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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

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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
201 Greenland 56,661
202 Faroe Islands 53,903
203 American Samoa 48,342
204 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,709
205 Northern Mariana Islands 46,078
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 45,847
207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,139
208 Marshall Islands 40,077
209 Liechtenstein 39,493
210 Monaco 38,931
211 British Virgin Islands 38,319
212 Gibraltar 37,609
213 San Marino 33,755
214 St. Martin (French part) 28,870
215 Palau 17,759
216 Naoero 11,801
217 Tuvalu 9,992

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.