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.
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.
Population by Year