Largest populations

Total population, 1960–2025 · top 15 highest. China, India and the rest of the world's most populous countries since 1960.

Mid-year resident population. Each country's own annual estimate; no figures are filled in. Source: World Bank Open Data. Change countries or indicator · All rankings

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Largest populations

Total population, 1960–2025 · top 15 highest

  1. 1
    China667.1M
  2. 2
    India436.0M
  3. 3
    United States180.7M
  4. 4
    Russia119.9M
  5. 5
    Japan93.2M
  6. 6
    Indonesia88.3M
  7. 7
    Germany72.8M
  8. 8
    Brazil72.4M
  9. 9
    United Kingdom52.4M
  10. 10
    Bangladesh51.8M
  11. 11
    Italy50.2M
  12. 12
    France47.4M
  13. 13
    Pakistan45.7M
  14. 14
    Nigeria45.1M
  15. 15
    Ukraine42.8M

Mid-year resident population. Each country's own annual estimate; no figures are filled in.

World Bank Open Data

19602025

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birthrate.io, "Largest populations". https://www.birthrate.io/stories/largest-populations (accessed 12 November 2026).

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