1587: Largest Countries by Population 2025: 90% of Global Population in 62 Nations
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/11/01
Which countries make up 90% of the world’s population in 2025?
India — 17.78%
China — 17.20%
United States — 4.22%
Indonesia — 3.47%
Pakistan — 3.10%
Nigeria — 2.89%
Brazil — 2.59%
Bangladesh — 2.13%
Russia — 1.75%
Ethiopia — 1.65%
Mexico — 1.60%
Japan — 1.50%
Egypt — 1.44%
Philippines — 1.42%
DR Congo — 1.37%
Vietnam — 1.23%
Iran — 1.12%
Turkey — 1.07%
Germany — 1.02%
Thailand — 0.87%
Tanzania — 0.86%
United Kingdom — 0.84%
France — 0.81%
South Africa — 0.79%
Italy — 0.72%
Kenya — 0.70%
Myanmar — 0.67%
Colombia — 0.65%
South Korea — 0.63%
Sudan — 0.63%
Uganda — 0.62%
Spain — 0.58%
Algeria — 0.58%
Iraq — 0.57%
Argentina — 0.56%
Afghanistan — 0.53%
Yemen — 0.51%
Canada — 0.49%
Angola — 0.47%
Ukraine — 0.47%
Morocco — 0.47%
Poland — 0.46%
Uzbekistan — 0.45%
Malaysia — 0.44%
Mozambique — 0.43%
Ghana — 0.43%
Peru — 0.42%
Saudi Arabia — 0.42%
Madagascar — 0.40%
Côte d’Ivoire — 0.40%
Cameroon — 0.36%
Nepal — 0.36%
Venezuela — 0.35%
Niger — 0.34%
Australia — 0.33%
North Korea — 0.32%
Syria — 0.31%
Mali — 0.31%
Burkina Faso — 0.29%
Sri Lanka — 0.28%
Taiwan — 0.28%
Malawi — 0.27%
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