Highest Population In World 2024. Among these are shanghai and beijing in china, with populations of 29.9m and 22.2m million respectively, along with delhi ( 33.8m ), and mumbai ( 21.7m ) in india. The majority of the world's population lives in asia, with china and india being the world's most populous countries, accounting for over 2.8 billion of the planet's total population.

Leads olympic medal count in paris but there’s more to the story. Countries in the world by population (2024) this list includes both countries and dependent territories.