Swimming in China
According to this report, China ranks first in the world’s largest population with more than 1.3 billion people. The second most populous country is India with 1 billion people. The world’s population as of July 2008 is just over 6.684 billion and it is expected to increase at 2.2% every year. Our country (Philippines) ranked on Top 12. Here’s the listing estimates:
Country | Population
(millions) |
Percentage
(of world) |
---|---|---|
China | 1,321 | 19.84% |
India | 1,132 | 16.96% |
United States | 304 | 4.56% |
Indonesia | 232 | 3.47% |
Brazil | 187 | 2.80% |
Pakistan | 163 | 2.44% |
Bangladesh | 159 | 2.38% |
Nigeria | 148 | 2.22% |
Russia | 142 | 2.13% |
Japan | 128 | 1.92% |
Mexico | 107 | 1.60% |
Philippines | 89 | 1.33% |
Vietnam | 84 | 1.31% |
Germany | 82 | 1.23% |
Egypt | 81 | 1.13% |
Total | 4,356 | 65.32% |