17#1Middle East & C. AsiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIRI91.6M+1.1%1.1%—
18#2Middle East & C. AsiaTürkiyeTUR85.5M+0.2%1.1%—
19#1Western EuropeGermanyGER83.5M+0.3%1.0%—
20ThailandTHA71.7M0.0%0.9%—
21#2Western EuropeUnited KingdomGBR69.2M+1.1%0.9%—
22Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA68.6M+2.9%0.8%+1
23#3Western EuropeFranceFRA68.6M+0.3%0.8%-1
24South AfricaRSA64M+1.3%0.8%—
25ItalyITA59M-0.1%0.7%—
26KenyaKEN56.4M+2.0%0.7%—
27MyanmarMMR54.5M+0.7%0.7%—
28#2Latin Am. & CaribbeanColombiaCOL52.9M+1.1%0.7%—
29#3East AsiaKorea, Republic ofKOR51.8M+0.1%0.6%—
30#2North AfricaSudanSDN50.4M+0.8%0.6%—
31UgandaUGA50M+2.8%0.6%—
32SpainESP48.8M+1.0%0.6%—
33#3North AfricaAlgeriaDZA46.8M+1.4%0.6%—
34#3Middle East & C. AsiaIraqIRQ46M+2.1%0.6%+1
35#3Latin Am. & CaribbeanArgentinaARG45.7M+0.3%0.6%-1
36AfghanistanAFG42.6M+2.9%0.5%—
37#3North AmericaCanadaCAN41.3M+3.0%0.5%—
38YemenYEM40.6M+3.0%0.5%—
39MoroccoMAR38.1M+1.0%0.5%+1
40AngolaAGO37.9M+3.1%0.5%+1
41#2Eastern EuropeUkraineUKR37.9M+0.3%0.5%-2
42#3Eastern EuropePolandPOL36.6M-0.3%0.5%—
43UzbekistanUZB36.4M+2.0%0.4%—
44MalaysiaMYS35.6M+1.2%0.4%—
45Saudi ArabiaKSA35.3M+4.7%0.4%+2
46MozambiqueMOZ34.6M+3.0%0.4%+2
47GhanaGHA34.4M+1.9%0.4%-1
48PeruPER34.2M+1.1%0.4%-3
49MadagascarMDG32M+2.5%0.4%—
50Côte d'IvoireCIV31.9M+2.5%0.4%—
51NepalNPL29.7M-0.1%0.4%—
52CameroonCMR29.1M+2.6%0.4%—
53Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN28.4M+0.4%0.3%—
54#1OceaniaAustraliaAUS27.2M+2.0%0.3%—
55NigerNIG27M+3.3%0.3%+1
56Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK26.5M+0.3%0.3%-1
57Syrian Arab RepublicSYR24.7M+4.6%0.3%+1
58MaliMLI24.5M+3.0%0.3%-1
59Burkina FasoBFA23.5M+2.3%0.3%—
60Sri LankaLKA21.9M-0.5%0.3%—
61MalawiMWI21.7M+2.6%0.3%—
62ZambiaZMB21.3M+2.9%0.3%—
63KazakhstanKAZ20.6M+1.3%0.3%—
64ChadTCD20.3M+5.1%0.3%+1
65ChileCHL19.8M+0.5%0.2%-1
66RomaniaROU19.1M0.0%0.2%—
67SomaliaSOM19M+3.5%0.2%—
68SenegalSEN18.5M+2.3%0.2%+1
69GuatemalaGTM18.4M+1.6%0.2%-1
70EcuadorECU18.1M+0.9%0.2%—
71NetherlandsNED18M+0.7%0.2%—
72CambodiaKHM17.6M+1.2%0.2%—
73ZimbabweZWE16.6M+1.8%0.2%—
74GuineaGIN14.8M+2.4%0.2%—
75BeninBEN14.5M+2.5%0.2%—
76RwandaRWA14.3M+2.2%0.2%—
77BurundiBDI14M+2.6%0.2%—
78Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL12.4M+1.4%0.2%—
79TunisiaTUN12.3M+0.6%0.2%—
80South SudanSSD11.9M+4.0%0.1%+2
81BelgiumBEL11.9M+0.7%0.1%-1
82HaitiHTI11.8M+1.2%0.1%-1
