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
101 Togo 8.22M
102 Lao PDR 7.66M
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.54M
104 Turkmenistan 7.36M
105 Libya 7.31M
106 Kyrgyz Republic 7.10M
107 Paraguay 6.84M
108 Nicaragua 6.82M
109 Serbia 6.62M
110 Bulgaria 6.45M
111 El Salvador 6.31M
112 Congo, Rep. 6.18M
113 Denmark 5.95M
114 Singapore 5.92M
115 Lebanon 5.77M
116 Finland 5.58M
117 Norway 5.52M
118 Liberia 5.49M
119 Slovak Republic 5.43M
120 Ireland 5.31M
121 New Zealand 5.20M
122 West Bank and Gaza 5.17M
123 Central African Republic 5.15M
124 Costa Rica 5.11M
125 Oman 5.05M
126 Mauritania 5.02M
127 Kuwait 4.85M
128 Panama 4.46M
129 Croatia 3.86M
130 Georgia 3.72M
131 Mongolia 3.48M
132 Eritrea 3.47M
133 Uruguay 3.39M
134 Puerto Rico (US) 3.20M
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19M
136 Armenia 2.96M
137 Namibia 2.96M
138 Lithuania 2.87M
139 Jamaica 2.84M
140 Gambia, The 2.70M
141 Qatar 2.66M
142 Gabon 2.48M
143 Botswana 2.48M
144 Moldova 2.46M
145 Albania 2.41M
146 Lesotho 2.31M
147 Guinea-Bissau 2.15M
148 Slovenia 2.12M
149 Latvia 1.88M
150 Equatorial Guinea 1.85M

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.