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This list includes both countries and dependent territories. Data based on the latest United Nations Population Division estimates. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures.
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.
Explore the population and other demographic indicators for any country in the world in the following table, featuring data as of November 2024 derived from estimates published by the United Nations. Read more. Interactive map. The following map shows the population of each country in the world in 2024. Darker colors indicate higher population.
World population has reached 8 billion on November 15, 2022 according to the United Nations. World population live counter with data sheets, graphs, maps, and census data regarding the current, historical, and future world population figures, estimates, growth rates, densities and demographics.
234 countries. 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 page lists the current population of all the countries in the world as of September 15, 2024. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations. Population projections are updated in real time.
Population by Country. Countries (and dependencies) in the world ranked by population. 1 Year change, migrants, median age, fertility rate, area (Km²), urban population, share of world's population, global rank. View also: list of countries and dependencies in two separate groups, and most populous countries in 1950 and in 2050.
