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What is the most populous country in the world? |
China is home to more than 1.32 billion people, which means that one in every five people on the planet is Chinese. India, the second-most populous country, has 1.13 billion people and is expected to surpass China’s population sometime before 2050. Both countries have much larger populations than the third-largest country, the United States, which is home to 304 million people.