Geography

Top 10 Most Populated Countries in 2012

List Description:


This list highlites the top 10 most populated countries in the world in 2012.


Rank


 

1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10

Country



China


India


United States


Indonesia


Brazil


Pakistan


Bangladesh


Nigeria


Russia


Japan

2012 - Population



1,343,239,923


1,205,073,612


313,847,465


248,645,008


193,946,886


190,291,129


161,083,804


170,123,740


142,517,670


127,368,088

2050 - Expected Population


1,303,723,332


1,656,553,632


439,010,253


313,020,847


260,692,493


276,428,758


233,587,279


264,262,405


109,187,353


93,673,826

Suggested Scoring:



1 point


1 point


1 point


Naming a correct country (take it in turns to guess)


Nearest to the population in 2012 (start with the person who named the country)


Nearest to the estimated population in 2050 (start with the person who guessed the nearest population in 2012)


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Source:


www.internetworldstats.com