83JordanJOR11.6M+1.0%0.1%—
84Dominican RepublicDOM11.4M+0.8%0.1%—
85United Arab EmiratesARE11M+4.8%0.1%+5
86CubaCUB11M-0.4%0.1%-1
87CzechiaCZE10.9M+0.4%0.1%-1
88HondurasHND10.8M+1.7%0.1%-1
89#1Southern EuropePortugalPOR10.7M+1.1%0.1%-1
90TajikistanTJK10.6M+1.9%0.1%+2
91#2OceaniaPapua New GuineaPNG10.6M+1.8%0.1%+2
92#1Northern EuropeSwedenSWE10.6M+0.3%0.1%-3
93#2Southern EuropeGreeceGRE10.4M0.0%0.1%-2
94AzerbaijanAZE10.2M+0.5%0.1%—
95IsraelISR10M+1.3%0.1%—
96HungaryHUN9.6M-0.3%0.1%—
97TogoTGO9.5M+2.3%0.1%—
98AustriaAUT9.2M+0.5%0.1%+1
99BelarusBLR9.1M-0.5%0.1%-1
100SwitzerlandSUI9M+1.3%0.1%—
101Sierra LeoneSLE8.6M+2.1%0.1%—
102Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO7.8M+1.4%0.1%—
103Hong KongHKG7.5M-0.2%0.1%—
104TurkmenistanTKM7.5M+1.8%0.1%—
105LibyaLBY7.4M+1.0%0.1%—
106KyrgyzstanKGZ7.2M+1.7%0.1%—
107ParaguayPRY6.9M+1.2%0.1%—
108NicaraguaNIC6.9M+1.4%0.1%—
109#3Southern EuropeSerbiaSRB6.6M-0.6%0.1%—
110BulgariaBGR6.4M-0.1%0.1%—
111El SalvadorSLV6.3M+0.5%0.1%—
112CongoCOG6.3M+2.4%0.1%—
113SingaporeSIN6M+2.0%0.1%+1
114#2Northern EuropeDenmarkDEN6M+0.5%0.1%-1
115LebanonLBN5.8M+0.6%0.1%—
116#3Northern EuropeFinlandFIN5.6M+0.6%0.1%—
117LiberiaLBR5.6M+2.2%0.1%+1
118NorwayNOR5.6M+1.0%0.1%-1
119SlovakiaSVK5.4M-0.1%0.1%—
120IrelandIRL5.4M+1.6%0.1%—
121Central African RepublicCAF5.3M+3.5%0.1%+2
122Palestine, State ofPSE5.3M+2.4%0.1%—
123#3OceaniaNew ZealandNZL5.3M+1.7%0.1%-2
124OmanOMN5.3M+4.6%0.1%+1
125MauritaniaMRT5.2M+2.9%0.1%+1
126Costa RicaCRI5.1M+0.5%0.1%-2
127KuwaitKWT4.9M+0.9%0.1%—
128PanamaPAN4.5M+1.3%0.1%—
129CroatiaHRV3.9M+0.2%0.0%—
130GeorgiaGEO3.7M-0.4%0.0%—
131EritreaERI3.5M+1.9%0.0%+1
132MongoliaMNG3.5M+1.3%0.0%-1
133UruguayURY3.4M0.0%0.0%—
134Puerto RicoPUR3.2M0.0%0.0%—
135Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH3.2M-0.7%0.0%—
136ArmeniaARM3M+2.3%0.0%—
137NamibiaNAM3M+2.3%0.0%—
138LithuaniaLTU2.9M+0.6%0.0%—
139QatarQAT2.9M+7.6%0.0%+2
140JamaicaJAM2.8M0.0%0.0%-1
141GambiaGMB2.8M+2.3%0.0%-1
142GabonGAB2.5M+2.2%0.0%—
143BotswanaBWA2.5M+1.6%0.0%—
144Moldova, Republic ofMDA2.4M-2.3%0.0%—
145AlbaniaALB2.4M-1.5%0.0%—
146LesothoLSO2.3M+1.1%0.0%—
147Guinea-BissauGNB2.2M+2.2%0.0%—
148SloveniaSLO2.1M+0.3%0.0%—
149Equatorial GuineaGNQ1.9M+2.4%0.0%+1
150LatviaLAT1.9M-0.9%0.0%-1
151North MacedoniaMKD1.8M-0.2%0.0%—
152BahrainBRN1.6M+0.7%0.0%—
153Timor-LesteTLS1.4M+1.2%0.0%—
154EstoniaEST1.4M+0.1%0.0%—
