World's 50 Most Populous Countries: 2016
Updated March 17, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
This table provides figures about the 50 most populous nations in the world as of July 2016. China is the most populous.
| Rank | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| World | 7,323,187,457 | |
| 1. | China | 1,373,541,278 |
| 2. | India | 1,266,883,598 |
| 3. | United States | 323,995,528 |
| 4. | Indonesia | 258,316,051 |
| 5. | Brazil | 205,823,665 |
| 6. | Pakistan | 201,995,540 |
| 7. | Nigeria | 186,053,386 |
| 8. | Bangladesh | 156,186,882 |
| 9. | Russia | 142,355,415 |
| 10. | Japan | 126,702,133 |
| 11. | Mexico | 123,166,749 |
| 12. | Philippines | 102,624,209 |
| 13. | Ethiopia | 102,374,044 |
| 14. | Vietnam | 95,261,021 |
| 15. | Egypt | 94,666,993 |
| 16. | Iran | 82,801,633 |
| 17. | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 81,331,050 |
| 18. | Germany | 80,722,792 |
| 19. | Turkey | 80,274,604 |
| 20. | Thailand | 68,200,824 |
| 21. | France | 66,836,154 |
| 22. | United Kingdom | 64,430,428 |
| 23. | Italy | 62,007,540 |
| 24. | Burma | 56,890,418 |
| 25. | South Africa | 54,300,704 |
| 26. | Tanzania | 52,482,726 |
| 27. | Korea, South | 50,924,172 |
| 28. | Spain | 48,563,476 |
| 29. | Colombia | 47,220,856 |
| 30. | Kenya | 46,790,758 |
| 31. | Ukraine | 44,209,733 |
| 32. | Argentina | 43,886,748 |
| 33. | Algeria | 40,263,711 |
| 34. | Poland | 38,523,261 |
| 35. | Uganda | 38,319,241 |
| 36. | Iraq | 38,146,025 |
| 37. | Sudan | 36,729,501 |
| 38. | Canada | 35,362,905 |
| 39. | Morocco | 33,655,786 |
| 40. | Afghanistan | 33,332,025 |
| 41. | Malaysia | 30,949,962 |
| 42. | Venezuela | 30,912,302 |
| 43. | Peru | 30,741,062 |
| 44. | Uzbekistan | 29,473,614 |
| 45. | Nepal | 29,033,914 |
| 46. | Saudi Arabia | 28,160,273 |
| 47. | Yemen | 27,392,779 |
| 48. | Ghana | 26,908,262 |
| 49. | Mozambique | 25,930,150 |
| 50. | Korea, North | 25,115,311 |
Source: CIA World Factbook.
