<page_title> List of countries and dependencies by population </page_title> <section_title> Sovereign states and dependencies by population </section_title> <table> <cell> 24 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> South Africa <col_header> Country (or dependent territory) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 57,725,600 <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> </table>
South Africa is the largest country, with over 57 million people, and is the world's 24th-most populous nation.