Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. Dataset includes population figures from 1960-2021.
Source: World Bank
Alex DamianouSince the dataset goes from 1960-2021, I decided to create a chart tracking population growth over the last 6 years here.
The chart indicates:
- Top 6 most populous nations in 1960 were China, India, USA, Russia, Japan, and Indonesia for a combined population of 1,599,152,741.
- Sixty years later, the Top 6 are China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Brazil for a combined population of 3,853,217,936.
And a recent UN report has projected that India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation in 2023.
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