Major Countries Population Ranking (2024)

In 2024, population among major countries was highest in India at 1.45 billion , followed by China at 1.41 billion and the United States at 340.11 million . The average population across major countries was 234.55 million , the median was 76.37 million , and Switzerland recorded the lowest population at 9.03 million , according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1960 to 2024 across 20 major countries.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 1.45B 1.44B 2024
2 1.41B 1.41B 2024
3 340.11M 336.81M 2024
4 283.49M 281.19M 2024
5 212M 211.14M 2024
6 143.53M 143.83M 2024
7 130.86M 129.74M 2024
8 123.98M 124.52M 2024
9 85.52M 85.33M 2024
10 83.51M 83.9M 2024
11 69.23M 68.49M 2024
12 68.52M 68.29M 2024
13 58.99M 58.99M 2024
14 51.75M 51.71M 2024
15 48.81M 48.35M 2024
16 41.29M 40.08M 2024
17 35.3M 33.7M 2024
18 27.2M 26.65M 2024
19 17.99M 17.88M 2024
Major Countries Population Ranking (2024) : Definition
Population measures the estimated mid-year resident population for the reporting year.