TOP TEN MOST POPULATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

10. JAPAN

Despite the rather limited space the Japanese have in term

of land; they have quite a number of people living there.
As of 2010, their population was 126,804,433 which grew
to in 2011.

9. Russia

Formerly the USSR, Russia stretches from Norway to

North Korea and roughly has 142,958,000 people living in
its borders and is placed 9th in the list.

8. Nigeria

With almost 70% growth of its population from the 90s,

Nigeria, being the most populated country of Africa,
at number 8 in the countries with the most population.
Presently, it is populated by 158,423,000 citizens.

7. Bangladesh

Bangladesh ranks 7th in the list of top 10 most populated

countries with a present figure of 158,065,841. More than
40% of the population lives below poverty line but stats
show improvement in the economy of Bangladesh and this
ratio is expected to fall a bit.

6. Pakistan

With 70 million people living below the poverty line, the

ailing situation of Pakistan is about to get tougher with its
present population of 173,600,000 excepted to grow up to
275,000,000 till 2050.
5. Brazil

The present population is 201,103,000 which will expand

to 222,843,000 in 40 years.

4. Indonesia

The total population is expected to go up from 293,465,000

(2011) to 293,456,000 (2050). Indonesia is also the biggest
Muslim country of the world.

3. United States

United States of America, the land of the free has a

population of 310,232,863 which will easily grow to
403,101,000 by the mid of 2050.

2. India

India has 1,224,614,000 people living within its borders

It is very densely populated and much of its inhabitants
live well under the poverty line set by the Indian govt.

1. China

With a population which grew from 1,330,141,295(last

year) to the present 1,341,335,000. The biggest factor of
the huge number of people living in China is its area which
roughly makes up half of the western Asia.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(Top ten most populated countries)

Sison, Yolanda C.
AB Political Science

Submitted to:
Prof. Luz Del Rosario

I3C

03.08.13