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People shown at a water park in China in 2017. China has the world’s largest population, but is projected to slide down to second place in the global population ranking in 2023. (VCG via Getty Images) The world’s population will cross 8 billion in November, according to China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year. The next five most populous nations – the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil – together have fewer people than India or China. In fact, China’s population is greater than the entire population of Europe (744 million) or the Americas (1.04 billion) and roughly equivalent to that of all nations in Africa (1.427 billion). As recently as 2015, half the world’s population was concentrated in just six countries – the same as above, with the exception of Nigeria, which was then the seventh most populous country and has since passed Brazil to move into sixth place. Recent population growth, however, has been faster in the rest of the world than in these nations, meaning that the top six now hold slightly less than half (49%) of the world’s people. Including Brazil’s 215 million people puts the world’s seven most populous countries at 51.7% of the global population. In the UN’s “medium” scenario for future population growth – its middle-of-the-road estimate – the global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. Growth is expected to be ...

India has overtaken China to become the world’s most populous nation, according to recent It is almost certainly true that India now has more people than China, something that was India’s population has consistently been undercounted. For example, India’s last census, held in 2011, India becoming the most populous country in the world is hardly surprising. South Asia as a whole has already had a larger Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter There are two reasons for India’s population exceeding China’s. First, India has always had a historically high population, especially in its fertile northern plains. There, due to climatic reasons, it is possible to grow both wheat, a winter grain, and rice, a summer grain, yielding twice as much food as many other parts of the world. Secondly, India transitioned away from higher fertility rates later than China did because of a lag in educating people, particularly Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month. However, India has now achieved a fertility rate of India’s population will continue to grow for a while, however, because many Indians are now entering It may be some time, however, before there are official figures from India confirming its actual population. Since Advertisement What are the implications of India becoming the most populous country in the world? To put it simply: This ...

See also: Figures used in this chart are based on the most up-to-date estimates or Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the estimates or projections for 2022 by the Population Division of the Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total. Areas that form integral parts of Sovereign states and dependencies by population Note: A numbered rank is assigned to the 193 Rank Population Date Source (official or from the Notes Numbers % of the world – World 8,036,170,000 100% 16 Jun 2023 UN projection 1 1,411,750,000 17.6% 31 Dec 2022 Official estimate 2 1,392,329,000 17.3% 1 Mar 2023 Official projection 3 334,895,000 4.17% 16 Jun 2023 National population clock 4 277,749,853 3.46% 31 Dec 2022 Official estimate 5 220,425,254 2.74% 1 Jul 2020 Official projection 6 218,541,000 2.72% 1 Jul 2022 UN projection 7 216,277,024 2.69% 16 Jun 2023 National population clock 8 169,828,911 2.11% 15 Jun 2022 2022 final census result 9 146,424,729 1.82% 1 Jan 2023 Official estimate 10 128,665,641 1.60% 30 Sep 2022 National quarterly estimate 11 124,500,000 1.55% 1 May 2023 Official estimate 12 110,587,187 1.38% 3 May 2023 National population clock 13 105,163,988 1.31% 1 Jul 2022 National annual projection 14 104,939,385 1.31% 16 Jun 2023 Nationa...

Read more China’s population decline follows decades of strict laws to bring the country’s booming birthrate under control, including the introduction of a one-child policy in the 1980s. This included fines for having extra children, forced abortions and sterilisations. While initially highly effective in controlling the population, these policies became a victim of their own success, and the country is now grappling with an ageing population in steep decline, which could have severe economic implications. Part of the problem is that because of a traditional preference for boys, the one-child policy led to a massive gender imbalance. Men now outnumber women by about 32 million. “How can the country now shore up birth rates, with millions of missing women?” asks Mei Fong, the author of One Child, a book about the impact of the policy. Recent policies introduced in China trying to China’s ageing population is an obstacle to economic development, with the number of working age people in the country declining by 38 million in the last three years. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images In India, the population has grown by more than a billion since 1950. Though growth has now slowed, the number of people in the country is still expected to continue to rise for the next few decades, hitting its peak of 1.7 billion by 2064. Today on average 86,000 babies are born a day in India compared with just 49,400 in China. Poonam Muttreja, executive director of “Earlier projections said ...

More than half of the world’s people live in just 10 countries, the most populous countries on Earth. More people means more demand for everything, from natural resources to jobs. Hence, surging population growth can hinder development. Still, most of the world’s most populous countries have managed to reduce their yearly population growth rates. Introducing 10 of the world’s most populous countries: • • • • • • • • • • The 10 Most Populous Countries In The Future Reducing population growth is what developing countries need to do in order to continue developing at a steady pace. All but one of the developing countries that are among the world’s 10 most populous have managed to slow the growth of their populations, though Nigeria continues to struggle. The opposite problem is taking shape in Russia, where trends indicate that the country will lose population in the years to come. No matter what happens in individual countries, however, the world’s population is in no danger of declining if present trends hold. Quite the opposite, in fact. Rank Country Total Population 1 China 1,397,715,000 2 India 1,366,417,750 3 United States 328,239,520 4 Indonesia 270,625,570 5 Pakistan 216,565,320 6 Brazil 211,049,530 7 Nigeria 200,963,600 8 Bangladesh 163,046,160 9 Russian Federation 144,373,540 10 Mexico 127,575,530 11 Japan 126,264,930 12 Ethiopia 112,078,730 13 Philippines 108,116,620 14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 100,388,070 15 Vietnam 96,462,110 16 Congo, Dem. Rep. 86,790,570 17 Turkey 83,4...

