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The world's most populous countries, 1950 to 2023
The population of every country on 1 July 2023, by UN estimates, and how many times its 1950 population. The world went from 2.49 billion to 8.09 billion people; India overtook China in 2022.
Remember this
In 1950, China had 198 million more people than India. India pulls ahead in 2022, the year China starts to shrink. In the UN's medium projection, India would peak around 2061 at 1.70 billion, and China would fall back to 633 million by 2100.
Every country in 2023
Population on 1 July 2023 (UN estimate), then how many times the 1950 population
| Rank | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.44 billion (×4.2) |
| 2 | China | 1.42 billion (×2.6) |
| 3 | United States | 343 million (×2.2) |
