Countries by Population in the Year 2003

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2003. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,379,050,000
1 China 1,298,023,000
2 India 1,107,247,000
3 United States 292,621,000
4 Indonesia 223,578,000
5 Brazil 179,586,000
6 Pakistan 165,049,000
7 Russia 146,128,000
8 Bangladesh 139,978,000
9 Nigeria 135,310,000
10 Japan 127,590,000
11 Mexico 102,269,000
12 Philippines 83,894,000
13 Germany 82,115,000
14 Vietnam 79,171,000
15 Egypt 77,041,000
16 Ethiopia 72,724,000
17 Iran 68,053,000
18 Turkey 67,446,000
19 Thailand 64,571,000
20 France 62,796,000
21 United Kingdom 60,101,000
22 Italy 57,521,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 54,558,000
24 Ukraine 48,482,000
25 South Africa 48,260,000
26 South Korea 47,416,000
27 Myanmar 46,459,000
28 Spain 42,150,000
29 Colombia 40,633,000
30 Argentina 38,230,000
31 Poland 38,218,000
32 Tanzania 36,594,000
33 Kenya 33,131,000
34 Algeria 31,958,000
35 Canada 31,691,000
36 Morocco 29,692,000
37 Sudan 29,587,000
38 Peru 27,442,000
39 Iraq 26,443,000
40 Uganda 25,950,000
41 Venezuela 25,667,000
42 Uzbekistan 25,556,000
43 Nepal 25,515,000
44 Malaysia 24,391,000
45 North Korea 24,002,000
46 Taiwan 22,624,000
47 Afghanistan 22,196,000
48 Romania 21,686,000
49 Yemen 21,142,000
50 Ghana 21,014,000
51 Sri Lanka 19,879,000
52 Australia 19,708,000
53 Mozambique 19,172,000
54 Ivory Coast 18,891,000
55 Saudi Arabia 18,347,000
56 Madagascar 17,809,000
57 Syria 17,678,000
58 Angola 17,625,000
59 Netherlands 16,471,000
60 Chile 15,943,000
61 Cameroon 15,940,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,699,000
63 Ecuador 13,254,000
64 Cambodia 12,954,000
65 Burkina Faso 12,878,000
66 Niger 12,568,000
67 Mali 12,482,000
68 Guatemala 12,386,000
69 Zimbabwe 12,159,000
70 Malawi 12,027,000
71 Cuba 11,194,000
72 Greece 10,905,000
73 Zambia 10,808,000
74 Senegal 10,595,000
75 Portugal 10,439,000
76 Belgium 10,356,000
77 Czech Republic 10,245,000
78 Hungary 10,122,000
79 Tunisia 10,022,000
80 Belarus 9,838,000
81 Somalia 9,722,000
82 Chad 9,278,000
83 Bolivia 8,975,000
84 Sweden 8,941,000
85 Dominican Republic 8,917,000
86 Guinea 8,772,000
87 Haiti 8,683,000
88 Rwanda 8,474,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,363,000
90 Austria 8,101,000
91 Bulgaria 7,833,000
92 Benin 7,792,000
93 Serbia 7,603,000
94 Switzerland 7,308,000
95 Honduras 7,029,000
96 Burundi 6,917,000
97 South Sudan 6,744,000
98 Tajikistan 6,595,000
99 Israel 6,447,000
100 Papua New Guinea 6,023,000
101 El Salvador 5,994,000
102 Jordan 5,676,000
103 Laos 5,655,000
104 Libya 5,562,000
105 Denmark 5,488,000
106 Togo 5,481,000
107 Slovakia 5,377,000
108 Paraguay 5,295,000
109 Finland 5,206,000
110 Nicaragua 5,180,000
111 Kyrgyzstan 5,138,000
112 Sierra Leone 5,078,000
113 Turkmenistan 4,817,000
114 Norway 4,552,000
115 Lebanon 4,489,000
116 Croatia 4,306,000
117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,187,000
118 Singapore 4,141,000
119 Moldova 4,119,000
120 Costa Rica 4,108,000
121 Georgia 4,100,000
122 United Arab Emirates 4,074,000
123 Central African Republic 4,059,000
124 New Zealand 4,005,000
125 Ireland 3,961,000
126 Lithuania 3,432,000
127 Republic of the Congo 3,387,000
Palestine 3,361,000
128 Uruguay 3,280,000
129 Panama 3,159,000
130 Liberia 3,128,000
131 Albania 3,127,000
132 Armenia 3,047,000
133 Mauritania 2,770,000
134 Jamaica 2,649,000
135 Mongolia 2,511,000
136 Eritrea 2,422,000
137 Oman 2,350,000
138 Latvia 2,300,000
139 Kuwait 2,085,000
140 North Macedonia 2,078,000
141 Slovenia 1,992,000
142 Lesotho 1,991,000
143 Namibia 1,905,000
144 Kosovo 1,828,000
145 Botswana 1,760,000
146 Gambia 1,556,000
147 Estonia 1,375,000
148 Gabon 1,363,000
149 Trinidad and Tobago 1,335,000
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,304,000
151 Mauritius 1,238,000
152 Eswatini 1,063,000
153 Cyprus 990,000
154 East Timor 910,000
155 Fiji 862,000
156 Equatorial Guinea 822,000
157 Djibouti 807,000
158 Bahrain 781,000
159 Guyana 763,000
160 Qatar 728,000
161 Montenegro 634,000
162 Bhutan 631,000
163 Comoros 565,000
164 Suriname 502,000
165 Cape Verde 470,000
166 Solomon Islands 462,000
167 Luxembourg 449,000
168 Malta 407,000
169 Brunei 343,000
170 Bahamas 334,000
171 Maldives 294,000
172 Iceland 289,000
173 Barbados 265,000
174 Belize 260,000
175 Vanuatu 198,000
176 Samoa 185,000
177 Saint Lucia 162,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 152,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
181 Grenada 109,000
182 Tonga 104,000
183 Kiribati 93,000
184 Seychelles 86,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 77,000
186 Dominica 68,000
187 Andorra 67,000
188 Marshall Islands 52,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,000
190 Liechtenstein 34,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 28,000
193 Palau 20,000
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