List of countries and territories with the largest population, 2022 - CEOWORLD magazine (2023)

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China has the world's largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year. The next five most populous nations – the United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil – together have fewer people than India or China.

Ten Countries with the Highest Population in the World. are China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia and Mexico.

World Population Review, a site dedicated to boiling down demographical data into easily understandable stats, ranks Tokyo as the most populous city globally for 2022, counting over 37 million residents.

The top 10 most populous countries are: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, and Mexico. Data is from World Population Review (2022).

The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,510,000 square miles).

The top 10 most populous countries

The United States will remain the world's third-most populous country in 2030. In fact, there's little change in the top 10 over the next 8 years. China and India swap places and Ethiopia leapfrogs Japan, Mexico and Russia to go from 12th in 2022 to 9th by 2030.

World population has reached 8 billion people on November 15, 2022 according to the United Nations.

The overall ranking of Best Countries measure global performance on a variety of metrics. Switzerland is the best country in the world for 2022.

A baby girl born in the Philippines' capital Manila has become the 8th billionth person in the world, as the global population hit the landmark on Tuesday.

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