Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
Chart 1 of 1 · World
How many people live in each country?
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India, with 1.46 billion people in 2025, and China, with 1.41 billion, are far larger than any other country; the United States is third with 342 million. The smallest, Tuvalu, had about 9,500 people. Search 217 countries and territories. Figures are mid-year estimates, many from the United Nations.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (CC BY 4.0 (credit the World Bank)) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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