THE WORLD POPULATION AND THE TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION

THE WORLD POPULATION AND THE TOP TEN
COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION

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

TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION # Country 2010 Population 2000 Population Pop. Increase 2000 - 2010 Expected Pop. for year 2050 1 China 1,330,141,295 1,268,853,362 61,287,933 1,424,161,948 2 India 1,173,108,018 1,004,124,224 168,983,794 1,656,553,632 3 United States 310,232,863 282,338,631 27,894,232 439,010,253 4 Indonesia 242,968,342 213,829,469 29,138,873 313,020,847 5 Brazil 201,103,330 176,319,621 24,783,709 260,692,493 6 Pakistan 177,276,594 146,404,914 30,871,680 276,428,758 7 Bangladesh 158,065,841 130,406,594 27,659,247 233,587,279 8 Nigeria 152,217,341 123,178,818 29,038,523 264,262,405 9 Russia 139,390,205 146,709,971 (7,319,766) 109,187,353 10 Japan 126,804,433 126,729,223 75,210 93,673,826 TOP TEN Countries 4,011,308,262 3,618,894,827 392,413,435 5,070,578,794 Rest of the World 2,834,301,698 2,466,012,769 368,288,929 4,246,244,391 TOTAL World Population 6,845,609,960 6,084,907,596 760,702,364 9,316,823,185 NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most Populated Countries of the World Table was updated for June 30, 2010. (2) Detailed data for individual countries may be found clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population) estimates for years 2000, 2010 and 2050 are based on data from the US Census Bureau website. (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 and navigation help, see the Site Surfing Guide.