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TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION
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Country
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2000
Population
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2010
Population
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2011
Population
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2050
Expected Pop.
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1
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China
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1,268,853,362
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1,330,141,295
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1,336,718,015
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1,303,723,332
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2
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India
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1,004,124,224
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1,173,108,018
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1,189,172,906
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1,656,553,632
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3
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United States
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282,338,631
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310,232,863
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313,232,044
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439,010,253
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4
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Indonesia
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213,829,469
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242,968,342
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245,613,043
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313,020,847
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5
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Brazil
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176,319,621
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201,103,330
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203,429,773
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260,692,493
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6
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Pakistan
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146,404,914
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184,404,791
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187,342,721
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276,428,758
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7
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Bangladesh
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130,406,594
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156,118,464
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158,570,535
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233,587,279
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8
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Nigeria
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123,178,818
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152,217,341
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155,215,573
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264,262,405
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9
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Russia
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146,709,971
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139,390,205
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138,739,892
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109,187,353
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10
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Japan
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126,729,223
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126,804,433
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126,475,664
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93,673,826
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TOP TEN
Countries
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3,618,894,827
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4,016,489,082
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4,054,510,166
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4,950,140,178
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Rest of the
World
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2,466,012,769
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2,829,120,878
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2,875,544,988
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4,306,202,522
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TOTAL World
Population
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6,084,907,596
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6,845,609,960
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6,930,055,154
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9,256,342,700
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NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most
Populated Countries of the World Table was updated for December
31, 2011. (2) Detailed data for individual countries may be found
clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population)
estimates for years 2000, 2010, 2011 and 2050 are based on data from the US Census Bureau
website. (4) The China population data is for the mainland only. (5) Data from the
Internet World Stats website may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing
an active link back to Internet World Stats. (6) For definitions and navigation help, see
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