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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1India97.69M
  2. 2Nigeria32.68M
  3. 3Ethiopia20.6M
  4. 4Pakistan20.07M
  5. 5Niger17.47M
  6. 6Chad11.86M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.10.7M
  8. 8Sudan7.7M
  9. 9South Sudan7.06M
  10. 10Madagascar6.86M
  11. 11Burkina Faso6.66M
  12. 12Mozambique4.94M
  13. 13Afghanistan4.76M
  14. 14Benin4.65M
  15. 15Cote d'Ivoire4.59M
  16. 16Tanzania4.5M
  17. 17Indonesia4.44M
  18. 18Ghana4.25M
  19. 19Myanmar3.53M
  20. 20Kenya3.21M
  21. 21Togo2.66M
  22. 22Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.58M
  23. 23Zimbabwe2.1M
  24. 24Philippines1.93M
  25. 25Yemen, Rep.1.92M
  26. 26Papua New Guinea1.58M
  27. 27Uganda1.52M
  28. 28Liberia1.48M
  29. 29Sierra Leone1.18M
  30. 30Central African Republic1.16M
  31. 31Cameroon1.13M
  32. 32Senegal1.04M
  33. 33Cambodia924,669.9
  34. 34Colombia908,735.4
  35. 35Bolivia880,645.4
  36. 36Mali792,478
  37. 37Mauritania780,262.4
  38. 38Namibia716,848
  39. 39Lao PDR678,318.3
  40. 40Guinea648,977.9
  41. 41Peru516,636.6
  42. 42Malawi387,152.7
  43. 43Zambia367,696.3
  44. 44Solomon Islands354,663.2
  45. 45Lesotho318,236.8
  46. 46Ecuador310,091.5
  47. 47Honduras295,639.5
  48. 48Burundi271,390.9
  49. 49Guinea-Bissau168,599.9
  50. 50Rwanda146,381.3
  51. 51Mongolia146,226.4
  52. 52Panama132,685.7
  53. 53Guatemala119,808.9
  54. 54Turkiye118,925.3
  55. 55Botswana111,298.4
  56. 56Timor-Leste110,406.7
  57. 57Dominican Republic86,572.8
  58. 58El Salvador36,925.6
  59. 59Saudi Arabia29,708.6
  60. 60Kiribati27,806.5
  61. 61Paraguay23,685.2
  62. 62Sao Tome and Principe23,400.6
  63. 63Uzbekistan17,953.3
  64. 64Cabo Verde16,777.2
  65. 65Vanuatu14,678.5
  66. 66Comoros12,776
  67. 67Cuba11,083.1
  68. 68West Bank and Gaza7,007.3
  69. 69Suriname6,893.9
  70. 70Gabon5,789.8
  71. 71Jamaica4,342.9
  72. 72Moldova3,994.1
  73. 73Azerbaijan2,729.7
  74. 74Serbia2,057.5
  75. 75Mauritius2,002.8
  76. 76North Macedonia1,957.5
  77. 77Trinidad and Tobago1,646.8
  78. 78Marshall Islands1,458.5
  79. 79Jordan1,008.9
  80. 80Belize973.6
  81. 81Costa Rica968.9
  82. 82Ukraine432.7
  83. 83Armenia312.4
  84. 84Montenegro256.1
  85. 85Samoa159.3
  86. 86Tuvalu69
  87. 87Tonga67.3
  88. 88Turks and Caicos Islands6
  89. 89Nepal0
  90. 89New Zealand0
  91. 89Oman0
  92. 89Palau0
  93. 89China0
  94. 89Poland0
  95. 89Chile0
  96. 89Portugal0
  97. 89Switzerland0
  98. 89Canada0
  99. 89Bhutan0
  100. 89Romania0
  101. 89Brazil0
  102. 89Russian Federation0
  103. 89Belarus0
  104. 89Bulgaria0
  105. 89Bangladesh0
  106. 89Slovak Republic0
  107. 89United States0
  108. 89Sweden0
  109. 89Belgium0
  110. 89Eswatini0
  111. 89Thailand0
  112. 89Austria0
  113. 89Turkmenistan0
  114. 89Antigua and Barbuda0
  115. 89United Arab Emirates0
  116. 89Andorra0
  117. 89Tunisia0
  118. 89Albania0
  119. 89Uruguay0
  120. 89Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  121. 89Hungary0
  122. 89Ireland0
  123. 89Greece0
  124. 89Iraq0
  125. 89Iceland0
  126. 89Gambia, The0
  127. 89Israel0
  128. 89Italy0
  129. 89Georgia0
  130. 89United Kingdom0
  131. 89Kazakhstan0
  132. 89France0
  133. 89Kyrgyz Republic0
  134. 89Fiji0
  135. 89Finland0
  136. 89Sri Lanka0
  137. 89Lithuania0
  138. 89Estonia0
  139. 89Luxembourg0
  140. 89Latvia0
  141. 89Spain0
  142. 89Morocco0
  143. 89Guyana0
  144. 89Maldives0
  145. 89Algeria0
  146. 89Viet Nam0
  147. 89Denmark0
  148. 89Mexico0
  149. 89Germany0
  150. 89Czechia0
  151. 89Cyprus0
  152. 89Malta0
  153. 89Netherlands0
  154. 89Norway0
  155. 89South Africa0

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