Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2020, China leads Population, total with 1.41B. India follows at 1.40B, and the gap between the top two positions is 8.48M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0353 M706 M1.1 B1.4 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BIndiaIndia: 1.40B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 331.58M332 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 274.81M275 MPakistanPakistan: 235.00M235 MNigeriaNigeria: 214.00M214 MBrazilBrazil: 208.66M209 MBangladeshBangladesh: 166.30M166 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 145.25M145 MMexicoMexico: 126.80M127 MJapanJapan: 126.26M126 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 118.92M119 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Cote d'Ivoire 28.92M
52 Venezuela, RB 28.44M
53 Cameroon 26.21M
54 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 26.14M
55 Australia 25.65M
56 Niger 23.72M
57 Sri Lanka 21.92M
58 Mali 21.71M
59 Burkina Faso 21.48M
60 Syrian Arab Republic 21.05M
61 Malawi 19.53M
62 Kazakhstan 19.48M
63 Chile 19.37M
64 Romania 19.27M
65 Zambia 19.06M
66 Ecuador 17.55M
67 Netherlands 17.44M
68 Guatemala 17.36M
69 Chad 17.22M
70 Senegal 16.79M
71 Cambodia 16.73M
72 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 16.65M
73 Zimbabwe 15.53M
74 Guinea 13.37M
75 Benin 13.07M
76 Rwanda 13.07M
77 Burundi 12.62M
78 Tunisia 11.97M
79 Bolivia 11.82M
80 Belgium 11.54M
81 Haiti 11.24M
82 Cuba 11.18M
83 Dominican Republic 11.01M
84 Jordan 10.87M
85 Greece 10.70M
86 South Sudan 10.70M
87 Czechia 10.70M
88 Sweden 10.35M
89 Portugal 10.30M
90 Honduras 10.12M
91 Azerbaijan 10.09M
92 Papua New Guinea 9.82M
93 Tajikistan 9.75M
94 Hungary 9.67M
95 United Arab Emirates 9.40M
96 Belarus 9.38M
97 Israel 9.22M
98 Austria 8.92M
99 Switzerland 8.64M
100 Sierra Leone 7.91M

Analytical takeaways

  • China leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2020, with a lead of 8.48M over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Ethiopia at 118.92M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.