Did you know that Egypt has the 16th largest population in the world? I knew Egypt had a very large population. And at least recently I knew it had a population of around 80 million. But 16th largest sort of blew my mind.
Here’s the list of the top 15 countries above Egypt …1 China 1,330,141,295
2 India 1,173,108,018
3 United States 310,232,863
4 Indonesia 242,968,342
5 Brazil 201,103,330
6 Pakistan 184,404,791
7 Bangladesh 156,118,464
8 Nigeria 152,217,341
9 Russia 139,390,205
10 Japan 126,804,433
11 Mexico 112,468,855
12 Philippines 99,900,177
13 Vietnam 89,571,130
14 Ethiopia 88,013,491
15 Germany 82,282,988
The number that really jumps out at me is Ethiopia. I had no idea Ethiopia has one of the largest populations in the world. What also jumps out at me is the Indian subcontinent. Most of us know that India has the second largest population in the world. But Pakistan and Bangladesh — the two other big parts of what was once the British Raj — are number 6th and 7th respectively.
To see the rest of the list, all the way down to the Pitcairn Islands with population 48, click here.
