2024 World Population By Country. Data based on the latest united nations population division estimates. According to the united nations' world population prospects 2022 report, the global population in 2050 is expected to reach around 9.7 billion people, nearly 2 billion more.
This list includes 20 most populous countries in the world. 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.