20 most populated countries

[FONT=garamond, serif]With the World Population Day just gone by (on July 11), here is the list of 20 most populated nations in the world and their population (as on 15 July 2010 or as indicated otherwise).[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]The population of the world is estimated to be around [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]6.8 billion[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] and is expected to reach [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]25 billion by 2050.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]1. China[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Tops the list with a population of [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1,338,650,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] which amounts to around [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]19.53%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the total world population. The figures are according to the statistics provided by the Chinese Official Population Clock & excludes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]2. India [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Comes next with a population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]of 1,183,416,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] which amounts to approximately [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]17.26%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population. The figures have been provided by the Indian Official Population Clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]3. United States [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]A distant third with a population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]of 309,738,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] - roughly [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]4.52%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the total world population. The figures have been provided by the United States Official Population Clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]4. Indonesia [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population of [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]234,181,400[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] which is around [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]3.42%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the total world population. The number is according to Statistics Indonesia provided in July 2010.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]5. Brazil [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]193,223,000 [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]2.82%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] approx. of world population. The figure has been provided by the Brazilian Official Population Clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]6. Pakistan [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]170,013,500[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]2.48%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] approx. of world population, [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]according to the Official Pakistani Population Clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]7. Bangladesh [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]162,221,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]. The figure is an UN estimate and comes to [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]2.37%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]8. Nigeria [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]154,729,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (based on UN Estimate). [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]2.26%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]9. Russia [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]141,927,297[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (as on 1 January 2010, number provided by Federal State Statistics Service of Russia).[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]10. Japan [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population of [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]127,380,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (as on 1 June 2010), Japan is 10th in the list. The figures have been provided by Official Japan Statistics Bureau.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]11. Mexico [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]108,396,211[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (as per 1 July 2010 figure provided by INEGI and National Population Statistics of Mexico). This is roughly [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.58%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]12. Philippines [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]94,013,200[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (an estimated [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.37%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population) [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]according to National Statistics Office medium projection.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]13. Vietnam [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]85,789,573[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] ([/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.25%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of world population).[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]14. Germany [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]81,757,600[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (based on 1 January 2010 Eurostat estimate). This is only [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.19%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]15. Ethiopia[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]79,221,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (as per July 2008 statistics from Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency). The figure is equivalent to [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.16%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the total world population.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]16. Egypt [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population 78,720,000 which is around [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.15%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population. The figures are from the Official Egyptian Population clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]17. Iran[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population 74,196,000 ([/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.08%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of world population). UN-estimated[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]18. Turkey [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]72,561,312[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (as on 31 December 2009). This comes to around [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]1.06%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population. Turkish Statistical Institute[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]19. Democratic Republic of Congo [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif][/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]Population [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]66,020,000[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] ([/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]0.96%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of world population). UN-estimated population[/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]20. France [/FONT]
[FONT=garamond, serif]Population of [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]65,447,374[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] (this is an Official INSEE estimate provided on 1 January 2010 and comes to [/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif]0.95%[/FONT][FONT=garamond, serif] of the world population).[/FONT]

lol in terms of population density india is way above china..total geographical area of china is 9.6 million square km...3 times than that of india...

india will cross china soon for sure ..
should we say .. go india go ?

jasn said:

lol in terms of population density india is way above china..total geographical area of china is 9.6 million square km...3 times than that of india...

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In terms of population density India is around 20th and China about 50th.

Wiki(although i do not trust wiki that much) says .. india is @ 32 .. and china @ 78 in terms of population density ..

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chalo india kite te tarakki kar reha!....