Contents • 1 See also • 1.1 World • 1.2 Continental • 1.3 Transcontinental • 1.4 Subregional • 1.5 Others • 2 Explanatory notes • 3 References • 4 External links region subregion Population (1 July 2022) Population (1 July 2023) Change 1,417,173,173 1,428,627,663 +0.81% 1,425,887,337 1,425,671,352 −0.02% 338,289,857 339,996,564 +0.50% 275,501,339 277,534,123 +0.74% 235,824,863 240,485,658 +1.98% 218,541,212 223,804,632 +2.41% 215,313,498 216,422,446 +0.52% 171,186,373 172,954,319 +1.03% 144,713,314 144,444,359 −0.19% 127,504,126 128,455,567 +0.75% 123,951,692 123,294,513 −0.53% 123,379,925 126,527,060 +2.55% 115,559,009 117,337,368 +1.54% 110,990,103 112,716,599 +1.56% 99,010,212 102,262,809 +3.29% 98,186,856 98,858,950 +0.68% 88,550,570 89,172,767 +0.70% 85,341,241 85,816,199 +0.56% 83,369,843 83,294,633 −0.09% 71,697,030 71,801,279 +0.15% 67,508,936 67,736,802 +0.34% 65,497,748 67,438,106 +2.96% 64,626,628 64,756,584 +0.20% 59,893,886 60,414,495 +0.87% 59,037,474 58,870,763 −0.28% 54,179,306 54,577,997 +0.74% 54,027,487 55,100,587 +1.99% 51,874,024 52,085,168 +0.41% 51,815,810 51,784,059 −0.06% 47,558,630 47,519,628 −0.08% 47,249,585 48,582,334 +2.82% 46,874,204 48,109,006 +2.63% 45,510,318 45,773,884 +0.58% 44,903,225 45,606,481 +1.57% 44,496,122 45,504,560 +2.27% 41,128,771 42,239,854 +2.70% 39,857,146 41,026,068 +2.93% 39,701,739 36,744,634 −7.45% 38,454,327 38,781,292 +0.85% 37,457,971 37,840,044 +1.02% 36,408,820 36,947,025 +1.48% 35,588,987 36,684,203 +3.08% 34,627...

Countries in the world by population (2023) This list includes both countries and dependent territories. Data based on the latest United Nations Population Division estimates. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures. See also: # Country (or dependency) Population (2020) Yearly Change Net Change Density (P/Km²) Land Area (Km²) Migrants (net) Fert. Rate Med. Age Urban Pop % World Share 1 1,439,323,776 0.39 % 5,540,090 153 9,388,211 -348,399 1.7 38 61 % 18.47 % 2 1,380,004,385 0.99 % 13,586,631 464 2,973,190 -532,687 2.2 28 35 % 17.70 % 3 331,002,651 0.59 % 1,937,734 36 9,147,420 954,806 1.8 38 83 % 4.25 % 4 273,523,615 1.07 % 2,898,047 151 1,811,570 -98,955 2.3 30 56 % 3.51 % 5 220,892,340 2.00 % 4,327,022 287 770,880 -233,379 3.6 23 35 % 2.83 % 6 212,559,417 0.72 % 1,509,890 25 8,358,140 21,200 1.7 33 88 % 2.73 % 7 206,139,589 2.58 % 5,175,990 226 910,770 -60,000 5.4 18 52 % 2.64 % 8 164,689,383 1.01 % 1,643,222 1,265 130,170 -369,501 2.1 28 39 % 2.11 % 9 145,934,462 0.04 % 62,206 9 16,376,870 182,456 1.8 40 74 % 1.87 % 10 128,932,753 1.06 % 1,357,224 66 1,943,950 -60,000 2.1 29 84 % 1.65 % 11 126,476,461 -0.30 % -383,840 347 364,555 71,560 1.4 48 92 % 1.62 % 12 114,963,588 2.57 % 2,884,858 115 1,000,000 30,000 4.3 19 21 % 1.47 % 13 109,581,078 1.35 % 1,464,463 368 298,170 -67,152 2.6 26 47 % 1.41 % 14 102,334,404 1.94 % 1,946,331 103 995,450 -38,033 3.3 25 43 % 1.31 % 15 97,338,579...