Search results
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.
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 for 2022 and 2023.
A comprehensive list of countries and territories by population based on official sources or UN estimates, updated to 2024. See the rank, location, population, percentage of world population and date of each entry.
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.
Explore the historical and current population data of different countries, based on various sources and estimates. Compare population growth, size, density, and distribution with other indicators of development, health, and environment.
See the current population of all the countries in the world as of October 12, 2024, based on the United Nations data. Find out the rank, country name, and population size of each country in the list.
