Countries by Population in the Year 2004

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2004. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,461,673,000
1 China 1,305,668,000
2 India 1,126,360,000
3 United States 295,464,000
4 Indonesia 226,518,000
5 Brazil 181,659,000
6 Pakistan 169,171,000
7 Russia 145,460,000
8 Bangladesh 141,963,000
9 Nigeria 139,095,000
10 Japan 127,753,000
11 Mexico 103,688,000
12 Philippines 85,569,000
13 Germany 82,108,000
14 Vietnam 79,956,000
15 Egypt 78,666,000
16 Ethiopia 74,941,000
17 Iran 69,486,000
18 Turkey 68,218,000
19 Thailand 65,165,000
20 France 63,222,000
21 United Kingdom 60,399,000
22 Italy 57,958,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56,130,000
24 South Africa 48,741,000
25 Ukraine 48,149,000
26 South Korea 47,613,000
27 Myanmar 46,875,000
28 Spain 42,864,000
29 Colombia 41,242,000
30 Argentina 38,618,000
31 Poland 38,190,000
32 Tanzania 37,585,000
33 Kenya 34,173,000
34 Algeria 32,393,000
35 Canada 31,982,000
36 Sudan 30,205,000
37 Morocco 30,074,000
38 Peru 27,719,000
39 Iraq 27,162,000
40 Uganda 26,755,000
41 Venezuela 26,118,000
42 Uzbekistan 25,867,000
43 Nepal 25,863,000
44 Malaysia 24,968,000
45 North Korea 24,178,000
46 Afghanistan 23,270,000
47 Taiwan 22,705,000
48 Yemen 21,771,000
49 Ghana 21,579,000
50 Romania 21,501,000
51 Sri Lanka 20,024,000
52 Australia 19,931,000
53 Mozambique 19,613,000
54 Ivory Coast 19,360,000
55 Saudi Arabia 19,226,000
56 Madagascar 18,335,000
57 Angola 18,262,000
58 Syria 18,101,000
59 Netherlands 16,542,000
60 Cameroon 16,381,000
61 Chile 16,107,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,795,000
63 Ecuador 13,490,000
64 Burkina Faso 13,287,000
65 Cambodia 13,148,000
66 Niger 13,026,000
67 Mali 12,888,000
68 Guatemala 12,665,000
69 Malawi 12,336,000
70 Zimbabwe 12,306,000
71 Cuba 11,225,000
72 Zambia 11,160,000
73 Greece 10,932,000
74 Senegal 10,847,000
75 Portugal 10,470,000
76 Belgium 10,397,000
77 Czech Republic 10,253,000
78 Tunisia 10,121,000
79 Somalia 10,096,000
80 Hungary 10,096,000
81 Belarus 9,768,000
82 Chad 9,698,000
83 Bolivia 9,127,000
84 Dominican Republic 9,044,000
85 Sweden 8,976,000
86 Guinea 8,970,000
87 Haiti 8,836,000
88 Rwanda 8,700,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,438,000
90 Austria 8,144,000
91 Benin 8,034,000
92 Bulgaria 7,776,000
93 Serbia 7,579,000
94 Switzerland 7,359,000
95 Honduras 7,209,000
96 Burundi 7,170,000
97 South Sudan 7,062,000
98 Tajikistan 6,722,000
99 Israel 6,559,000
100 Papua New Guinea 6,225,000
101 El Salvador 6,003,000
102 Jordan 5,807,000
103 Laos 5,741,000
104 Libya 5,677,000
105 Togo 5,623,000
106 Denmark 5,503,000
107 Slovakia 5,375,000
108 Paraguay 5,358,000
109 Sierra Leone 5,277,000
110 Nicaragua 5,242,000
111 Finland 5,220,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,181,000
113 Turkmenistan 4,911,000
114 Norway 4,577,000
115 Lebanon 4,562,000
116 United Arab Emirates 4,311,000
117 Croatia 4,308,000
118 Costa Rica 4,170,000
119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,170,000
120 Central African Republic 4,147,000
121 Singapore 4,136,000
122 New Zealand 4,074,000
123 Moldova 4,072,000
124 Georgia 4,071,000
125 Ireland 4,025,000
126 Republic of the Congo 3,505,000
Palestine 3,436,000
127 Lithuania 3,399,000
128 Uruguay 3,282,000
129 Panama 3,220,000
130 Liberia 3,112,000
131 Albania 3,109,000
132 Armenia 3,031,000
133 Mauritania 2,834,000
134 Jamaica 2,665,000
135 Eritrea 2,565,000
136 Mongolia 2,532,000
137 Oman 2,377,000
138 Latvia 2,278,000
139 Kuwait 2,134,000
140 North Macedonia 2,085,000
141 Slovenia 1,993,000
142 Lesotho 1,979,000
143 Namibia 1,930,000
144 Kosovo 1,825,000
145 Botswana 1,791,000
146 Gambia 1,599,000
147 Gabon 1,401,000
148 Estonia 1,366,000
149 Trinidad and Tobago 1,342,000
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,334,000
151 Mauritius 1,246,000
152 Eswatini 1,070,000
153 Cyprus 1,009,000
154 East Timor 924,000
155 Equatorial Guinea 873,000
156 Fiji 870,000
157 Bahrain 841,000
158 Djibouti 820,000
159 Guyana 763,000
160 Qatar 761,000
161 Bhutan 644,000
162 Montenegro 633,000
163 Comoros 575,000
164 Suriname 511,000
165 Cape Verde 476,000
166 Solomon Islands 470,000
167 Luxembourg 455,000
168 Malta 410,000
169 Brunei 350,000
170 Bahamas 338,000
171 Maldives 299,000
172 Iceland 291,000
173 Belize 268,000
174 Barbados 267,000
175 Vanuatu 203,000
176 Samoa 186,000
177 Saint Lucia 164,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 156,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
181 Grenada 109,000
182 Tonga 105,000
183 Kiribati 95,000
184 Seychelles 88,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 78,000
186 Andorra 72,000
187 Dominica 69,000
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