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Top 10 most populous countries

Daily Tens #1 · Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · Ranked by estimated total population

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The answers

1 India
2 China
3 United States
4 Indonesia
5 Pakistan
6 Nigeria
7 Brazil
8 Bangladesh
9 Russia
10 Ethiopia

Sources & methodology

Metric: Estimated total population
Data through: mid-2025 estimates
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024
Notes: De facto population of all residents, regardless of citizenship. Ranks 9 and 10 are within a few million of each other and swap between revisions.

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