Most Population Countries In The World, Here's The List

The most populous country in the world. (ILLUSTRATION/Haridwar India/UNSPL:ASH/Shashank Hudkar)

YOGYAKARTA - If we talk about countries with the most population in the world, you can answer easily. The country is India.

According to World Population Review (Live) data as of August 19, 2024, India has 1,450,935,791 residents. This figure has increased by about 12 million since 2023.

Apart from having the most populous population, India is also given the title as the country with the highest birth rate in the world. In one second, it is estimated that one baby is born or 63,482 babies are born in one day.

However, at the same time there is one person who dies every 3 seconds or 26,166 people die every day. Interestingly, even though a country has a large population, it is not necessarily a large birth rate.

Citing the official World Population Review page, below are the 10 countries with the largest population and birth rates in the world along with the full population data.

The list of 10 countries with the largest population in the world includes:

As previously mentioned, countries that have a large population do not necessarily have a large birth rate. The list is as follows:

If you look at the state data registered in the World Population Review, many countries have birth rates below 10 thousand per day, a thousand, even only 1 baby is born every day.

Indonesia is ranked fourth in the country with the highest population in the world with 283,487,931 residents. This number is up from 2023 as many as 281,190,067 residents.

Of this number, it is estimated that there is one baby every 7 seconds which if accumulated to 12,234 babies are born every day. Those who die are estimated to be 5,917 people every day or there are deaths every 15 seconds.

As we understand it, Indonesia is a country of more than 17 thousand islands. However, there are about 56.7% of Indonesians living on the island of Java.

This is what makes Java's island the most populous island. It is also natural that Jakarta is the city with the most populous population of 8,540,121 people.

If ordered, cities in Indonesia with the most populous population include:

That's the review of the most population countries in the world. Hopefully this information will be useful! Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.