Population crossovers
The global population ranking is constantly being rewritten. These are the moments when one country overtakes another (already happened or projected), with the full crossover chart for each.
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Population side by side, today and to 2100
India vs ChinaUnited States vs ChinaIndia vs United StatesRussia vs United StatesPakistan vs IndiaNigeria vs United StatesJapan vs GermanyUnited Kingdom vs FranceGermany vs FranceIndia vs PakistanChina vs JapanBrazil vs MexicoIndonesia vs PakistanBangladesh vs PakistanIran vs TürkiyeUnited Kingdom vs GermanySouth Korea vs North KoreaCanada vs AustraliaEthiopia vs EgyptNigeria vs EthiopiaUnited States vs IndonesiaBrazil vs United StatesNigeria vs IndonesiaEgypt vs JapanMexico vs JapanMexico vs RussiaVietnam vs JapanEthiopia vs JapanTürkiye vs GermanyEgypt vs Germany
Featured crossovers
India overtook China2023DR Congo overtakes Philippines2027Ethiopia overtakes Russia2028Egypt overtakes Japan2028DR Congo overtakes Japan2028DR Congo overtakes Egypt2029Philippines overtakes Japan2030Tanzania overtakes Germany2032DR Congo overtakes Russia2033DR Congo overtakes Mexico2033Mexico overtakes Russia2035Tanzania overtakes Türkiye2035Kenya overtakes France2035Pakistan overtakes Indonesia2037Egypt overtakes Russia2038Nigeria overtakes Indonesia2041Egypt overtakes Mexico2041Kenya overtakes United Kingdom2041Tanzania overtakes Japan2044Vietnam overtakes Japan2045Ethiopia overtakes Bangladesh2047Ethiopia overtakes Brazil2049Pakistan overtakes United States2053Nigeria overtakes United States2057United Kingdom overtakes Germany2059