World Population 2024 Live Count. To learn more about world population projections, go to notes on the. As of 2024, population size has peaked in 63 countries and areas, including china, germany, japan and the russian federation, and the total population of this.

This list includes 20 most populous countries in the world. World population prospects 2024 is the 28th edition of the official estimates and projections of the global population that have been published by the united nations.