Most Populated Countries: Population Race (2000 → 2024)
From our Short: When Did India Pass China? World's Most Populated Countries 2000-2024
India added 393M people since 2000, more than the entire US population.
1.45B#1 India, 2024
1.41B#2 China, 2024
1.26B#1 China, 2000
2.0xEthiopia, 2000 to 2024
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 100dollarslab.com
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When Did India Pass China? World's Most Populated Countries 2000-2024
Full ranking
| # | Name | 2000 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.06B | 1.45B |
| 2 | China | 1.26B | 1.41B |
| 3 | United States | 282.16M | 340.00M |
| 4 | Indonesia | 216.08M | 283.49M |
| 5 | Pakistan | 154.88M | 251.27M |
| 6 | Nigeria | 126.38M | 232.68M |
| 7 | Brazil | 174.02M | 212.00M |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 134.54M | 173.56M |
| 9 | Russia | 146.60M | 143.67M |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 67.41M | 132.06M |
Key numbers
- In 2024, #1 is India at 1.45B, ahead of China (1.41B).
- In 2000, #1 was China at 1.26B.
- The #1 spot changed hands 1 time: China from 2000, India from 2021.
- The biggest rise in today's top 10: Ethiopia, from 67.41M in 2000 to 132.06M in 2024 (2.0x).
Which country do you think grew the most since 2000?
Data: World Bank (Population, total, 2000-2024), CC BY 4.0. Flag graphics: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0). Figures come from one source and may differ from national statistics.
Questions
Who was #1 in 2024?
India, at 1.45B. #2 is China at 1.41B.
Who was #1 in 2000?
China, at 1.26B.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2000-2024The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.