Here are the 50 most populated countries in the world, based on recent population estimates:
China – 1.428 billion
India – 1.426 billion
United States – 339 million
Indonesia – 277 million
Pakistan – 241 million
Nigeria – 224 million
Brazil – 216 million
Bangladesh – 174 million
Russia – 144 million
Mexico – 132 million
Japan – 123 million
Ethiopia – 126 million
Philippines – 118 million
Egypt – 111 million
Vietnam – 101 million
DR Congo – 102 million
Turkey – 89 million
Iran – 88 million
Germany – 84 million
Thailand – 71 million
United Kingdom – 69 million
France – 67 million
Italy – 60 million
South Africa – 60 million
Tanzania – 66 million
Myanmar – 55 million
South Korea – 52 million
Colombia – 53 million
Kenya – 54 million
Spain – 47 million
Argentina – 46 million
Sudan – 48 million
Ukraine – 36 million
Uganda – 48 million
Iraq – 45 million
Poland – 37 million
Canada – 40 million
Morocco – 38 million
Afghanistan – 42 million
Saudi Arabia – 36 million
Uzbekistan – 36 million
Malaysia – 33 million
Peru – 35 million
Angola – 37 million
Nepal – 30 million
Venezuela – 33 million
Mozambique – 33 million
Yemen – 33 million
Ivory Coast – 29 million
North Korea – 26 million
These countries represent a wide range of geographic regions, economic conditions, and population growth rates. China and India are the only countries with populations exceeding 1 billion.