{"id":3156,"date":"2011-06-17T20:19:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T04:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=3156"},"modified":"2011-06-17T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T04:19:35","slug":"worlds-50-most-populous-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=3156","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s 50 Most Populous Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>This table provides figures about the 50 most populous nations on Earth, from China to Romania.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table id=\"A0904088\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Rank<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Country<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Population<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">1.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">China<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">1,321,851,888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">2.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">India<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">1,129,866,154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">3.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">United States<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">301,139,947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">4.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Indonesia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">234,693,997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">5.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">190,010,647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">6.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Pakistan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">169,270,617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">7.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">150,448,339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">8.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Russia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">141,377,752<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">9.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Nigeria<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">135,031,164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">10.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Japan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">127,467,972<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">11.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Mexico<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">108,700,891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">12.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Philippines<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">91,077,287<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">13.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Vietnam<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">85,262,356<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">14.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Germany<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">82,400,996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">15.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Egypt<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">80,264,543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">16.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Ethiopia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">76,511,887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">17.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Turkey<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">71,158,647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">18.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Iran<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">65,397,521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">19.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Thailand<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">65,068,149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">20.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Congo, Dem. Rep.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">64,606,759<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">21.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">France<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">61,083,916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">22.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">60,776,238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">23.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Italy<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">58,147,733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">24.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Korea, South<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">49,044,790<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">25.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Myanmar<br \/>\n(Burma)<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">47,373,958<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">26.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Ukraine<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">46,299,862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">27.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Colombia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">44,227,550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">28.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">South Africa<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">43,997,828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">29.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Sudan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">42,292,929<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">30.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Spain<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">40,448,191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">31.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Argentina<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">40,301,927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">32.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Poland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">38,518,241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">33.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Tanzania<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">38,139,640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">34.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Kenya<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">36,913,721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">35.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Morocco<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">33,757,175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">36.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Canada<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">33,390,141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">37.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Algeria<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">33,333,216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">38.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">31,889,923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">39.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Uganda<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">30,262,610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">40.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Nepal<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">28,901,790<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">41.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Peru<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">28,674,757<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">42.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Uzbekistan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">27,780,059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">43.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">27,601,038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">44.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Iraq<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">27,499,638<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">45.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Venezuela<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">26,084,662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">46.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Malaysia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">24,821,286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">47.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Korea, North<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">23,301,725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">48.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Taiwan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">23,174,294<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">49.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Ghana<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">22,931,299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">50.<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\">Romania<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\">22,276,056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><em>Source:<\/em> U.S. Census Bureau, International       Database.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;\">\n<a style=\"color: #003399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/ipa\/A0004391.html#ixzz1Pb86p0JN\"><\/a><a style=\"color: #003399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/ipa\/A0004391.html#ixzz1Pb86p0JN\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-5478491388417060\";\n\/* 336x280, created 3\/6\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3931753411\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script 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