Top 10 world largest country by Population 2021 l Top ten Biggest country by population in the world

1
China

The majority of the population is located in the eastern half of the country. Its dependency Hong Kong would, by itself, rank around 100 in a list of countries.

1,402,756,160
2
India

A very high population density exists throughout the country, apart from the deserts in the northwest and the mountains in the north.

1,362,549,958
3
United States

Very densely populated urban areas are clustered along the east and the west coasts. California and Texas, the two most populous states, account for about one quarter of the population.

329,731,224
4
Indonesia

Java is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

266,911,900
5
Pakistan

The Punjab province is the most densely populated area in Pakistan.

220,892,331
6
Brazil

Most residents live along the Atlantic coast in the eastern part of the nation.

211,557,363
7
Nigeria

Nigeria isthe most populous country in Africa. It recently became the continent's largest economy as well.

206,139,587
8
Bangladesh

Bangladesh is not just one of the most populous countries but is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

168,653,220
9
Russia

Siberia has a population density of approximately three people per kilometer. Siberia has one-twelfth of the world's land mass.

146,745,098
10
Mexico

Approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City.

126,577,691
11
Japan

The population is most dense along the coasts, due in part to the islands' mountains and the distribution of arable land.

125,960,000
12
Philippines

The Philippines population finally surpassed 100 million in 2014.

108,658,985
13
Egypt

Approximately 95 percentof the population lives within 20 kilometers of the Nile River and its delta.

100,411,615
14
Ethiopia

The median age in Ethiopia is just under 18 years, making it one of the youngest countries (despite the country itself being very old).

98,665,000
15
Vietnam

Kinh people, or "ethnic vietnamese" account for about 85% of Vietnam's population, but are concentrated in only half of the country. There are 53 other recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.

95,354,000
16
Congo, Dem. Rep.

The country is the world's largest francophone country. French might be the most common, as it's taught in schools, but it shares the stage with more than 200 other local languages.

89,561,404
17
Iran

Azerbaijanis constitute almost a quarter of the population. The nation's population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west.

83,467,474
18
Turkey

The population is densest around Istanbul, but the largest share of the population actually lives on the south coast.

83,154,997
19
Germany

Germany is the most populous country in Europe, with especially high concentration along the Rhine.

82,003,882
20
France

The largest concentrations of population in France are located in the north and the southeast, clustered around a few major historic cities.

66,992,000
21
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's population density is one of the highest in the world, centered in the capital city of London.

66,796,807
22.
Thailand

Thailand has actually lost ranking on the list due to a highly successful government effort to reduce the growth rate.

66,507,980
23
Italy

Unlike a lot of other countries, the population of Italy is pretty evenly distributed throughout the country.

60,238,522
24
South Africa

South Africa has received a steady rate of immigration for the past two decades, mainly from other African countries.

58,775,022
25
Tanzania

The population of Tanzania is highly concentrated at the edges of the country, on the northern border or the coast. Dar es Salaam houses over 10% of the population.

57,637,628
26
Myanmar

The population of Myanmar is actually a bit difficult to pin down, due to various problems with the census-taking. Official estimates in the early 2010s placed the population much higher.

54,817,919
27
South Korea

More than 70 percent of the country is mountainous so most of the populated is located in lowland areas.

51,780,579
28
Colombia

Most Colombians live in the mountainous western region of the countryor on the northern coastline.

49,395,678
29
Kenya

Kenya did not reach the top 50 of the of most populated countries until the 1970s.

47,564,296
30
Spain

The largest urban populations are found near the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts--aside from the populous areas of Madrid, Sevilla and Zaragoza.

47,100,396
31
Argentina

Roughly one third of the Argentinianpopulation lives in Buenos Aires.

44,938,712
32
Algeria

Most of the population is located along the Mediterranean Coast in the north, with very sparse population in the desert south.

43,378,027
33
Sudan

Northern Sudan is sparsely populated aside from an area near the banks of the Nile.

42,177,579
34
Ukraine

Ukraine actually used to rank higher on the list, prior to Russia's annexation of Crimea.

41,922,670
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