The World Population And The Top Ten Countries With The Highest Population

The ten countries with the largest population in the world are China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia and Japan.

TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION
#	Country	2000 Population	2010 Population	2015 Population	2050 Expected Pop.
1	China	1,268,853,362	1,330,141,295	1,361,512,535	1,303,723,332
2	India	1,004,124,224	1,173,108,018	1,251,695,584	1,656,553,632
3	United States	282,338,631	310,232,863	321,362,789	439,010,253
4	Indonesia	213,829,469	242,968,342	255,993,674	313,020,847
5	Brazil	176,319,621	201,103,330	204,259,812	260,692,493
6	Pakistan	146,404,914	184,404,791	199,085,847	276,428,758
7	Nigeria	123,178,818	152,217,341	181,562,056	264,262,405
8	Bangladesh	130,406,594	156,118,464	168,957,745	233,587,279
9	Russia	146,709,971	139,390,205	142,423,773	109,187,353
10	Japan	126,729,223	126,804,433	126,919,659	93,673,826
TOP TEN Countries		3,618,894,827	4,016,489,082	4,213,773,474	4,950,140,178
Rest of the World		2,466,012,769	2,829,120,878	3,050,850,319	4,306,202,522
TOTAL World Population		6,084,907,596	6,845,609,960	7,264,623,793	9,256,342,700
NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most Populated Countries of the World Table was updated for May 14, 2015. (2) Detailed data for individual countries may be found clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population) estimates for years 2000, 2010, 2015 and 2050 are based mainly on mid-year data from the US Census Bureau website, and verified with local census agencies, when available. (4) The China population data is for the mainland only. (5) Data from the Internet World Stats website may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. (6) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the Site Surfing Guide. Copyright © 2001 - 2015, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.