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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

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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
201 Greenland 56,367
202 Faroe Islands 52,561
203 American Samoa 49,761
204 Northern Mariana Islands 47,528
205 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,870
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 44,386
207 Marshall Islands 42,706
208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,008
209 Liechtenstein 38,901
210 Monaco 38,050
211 British Virgin Islands 37,135
212 Gibraltar 36,173
213 San Marino 34,770
214 St. Martin (French part) 31,786
215 Palau 17,792
216 Naoero 11,643
217 Tuvalu 10,399

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.