155Trinidad and TobagoTTO1.4M+0.1%0.0%—
156CyprusCYP1.4M+1.0%0.0%—
157MauritiusMUS1.2M-0.2%0.0%—
158EswatiniSWZ1.2M+1.0%0.0%—
159DjiboutiDJI1.2M+1.4%0.0%—
160FijiFJI928.8K+0.5%0.0%—
161ComorosCOM866.6K+1.9%0.0%—
162GuyanaGUY831.1K+0.6%0.0%—
163Solomon IslandsSLB819.2K+2.4%0.0%—
164BhutanBTN791.5K+0.7%0.0%—
165MacaoMAC687K+1.2%0.0%—
166LuxembourgLUX677K+1.6%0.0%—
167SurinameSUR634.4K+0.9%0.0%—
168MontenegroMNE623.5K0.0%0.0%—
169MaltaMLT568.8K+2.9%0.0%—
170MaldivesMDV527.8K+0.3%0.0%—
171Cabo VerdeCPV524.9K+0.5%0.0%—
172Brunei DarussalamBRU462.7K+0.8%0.0%—
173BelizeBLZ417.1K+1.5%0.0%—
174BahamasBHS401.3K+0.5%0.0%—
175IcelandISL386.5K+0.2%0.0%—
176VanuatuVUT327.8K+2.3%0.0%—
177New CaledoniaNCL292.6K+1.0%0.0%—
178BarbadosBRB282.5K0.0%0.0%—
179French PolynesiaPYF281.8K+0.2%0.0%—
180Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP235.5K+2.0%0.0%—
181SamoaWSM218K+0.6%0.0%—
182Saint LuciaLCA179.7K+0.3%0.0%—
183GuamGUM167.8K+0.8%0.0%—
184CuraçaoCUW156K+0.8%0.0%—
185KiribatiKIR134.5K+1.5%0.0%—
186SeychellesSYC121.4K+1.3%0.0%—
187GrenadaGRD117.2K+0.1%0.0%—
188Micronesia, Federated States ofFSM113.2K+0.5%0.0%—
189ArubaABW108K+0.6%0.0%—
190Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR104.4K-0.5%0.0%—
191TongaTON104.2K-0.4%0.0%—
192Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT100.6K-0.7%0.0%—
193Antigua and BarbudaATG93.8K+0.5%0.0%—
194Isle of ManIMN84.2K0.0%0.0%—
195AndorraAND81.9K+1.3%0.0%—
196Cayman IslandsCYM74.5K+1.9%0.0%—
197DominicaDMA66.2K-0.5%0.0%—
198BermudaBMU64.6K-0.1%0.0%—
199GreenlandGRL56.8K-0.1%0.0%—
200Faroe IslandsFRO54.7K+0.5%0.0%—
201Saint Kitts and NevisKNA46.8K+0.2%0.0%+1
202American SamoaASM46.8K-1.6%0.0%-1
203Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA46.5K+0.7%0.0%—
204Northern Mariana IslandsMNP44.3K-1.9%0.0%—
205Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM43.4K+1.4%0.0%—
206LiechtensteinLIE40.5K+1.5%0.0%—
207Virgin Islands, BritishVGB39.5K+1.2%0.0%—
208GibraltarGIB39.3K+2.2%0.0%+2
209MonacoMCO38.6K-0.8%0.0%-1
210Marshall IslandsMHL37.5K-3.3%0.0%-1
211San MarinoSMR34K+0.3%0.0%—
212Saint Martin (French part)MAF26.1K-5.0%0.0%—
213PalauPLW17.7K-0.2%0.0%—
214NauruNRU11.9K+0.6%0.0%—
215TuvaluTUV9.6K-1.7%0.0%—

Data Source & License

World Bank

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Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.

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