The 7 Most Populated Countries in the World - Page 2 of 9

India – 1.37 Billion

The second most populated country in the world is India, with a total population of 1.37 billion people. The country has pretty much doubled in size in the last 40 years, adding approximately 181.5 million people from 2001 to 2011. Its population is now equivalent to 17.71 of the total world population and has a very high population density of 461 people per km².

As we’ve seen with most countries on our list, the majority of the population can be found in the major cities and urbanised areas. Roughly 34.5% of India’s population is located throughout its major cities, like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.