Most Populous Countries to Never Participate in a FIFA World Cup

Many of the most populous countries in the world have been in a World Cup. What are the most populous countries that have never participated in a men's or women's FIFA World Cup?
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Population
Country
1,308,400,000
India
260,581,000
Indonesia
194,918,000
Pakistan
103,372,000
Philippines
101,853,000
Ethiopia
95,261,000
Vietnam
55,155,000
Tanzania
54,635,000
Myanmar
47,251,000
Kenya
41,176,000
Sudan
36,860,700
Uganda
31,848,200
Malaysia
31,575,300
Uzbekistan
31,028,700
Venezuela
30,986,975
Nepal
27,657,145
Afghanistan
22,434,363
Madagascar
21,203,000
Sri Lanka
20,715,000
Niger
19,034,397
Burkina Faso
18,564,000
Syria
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Level 73
Mar 31, 2017
Why isn't Bangladesh on there?
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Level 67
Aug 16, 2020
Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.
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Level 17
Nov 21, 2021
Bangladesh
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Level 66
Nov 15, 2022
Wow I really thought Venezuela had appeared at one before. I guess they have a lot of good teams to compete with for qualifying spots.
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Level 84
Apr 18, 2023
Indonesia competed as Dutch East Indies in 1938.

Bangladesh has never made the men's or women's final.