Largest Populations By Country
Further information: List of countries by population| Rank | Country / Territory | Population | Date | % of world population |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,354,530,000 | November 29, 2012 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | India | 1,210,193,422 | March 2011 | 17% | |
| 3 | United States | 314,849,000 | November 29, 2012 | 4.46% | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 237,641,000 | May 2010 | 3.37% | |
| 5 | Brazil | 197,349,000 | November 29, 2012 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 181,355,000 | November 29, 2012 | 2.57% | |
| 7 | Nigeria | 170,123,740 | July 2012 | 2.41% | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 161,083,804 | July 2012 | 2.28% | |
| 9 | Russia | 141,927,297 | January 1, 2010 | 2.012% | |
| 10 | Japan | 127,530,000 | October 1, 2012 | 1.81% |
Approximately 4.06 billion people live in these ten countries, representing around 58% of the world's population as of November 2012.
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