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
101 Togo 7.94M
102 Lao PDR 7.45M
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.41M
104 Libya 7.14M
105 Turkmenistan 7.09M
106 Kyrgyz Republic 6.85M
107 Serbia 6.83M
108 Paraguay 6.68M
109 Nicaragua 6.64M
110 Bulgaria 6.51M
111 El Salvador 6.26M
112 Congo, Rep. 5.89M
113 Denmark 5.86M
114 Lebanon 5.72M
115 Finland 5.54M
116 Singapore 5.45M
117 Slovak Republic 5.45M
118 Norway 5.41M
119 Liberia 5.26M
120 Central African Republic 5.11M
121 Ireland 5.11M
122 New Zealand 5.08M
123 Costa Rica 5.06M
124 West Bank and Gaza 4.92M
125 Mauritania 4.73M
126 Oman 4.50M
127 Kuwait 4.36M
128 Panama 4.35M
129 Croatia 3.88M
130 Georgia 3.71M
131 Uruguay 3.40M
132 Mongolia 3.38M
133 Eritrea 3.35M
134 Puerto Rico (US) 3.26M
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.24M
136 Armenia 2.96M
137 Jamaica 2.84M
138 Namibia 2.81M
139 Lithuania 2.81M
140 Moldova 2.60M
141 Gambia, The 2.58M
142 Qatar 2.50M
143 Albania 2.49M
144 Botswana 2.40M
145 Gabon 2.38M
146 Lesotho 2.26M
147 Slovenia 2.11M
148 Guinea-Bissau 2.06M
149 Latvia 1.88M
150 North Macedonia 1.84M

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.