World Population - top and bottom

Which country has the largest population? You know this one. It is China. But did you know the second largest population, India, is a mere 3% smaller? Below we list the top six world populations. They comprise about 50% of the total world population of 7.5 billion people. Is your country there?

Rank	Country	Population 2017	Total Population	Cumulative Population
1	China	1,388,232,693	18.5%	18.5%
2	India	1,342,512,706	17.9%	36.4%
3	U.S.	326,474,013	4.3%	40.7%
4	Indonesia	263,510,146	3.5%	44.2%
5	Brazil	211,243,220	2.8%	47.0%
6	Pakistan	196,744,376	2.6%	49.6%
	World	7,515,284,153	100.0%

Which are the smallest populations? These you cannot possibly guess. The lowest, the Vatican, has a population of only 810 folks. In this country, you can actually know everybody! It goes up, but not by much. See the next table. The total population of all is less than a small town in most countries.

Rank	Country	Population 2017	Total Population %
228	Montserrat	5,179	0.00000%
229	Saint Helena	3,970	0.00000%
230	Falkland Islands	2,919	0.00000%
231	Niue	1,614	0.00000%
232	Tokelau	1,300	0.00000%
233	Holy See	801	0.00000%

You can find the full table of population data at http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/
Note, 233 countries are counted, but several of the bottom six have significant historical interest.

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