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List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by population, from the most populated. Growth rate, median age, fertility rate, area, density, population density, urbanization, urban population, share of world population.
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.
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.
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.
This page lists the current population of all the countries in the world as of November 16, 2024. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations. Population projections are updated in real time. Caveats and explanations.
Live data on the current world population, births, deaths, and population growth. See the top 20 countries by population, historical and forecast data, and global trends by region and religion.
India is the most populous country in the world, with close to 1.451 billion people as of 1 July 2024. India is closely followed by China, having a population of over 1.419 billion. Only these two nations have crossed the one billion mark, rest of countries are below 500 mn mark.
