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
101 Togo 7.79M
102 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.48M
103 Lao PDR 7.35M
104 Libya 7.05M
105 Turkmenistan 6.95M
106 Serbia 6.90M
107 Kyrgyz Republic 6.73M
108 Paraguay 6.60M
109 Nicaragua 6.57M
110 Bulgaria 6.55M
111 El Salvador 6.23M
112 Denmark 5.83M
113 Congo, Rep. 5.75M
114 Lebanon 5.70M
115 Singapore 5.69M
116 Finland 5.53M
117 Slovak Republic 5.46M
118 Norway 5.38M
119 Liberia 5.15M
120 New Zealand 5.07M
121 Ireland 5.04M
122 Costa Rica 5.03M
123 Central African Republic 5.03M
124 West Bank and Gaza 4.80M
125 Mauritania 4.60M
126 Oman 4.52M
127 Kuwait 4.40M
128 Panama 4.29M
129 Croatia 3.91M
130 Georgia 3.72M
131 Uruguay 3.40M
132 Mongolia 3.33M
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.30M
134 Eritrea 3.29M
135 Puerto Rico (US) 3.28M
136 Armenia 2.96M
137 Jamaica 2.83M
138 Lithuania 2.81M
139 Qatar 2.79M
140 Namibia 2.73M
141 Moldova 2.64M
142 Albania 2.53M
143 Gambia, The 2.52M
144 Botswana 2.37M
145 Gabon 2.32M
146 Lesotho 2.24M
147 Slovenia 2.10M
148 Guinea-Bissau 2.01M
149 Latvia 1.90M
150 North Macedonia 1.86M

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.