CHINA is most populous, PHILIPPINES is ranked 12th

This is the list of 10 most populous country in the world. China remains the most populous while India is not far having a population of almost 1.2 billion people. Meanwhile Philippines is ranked 12th with 94 million people in the midst of high and hot debate on Reproductive Health Bill.

This the ranking of Exploredia

Rank	Country / Territory	Population		% of World population
1	China	1,342,120,000		19.5%
2	India	1,193,590,000		17.3%
3	United States	311,999,000		4.52%
4	Indonesia	237,556,363		3.44%
5	Brazil	190,732,694		2.77%
6	Pakistan	171,739,000		2.49%
7	Nigeria	158,259,000		2.29%
8	Bangladesh	149,983,000		2.17%
9	Russia	141,927,297		2.06%
10	Japan	127,370,000		1.85%