Top Ten Most Populated Countries in the World 2012
The top ten most populated countries in the world make up over half of the world’s population. The top two most populated countries in the world, China and India, have over one third of the world’s people.
10
Japan
Population: 127,530,000
Percentage of the world population: 1.8%
9
Russia
Population: 143,300,000
Percentage of the world population: 2.0%
8
Bangladesh
Population: 152,518,015
Percentage of the world population: 2.2%
7
Nigeria
Population: 166,629,000
Percentage of the world population: 2.4%
6
Pakistan
Population: 181,319,000
Percentage of the world population: 2.6%
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5
Brazil
Population: 193,946,886
Percentage of the world population: 2.8%
4
Indonesia
Population: 237,641,326
Percentage of the world population: 3.4%
3
United States
Population: 314,826,000
Percentage of the world population: 4.5%
2
India
Population: 1,210,193,422
Percentage of the world population: 17.2%
1
China
Population: 1,347,350,000
Percentage of the world population: 19.1%
Source: Wikipedia [November 25, 2012]
