10 Most Populous Countries in the World October 2026
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Global population grows daily. Per World Population Review data, world population reached 8.3 billion on 27 October 2026, an increase of 0.85% from 2025 levels.
Not all nations saw growth: during 2026, China and Russia recorded population decreases of 0.22% and 0.42% respectively compared to the prior year.
Indonesia currently has 287.89 million residents, ranking it as the 4th most populous country globally.
India remains in 1st place with 1.48 billion people, followed by China (2nd, 1.41 billion) and the United States (3rd, 349.04 million).
Below is the full ranking of the world's most populous countries, published by World Population Review as of 27 October 2026 10:16 WIB:
- India: 1.48 billion (+0.87%)
- China: 1.41 billion (-0.22%)
- United States: 349.04 million (+0.51%)
- Indonesia: 287.89 million (+0.76%)
- Pakistan: 259.3 million (+1.6%)
- Nigeria: 242.43 million (+2.06%)
- Brazil: 213.56 million (+0.35%)
- Bangladesh: 177.82 million (+1.21%)
- Russia: 143.39 million (-0.42%)
- Ethiopia: 138.9 million (+2.53%)
(Read also: Various Food Commodities Imported by Indonesia in 2025)
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| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Sep) | 3,28% | +0.09 | |
| Inflasi mom (Agu) | 0,21% | +0.35 | |
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (yoy) (Q1) | 5,61% | +4.08 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Mar) | 8,07% | -0.18 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 18 | +0.52 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q2) | 3.576,20 | +3.73 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Agu) | 992,20 | +25.98 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Agu) | 3,55 | +2,814.03 | |
| Impor Migas (Agu) | 3,53 | -6.37 | |
| Ekspor (Agu) | 26,61 | +1.51 | |
| Impor (Agu) | 23,06 | -11.63 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Agu) | 1,60 | +4.89 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |