The following is a list, based on 2011 standards (world population 6.9 billion), of the most populous countries in the world:
- China (1.3 billion)
- India (1.2 billion)
- United States of America (311 million)
- Indonesia (238 million)
- Brazil (191 million)
- Pakistan (176 million)
- Nigeria (158 million)
- Bangladesh (151 million)
- Russia (143 million)
- Japan (128 million)
