RANK COUNTRY POPULATION

1 China The majority of the population is located in the eastern half of the country. Its dependency Hong Kong would, by itself, rank around 100 in a list of countries. 1,402,756,160

2 India A very high population density exists throughout the country, apart from the deserts in the northwest and the mountains in the north. 1,362,549,958

3 United States Very densely populated urban areas are clustered along the east and the west coasts. California and Texas, the two most populous states, account for about one quarter of the population. 329,731,224

4 Indonesia Java is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 266,911,900

5 Pakistan The Punjab province is the most densely populated area in Pakistan. 220,892,331

6 Brazil Most residents live along the Atlantic coast in the eastern part of the nation. 211,557,363

7 Nigeria Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. It recently became the continent's largest economy as well. 206,139,587

8 Bangladesh Bangladesh is not just one of the most populous countries but is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. 168,653,220

9 Russia Siberia has a population density of approximately three people per kilometer. Siberia has one-twelfth of the world's land mass. 146,745,098

10 Mexico Approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City. 126,577,691

11 Japan The population is most dense along the coasts, due in part to the islands' mountains and the distribution of arable land. 125,960,000

12 Philippines The Philippines population finally surpassed 100 million in 2014. 108,658,985

13 Egypt Approximately 95 percent of the population lives within 20 kilometers of the Nile River and its delta. 100,411,615

14 Ethiopia The median age in Ethiopia is just under 18 years, making it one of the youngest countries (despite the country itself being very old). 98,665,000

15 Vietnam Kinh people, or "ethnic vietnamese" account for about 85% of Vietnam's population, but are concentrated in only half of the country. There are 53 other recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam. 95,354,000

16 Congo, Dem. Rep. The country is the world's largest francophone country. French might be the most common, as it's taught in schools, but it shares the stage with more than 200 other local languages. 89,561,404

17 Iran Azerbaijanis constitute almost a quarter of the population. The nation's population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west. 83,467,474

18 Turkey The population is densest around Istanbul, but the largest share of the population actually lives on the south coast. 83,154,997

19 Germany Germany is the most populous country in Europe, with especially high concentration along the Rhine. 82,003,882

20 France The largest concentrations of population in France are located in the north and the southeast, clustered around a few major historic cities. 66,992,000

21 United Kingdom The United Kingdom's population density is one of the highest in the world, centered in the capital city of London. 66,796,807

22. Thailand Thailand has actually lost ranking on the list due to a highly successful government effort to reduce the growth rate. 66,507,980

23 Italy Unlike a lot of other countries, the population of Italy is pretty evenly distributed throughout the country. 60,238,522

24 South Africa South Africa has received a steady rate of immigration for the past two decades, mainly from other African countries. 58,775,022

25 Tanzania The population of Tanzania is highly concentrated at the edges of the country, on the northern border or the coast. Dar es Salaam houses over 10% of the population. 57,637,628

26 Myanmar The population of Myanmar is actually a bit difficult to pin down, due to various problems with the census-taking. Official estimates in the early 2010s placed the population much higher. 54,817,919

27 South Korea More than 70 percent of the country is mountainous so most of the populated is located in lowland areas. 51,780,579

28 Colombia Most Colombians live in the mountainous western region of the country or on the northern coastline. 49,395,678

29 Kenya Kenya did not reach the top 50 of the of most populated countries until the 1970s. 47,564,296

30 Spain The largest urban populations are found near the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts--aside from the populous areas of Madrid, Sevilla and Zaragoza. 47,100,396

31 Argentina Roughly one third of the Argentinian population lives in Buenos Aires. 44,938,712

32 Algeria Most of the population is located along the Mediterranean Coast in the north, with very sparse population in the desert south. 43,378,027

33 Sudan Northern Sudan is sparsely populated aside from an area near the banks of the Nile. 42,177,579

34 Ukraine Ukraine actually used to rank higher on the list, prior to Russia's annexation of Crimea. 41,922,670

35 Uganda Uganda hosts over 1 million refugees, making up ~2.5% of the population. 41,590,300

36 Iraq If one were to include Iraqis who were displaced or moved since the 2003 invasion, Iraq would rank up to ten spots higher. 40,150,200

37 Poland Nearly two thirds of Poland lives in urban areas, making it one of the most urbanized countries on the list. 38,379,000

38 Canada The most populated province in Canada is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia. 38,037,578

39 Morocco Roughly half a million people live in the disputed area of Western Sahara. 35,904,918

40 Saudi Arabia The population in Saudi Arabia has changed incredibly rapidly; in the past 60 years, the country went from being a majority nomadic to having 80% of the population live in just ten cities. 34,218,169

41 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan, aside from having a large Uzbek population, has a major historic Korean community. Many Koreans were relocated by the Soviets in the 1930s, and have lived in Uzbekistan ever since. 34,196,694

42 Malaysia Eighty percent of the population resides on the Malay Peninsula. 32,787,760

43 Afghanistan Afghanistan has the highest fertility rate of any country outside of Africa. 32,225,560

44 Venezuela The official figure here has actually been revised in some reports to a much lower figure as a result of recent troubles in Venezuela. 32,219,521

45 Peru Over a quarter of the Peruvian population is identified as Amerindian, mainly Quechua. 32,131,400

46 Angola The capital Luanda houses about 10% of the country's population, and is ten times larger than the next largest city. 31,127,674

47 Ghana The coastal areas, the Ashanti region, and the two principal cities, Accra and Kumasi are among the most densely populated parts of the country. 30,280,811

48 Mozambique Less than half of Mozambique speaks their official language, Portuguese, as a first or second language. 30,066,648

49 Nepal Nepal's overall population density is low. The two areas of concentrated population include the southern plains of the Tarai region and hilly central part of the country. 29,996,478