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.
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