Data on the eleven most populated nations on Earth

The Eleven most populated nations are:

Rank

region

Population

Country

percent

1

Asia

141

1,350

China

19.1%

2

Asia

383

1,260

India

17.8%

3

America

33

314

United States

4.4%

4

Asia

127

241

Indonesia

3.4%

5

America

23

194

Brazil

3.4%

6

Asia

227

180

Pakistan

2.5%

7

Africa

184

170

Nigeria

2.4%

8

Asia

1,062

153

Bangladesh

2.2%

9

Eurasia

8

143

Russia

2.0%

10

Asia

338

128

Japan

1.8%

11

America

59

116

Mexico

1.6%

A pie chart of these 11 most populous nation-states.

Sum:

4,249

million

Percent of the whole world:

60%

Global population total

7,063

1/28/12

http://www.census.gov/

Asia

3,312

47%

One in two people or more are Asians

America

624

9%

One in ten people or more are in the Americas

World Population data sheet: PRB

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