World’s 50 Most Populous Countries: 2010
This table provides figures about the 50 most populous nations in the world. China is the most populous.
| Rank | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| World | 6,817,246,761 | |
| 1. | China | 1,330,141,295 |
| 2. | India | 1,173,108,018 |
| 3. | United States | 310,232,863 |
| 4. | Indonesia | 242,968,342 |
| 5. | Brazil | 201,103,330 |
| 6. | Pakistan | 177,276,594 |
| 7. | Bangladesh | 158,065,841 |
| 8. | Nigeria | 152,217,341 |
| 9. | Russia | 139,390,205 |
| 10. | Japan | 126,804,433 |
| 11. | Mexico | 112,468,855 |
| 12. | Philippines | 99,900,177 |
| 13. | Vietnam | 89,571,130 |
| 14. | Ethiopia | 88,013,491 |
| 15. | Germany | 82,282,988 |
| 16. | Egypt | 80,471,869 |
| 17. | Turkey | 77,804,122 |
| 18. | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 70,916,439 |
| 19. | Iran | 67,037,517 |
| 20. | Thailand | 66,404,688 |
| 21. | France | 64,768,389 |
| 22. | United Kingdom | 61,284,806 |
| 23. | Italy | 58,090,681 |
| 24. | Burma | 53,414,374 |
| 25. | South Africa | 49,109,107 |
| 26. | Korea, South | 48,636,068 |
| 27. | Ukraine | 45,415,596 |
| 28. | Colombia | 44,205,293 |
| 29. | Sudan | 41,980,182 |
| 30. | Tanzania | 41,892,895 |
| 31. | Argentina | 41,343,201 |
| 32. | Spain | 40,548,753 |
| 33. | Kenya | 40,046,566 |
| 34. | Poland | 38,463,689 |
| 35. | Algeria | 34,586,184 |
| 36. | Canada | 33,759,742 |
| 37. | Uganda | 33,398,682 |
| 38. | Morocco | 31,627,428 |
| 39. | Peru | 29,907,003 |
| 40. | Iraq | 29,671,605 |
| 41. | Saudi Arabia | 29,207,277 |
| 42. | Afghanistan | 29,121,286 |
| 43. | Nepal | 28,951,852 |
| 44. | Uzbekistan | 27,865,738 |
| 45. | Venezuela | 27,223,228 |
| 46. | Malaysia | 26,160,256 |
| 47. | Ghana | 24,339,838 |
| 48. | Yemen | 23,495,361 |
| 49. | Taiwan | 23,024,956 |
| 50. | Korea, North | 22,757,275 |