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Most from 1950 - 2100
Countries with most population for the years 1950, 2000, 2012, 2050 and 2100
rank
country
1950
country
2000
country
2012
country
2050
country
2100
rank
00
World
2,532
World
6,123
World
7,052
World
9,306
World
10,125
00
01
China
551
China
1,269
China
1,354
India
1,692
India
1,551
01
02
India
372
India
1,054
India
1,258
China
1,296
China
941
02
03
USA
158
USA
282
USA
316
USA
403
Nigeria
730
03
04
Russia
103
Indonesia
213
Indonesia
245
Nigeria
390
USA
478
04
05
Japan
82
Brazil
174
Brazil
198
Indonesia
293
Tanzania
316
05
06
Indonesia
75
Russia
147
Pakistan
180
Pakistan
275
Pakistan
261
06
07
Germany
68
Pakistan
145
Nigeria
167
Brazil
223
Indonesia
254
07
08
Brazil
54
Bangladesh
130
Bangladesh
152
Bangladesh
194
Congo, DR
212
08
09
United Kingdom
51
Japan
126
Russia
143
Philippines
155
Philippines
178
09
10
Italy
46
Nigeria
124
Japan
126
Congo, DR
149
Brazil
177
10
11
France
42
Mexico
100
Mexico
116
Ethiopia
145
Uganda
171
11
12
Bangladesh
38
Germany
82
Philippines
96
Mexico
144
Kenya
160
12
13
Nigeria
38
Viet Nam
79
Viet Nam
90
Tanzania
138
Bangladesh
157
13
14
Pakistan
38
Philippines
77
Ethiopia
87
Russia
126
Ethiopia
150
14
15
Ukraine
37
Egypt
68
Egypt
84
Egypt
123
Iraq
145
15
16
Viet Nam
28
Ethiopia
66
Germany
82
Japan
109
Zambia
140
16
17
Spain
28
Iran
65
Iran
76
Viet Nam
104
Niger
139
17
18
Mexico
28
Turkey
64
Turkey
75
Kenya
97
Malawi
130
18
19
Poland
25
Thailand
63
Thailand
70
Uganda
94
Sudan
128
19
20
Egypt
22
France
59
Congo, DR
70
Turkey
92
Mexico
127
20
21
Turkey
21
United Kingdom
59
France
63
Sudan
91
Egypt
123
21
22
Thailand
21
Italy
57
United Kingdom
63
Iran
85
Russia
111
22
23
South Korea
19
Congo, DR
50
Italy
61
Iraq
83
Afghanistan
111
23
24
Ethiopia
18
Ukraine
49
South Africa
51
Afghanistan
76
Yemen
99
24
25
Philippines
18
South Korea
46
Myanmar
49
Germany
75
Burkina Faso
96
25
26
Iran
17
Myanmar
45
South Korea
49
United Kingdom
73
Madagascar
94
26
27
Myanmar
17
South Africa
45
Tanzania
48
France
72
Japan
91
27
28
Argentina
17
Spain
40
Colombia
48
Thailand
71
Viet Nam
83
28
29
Romania
16
Colombia
40
Spain
47
Colombia
62
Mali
81
29
30
Canada
14
Poland
38
Sudan
46
Yemen
62
France
80
30
Note: All population data in millions ( x 1,000,000).
Source: UN: World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. Data before 2010 are estimates, those after 2010 projections according to a medium-fertility variant.