Countries by Population in the Year 1963

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1963. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 3,156,363,000
1 China 676,252,000
2 India 462,619,000
3 United States 190,906,000
4 Russia 123,813,000
5 Japan 98,508,000
6 Indonesia 94,692,000
7 Brazil 78,005,000
8 Germany 74,361,000
9 Bangladesh 55,686,000
10 United Kingdom 53,754,000
11 Italy 50,367,000
12 Pakistan 48,788,000
13 France 48,719,000
14 Nigeria 47,462,000
15 Ukraine 44,207,000
16 Mexico 39,763,000
17 Vietnam 34,769,000
18 Spain 31,208,000
19 Poland 30,506,000
20 Turkey 30,318,000
21 Philippines 30,194,000
22 Thailand 28,904,000
23 Egypt 28,710,000
24 South Korea 27,832,000
25 Iran 23,154,000
26 Myanmar 22,955,000
27 Ethiopia 22,751,000
28 Argentina 21,247,000
29 Canada 18,787,000
30 Romania 18,551,000
31 South Africa 17,681,000
32 Colombia 16,854,000
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,287,000
34 Morocco 12,458,000
35 North Korea 12,406,000
36 Taiwan 12,075,000
37 Netherlands 11,960,000
38 Algeria 11,886,000
39 Peru 10,941,000
40 Australia 10,807,000
41 Tanzania 10,640,000
42 Nepal 10,624,000
43 Sri Lanka 10,268,000
44 Kazakhstan 10,218,000
45 Hungary 10,068,000
46 Czech Republic 9,608,000
47 Afghanistan 9,502,000
48 Belgium 9,246,000
49 Sudan 9,065,000
50 Uzbekistan 9,027,000
51 Venezuela 8,909,000
52 Portugal 8,900,000
53 Chile 8,584,000
54 Malaysia 8,490,000
55 Greece 8,481,000
56 Belarus 8,473,000
57 Kenya 8,459,000
58 Uganda 8,210,000
59 Bulgaria 8,041,000
60 Cuba 7,620,000
61 Sweden 7,581,000
62 Iraq 7,539,000
63 Ghana 7,425,000
64 Austria 7,152,000
65 Mozambique 7,038,000
66 Serbia 6,872,000
67 Yemen 5,846,000
68 Cambodia 5,762,000
69 Switzerland 5,639,000
70 Mali 5,605,000
71 Madagascar 5,454,000
72 Cameroon 5,397,000
73 Angola 5,381,000
74 Syria 5,033,000
75 Burkina Faso 4,956,000
76 Ecuador 4,929,000
77 Denmark 4,736,000
78 Finland 4,508,000
79 Tunisia 4,397,000
80 Guatemala 4,376,000
81 Azerbaijan 4,305,000
82 Croatia 4,272,000
83 Slovakia 4,256,000
84 Georgia 4,244,000
85 Zimbabwe 4,120,000
86 Haiti 4,038,000
87 Ivory Coast 4,033,000
88 Bolivia 3,898,000
89 Malawi 3,853,000
90 Niger 3,768,000
91 Guinea 3,717,000
92 Norway 3,653,000
93 Senegal 3,585,000
94 Dominican Republic 3,534,000
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,436,000
96 Zambia 3,411,000
97 Moldova 3,241,000
98 Rwanda 3,225,000
99 Chad 3,208,000
100 Somalia 3,070,000
101 South Sudan 3,049,000
102 El Salvador 2,988,000
103 Burundi 2,938,000
104 Lithuania 2,872,000
105 Ireland 2,837,000
106 Saudi Arabia 2,669,000
107 Benin 2,628,000
108 Uruguay 2,609,000
109 New Zealand 2,535,000
110 Kyrgyzstan 2,408,000
111 Sierra Leone 2,362,000
112 Tajikistan 2,293,000
113 Laos 2,246,000
114 Honduras 2,213,000
115 Latvia 2,194,000
116 Papua New Guinea 2,118,000
117 Israel 2,087,000
118 Armenia 2,024,000
119 Paraguay 1,997,000
120 Lebanon 1,940,000
121 Nicaragua 1,921,000
122 Central African Republic 1,785,000
123 Turkmenistan 1,777,000
124 Albania 1,767,000
125 Togo 1,748,000
126 Singapore 1,746,000
127 Jamaica 1,709,000
128 Libya 1,656,000
129 Slovenia 1,640,000
130 North Macedonia 1,478,000
131 Costa Rica 1,455,000
132 Estonia 1,257,000
133 Panama 1,213,000
134 Liberia 1,212,000
135 Republic of the Congo 1,128,000
Palestine 1,119,000
136 Mongolia 1,057,000
137 Kosovo 1,050,000
138 Eritrea 1,032,000
139 Jordan 962,000
140 Trinidad and Tobago 889,000
141 Mauritania 881,000
142 Lesotho 793,000
143 Mauritius 712,000
144 Namibia 622,000
145 Cyprus 604,000
146 Guyana 602,000
147 Guinea-Bissau 593,000
148 Oman 555,000
149 Botswana 546,000
150 Gabon 528,000
151 Montenegro 488,000
152 East Timor 487,000
153 Fiji 437,000
154 Gambia 426,000
155 Kuwait 406,000
156 Eswatini 365,000
157 Malta 330,000
158 Luxembourg 321,000
159 Suriname 291,000
160 Equatorial Guinea 283,000
161 Bhutan 241,000
162 Barbados 236,000
163 Cape Verde 226,000
164 Comoros 206,000
165 Iceland 184,000
166 Bahrain 183,000
167 United Arab Emirates 149,000
168 Solomon Islands 148,000
169 Bahamas 132,000
170 Samoa 120,000
171 Brunei 99,000
172 Belize 97,000
173 Grenada 97,000
174 Maldives 97,000
175 Djibouti 95,000
176 Saint Lucia 95,000
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88,000
178 Tonga 71,000
179 São Tomé and Príncipe 70,000
180 Vanuatu 69,000
181 Dominica 61,000
182 Antigua and Barbuda 58,000
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54,000
184 Kiribati 50,000
185 Qatar 47,000
186 Federated States of Micronesia 47,000
187 Seychelles 46,000
188 Monaco 22,000
189 Liechtenstein 17,000
190 San Marino 16,000
191 Marshall Islands 16,000
192 Andorra 11,000
193 Palau 10,000
194 Tuvalu 6,000
195 Nauru 5,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2024 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
  • Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
  • Years after 2023 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
  • Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
  • Morocco includes Western Sahara.
  • Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.
Population by Year