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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

Latest available year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

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
201 Greenland 56,836
202 Faroe Islands 54,640
203 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,843
204 American Samoa 46,765
205 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,535
206 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278
207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,350
208 Liechtenstein 40,450
209 British Virgin Islands 39,471
210 Gibraltar 39,329
211 Monaco 38,631
212 Marshall Islands 37,548
213 San Marino 33,977
214 St. Martin (French part) 26,129
215 Palau 17,695
216 Naoero 11,947
217 Tuvalu 9,646

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.