World's Most Populous Countries

A crowd of passengers near a Beijing train station. (AP Photo)

This table provides figures about the 50 most populous nations in the world as of February 2019. China is the most populous country with nearly 1.4 billion residents. Since India's population is less than 50 million behind China; there could be a time when India surpasses its neighbor country in population. The estimated population of the world is 7.7 billion as of 2019.

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RANK	COUNTRY	POPULATION
1	China The majority of the population is located in the eastern half of the country.	1,394,510,000
2	India A very high population density exists throughout the country, apart from the deserts in the northwest and the mountains in the north.	1,343,330,000
3	United States Very densely populated urban areas are clustered along the east and the west coasts. There are 50 states in the U.S. and the nation started out with 13 colonies in North America.	328,677,000
4	Indonesia Java is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.	268,074,600
5	Brazil Most residents live along the Atlantic coast in the eastern part of the nation.	210,233,000
6	Pakistan The Punjab province is the most densely populated area in Pakistan.	203,643,000
7	Nigeria Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.	193,392,517
8	Bangladesh Bangladesh is not just one of the most populous countries but is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Read more...