Countries by Population in the Year 2005

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2005. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,545,082,000
1 China 1,313,274,000
2 India 1,145,624,000
3 United States 298,363,000
4 Indonesia 229,335,000
5 Brazil 183,691,000
6 Pakistan 173,401,000
7 Russia 144,900,000
8 Bangladesh 143,843,000
9 Nigeria 143,019,000
10 Japan 127,879,000
11 Mexico 105,100,000
12 Philippines 87,220,000
13 Germany 82,077,000
14 Vietnam 80,721,000
15 Egypt 80,289,000
16 Ethiopia 77,213,000
17 Iran 71,027,000
18 Turkey 68,967,000
19 Thailand 65,739,000
20 France 63,699,000
21 United Kingdom 60,812,000
22 Italy 58,395,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,865,000
24 South Africa 49,242,000
25 Ukraine 47,810,000
26 South Korea 47,781,000
27 Myanmar 47,262,000
28 Spain 43,606,000
29 Colombia 41,844,000
30 Argentina 39,014,000
31 Tanzania 38,634,000
32 Poland 38,146,000
33 Kenya 35,254,000
34 Algeria 32,863,000
35 Canada 32,283,000
36 Sudan 30,909,000
37 Morocco 30,483,000
38 Iraq 27,994,000
39 Peru 27,985,000
40 Uganda 27,554,000
41 Venezuela 26,563,000
42 Uzbekistan 26,192,000
43 Nepal 26,170,000
44 Malaysia 25,545,000
45 North Korea 24,331,000
46 Afghanistan 23,852,000
47 Taiwan 22,786,000
48 Yemen 22,419,000
49 Ghana 22,157,000
50 Romania 21,306,000
51 Australia 20,163,000
52 Sri Lanka 20,151,000
53 Saudi Arabia 20,113,000
54 Mozambique 20,067,000
55 Ivory Coast 19,830,000
56 Angola 18,939,000
57 Madagascar 18,878,000
58 Syria 18,573,000
59 Cameroon 16,840,000
60 Netherlands 16,593,000
61 Chile 16,268,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,905,000
63 Ecuador 13,727,000
64 Burkina Faso 13,714,000
65 Niger 13,505,000
66 Cambodia 13,341,000
67 Mali 13,317,000
68 Guatemala 12,950,000
69 Malawi 12,665,000
70 Zimbabwe 12,426,000
71 Zambia 11,517,000
72 Cuba 11,253,000
73 Senegal 11,104,000
74 Greece 10,963,000
75 Portugal 10,493,000
76 Somalia 10,466,000
77 Belgium 10,446,000
78 Czech Republic 10,270,000
79 Tunisia 10,211,000
80 Chad 10,142,000
81 Hungary 10,076,000
82 Belarus 9,702,000
83 Bolivia 9,282,000
84 Dominican Republic 9,166,000
85 Guinea 9,156,000
86 Sweden 9,012,000
87 Haiti 8,984,000
88 Rwanda 8,934,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,542,000
90 Benin 8,284,000
91 Austria 8,203,000
92 Bulgaria 7,723,000
93 Serbia 7,553,000
94 Burundi 7,452,000
95 Switzerland 7,410,000
96 South Sudan 7,404,000
97 Honduras 7,389,000
98 Tajikistan 6,859,000
99 Israel 6,671,000
100 Papua New Guinea 6,431,000
101 El Salvador 6,006,000
102 Jordan 5,957,000
103 Laos 5,823,000
104 Libya 5,797,000
105 Togo 5,770,000
106 Denmark 5,516,000
107 Sierra Leone 5,434,000
108 Paraguay 5,419,000
109 Slovakia 5,377,000
110 Nicaragua 5,304,000
111 Finland 5,237,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,225,000
113 Turkmenistan 5,005,000
114 Lebanon 4,637,000
115 Norway 4,606,000
116 United Arab Emirates 4,547,000
117 Croatia 4,313,000
118 Central African Republic 4,239,000
119 Costa Rica 4,230,000
120 Singapore 4,210,000
121 New Zealand 4,127,000
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,112,000
123 Ireland 4,107,000
124 Georgia 4,041,000
125 Moldova 4,022,000
126 Republic of the Congo 3,627,000
Palestine 3,515,000
127 Lithuania 3,355,000
128 Uruguay 3,284,000
129 Panama 3,282,000
130 Liberia 3,202,000
131 Albania 3,088,000
132 Armenia 3,014,000
133 Mauritania 2,903,000
134 Jamaica 2,680,000
135 Eritrea 2,631,000
136 Mongolia 2,553,000
137 Oman 2,432,000
138 Latvia 2,251,000
139 Kuwait 2,180,000
140 North Macedonia 2,088,000
141 Slovenia 1,994,000
142 Lesotho 1,963,000
143 Namibia 1,954,000
144 Botswana 1,823,000
145 Kosovo 1,821,000
146 Gambia 1,644,000
147 Gabon 1,442,000
148 Guinea-Bissau 1,365,000
149 Estonia 1,359,000
150 Trinidad and Tobago 1,349,000
151 Mauritius 1,254,000
152 Eswatini 1,076,000
153 Cyprus 1,027,000
154 East Timor 934,000
155 Equatorial Guinea 927,000
156 Bahrain 902,000
157 Fiji 878,000
158 Djibouti 832,000
159 Qatar 785,000
160 Guyana 762,000
161 Bhutan 657,000
162 Montenegro 634,000
163 Comoros 587,000
164 Suriname 517,000
165 Cape Verde 482,000
166 Solomon Islands 479,000
167 Luxembourg 461,000
168 Malta 412,000
169 Brunei 356,000
170 Bahamas 342,000
171 Maldives 304,000
172 Iceland 294,000
173 Belize 276,000
174 Barbados 268,000
175 Vanuatu 208,000
176 Samoa 187,000
177 Saint Lucia 165,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 160,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
181 Grenada 110,000
182 Tonga 105,000
183 Kiribati 97,000
184 Seychelles 89,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 79,000
186 Andorra 77,000
187 Dominica 69,000
188 Marshall Islands 52,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,000
190 Liechtenstein 35,000
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