Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2024, India leads Population, total with 1.45B. China follows at 1.41B, and the gap between the top two positions is 41.96M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0363 M725 M1.1 B1.5 BIndiaIndia: 1.45B1.5 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 340.00M340 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 283.49M283 MPakistanPakistan: 251.27M251 MNigeriaNigeria: 232.68M233 MBrazilBrazil: 212.00M212 MBangladeshBangladesh: 173.56M174 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 143.67M144 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 132.06M132 MMexicoMexico: 130.86M131 MJapanJapan: 123.98M124 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Nepal 29.65M
52 Cameroon 29.12M
53 Venezuela, RB 28.41M
54 Australia 27.19M
55 Niger 27.03M
56 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 26.50M
57 Syrian Arab Republic 24.67M
58 Mali 24.48M
59 Burkina Faso 23.55M
60 Sri Lanka 21.92M
61 Malawi 21.66M
62 Zambia 21.31M
63 Kazakhstan 20.59M
64 Chad 20.30M
65 Chile 19.76M
66 Romania 19.05M
67 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.01M
68 Senegal 18.50M
69 Guatemala 18.41M
70 Ecuador 18.14M
71 Netherlands 17.99M
72 Cambodia 17.64M
73 Zimbabwe 16.63M
74 Guinea 14.75M
75 Benin 14.46M
76 Rwanda 14.26M
77 Burundi 14.05M
78 Bolivia 12.41M
79 Tunisia 12.28M
80 South Sudan 11.94M
81 Belgium 11.86M
82 Haiti 11.77M
83 Jordan 11.55M
84 Dominican Republic 11.43M
85 United Arab Emirates 10.99M
86 Cuba 10.98M
87 Czechia 10.91M
88 Honduras 10.83M
89 Portugal 10.69M
90 Tajikistan 10.59M
91 Papua New Guinea 10.58M
92 Sweden 10.57M
93 Greece 10.41M
94 Azerbaijan 10.20M
95 Israel 10.00M
96 Hungary 9.56M
97 Austria 9.18M
98 Belarus 9.13M
99 Switzerland 9.01M
100 Sierra Leone 8.64M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2024, with a lead of 41.96M 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 123.98M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.