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List of countries by population (United Nations) 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. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
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.
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 .
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.
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.
According to the recent UN estimates, about 47% of the global population, or 3.6 billion people live in five countries. Five of the ten most populous countries are in Asia, three in the Americas, and one each in Europe and Africa. With 1.4 billion people, China is the world’s most populous country.
Real time statistics for current population of any country. Real time data on population, births, deaths, net migration and population growth.
This list provides the populations for all the countries of the world and for all but the smallest political dependencies and territories. It is ordered alphabetically by the names of the countries, dependencies, and territories. The populations are estimates calculated by Encyclopædia Britannica’s.
This page lists the current population of all the countries in the world as of October 7, 2024. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations. Population projections are updated in real time.
This chart shows the most populous nations on Earth in 2003 and 2023 (projection).