10 most populated countries in the world

It's World Population Day today and we take a look at 2017's most populated countries

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In celebration of World Population Day, we look at the 10 most populated countries in the world. The global human population grows by around 75 million every year. In the year 1800 the world population was 1 billion, this year, we are at to 7.5 billion people.

The population is expected to keep growing, and estimates to reach 8.4 billion by 2030, and 9.6 billion by 2050. 
 

Here is your list of the world's most populated countries. 

1. China

Population: 1,379,302,771           

2. India    

Population: 1,281,935,911           

3. United States

Population: 326,625,791                

4. Indonesia

Population: 260,580,739                

5. Brazil    

Population: 207,353,391              

6. Pakistan

Population: 204,924,861 

7. Nigeria

Population: 190,632,261

8. Bangladesh

Population: 157,826,578

9. Russia

Population: 142,257,519

10. Japan

Population: 126,451,398

Source: Census.gov

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