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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

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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
201 Greenland 56,653
202 Faroe Islands 53,291
203 American Samoa 49,225
204 Northern Mariana Islands 46,979
205 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,763
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 45,243
207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,571
208 Marshall Islands 41,367
209 Liechtenstein 39,182
210 Monaco 38,527
211 British Virgin Islands 37,809
212 Gibraltar 36,858
213 San Marino 34,252
214 St. Martin (French part) 29,961
215 Palau 17,783
216 Naoero 11,709
217 Tuvalu 10,194

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.