Countries by Population in the Year 1975

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1975. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 4,034,032,000
1 China 913,352,000
2 India 604,113,000
3 United States 221,258,000
4 Russia 133,674,000
5 Indonesia 130,184,000
6 Japan 112,697,000
7 Brazil 106,340,000
8 Germany 78,911,000
9 Bangladesh 76,857,000
10 Pakistan 68,412,000
11 Nigeria 62,514,000
12 Mexico 58,151,000
13 United Kingdom 56,547,000
14 Italy 55,009,000
15 France 54,039,000
16 Ukraine 48,729,000
17 Vietnam 45,896,000
18 Philippines 41,611,000
19 Turkey 40,644,000
20 Thailand 40,451,000
21 Egypt 38,413,000
22 South Korea 35,609,000
23 Spain 35,607,000
24 Poland 33,803,000
25 Iran 33,285,000
26 Ethiopia 31,344,000
27 Myanmar 29,885,000
28 Argentina 25,672,000
29 South Africa 25,338,000
30 Colombia 23,088,000
31 Canada 22,988,000
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22,717,000
33 Romania 21,153,000
34 Morocco 17,015,000
35 North Korea 16,827,000
36 Taiwan 16,233,000
37 Tanzania 15,845,000
38 Algeria 15,319,000
39 Peru 15,144,000
40 Australia 13,816,000
41 Sudan 13,806,000
42 Nepal 13,718,000
43 Netherlands 13,694,000
44 Kazakhstan 13,578,000
45 Sri Lanka 13,426,000
46 Uzbekistan 13,401,000
47 Kenya 13,289,000
48 Venezuela 13,023,000
49 Afghanistan 12,624,000
50 Uganda 11,572,000
51 Iraq 11,354,000
52 Malaysia 11,335,000
53 Chile 10,588,000
54 Hungary 10,484,000
55 Ghana 10,145,000
56 Czech Republic 9,998,000
57 Belgium 9,744,000
58 Cuba 9,430,000
59 Mozambique 9,382,000
60 Belarus 9,296,000
61 Portugal 9,119,000
62 Greece 8,953,000
63 Bulgaria 8,714,000
64 Sweden 8,177,000
65 Yemen 8,012,000
66 Madagascar 7,623,000
67 Austria 7,591,000
68 Serbia 7,547,000
69 Syria 7,425,000
70 Cameroon 7,294,000
71 Ecuador 7,018,000
72 Cambodia 6,797,000
73 Mali 6,775,000
74 Angola 6,727,000
75 Ivory Coast 6,622,000
76 Switzerland 6,356,000
77 Burkina Faso 6,084,000
78 Guatemala 6,056,000
79 Zimbabwe 6,005,000
80 Tunisia 5,760,000
81 Azerbaijan 5,620,000
82 Niger 5,245,000
83 Malawi 5,212,000
84 Denmark 5,144,000
85 Senegal 5,101,000
86 Bolivia 5,079,000
87 Haiti 5,050,000
88 Dominican Republic 4,980,000
89 Georgia 4,962,000
90 Zambia 4,914,000
91 Slovakia 4,715,000
92 Finland 4,702,000
93 Guinea 4,617,000
94 Croatia 4,543,000
95 Rwanda 4,540,000
96 Saudi Arabia 4,436,000
97 Somalia 4,204,000
98 Chad 4,124,000
99 El Salvador 4,075,000
100 Norway 3,998,000
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,946,000
102 Moldova 3,815,000
103 South Sudan 3,772,000
104 Burundi 3,756,000
105 Benin 3,403,000
106 Tajikistan 3,377,000
107 Kyrgyzstan 3,348,000
108 Lithuania 3,281,000
109 Israel 3,279,000
110 Ireland 3,156,000
111 Honduras 3,143,000
112 New Zealand 3,095,000
113 Laos 2,974,000
114 Sierra Leone 2,947,000
115 Uruguay 2,863,000
116 Papua New Guinea 2,784,000
117 Nicaragua 2,774,000
118 Armenia 2,715,000
119 Lebanon 2,665,000
120 Paraguay 2,658,000
121 Togo 2,543,000
122 Libya 2,499,000
123 Turkmenistan 2,463,000
124 Latvia 2,447,000
125 Albania 2,427,000
126 Central African Republic 2,291,000
127 Singapore 2,252,000
128 Costa Rica 2,066,000
129 Jamaica 2,005,000
130 Jordan 1,869,000
131 Slovenia 1,809,000
132 North Macedonia 1,784,000
133 Panama 1,710,000
134 Liberia 1,648,000
135 Republic of the Congo 1,607,000
136 Mongolia 1,467,000
137 Estonia 1,418,000
138 Eritrea 1,392,000
139 Kosovo 1,380,000
Palestine 1,261,000
140 Mauritania 1,259,000
141 Lesotho 1,193,000
142 Kuwait 1,070,000
143 Trinidad and Tobago 1,047,000
144 Mauritius 882,000
145 Namibia 867,000
146 Oman 762,000
147 Guyana 742,000
148 Botswana 702,000
149 Cyprus 659,000
150 Gabon 655,000
151 Guinea-Bissau 631,000
152 Gambia 598,000
153 East Timor 594,000
154 Fiji 572,000
155 Montenegro 554,000
156 United Arab Emirates 516,000
157 Eswatini 500,000
158 Suriname 393,000
159 Bhutan 360,000
160 Luxembourg 353,000
161 Malta 333,000
162 Cape Verde 304,000
163 Equatorial Guinea 291,000
164 Comoros 283,000
165 Bahrain 276,000
166 Barbados 251,000
167 Iceland 217,000
168 Bahamas 208,000
169 Djibouti 200,000
170 Solomon Islands 198,000
171 Qatar 185,000
172 Brunei 155,000
173 Samoa 151,000
174 Maldives 141,000
175 Belize 129,000
176 Saint Lucia 110,000
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000
178 Vanuatu 99,000
179 Grenada 98,000
180 Tonga 92,000
181 São Tomé and Príncipe 86,000
182 Dominica 71,000
183 Federated States of Micronesia 67,000
184 Antigua and Barbuda 64,000
185 Kiribati 61,000
186 Seychelles 60,000
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44,000
188 Andorra 27,000
189 Marshall Islands 26,000
190 Monaco 25,000
191 Liechtenstein 23,000
192 San Marino 19,000
193 Palau 13,000
194 Nauru 7,000
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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