| # | Country | Population (2020) | Yearly Change | World Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,439,323,776 | 0.82 % | 18.5 % |
| 2 | India | 1,380,004,385 | 2.02 % | 17.7 % |
| 3 | United States | 331,002,651 | 1.19 % | 4.2 % |
| 4 | Indonesia | 273,523,615 | 2.19 % | 3.5 % |
| 5 | Pakistan | 220,892,340 | 4.08 % | 2.8 % |
| 6 | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 1.48 % | 2.7 % |
| 7 | Nigeria | 206,139,589 | 5.24 % | 2.6 % |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 164,689,383 | 2.05 % | 2.1 % |
| 9 | Russia | 145,934,462 | 0.14 % | 1.9 % |
| 10 | Mexico | 128,932,753 | 2.17 % | 1.7 % |
| 11 | Japan | 126,476,461 | -0.57 % | 1.6 % |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 114,963,588 | 5.25 % | 1.5 % |
| 13 | Philippines | 109,581,078 | 2.75 % | 1.4 % |
| 14 | Egypt | 102,334,404 | 3.97 % | 1.3 % |
| 15 | Vietnam | 97,338,579 | 1.88 % | 1.2 % |
| 16 | DR Congo | 89,561,403 | 6.53 % | 1.1 % |
| 17 | Turkey | 84,339,067 | 2.43 % | 1.1 % |
| 18 | Iran | 83,992,949 | 2.68 % | 1.1 % |
| 19 | Germany | 83,783,942 | 0.79 % | 1.1 % |
| 20 | Thailand | 69,799,978 | 0.54 % | 0.9 % |
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Past: Most Populous Countries in 1950
| # | Country | Population (1950) | World Share | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 554,419,273 | 21.9 % | (1) |
| 2 | India | 376,325,200 | 14.8 % | (2) |
| 3 | United States | 158,804,395 | 6.3 % | (3) |
| 4 | Russia | 102,798,657 | 4.1 % | (9) |
| 5 | Japan | 82,802,084 | 3.3 % | (11) |
| 6 | Germany | 69,966,243 | 2.8 % | (19) |
| 7 | Indonesia | 69,543,316 | 2.7 % | (4) |
| 8 | Brazil | 53,974,729 | 2.1 % | (6) |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 50,616,014 | 2 % | (21) |
| 10 | Italy | 46,598,601 | 1.8 % | (23) |
| 11 | France | 41,833,882 | 1.6 % | (22) |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 37,894,681 | 1.5 % | (8) |
| 13 | Nigeria | 37,859,748 | 1.5 % | (7) |
| 14 | Pakistan | 37,542,376 | 1.5 % | (5) |
| 15 | Ukraine | 37,297,648 | 1.5 % | (35) |
| 16 | Spain | 28,069,735 | 1.1 % | (30) |
| 17 | Mexico | 27,944,669 | 1.1 % | (10) |
| 18 | Poland | 24,824,018 | 1 % | (38) |
| 19 | Vietnam | 24,809,902 | 1 % | (15) |
| 20 | Turkey | 21,408,399 | 0.8 % | (17) |
Future: Most Populous Countries in 2050
| # | Country | Population (2050) | World Share | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1,639,176,033 | 16.8 % | (2) |
| 2 | China | 1,402,405,170 | 14.4 % | (1) |
| 3 | Nigeria | 401,315,000 | 4.1 % | (7) |
| 4 | United States | 379,419,102 | 3.9 % | (3) |
| 5 | Pakistan | 338,013,196 | 3.5 % | (5) |
| 6 | Indonesia | 330,904,664 | 3.4 % | (4) |
| 7 | Brazil | 228,980,400 | 2.4 % | (6) |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 205,410,675 | 2.1 % | (12) |
| 9 | DR Congo | 194,488,658 | 2 % | (16) |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 192,567,778 | 2 % | (8) |
| 11 | Egypt | 159,956,808 | 1.6 % | (14) |
| 12 | Mexico | 155,150,818 | 1.6 % | (10) |
| 13 | Philippines | 144,488,158 | 1.5 % | (13) |
| 14 | Russia | 135,824,481 | 1.4 % | (9) |
| 15 | Tanzania | 129,386,839 | 1.3 % | (24) |
| 16 | Vietnam | 109,605,011 | 1.1 % | (15) |
| 17 | Japan | 105,804,027 | 1.1 % | (11) |
| 18 | Iran | 103,098,075 | 1.1 % | (18) |
| 19 | Turkey | 97,139,570 | 1 % | (17) |
| 20 | Kenya | 91,575,089 | 0.9 % | (27) |