World Largest Population Country 2024.  — in 2024, the world reached a total population of 8,161,972,572 and 🇮🇳 india was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,450,935,791 people. 235 rows  — not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are china and india, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion.

Explore the population and other demographic indicators for any country in the world in the following table, featuring data as of october 2024 derived from estimates published by.  — the global population has surged from 7.95 billion in 2022 to 8.02 billion (8,024,997,030) in 2023.