Top 100 most populous countries
The total number of humans as ofFebruary 2,2025is8,201,051,600. And most of them live in Asia with the most populous countries being India and China. The rapid growth of population in this region began from the 1950s. As a result, now 5 places in the top 10 are occupied by Asian countries.
All other continents are represented only by one or two countries: Nigeria and Ethiopia (Africa), Brazil (South America), Russia is from Europe (since most of the populace lives in the European part), and the USA (North America).
However, this situation could change drastically by 2050. According to estimates published by the UN, the main driver of future growth will be Africa(plus 62%). The number of Europeans will decline approximately by6%.
The three African countries (Nigeria, Ethiopia, DR Congo) will enter the top 10. At the same time, Russia will drop to 13th spot in the ranking, thus leaving the top of the list without European representation.
The three member states of the Group of Seven(G7), Japan, Germany, and Italy, will not be able to maintain their positions in the ranking due to the projected significant population decline in these countries.
The total world population in 2050 will reach9,664,378,600.
Top 100 most populous countries 2025 and growth prospects until 2050
# | Country | Population | Continent | Population |
1 | India | 1,456,883,300 | Asia | 1,679,589,200 |
2 | China | 1,415,184,700 | Asia | 1,260,289,000 |
3 | United States | 346,347,900 | North America | 380,846,900 |
4 | Indonesia | 284,456,200 | Asia | 320,712,900 |
5 | Pakistan | 254,405,600 | Asia | 371,863,700 |
6 | Nigeria | 235,970,300 | Africa | 359,185,500 |
7 | Brazil | 212,141,500 | South America | 217,489,200 |
8 | Bangladesh | 174,632,100 | Asia | 214,709,000 |
9 | Russia | 144,594,400 | Asia / Europe | 136,132,700 |
10 | Ethiopia | 134,477,800 | Africa | 225,021,800 |
11 | Mexico | 131,331,400 | North America | 148,946,200 |
12 | Japan | 123,268,500 | Asia | 105,123,100 |
13 | Egypt | 117,711,100 | Africa | 161,630,100 |
14 | Philippines | 116,325,600 | Asia | 134,373,400 |
15 | DR Congo | 112,110,700 | Africa | 218,246,000 |
16 | Vietnam | 101,222,300 | Asia | 110,008,900 |
17 | Iran | 91,835,500 | Asia | 101,861,900 |
18 | Turkey | 87,572,200 | Asia / Europe | 91,258,000 |
19 | Germany | 84,406,100 | Europe | 78,932,200 |
20 | Thailand | 71,530,500 | Asia | 66,382,700 |
21 | Tanzania | 70,148,400 | Africa | 129,621,100 |
22 | United Kingdom | 69,303,800 | Europe | 75,504,600 |
23 | France | 66,592,000 | Europe | 68,219,600 |
24 | South Africa | 64,401,800 | Africa | 79,177,300 |
25 | Italy | 59,149,000 | Europe | 51,891,000 |
26 | Kenya | 57,139,400 | Africa | 83,593,200 |
27 | Myanmar | 54,250,600 | Asia | 58,623,200 |
28 | Colombia | 52,504,900 | South America | 59,385,300 |
29 | South Korea | 51,576,900 | Asia | 45,143,100 |
30 | Sudan | 50,957,400 | Africa | 85,206,300 |
31 | Uganda | 50,936,300 | Africa | 85,431,200 |
32 | Spain | 47,833,000 | Europe | 44,928,500 |
33 | Algeria | 47,146,000 | Africa | 59,565,500 |
34 | Iraq | 46,715,400 | Asia | 71,928,700 |
35 | Argentina | 45,764,100 | South America | 48,308,900 |
36 | Afghanistan | 43,538,000 | Asia | 76,885,100 |
37 | Yemen | 41,373,700 | Asia | 70,976,400 |
38 | Canada | 39,895,400 | North America | 45,621,800 |
39 | Angola | 38,832,900 | Africa | 74,295,300 |
40 | Poland | 38,390,300 | Europe | 32,814,000 |
41 | Morocco | 38,220,600 | Africa | 43,440,400 |
42 | Ukraine | 37,707,500 | Europe | 31,990,100 |
43 | Uzbekistan | 36,774,100 | Asia | 52,210,000 |
44 | Malaysia | 35,784,800 | Asia | 44,289,700 |
45 | Mozambique | 35,383,500 | Africa | 63,530,900 |
46 | Ghana | 34,846,900 | Africa | 50,553,000 |
47 | Peru | 34,383,400 | South America | 40,583,800 |
48 | Saudi Arabia | 34,319,900 | Asia | 47,693,900 |
49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32,553,600 | Africa | 55,746,900 |
50 | Madagascar | 32,516,900 | Africa | 53,185,400 |
51 | Nepal | 29,780,900 | Asia | 34,642,000 |
52 | Cameroon | 29,695,300 | Africa | 51,096,300 |
53 | Venezuela | 28,475,500 | South America | 31,094,800 |
54 | Niger | 27,695,200 | Africa | 52,513,800 |
55 | Australia | 26,863,900 | Australia | 32,506,900 |
56 | North Korea | 26,480,300 | Asia | 25,787,100 |
57 | Mali | 25,042,400 | Africa | 46,154,000 |
58 | Syria | 25,014,000 | Asia | 37,793,300 |
59 | Burkina Faso | 23,906,600 | Africa | 37,304,300 |
60 | Taiwan | 23,305,900 | Asia | 19,434,600 |
61 | Sri Lanka | 23,148,000 | Asia | 24,813,700 |
62 | Malawi | 22,063,800 | Africa | 37,361,600 |
63 | Zambia | 21,751,100 | Africa | 38,083,300 |
64 | Chad | 20,781,800 | Africa | 38,857,600 |
65 | Kazakhstan | 20,747,400 | Asia / Europe | 26,544,200 |
66 | Chile | 19,779,200 | South America | 20,320,300 |
67 | Somalia | 19,482,500 | Africa | 37,206,500 |
68 | Romania | 18,937,400 | Europe | 16,027,200 |
69 | Senegal | 18,810,500 | Africa | 30,364,900 |
70 | Guatemala | 18,569,300 | North America | 24,670,800 |
71 | Netherlands | 18,247,700 | Europe | 18,958,400 |
72 | Ecuador | 18,218,800 | South America | 21,337,200 |
73 | Cambodia | 17,750,500 | Asia | 21,931,400 |
74 | Zimbabwe | 16,874,500 | Africa | 25,866,300 |
75 | Guinea | 14,979,800 | Africa | 23,404,500 |
76 | Benin | 14,722,100 | Africa | 24,433,800 |
77 | Rwanda | 14,476,400 | Africa | 22,707,900 |
78 | Burundi | 14,310,100 | Africa | 24,131,700 |
79 | Bolivia | 12,509,500 | South America | 16,110,100 |
80 | Tunisia | 12,299,700 | Africa | 13,145,100 |
81 | South Sudan | 12,109,800 | Africa | 18,341,900 |
82 | Jordan | 11,859,200 | Asia | 16,367,300 |
83 | Haiti | 11,849,000 | North America | 14,710,800 |
84 | Belgium | 11,742,200 | Europe | 11,870,900 |
85 | Dominican Republic | 11,468,400 | North America | 12,996,200 |
86 | United Arab Emirates | 11,140,000 | Asia | 15,367,300 |
87 | Cuba | 10,938,200 | North America | 9,382,000 |
88 | Honduras | 10,930,300 | North America | 14,846,700 |
