Top 10 Most Populated Countries In The World: India Tops In This Ranking! Where Do China, US, Pakistan Stand? Check List

Top 10 Most Populated Countries In The World 2024: Which country has the highest population in the world? Four of the world’s top 10 largest economies rank in the list of top 10 countries by population! Did you know that the population of India - the world’s most populated country - is more than 4 times that of the USA - which is the world’s third most populated country? Where do China, Russia, Pakistan, Bangladesh rank on the list of the top 10 most populated countries? We take a look at world’s most populated countries as per the latest UN World Population Prospects 2024 data sourced from EY: (AI image)

World’s most populated country 2024: India ranks number 1 in the list of the top 10 most populated countries in the world 2024. According to the latest UN World Population Prospects 2024 report, India’s population is estimated at 1,450.936 million. Ten years ago, India ranked at number 2 behind China, with a population of 1,312.277 million. India is the world’s fifth largest economy with a projected GDP of $3,937.011 billion in 2024, as per IMF estimates. (AI image)

China ranks second on the list of the world’s most populated countries. Its population for 2024 is projected at 1,419.321 million, as per UN estimates. India overtook China in 2023 estimates of the UN, till which time China had been the world’s most populated country. China is at present the world’s second largest economy in terms of nominal GDP. As per IMF estimates, its GDP for 2024 is expected at $18,532.633 billion. (AI image)

The United States of America or USA, which is the world’s largest economy, ranks third in the list of the top 10 most populated countries in the world. As per the latest UN estimates, USA’s population for 2024 is projected at 345.427 million. The United States of America’s nominal GDP for 2024 is expected to be $28,781.083 billion, as per IMF’s World Economic Outlook April 2024. (AI image)

Indonesia has the world’s fourth highest population as per UN’s latest estimates for 2024. The UN has projected that Indonesia’s population as per 2024 data is around 283.488 million. According to IMF’s 2023 data, Indonesia is the world’s 16th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $1,371.171 billion. (AI image)

Pakistan, India’s neighbour, ranks 5th in the list of the world’s top 10 countries with the highest population. Pakistan’s population for 2024 is projected at 251.269 million, as per UN World Population Prospects 2024 data. Pakistan does not rank in the world’s top economies as per GDP ranking. According to IMF’s 2023 estimates, Pakistan’s GDP stood at $338.237 billion. (AI image)

Nigeria has the world’s 6th highest population as per UN’s 2024 estimates. Nigeria’s population for 2024 is estimated at 232.679 million, according to the latest UN report. Nigeria’s nominal GDP for 2023 stood at $374.947 billion, according to IMF estimates. (AI image)

Brazil ranks 7th in the list of the top 10 most populated countries in the world for 2024. Its population is projected at 211.999 million by the latest UN World Population Prospects 2024 report. Brazil, which is currently the world’s 9th largest economy, is expected to move up to 8th position in 2024 with a projected GDP of $2,331.391 billion, according to the IMF. (AI image)

Bangladesh is projected to have a population of 173.562 million in 2024, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 report. This makes it the world’s 8th most populated country. Bangladesh’s nominal GDP for 2023 stood at $446.349 billion, as per IMF. (AI image)

The Russian Federation ranks 9th on the list of the world’s top 10 countries with the highest population for 2024. According to the latest UN World Population Prospects 2024 report, the Russian Federation’s population is estimated at 144.820 million. Russia is the 11th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $1,997.03 billion for 2023, as per IMF estimates. (AI image)

Ethiopia ranks 10th in the list of the world’s most populated countries for 2024. According to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 report, Ethiopia's population for 2024 is projected at 132.060 million. Ethiopia's nominal GDP for 2023 stood at $159.747 billion, as per IMF. (AI image)