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World Ranked List

Top 10 Countries by Population

Ranked by total population — UN World Population Prospects, 2024.

World 2024 Updated Jul 2, 2026
Top 10 Countries by Population — ranked table showing rank, name, Population and movement.
Rank Name Population people Change
1 India 1.44B Up 1 place
2 China 1.41B Down 1 place
3 United States 341M No change
4 Indonesia 279M No change
5 Pakistan 245M No change
6 Nigeria 229M No change
7 Brazil 217M No change
8 Bangladesh 174M No change
9 Russia 144M No change
10 Mexico 129M No change
Methodology & sources

Ranked by total population (all residents, both sexes, all ages) from the United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 revision, medium variant. Figures are rounded (B = billion, M = million). Movement (▲/▼) reflects rank change — India overtook China as the most populous country in 2023. Source: UN DESA.

Source: United Nations (World Population Prospects) · Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO

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