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Countries with the highest
Population, total

In 2025, India leads Population, total with 1.46B. China follows at 1.41B, and the gap between the top two positions is 57.28M. 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

0.0366 M732 M1.1 B1.5 BIndiaIndia: 1.46B1.5 BChinaChina: 1.41B1.4 BUnited StatesUnited States: 341.78M342 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 285.72M286 MPakistanPakistan: 255.22M255 MNigeriaNigeria: 237.53M238 MBrazilBrazil: 212.81M213 MBangladeshBangladesh: 175.69M176 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 143.51M144 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 135.47M135 MMexicoMexico: 131.95M132 MJapanJapan: 123.37M123 M

Full table

#CountryValue
201 Greenland 56,831
202 Faroe Islands 54,900
203 St. Kitts and Nevis 46,922
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,855
205 American Samoa 46,029
206 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,923
207 Northern Mariana Islands 43,541
208 Liechtenstein 41,024
209 Gibraltar 40,126
210 British Virgin Islands 39,732
211 Monaco 38,341
212 Marshall Islands 36,282
213 San Marino 34,109
214 St. Martin (French part) 24,941
215 Palau 17,663
216 Naoero 12,025
217 Tuvalu 9,492

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population, total in 2025, with a lead of 57.28M 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 123.37M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.