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.
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