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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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