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.
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