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
101 Togo 8.07M
102 Lao PDR 7.56M
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.35M
104 Turkmenistan 7.23M
105 Libya 7.22M
106 Kyrgyz Republic 6.98M
107 Paraguay 6.76M
108 Nicaragua 6.73M
109 Serbia 6.66M
110 Bulgaria 6.47M
111 El Salvador 6.28M
112 Congo, Rep. 6.04M
113 Denmark 5.90M
114 Lebanon 5.74M
115 Singapore 5.64M
116 Finland 5.56M
117 Norway 5.46M
118 Slovak Republic 5.43M
119 Liberia 5.37M
120 Ireland 5.21M
121 Central African Republic 5.10M
122 Costa Rica 5.08M
123 New Zealand 5.08M
124 West Bank and Gaza 5.04M
125 Mauritania 4.88M
126 Oman 4.73M
127 Kuwait 4.59M
128 Panama 4.40M
129 Croatia 3.86M
130 Georgia 3.71M
131 Mongolia 3.43M
132 Eritrea 3.41M
133 Uruguay 3.39M
134 Puerto Rico (US) 3.22M
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.20M
136 Armenia 2.97M
137 Namibia 2.89M
138 Jamaica 2.84M
139 Lithuania 2.83M
140 Qatar 2.66M
141 Gambia, The 2.64M
142 Moldova 2.53M
143 Albania 2.45M
144 Botswana 2.44M
145 Gabon 2.43M
146 Lesotho 2.29M
147 Slovenia 2.11M
148 Guinea-Bissau 2.11M
149 Latvia 1.88M
150 North Macedonia 1.83M

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.