Countries by Population in the Year 2001

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2001. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,213,462,000
1 China 1,281,624,000
2 India 1,067,843,000
3 United States 287,016,000
4 Indonesia 217,597,000
5 Brazil 175,181,000
6 Pakistan 157,146,000
7 Russia 146,484,000
8 Bangladesh 135,722,000
9 Nigeria 128,091,000
10 Japan 127,141,000
11 Mexico 99,370,000
12 Germany 81,846,000
13 Philippines 80,560,000
14 Vietnam 77,565,000
15 Egypt 73,867,000
16 Ethiopia 68,428,000
17 Iran 66,934,000
18 Turkey 65,838,000
19 Thailand 63,341,000
20 France 61,909,000
21 United Kingdom 59,584,000
22 Italy 57,292,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51,322,000
24 Ukraine 49,341,000
25 South Africa 47,355,000
26 South Korea 46,904,000
27 Myanmar 45,536,000
28 Spain 41,129,000
29 Colombia 39,402,000
30 Poland 38,253,000
31 Argentina 37,421,000
32 Tanzania 34,748,000
33 Algeria 31,119,000
34 Kenya 31,110,000
35 Canada 31,047,000
36 Morocco 28,899,000
37 Sudan 28,164,000
38 Peru 26,794,000
39 Uzbekistan 24,936,000
40 Iraq 24,826,000
41 Venezuela 24,756,000
42 Nepal 24,750,000
43 Uganda 24,375,000
44 North Korea 23,745,000
45 Malaysia 23,239,000
46 Taiwan 22,382,000
47 Romania 21,986,000
48 Afghanistan 20,009,000
49 Yemen 19,924,000
50 Ghana 19,889,000
51 Sri Lanka 19,469,000
52 Australia 19,248,000
53 Mozambique 18,330,000
54 Ivory Coast 17,940,000
55 Syria 16,844,000
56 Madagascar 16,775,000
57 Saudi Arabia 16,608,000
58 Angola 16,464,000
59 Netherlands 16,257,000
60 Chile 15,595,000
61 Kazakhstan 15,537,000
62 Cameroon 15,108,000
63 Ecuador 12,799,000
64 Cambodia 12,560,000
65 Burkina Faso 12,106,000
66 Zimbabwe 11,928,000
67 Guatemala 11,831,000
68 Mali 11,730,000
69 Niger 11,711,000
70 Malawi 11,452,000
71 Cuba 11,127,000
72 Greece 10,811,000
73 Portugal 10,321,000
74 Belgium 10,264,000
75 Czech Republic 10,230,000
76 Hungary 10,179,000
77 Zambia 10,162,000
78 Senegal 10,089,000
79 Belarus 9,967,000
80 Tunisia 9,818,000
81 Somalia 9,019,000
82 Sweden 8,883,000
83 Bolivia 8,679,000
84 Chad 8,654,000
85 Dominican Republic 8,653,000
86 Guinea 8,504,000
87 Haiti 8,380,000
88 Rwanda 8,248,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,215,000
90 Austria 8,022,000
91 Bulgaria 7,966,000
92 Serbia 7,673,000
93 Benin 7,332,000
94 Switzerland 7,204,000
95 Honduras 6,668,000
96 Burundi 6,537,000
97 Tajikistan 6,346,000
98 Israel 6,191,000
99 South Sudan 6,167,000
100 El Salvador 5,957,000
101 Papua New Guinea 5,632,000
102 Laos 5,476,000
103 Denmark 5,451,000
104 Jordan 5,442,000
105 Slovakia 5,380,000
106 Libya 5,353,000
107 Togo 5,209,000
108 Finland 5,181,000
109 Paraguay 5,148,000
110 Nicaragua 5,056,000
111 Kyrgyzstan 5,049,000
112 Turkmenistan 4,629,000
113 Sierra Leone 4,520,000
114 Norway 4,503,000
115 Lebanon 4,366,000
116 Croatia 4,296,000
117 Georgia 4,263,000
118 Moldova 4,213,000
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,170,000
120 Singapore 4,080,000
121 Costa Rica 3,974,000
122 New Zealand 3,887,000
123 Central African Republic 3,886,000
124 Ireland 3,830,000
125 United Arab Emirates 3,608,000
126 Lithuania 3,490,000
127 Uruguay 3,271,000
128 Republic of the Congo 3,230,000
Palestine 3,200,000
129 Albania 3,155,000
130 Armenia 3,105,000
131 Panama 3,040,000
132 Liberia 2,969,000
133 Mauritania 2,650,000
134 Jamaica 2,616,000
135 Mongolia 2,466,000
136 Latvia 2,354,000
137 Oman 2,296,000
138 Eritrea 2,261,000
139 North Macedonia 2,062,000
140 Lesotho 2,003,000
141 Slovenia 1,988,000
142 Kuwait 1,982,000
143 Namibia 1,839,000
144 Kosovo 1,809,000
145 Botswana 1,695,000
146 Gambia 1,475,000
147 Estonia 1,393,000
148 Trinidad and Tobago 1,322,000
149 Gabon 1,292,000
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,248,000
151 Mauritius 1,222,000
152 Eswatini 1,047,000
153 Cyprus 956,000
154 Fiji 845,000
155 East Timor 776,000
156 Guyana 765,000
157 Djibouti 759,000
158 Equatorial Guinea 726,000
159 Bahrain 677,000
160 Qatar 661,000
161 Montenegro 634,000
162 Bhutan 604,000
163 Comoros 541,000
164 Suriname 482,000
165 Cape Verde 457,000
166 Solomon Islands 445,000
167 Luxembourg 439,000
168 Malta 401,000
169 Brunei 330,000
170 Bahamas 326,000
171 Maldives 284,000
172 Iceland 283,000
173 Barbados 262,000
174 Belize 245,000
175 Vanuatu 189,000
176 Samoa 182,000
177 Saint Lucia 160,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 145,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 114,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
181 Grenada 108,000
182 Tonga 103,000
183 Kiribati 89,000
184 Seychelles 84,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 76,000
186 Dominica 68,000
187 Andorra 66,000
188 Marshall Islands 51,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,000
190 Liechtenstein 33,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 27,000
193 Palau 19,000
194 Nauru 10,000
195 Tuvalu 10,000
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