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  1. Mar 1, 2021 · 2. India - 1,366,417,750. Thousands of Hindu Pilgrims in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India. India is the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.36 billion people. In fact, it is estimated that by 2027, India could overtake China as the world’s most populous country.

  2. Jul 21, 2022 · Global population projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022; half live in just seven countries. People shown at a water park in China in 2017. China has the world’s largest population, but is projected to slide down to second place in the global population ranking in 2023. (VCG via Getty Images)

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  4. 1.84%. Algeria. 1.6%. Not surprisingly, the largest country in the world is Russia, which spans a vast 17,098,250 km² across Eastern Europe and Asia. This is followed by Canada (9,879,750 km²) and its aforementioned two million lakes. The country ranked third changes depending upon the source of the comparison.

    Country
    Area (km²)
    % Of Earth's Area
    Continent
    11.52%
    11.52%
    Asia Europe
    6.73%
    6.73%
    North America
    6.54%
    6.54%
    Asia
    6.31%
    6.31%
    North America
  5. In 2021, the world reached a total population of 7,909,295,152 and 🇨🇳 China was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,425,893,464 people. Followed by 🇮🇳 India, with the second largest population globally of 1,407,563,842 people in total.

  6. Mar 22, 2024 · Ranked: Asia’s Countries By Population Density. The city state of Singapore is the densest country in Asia, with more than 8,000 people/km². Far behind it, the similarly sized in area Bahrain has one-sixth the population and ranks second (1,892/km²) in Asia’s densest countries.

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