THE WORLD POPULATION AND THE TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION

The top ten countries according to the population are China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia and Japan.

1. CHINA

2000 - population                 ----------       1,268,853,362
2010 - population                 ----------       1,330,141,295
2012 - population                 ----------       1,343,239,923
2050 - Expected population    ----------       1,303,723,332

2. India

2000 - population                 ----------      1,004,124,224
2010 - population                 ----------      1,173,108,018
2012 - population                 ----------      1,205,073,612
2050 - Expected population    ----------      1,656,553,632

3. United States of America

2000 - population                 ----------      282,338,631
2010 - population                 ----------      310,232,863
2012 - population                 ----------      313,847,465
2050 - Expected population    ----------      439,010,253

4. Indonesia

2000 - population                 ----------      213,829,469   
2010 - population                 ----------      242,968,342
2012 - population                 ----------      248,645,008
2050 - Expected population    ----------      313,020,847

5. Brazil

2000 - population                 ----------      176,319,621
2010 - population                 ----------      201,103,330
2012 - population                 ----------      193,946,886
2050 - Expected population    ----------      260,692,493

6. Pakistan     

2000 - population                 ----------      146,404,914
2010 - population                 ----------      184,404,791
2012 - population                 ----------      190,291,129
2050 - Expected population    ----------      276,428,758

7. Nigeria      

2000 - population                 ----------     123,178,818
2010 - population                 ----------     152,217,341
2012 - population                 ----------     170,123,740 
2050 - Expected population    ----------     264,262,405 

8. Bangladesh

2000 - population                 ----------     130,406,594
2010 - population                 ----------     156,118,464 
2012 - population                 ----------     161,083,804 
2050 - Expected population    ----------     233,587,279 

9. Russia

2000 - population                 ----------     146,709,971 
2010 - population                 ----------     139,390,205
2012 - population                 ----------     142,517,670
2050 - Expected population    ----------     109,187,353

10. Japan 

2000 - population                 ----------     126,729,223
2010 - population                 ----------     126,804,433
2012 - population                 ----------     127,368,088 
2050 - Expected population    ----------      93,673,826 

Top Ten Countries Total Population

2000 - population                 ---------      3,618,894,827
2010 - population                 ---------      4,016,489,082
2012 - population                 ---------      4,096,137,325
2050 - Expected population    ---------      4,950,140,178

Rest of the World   

2000 - population                 ----------     2,466,012,769
2010 - population                 ----------     2,829,120,878 
2012 - population                 ----------     2,921,709,597 
2050 - Expected population    ----------     4,306,202,522

TOTAL WORLD POPULATION

2000 - population                 ----------         6,084,907,596 
2010 - population                 ----------         6,845,609,960
2012 - population                 ----------         7,017,846,922 
2050 - Expected population    ----------     9,256,342,700

 

Source : Internetworldstats