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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