TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION

TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION
#	Country	2000 Population	2010 Population	2012 Population	2050 Expected Pop.
1	China	1,268,853,362	1,330,141,295	1,343,239,923	1,303,723,332
2	India	1,004,124,224	1,173,108,018	1,205,073,612	1,656,553,632
3	United States	282,338,631	310,232,863	313,847,465	439,010,253
4	Indonesia	213,829,469	242,968,342	248,645,008	313,020,847
5	Brazil	176,319,621	201,103,330	193,946,886	260,692,493
6	Pakistan	146,404,914	184,404,791	190,291,129	276,428,758
7	Nigeria	123,178,818	152,217,341	170,123,740	264,262,405
8	Bangladesh	130,406,594	156,118,464	161,083,804	233,587,279
9	Russia	146,709,971	139,390,205	142,517,670	109,187,353
10	Japan	126,729,223	126,804,433	127,368,088	93,673,826
TOP TEN Countries		3,618,894,827	4,016,489,082	4,096,137,325	4,950,140,178
Rest of the World		2,466,012,769	2,829,120,878	2,921,709,597	4,306,202,522
TOTAL World Population		6,084,907,596	6,845,609,960	7,017,846,922	9,256,342,700
NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most Populated Countries of the World Table was updated for June 30, 2012. (2) Detailed data for individual countries may be found clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population) estimates for years 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2050 are based mainly on mid-year data from the US Census Bureau website. (4) The China population data is for the mainland only. (5) Data from the Internet World Stats website may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. (6) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the Site Surfing Guide. Copyright © 2001 - 2013, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.