Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2021, India leads Population, total with 1.41B. China follows at 1.41B, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.84M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0354 M707 M1.1 B1.4 BIndiaIndia: 1.41B1.4 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 332.10M332 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 276.76M277 MPakistanPakistan: 239.48M239 MNigeriaNigeria: 218.53M219 MBrazilBrazil: 209.55M210 MBangladeshBangladesh: 167.66M168 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 144.75M145 MMexicoMexico: 127.65M128 MJapanJapan: 125.68M126 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 122.14M122 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Nepal 29.48M
52 Venezuela, RB 28.24M
53 Cameroon 26.92M
54 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 26.23M
55 Australia 25.69M
56 Niger 24.50M
57 Mali 22.39M
58 Sri Lanka 22.16M
59 Burkina Faso 22.00M
60 Syrian Arab Republic 21.63M
61 Malawi 20.05M
62 Kazakhstan 19.74M
63 Zambia 19.60M
64 Chile 19.46M
65 Romania 19.12M
66 Chad 17.83M
67 Ecuador 17.68M
68 Guatemala 17.60M
69 Netherlands 17.53M
70 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 17.27M
71 Senegal 17.22M
72 Cambodia 16.97M
73 Zimbabwe 15.80M
74 Guinea 13.71M
75 Benin 13.41M
76 Rwanda 13.36M
77 Burundi 12.97M
78 Tunisia 12.05M
79 Bolivia 11.94M
80 Belgium 11.59M
81 Haiti 11.37M
82 Dominican Republic 11.12M
83 Cuba 11.12M
84 Jordan 11.07M
85 South Sudan 10.87M
86 Greece 10.57M
87 Czechia 10.51M
88 Sweden 10.42M
89 Portugal 10.36M
90 Honduras 10.29M
91 Azerbaijan 10.14M
92 Papua New Guinea 10.01M
93 Tajikistan 9.97M
94 Hungary 9.63M
95 United Arab Emirates 9.58M
96 Israel 9.37M
97 Belarus 9.30M
98 Austria 8.96M
99 Switzerland 8.70M
100 Sierra Leone 8.09M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2021, with a lead of 1.84M 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 122.14M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.