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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

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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
201 Greenland 56,865
202 Faroe Islands 54,398
203 American Samoa 47,521
204 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,758
205 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,198
206 Northern Mariana Islands 45,143
207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,749
208 Liechtenstein 39,846
209 British Virgin Islands 38,985
210 Monaco 38,956
211 Marshall Islands 38,827
212 Gibraltar 38,471
213 San Marino 33,860
214 St. Martin (French part) 27,515
215 Palau 17,727
216 Naoero 11,875
217 Tuvalu 9,816

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.