Countries by Population in the Year 1984

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1984. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 4,739,208,000
1 China 1,041,711,000
2 India 746,042,000
3 United States 241,790,000
4 Indonesia 161,455,000
5 Russia 141,918,000
6 Brazil 131,228,000
7 Japan 120,174,000
8 Bangladesh 96,581,000
9 Pakistan 93,752,000
10 Nigeria 81,331,000
11 Germany 78,126,000
12 Mexico 72,739,000
13 Vietnam 57,016,000
14 Italy 56,783,000
15 United Kingdom 56,725,000
16 France 56,636,000
17 Philippines 52,961,000
18 Ukraine 50,770,000
19 Turkey 49,015,000
20 Thailand 48,892,000
21 Egypt 48,510,000
22 Iran 46,919,000
23 South Korea 40,314,000
24 Spain 38,347,000
25 Ethiopia 38,207,000
26 Poland 36,747,000
27 Myanmar 35,532,000
28 South Africa 33,313,000
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo 29,728,000
30 Argentina 29,628,000
31 Colombia 28,319,000
32 Canada 25,544,000
33 Romania 22,497,000
34 Morocco 21,474,000
35 Tanzania 21,449,000
36 Algeria 20,909,000
37 Sudan 19,368,000
38 North Korea 19,194,000
39 Taiwan 19,169,000
40 Peru 18,939,000
41 Kenya 18,177,000
42 Uzbekistan 17,136,000
43 Nepal 16,889,000
44 Venezuela 16,784,000
45 Kazakhstan 15,754,000
46 Australia 15,518,000
47 Sri Lanka 15,423,000
48 Iraq 15,072,000
49 Netherlands 14,521,000
50 Malaysia 14,517,000
51 Uganda 14,401,000
52 Ghana 13,227,000
53 Mozambique 12,199,000
54 Chile 12,116,000
55 Afghanistan 10,963,000
56 Yemen 10,818,000
57 Hungary 10,604,000
58 Czech Republic 10,303,000
59 Syria 10,078,000
60 Cuba 10,032,000
61 Madagascar 9,987,000
62 Greece 9,947,000
63 Portugal 9,942,000
64 Belgium 9,871,000
65 Belarus 9,850,000
66 Ivory Coast 9,458,000
67 Cameroon 9,335,000
68 Angola 9,252,000
69 Ecuador 8,956,000
70 Bulgaria 8,943,000
71 Sweden 8,330,000
72 Zimbabwe 8,244,000
73 Mali 8,123,000
74 Serbia 7,871,000
75 Burkina Faso 7,660,000
76 Austria 7,559,000
77 Guatemala 7,522,000
78 Saudi Arabia 7,472,000
79 Malawi 7,191,000
80 Tunisia 7,125,000
81 Niger 6,808,000
82 Azerbaijan 6,659,000
83 Zambia 6,481,000
84 Switzerland 6,428,000
85 Senegal 6,410,000
86 Somalia 6,299,000
87 Dominican Republic 6,218,000
88 Bolivia 6,215,000
89 Haiti 6,009,000
90 Rwanda 6,004,000
91 Cambodia 5,756,000
92 Guinea 5,417,000
93 Georgia 5,313,000
94 Denmark 5,209,000
95 Slovakia 5,103,000
96 Chad 5,052,000
97 Finland 4,870,000
98 Burundi 4,864,000
99 El Salvador 4,750,000
100 Croatia 4,724,000
101 South Sudan 4,710,000
102 Tajikistan 4,414,000
103 Benin 4,341,000
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,277,000
105 Moldova 4,194,000
106 Honduras 4,139,000
107 Norway 4,134,000
108 Kyrgyzstan 4,008,000
109 Israel 3,994,000
110 Libya 3,710,000
111 Laos 3,588,000
112 Nicaragua 3,575,000
113 Lithuania 3,520,000
114 Sierra Leone 3,520,000
115 Ireland 3,507,000
116 Papua New Guinea 3,369,000
117 Paraguay 3,365,000
118 Togo 3,278,000
119 New Zealand 3,257,000
120 Armenia 3,206,000
121 Lebanon 3,121,000
122 Turkmenistan 3,110,000
123 Uruguay 2,996,000
124 Albania 2,935,000
125 Singapore 2,707,000
126 Costa Rica 2,631,000
127 Jordan 2,594,000
128 Latvia 2,555,000
129 Central African Republic 2,553,000
130 Jamaica 2,250,000
131 Liberia 2,140,000
132 Panama 2,126,000
133 North Macedonia 1,998,000
134 Republic of the Congo 1,970,000
135 Slovenia 1,928,000
136 Mongolia 1,851,000
137 Kuwait 1,786,000
138 Eritrea 1,754,000
139 Kosovo 1,738,000
Palestine 1,651,000
140 Mauritania 1,630,000
141 Lesotho 1,556,000
142 Estonia 1,511,000
143 United Arab Emirates 1,270,000
144 Oman 1,214,000
145 Trinidad and Tobago 1,167,000
146 Botswana 1,065,000
147 Namibia 1,051,000
148 Mauritius 1,004,000
149 Guinea-Bissau 876,000
150 Gabon 822,000
151 Gambia 809,000
152 Guyana 775,000
153 Cyprus 713,000
154 Fiji 698,000
155 East Timor 682,000
156 Eswatini 670,000
157 Montenegro 599,000
158 Bhutan 485,000
159 Bahrain 408,000
160 Suriname 380,000
161 Djibouti 376,000
162 Comoros 372,000
163 Luxembourg 366,000
164 Equatorial Guinea 354,000
165 Malta 350,000
166 Cape Verde 340,000
167 Qatar 339,000
168 Solomon Islands 269,000
169 Barbados 254,000
170 Bahamas 247,000
171 Iceland 238,000
172 Brunei 208,000
173 Maldives 182,000
174 Samoa 167,000
175 Belize 158,000
176 Vanuatu 126,000
177 Saint Lucia 126,000
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 107,000
179 São Tomé and Príncipe 105,000
180 Tonga 98,000
181 Grenada 95,000
182 Federated States of Micronesia 86,000
183 Dominica 72,000
184 Seychelles 69,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 65,000
186 Kiribati 65,000
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42,000
188 Andorra 41,000
189 Marshall Islands 36,000
190 Monaco 28,000
191 Liechtenstein 26,000
192 San Marino 22,000
193 Palau 13,000
194 Nauru 8,000
195 Tuvalu 8,000
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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