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The most populated countries in the world

On 15 November 2022, the worldโ€™s population surpassed 8 billion people.

Earth’s population continues to explode ยป from 1 billion in 1820 to 2 billion in 1930, to 3 billion in 1960, to 4 billion in 1974, to 5 billion in 1987, to 6 billion in 1999, to 7 billion in 2012, and 8 billion in 2022.

Following are the 50 most populated countries using the latest figures available ยป

  1. India ยป 1,425,000,000 (April 2023)
  2. China ยป 1,413,143,000
  3. United States ยป 339,665,000
  4. Indonesia ยป 279,476,000
  5. Pakistan ยป 247,654,000
  6. Nigeria ยป 230,843,000
  7. Brazil ยป 218,690,000
  8. Bangladesh ยป 167,184,000
  9. Russia ยป 141,699,000
  10. Mexico ยป 129,876,000
  11. Japan ยป 123,719,000
  12. Ethiopia ยป 116,463,000
  13. Philippines ยป 116,434,000
  14. Democratic Republic of the Congo ยป 111,860,000
  15. Egypt ยป 109,547,000
  16. Vietnam ยป 104,799,000
  17. Iran ยป 87,591,000
  18. Germany ยป 84,220,000
  19. Turkiye ยป 83,594,000
  20. Thailand ยป 69,795,000
  21. France ยป 68,522,000
  22. United Kingdom ยป 68,139,000
  23. Tanzania ยป 65,643,000
  24. Italy ยป 61,022,000
  25. South Africa ยป 58,048,000
  26. Myanmarย ยป 57,970,000
  27. Kenya ยป 57,052,000
  28. South Korea ยป 51,967,000
  29. Colombia ยป 49,337,000
  30. Sudan ยป 49,18,000
  31. Uganda ยป 47,730,000
  32. Spain ยป 47,223,000
  33. Argentina ยป 46,622,000
  34. Algeria ยป 44,758,000
  35. Ukraine ยป 43,306,000
  36. Iraq ยป 41,266,000
  37. Afghanistan ยป 39,232,000
  38. Canada ยป 38,517,000
  39. Poland ยป 37,992,000
  40. Morocco ยป 37,067,000
  41. Angola ยป 35,981,000
  42. Saudi Arabia ยป 35,940,000
  43. Malaysia ยป 34,220,000
  44. Ghana ยป 33,846,000
  45. Mozambique ยป 32,514,000
  46. Peru ยป 32,440,000
  47. Yemen ยป 31,566,000
  48. Uzbekistan ยป 31,361,000
  49. Nepal ยป 30,899,000
  50. Venezuela ยป 30,518,000

A collection of centuries-old fortified cities in the M’Zab Valley go to great lengths to protect and preserve their traditional way of life

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Ten driest places on Earth

Driest places on earth based on least average annual precipitation ยป

  • McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (0 mm / 0 inches annual precipitation)
  • Arica, Chile (0.76 mm / 0.03 in)
  • Al Kufrah, Libya (0.86 mm / 0.03 in)
  • Aswan, Egypt (0.86 mm / 0.03 in)
  • Luxor, Egypt (0.86 mm / 0.03 in)
  • Ica, Peru (2.29 mm / 0.09 in)
  • Wadi Halfa, Sudan (2.45 mm / 0.1 in)
  • Iquique, Chile (5.08 mm / 0.2 in)
  • Pelican Point, Namibia (8.13 mm / 0.32 in)
  • El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria (12.19 mm / 0.48 in)

How to travel the Sahara

Chris Scott provides Matthew Traver with some good advice on travelling the Sahara.

Matthew Traver ยป ExplorerWeb ยป

Mauritania: Good security for at least 400km east, inland from the Atlantic Coast. Provinces near the Mali border, such as Adrar, Tagant, Hodh El Gharbi and Hodh Ech Chargui, may be less safe.

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Western Sahara: Travel and access along the N1 Atlantic Route, running down the Atlantic Coast, is easy and safe. Expect a few military checkpoints.

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Tunisia: Avoid the Libyan border zones and the far south, which is a military area.

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