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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 6,790,062,216
1. China 1,323,591,583
2. India 1,156,897,766
3. United States 307,212,123
4. Indonesia 240,271,522
5. Brazil 198,739,269
6. Pakistan 174,578,558
7. Bangladesh 156,050,883
8. Nigeria 149,229,090
9. Russia 140,041,247
10. Japan 127,078,679
11. Mexico 111,211,789
12. Philippines 97,976,603
13. Vietnam 88,576,758
14. Ethiopia 85,237,338
15. Germany 82,329,758
16. Egypt 78,866,635
17. Turkey 76,805,524
18.Congo, Dem. Rep.68,692,542
19. Iran 66,429,284
20. Thailand 65,998,436
21. France 64,420,073
22. United Kingdom 61,113,205
23. Italy 58,126,212
24. Burma 52,826,121
25. South Africa 49,052,489
26. Korea, South 48,508,972
27.Ukraine45,700,395
28. Colombia 43,677,372
29. Sudan 41,087,825
30. Tanzania 41,048,532
31. Argentina 40,913,584
32. Spain 40,525,002
33. Kenya 39,002,772
34. Poland 38,482,919
35. Algeria 34,178,188
36. Canada 33,487,208
37. Uganda 32,369,558
38. Morocco 31,285,174
39. Peru 29,546,963
40. Iraq 28,945,569
41. Saudi Arabia 28,686,633
42. Nepal 28,563,377
43. Afghanistan 28,395,716
44. Uzbekistan 27,606,007
45. Venezuela 26,814,843
46. Malaysia 25,715,819
47. Ghana 23,887,812
48. Taiwan 22,974,347
49. Yemen 22,858,238
50. Korea, North 22,974,347
Source: U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base.

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World's 50 Most Populous Countries: 2010

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