Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2023, India leads Population, total with 1.44B. China follows at 1.41B, and the gap between the top two positions is 27.36M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0360 M719 M1.1 B1.4 BIndiaIndia: 1.44B1.4 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 336.76M337 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 281.19M281 MPakistanPakistan: 247.50M248 MNigeriaNigeria: 227.88M228 MBrazilBrazil: 211.14M211 MBangladeshBangladesh: 171.47M171 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 143.83M144 MMexicoMexico: 129.74M130 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 128.69M129 MJapanJapan: 124.52M125 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Nepal 29.69M
52 Cameroon 28.37M
53 Venezuela, RB 28.30M
54 Australia 26.66M
55 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 26.42M
56 Niger 26.16M
57 Mali 23.77M
58 Syrian Arab Republic 23.59M
59 Burkina Faso 23.03M
60 Sri Lanka 22.04M
61 Malawi 21.10M
62 Zambia 20.72M
63 Kazakhstan 20.33M
64 Chile 19.66M
65 Chad 19.32M
66 Romania 19.06M
67 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.36M
68 Guatemala 18.12M
69 Senegal 18.08M
70 Ecuador 17.98M
71 Netherlands 17.88M
72 Cambodia 17.42M
73 Zimbabwe 16.34M
74 Guinea 14.41M
75 Benin 14.11M
76 Rwanda 13.95M
77 Burundi 13.69M
78 Bolivia 12.24M
79 Tunisia 12.20M
80 Belgium 11.78M
81 Haiti 11.64M
82 South Sudan 11.48M
83 Jordan 11.44M
84 Dominican Republic 11.33M
85 Cuba 11.02M
86 Czechia 10.86M
87 Honduras 10.64M
88 Portugal 10.58M
89 Sweden 10.54M
90 United Arab Emirates 10.48M
91 Greece 10.41M
92 Tajikistan 10.39M
93 Papua New Guinea 10.39M
94 Azerbaijan 10.15M
95 Israel 9.85M
96 Hungary 9.59M
97 Belarus 9.18M
98 Austria 9.13M
99 Switzerland 8.89M
100 Sierra Leone 8.46M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2023, with a lead of 27.36M 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 124.52M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.