Most Populous Country 2023

MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY 2023 – India surpassed China, the country that has long held the title of being the nation with the most population.

For decades, China is known as the country with the fastest-growing population and with a huge number of people. However, there is a recent continental shift and India, also an Asian country, is now the new titleholder.

Guide on the List of Countries in the World & the Population of Each Nation

LIST OF COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, POPULATION – You can check the list of nations below and the number of people living in each country.

The world is composed of several countries that have different geographical locations, culture, sets of tourist offerings, and a lot more. As of 2023, there is a total of 195 countries across the globe.

The nations in the list of countries in the world are scattered in the seven (7) continents in the globe. These are the Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Africa is the continent with the most number of nations at 54 while South America has the least at 12. However, in terms of human population, India which is located in Asia is the most populous country in the world now.

India surpassed China which has been the world’s most populous country for decades. Currently, the population in the Indian country is at 1,428,627,663 while the Chinese nation is resided by 1,425,671,352 people. Here is a list of the number of countries in each content:

• 54 countries are in Africa
• 48 countries in Asia
• 44 countries in Europe
• 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
• 14 countries in Oceania
• 2 countries in Northern America

Out of the 195 countries in the world, 193 of these nations are members of the states of the United Nations or U.N. The two (2) non-members are the Holy See and the State of Palestine. Taiwan is actually not included in the list as the U.N. regard it as represented by the People’s Republic of China.

Here is a list of the countries in the world and the population of each nation as of this year 2023: