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
101 Togo 8.41M
102 Lao PDR 7.77M
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 7.52M
104 Turkmenistan 7.49M
105 Libya 7.38M
106 Kyrgyz Republic 7.22M
107 Paraguay 6.93M
108 Nicaragua 6.92M
109 Serbia 6.59M
110 Bulgaria 6.44M
111 El Salvador 6.34M
112 Congo, Rep. 6.33M
113 Singapore 6.04M
114 Denmark 5.98M
115 Lebanon 5.81M
116 Finland 5.62M
117 Liberia 5.61M
118 Norway 5.57M
119 Slovak Republic 5.42M
120 Ireland 5.40M
121 Central African Republic 5.33M
122 New Zealand 5.29M
123 West Bank and Gaza 5.29M
124 Oman 5.28M
125 Mauritania 5.17M
126 Costa Rica 5.13M
127 Kuwait 4.90M
128 Panama 4.52M
129 Croatia 3.87M
130 Georgia 3.81M
131 Eritrea 3.54M
132 Mongolia 3.52M
133 Uruguay 3.39M
134 Puerto Rico (US) 3.20M
135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.16M
136 Armenia 3.03M
137 Namibia 3.03M
138 Lithuania 2.89M
139 Qatar 2.86M
140 Jamaica 2.84M
141 Gambia, The 2.76M
142 Gabon 2.54M
143 Botswana 2.52M
144 Moldova 2.40M
145 Albania 2.38M
146 Lesotho 2.34M
147 Guinea-Bissau 2.20M
148 Slovenia 2.13M
149 Equatorial Guinea 1.89M
150 Latvia 1.87M

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.