89 | Tajikistan | 10,720,600 | Asia | 15,574,600 |
90 | Czechia | 10,712,200 | Europe | 9,825,500 |
91 | Papua New Guinea | 10,689,100 | Oceania | 14,906,600 |
92 | Sweden | 10,625,300 | Europe | 11,309,600 |
93 | Portugal | 10,408,300 | Europe | 9,770,200 |
94 | Azerbaijan | 10,359,700 | Asia / Europe | 11,224,900 |
95 | Greece | 10,015,700 | Europe | 8,812,000 |
96 | Togo | 9,673,100 | Africa | 15,584,700 |
97 | Hungary | 9,651,400 | Europe | 8,725,300 |
98 | Israel | 9,483,400 | Asia | 13,092,700 |
99 | Austria | 9,110,500 | Europe | 8,724,300 |
100 | Belarus | 9,015,000 | Europe | 7,453,500 |
Regarding Zhengxianling - China's first pan - international talent recruitment platform
Zhengxianling is developed and operated by Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company mainly provides international services such as talent job-seeking and recruitment, recruitment and introduction of high-level talents / science and technology innovation-related talents (Overseas Excellent Young Talents, Qiming Plan, online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), academic exchanges, and software development. In due time, we will launch language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. to meet the needs of global users. Up to now, the company has established communication channels with national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology, talent offices of the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, departments of human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, academic societies, associations, 985 and 211 universities in various regions across the country, HRs of some enterprises, the International Academician Consortium, the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, and some international institutions in countries such as Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, and QS World's top 100 universities (MIT, Oxford, the University of Melbourne...).
Service items are as follows:
A. Recruitment and introduction of international high-level / science and technology innovation-related talents (doctors, post-doctors, academicians) (online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), overseas enterprise study tours, academic exchanges, and software development.
B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (The types of talents on the platform and official account are not limited. Note: The official website is undergoing upgrading and renovation).
Service-supported regions:
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Canada, etc. (covering more than 100 countries and regions).
Main service content: Online and offline special high-level talent job fairs for cities, parks, and employers, talent-introduction activities related to science and technology innovation (project solicitation, screening, roadshow... implementation, etc.), investment promotion, academic exchange conferences, online job-seeking and recruitment, and offline services are available in the above-mentioned designated countries.
In the past 2024, we have successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation in China and the World Federation of Inventors' Associations [IFIA], and have established the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (Language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due time. The establishment of the International HRD (HR) Alliance is in progress), and in the future, it will serve billions of users in more than 200 countries around the world. As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the chairman of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the cooperation of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with the International Academician Consortium and may participate in activities such as the FCPAE (Federation of Chinese Professionals in Europe) European Forum to facilitate international talent exchanges and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic construction, and promoting friendly cross-border cooperation to create a better future. Thus, we can better serve users from all over the world.
The Chinese full name of IFIA: World Federation of Inventors' Associations. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and San Francisco, the United States. In February 2024, after being reviewed and approved by the 47th Global Executive Committee of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhengxianling] joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official website of IFIA:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/
Our company's recruitment platform will officially launch a paid service starting from February 1, 2025. For details, please refer to:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YmOxE1snwAAvskZgwm5RxA
Currently, we are organizing online and offline special job fairs for high-level talents of international organizations. For details of the event, please refer to the push article on the schedule plan of the international high-level talent recruitment activities of Zhengxianling®:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UGfNhxHRoIs1KZF7Thsfxg
Zhengxianling® recruits a large number of overseas high-level talents and innovative talents all year round. For details, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8YaCD8xaXiDeC93a1foUKQ
Regarding the invitation letter for the initiation of the International HRD (HR) Alliance, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fdg6QB82KAJCeTi0VZVZKQ
We welcome HRs of employers from all over the world, heads of universities and research institutes, academic leaders, young doctors / post-doctors / academicians and other talents to contact us or register to join our platform，The talents we recruit will be preferentially recommended to work in universities, research institutions and other units in China or various countries around the world.
