Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2022, India leads Population, total with 1.43B. China follows at 1.41B, and the gap between the top two positions is 13.25M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0356 M713 M1.1 B1.4 BIndiaIndia: 1.43B1.4 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 334.00M334 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 278.83M279 MPakistanPakistan: 243.70M244 MNigeriaNigeria: 223.15M223 MBrazilBrazil: 210.31M210 MBangladeshBangladesh: 169.38M169 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 144.24M144 MMexicoMexico: 128.61M129 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 125.38M125 MJapanJapan: 125.12M125 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Nepal 29.72M
52 Venezuela, RB 28.21M
53 Cameroon 27.63M
54 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 26.33M
55 Australia 26.02M
56 Niger 25.31M
57 Mali 23.07M
58 Burkina Faso 22.51M
59 Syrian Arab Republic 22.46M
60 Sri Lanka 22.18M
61 Malawi 20.57M
62 Zambia 20.15M
63 Kazakhstan 20.03M
64 Chile 19.55M
65 Romania 19.05M
66 Chad 18.46M
67 Guatemala 17.85M
68 Ecuador 17.82M
69 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 17.80M
70 Netherlands 17.70M
71 Senegal 17.65M
72 Cambodia 17.20M
73 Zimbabwe 16.07M
74 Guinea 14.06M
75 Benin 13.76M
76 Rwanda 13.65M
77 Burundi 13.32M
78 Tunisia 12.12M
79 Bolivia 12.08M
80 Belgium 11.68M
81 Haiti 11.50M
82 Jordan 11.26M
83 Dominican Republic 11.23M
84 Cuba 11.06M
85 South Sudan 11.02M
86 Czechia 10.67M
87 Sweden 10.49M
88 Honduras 10.46M
89 Greece 10.44M
90 Portugal 10.43M
91 Papua New Guinea 10.20M
92 Tajikistan 10.18M
93 Azerbaijan 10.14M
94 United Arab Emirates 10.07M
95 Hungary 9.61M
96 Israel 9.56M
97 Belarus 9.23M
98 Austria 9.04M
99 Switzerland 8.78M
100 Sierra Leone 8.28M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2022, with a lead of 13.25M over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Japan at 125.12M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.