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.
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