Countries by Population in the Year 1969
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1969. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
3,582,286,000
1
China
795,213,000
2
India
528,223,000
3
United States
206,996,000
4
Russia
129,418,000
5
Indonesia
110,959,000
6
Japan
104,859,000
7
Brazil
91,888,000
8
Germany
77,581,000
9
Bangladesh
66,364,000
10
Pakistan
57,623,000
11
United Kingdom
55,659,000
12
Nigeria
54,022,000
13
Italy
52,888,000
14
France
51,437,000
15
Mexico
48,446,000
16
Ukraine
46,813,000
17
Vietnam
40,143,000
18
Philippines
36,148,000
19
Turkey
35,358,000
20
Thailand
34,486,000
21
Egypt
33,403,000
22
Spain
33,341,000
23
Poland
32,204,000
24
South Korea
31,513,000
25
Iran
27,844,000
26
Ethiopia
26,701,000
27
Myanmar
26,284,000
28
Argentina
23,328,000
29
South Africa
21,283,000
30
Canada
20,889,000
31
Colombia
20,031,000
32
Romania
19,539,000
33
Democratic Republic of the Congo
19,290,000
34
Morocco
14,598,000
35
North Korea
14,566,000
36
Taiwan
14,371,000
37
Algeria
13,323,000
38
Peru
12,983,000
39
Netherlands
12,884,000
40
Tanzania
12,814,000
41
Australia
12,146,000
42
Nepal
12,035,000
43
Kazakhstan
12,025,000
44
Sri Lanka
11,876,000
45
Uzbekistan
11,219,000
46
Sudan
11,105,000
47
Afghanistan
10,884,000
48
Venezuela
10,868,000
49
Kenya
10,726,000
50
Hungary
10,263,000
51
Uganda
9,862,000
52
Malaysia
9,835,000
53
Czech Republic
9,781,000
54
Chile
9,597,000
55
Belgium
9,569,000
56
Iraq
9,241,000
57
Belarus
8,926,000
58
Portugal
8,788,000
59
Greece
8,755,000
60
Cuba
8,588,000
61
Ghana
8,579,000
62
Bulgaria
8,405,000
63
Mozambique
7,978,000
64
Sweden
7,932,000
65
Austria
7,426,000
66
Serbia
7,243,000
67
Yemen
6,780,000
68
Cambodia
6,535,000
69
Madagascar
6,394,000
70
Cameroon
6,202,000
71
Mali
6,130,000
72
Switzerland
6,104,000
73
Syria
6,075,000
74
Ecuador
5,886,000
75
Angola
5,733,000
76
Burkina Faso
5,466,000
77
Guatemala
5,188,000
78
Ivory Coast
5,087,000
79
Azerbaijan
5,030,000
80
Zimbabwe
4,978,000
81
Denmark
4,958,000
82
Tunisia
4,942,000
83
Georgia
4,704,000
84
Finland
4,634,000
85
Haiti
4,507,000
86
Slovakia
4,481,000
87
Malawi
4,466,000
88
Niger
4,464,000
89
Bolivia
4,438,000
90
Croatia
4,435,000
91
Senegal
4,270,000
92
Dominican Republic
4,217,000
93
Guinea
4,158,000
94
Zambia
4,132,000
95
Norway
3,832,000
96
Rwanda
3,802,000
97
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,719,000
98
Chad
3,614,000
99
Somalia
3,593,000
100
Moldova
3,573,000
101
El Salvador
3,529,000
102
Burundi
3,422,000
103
Saudi Arabia
3,348,000
104
South Sudan
3,344,000
105
Lithuania
3,088,000
106
Benin
2,966,000
107
Ireland
2,931,000
108
Kyrgyzstan
2,904,000
109
Tajikistan
2,799,000
110
New Zealand
2,793,000
111
Uruguay
2,765,000
112
Israel
2,699,000
113
Sierra Leone
2,636,000
114
Honduras
2,631,000
115
Laos
2,576,000
116
Papua New Guinea
2,418,000
117
Armenia
2,397,000
118
Latvia
2,328,000
119
Nicaragua
2,312,000
120
Paraguay
2,309,000
121
Lebanon
2,298,000
122
Togo
2,123,000
123
Turkmenistan
2,111,000
124
Albania
2,099,000
125
Singapore
2,032,000
126
Central African Republic
2,028,000
127
Libya
1,982,000
128
Jamaica
1,844,000
129
Costa Rica
1,764,000
130
Slovenia
1,723,000
131
North Macedonia
1,623,000
132
Panama
1,450,000
133
Jordan
1,424,000
134
Liberia
1,411,000
135
Estonia
1,342,000
136
Republic of the Congo
1,336,000
137
Mongolia
1,246,000
138
Kosovo
1,223,000
139
Eritrea
1,197,000
Palestine
1,115,000
140
Mauritania
1,050,000
141
Trinidad and Tobago
975,000
142
Lesotho
965,000
143
Mauritius
807,000
144
Namibia
725,000
145
Kuwait
718,000
146
Guyana
683,000
147
Cyprus
638,000
148
Oman
637,000
149
Botswana
585,000
150
Guinea-Bissau
583,000
151
Gabon
577,000
152
East Timor
539,000
153
Montenegro
522,000
154
Fiji
515,000
155
Gambia
502,000
156
Eswatini
424,000
157
Suriname
361,000
158
Luxembourg
338,000
159
Malta
324,000
160
Equatorial Guinea
322,000
161
Bhutan
293,000
162
Cape Verde
275,000
163
Barbados
249,000
164
Comoros
234,000
165
Bahrain
221,000
166
United Arab Emirates
217,000
167
Iceland
203,000
168
Bahamas
174,000
169
Solomon Islands
170,000
170
Samoa
137,000
171
Djibouti
132,000
172
Brunei
129,000
173
Maldives
118,000
174
Belize
116,000
175
Saint Lucia
101,000
176
Grenada
98,000
177
Qatar
97,000
178
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
95,000
179
Vanuatu
83,000
180
Tonga
82,000
181
São Tomé and Príncipe
75,000
182
Dominica
67,000
183
Antigua and Barbuda
63,000
184
Federated States of Micronesia
56,000
185
Kiribati
56,000
186
Seychelles
52,000
187
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
188
Monaco
24,000
189
Marshall Islands
21,000
190
Liechtenstein
20,000
191
San Marino
18,000
192
Andorra
18,000
193
Palau
11,000
194
Nauru
6,000
195
Tuvalu
6,000
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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