This article lists the top 10 countries in terms of population. In addition, you will learn about the features of the demographic policy of the most populated states of the world - India and China.
TOP 10 countries by population
The number of inhabitants of our planet has already exceeded seven billion. One of the main features of the earth's population is a significant unevenness in its concentration. So, in one state there can be tens (and even hundreds!) Times more inhabitants than in the neighboring one.
The first 10 countries in terms of population are listed below (they are indicated by colored shading on the map). In the table, in addition to the total number of inhabitants in these states, density indicators are also presented.
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TOP 10 countries by population |
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State |
Population (in million) |
Density (person / sq. Km) |
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China |
1, 382 |
144 |
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India |
1 301 |
364 |
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USA |
325 |
32 |
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Indonesia |
261 |
131 |
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Brazil |
206 |
22 |
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Pakistan |
196 |
225 |
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Nigeria |
187 |
189 |
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Bangladesh |
161 |
1155 |
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Russia |
147 |
8.6 |
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Japan |
127 |
336 |
The table shows the demographic data as of 2016. The total population of the 10 largest countries is 4.3 billion people (almost 60% of the total population of the Earth).
Interestingly, such an arrangement of “demographic leaders” will be irrelevant in a few decades. So, by 2030, India will overtake China in terms of population. Even greater changes are expected by the beginning of the next century. In 2100, judging by analysts' forecasts, Nigeria will be in the third position of this rating, but Russia will no longer be in the top ten countries.
