Highest Population In The World 2024 List. In 2024, the world reached a total population of 8,161,972,572 and 🇮🇳 india was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,450,935,791 people. 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.

To learn more about world population projections, go to notes on the. Closely following is china, with 1.425 billion residents, evidencing the massive.