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World's 50 Most Populous Countries:
2009
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 | 1,338,612,968 |
| 2. |
India | 1,166,079,217 |
| 3. | European Union | 491,582,852 |
| 4. |
United States | 307,212,123 |
| 5. |
Indonesia | 240,271,522 |
| 6. |
Brazil | 198,739,269 |
| 7. |
Pakistan | 176,242,949 |
| 8. |
Bangladesh | 156,050,883 |
| 9. |
Nigeria | 149,229,090 |
| 10. |
Russia | 140,041,247 |
| 11. |
Japan | 127,078,679 |
| 12. |
Mexico | 111,211,789 |
| 13. |
Philippines | 97,976,603 |
| 14. |
Vietnam | 86,967,524 |
| 15. |
Ethiopia | 85,237,338 |
| 16. |
Egypt | 83,082,869 |
| 17. |
Germany | 82,329,758 |
| 18. |
Turkey | 76,805,524 |
| 19. | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 68,692,542 |
| 20. |
Iran | 66,429,284 |
| 21. |
Thailand | 65,905,410 |
| 22. |
France | 64,057,792 |
| 23. |
United Kingdom | 61,113,205 |
| 24. |
Italy | 58,126,212 |
| 25. |
South Africa | 49,052,489 |
| 26. |
Korea, South | 48,508,972 |
| 27. | Burma | 48,137,741 |
| 28. |
Ukraine | 45,700,395 |
| 29. |
Colombia | 45,644,023 |
| 30. |
Sudan | 41,087,825 |
| 31. |
Tanzania | 41,048,532 |
| 32. |
Argentina | 40,913,584 |
| 33. |
Spain | 40,525,002 |
| 34. |
Kenya | 39,002,772 |
| 35. |
Poland | 38,482,919 |
| 36. |
Morocco | 34,859,364 |
| 37. |
Algeria | 34,178,188 |
| 38. |
Afghanistan | 33,609,937 |
| 39. |
Canada | 33,487,208 |
| 40. |
Uganda | 32,369,558 |
| 41. |
Peru | 29,546,963 |
| 42. |
Iraq | 28,945,657 |
| 43. |
Saudi Arabia | 28,686,633 |
| 44. |
Nepal | 28,563,377 |
| 45. |
Uzbekistan | 27,606,007 |
| 46. |
Venezuela | 26,814,843 |
| 47. |
Malaysia | 25,715,819 |
| 48. |
Ghana | 23,832,495 |
| 49. |
Yemen | 23,822,783 |
| 50. |
Taiwan | 22,974,347 |
Source: CIA World Factbook.
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