List of countries by past population (United Nations, estimates)

This is a List of countries showing past population, ranging from 1950 to 2015 in five-year periods, as estimated by the 2015 revision of the World Population Prospects database by the United Nations Population Division. All figures are rounded and given in thousands and also include the average annual change during the previous five years.

Country / territory19501955196019651970197519801985199019952000200520102015
World2,517,4782,749,3653,007,7513,309,9343,667,8014,045,1924,421,6954,833,1805,289,2945,713,8246,104,5386,496,7766,906,3747,325,929
1 Afghanistan7,7528,2708,9959,93511,12112,58313,21111,63012,06816,77319,70224,40027,96232,527
2 Albania1,2631,4201,6361,8962,1512,4112,6812,9673,2813,1073,1223,0822,9022,897
3 Algeria8,8729,83011,12512,62714,55016,70919,33822,56625,91228,90431,18433,26836,03639,667
4 American Samoa 1920202427303239475358595656
5 Andorra69131924313645556465818470
6 Angola4,3554,8085,2715,7656,3017,1078,2129,74511,12813,04315,05917,91321,22025,022
7 Anguilla (UK)5666677781011131415
8 Antigua and Barbuda4653556065697066626878838792
9 Argentina17,15018,92920,61922,28323,97326,06728,10630,38932,73034,99537,05739,14541,22343,417
10 Armenia1,3541,5641,8672,2052,5182,8263,0963,3393,5453,2233,0763,0152,9633,018
11 Aruba (Netherlands)3844545759616063628091100102104
12 Australia8,1779,21310,29211,36812,90513,89314,70815,79117,09718,12519,10720,27422,16323,969
13 Austria6,9366,9497,0667,2997,5107,6287,5977,6017,7077,9738,0518,2358,3928,545
14 Azerbaijan2,8963,3283,8984,5805,1785,6946,1646,6747,2177,7718,1188,5639,1009,754
15 Bahamas7989110140169189211235256280298329361388
16 Bahrain1161341631872132673604194965646678671,2611,377
17 Bangladesh37,89542,12248,20155,83565,04971,24781,36493,015105,983118,428131,281142,930151,617160,996
18 Barbados211227231235239246252256260265270274280284
19 Belarus7,7457,8048,1908,6079,0399,3669,6549,99110,23210,1609,9529,6419,4929,496
20 Belgium8,6288,8719,1419,4409,6649,7699,8569,8939,97810,16210,26810,56110,93011,299
21 Belize698092106122133144165188207247283322359
22 Benin2,2552,3042,4322,6322,9083,2633,7184,2875,0015,9866,9498,1829,51010,880
23 Bermuda (UK)3741454952555759616364656462
24 Bhutan177200224253291349413469536509564651720775
25 Bolivia3,0903,3653,6934,0714,5065,0095,5906,2126,8567,5678,3409,1259,91810,725
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina2,6612,9323,2153,5253,7463,9724,1454,3704,5273,8793,7933,8333,8353,810
27 Botswana4134705245966938229961,1831,3801,5761,7371,8642,0482,262
28 Brazil53,97562,65672,49484,13095,982108,431122,200136,836150,393162,755175,786188,479198,614207,848
29 British Virgin Islands (UK)788910101113161821232730
30 Brunei486382103130161193223257295331362393423
31 Bulgaria7,2517,5417,8668,2078,4958,7278,8658,9608,8218,3588,0017,6837,4077,150
32 Burkina Faso4,2844,5174,8295,1755,6256,1556,8237,7288,81110,09011,60813,42215,63218,106
33 Burundi2,3092,5322,7873,0793,4573,6774,1274,7745,6136,2396,7677,9349,46111,179
34 Cambodia4,4335,0455,7226,4677,0227,5526,7187,7439,00910,69412,19813,32014,36415,578
35 Cameroon4,4664,8745,3615,9886,7717,7408,93210,38112,07013,93015,92818,12720,59123,344
36 Canada13,73715,73417,90919,69421,43923,14124,51625,84827,66229,29930,70232,25634,12635,940
37 Cape Verde178197202231270273286314341389439474490521
38 Caribbean Netherlands 788910111112131514142125
39 Cayman Islands (UK)67889121619253242495660
40 Central African Republic1,3271,3991,5041,6491,8292,0172,2742,6272,9383,3363,7264,0564,4454,900
41 Chad2,5022,7363,0033,3113,6454,0894,5135,0935,9587,0028,34310,06811,89614,037
42 Chile6,1436,8627,6968,6129,56210,42111,23412,10913,14114,19415,17016,09717,01517,948
43 China[1]544,113598,574644,450706,591808,511905,580977,8371,052,6221,154,6061,227,8411,269,9751,305,6011,340,9691,376,049
44 Colombia12,34114,22516,48019,14422,06124,75727,73831,01234,27237,44240,40443,28645,91848,229
45 Comoros156173189205228256309358415480548619699788
46 Cook Islands (NZ)1516181921201818181818192021
47 Costa Rica9591,1201,3331,5901,8492,0972,3892,7303,0963,5113,9254,2484,5454,808
48 Croatia3,8504,0304,1934,3294,4234,5014,5984,7164,7764,6174,4284,3784,3164,240
49 Cuba5,9206,5397,1417,9528,7159,4389,83510,08310,58210,90611,11711,26111,30811,390
50 Curaçao (Netherlands)100117127134144150148150147144132129148157
51 Cyprus4945305735816146506857047678559431,0331,1041,165
52 Czech Republic8,9039,3539,5799,8019,81110,05810,33810,31610,32410,33610,26310,23110,50710,543
53 Democratic Republic of the Congo12,18413,51815,24817,37020,01022,90226,35729,98634,96342,18448,04956,09065,93977,267
54 Denmark4,2684,4404,5814,7604,9305,0615,1235,1135,1405,2335,3385,4185,5515,669
55 Djibouti627084115160224359423588661723778831888
56 Dominica5155606571727574717170717173
57 Dominican Republic2,3652,7813,2943,8794,5035,1505,8096,4897,1847,8928,5639,2389,89810,528
58 Timor-Leste4334615005476036625786577408568479891,0571,185
59 Ecuador3,4703,9574,5465,2506,0736,9877,9769,04610,21811,44112,62913,73514,93516,144
60 Egypt20,89723,65627,07230,87334,80938,62443,37049,37456,39762,43568,33574,94282,04191,508
61 El Salvador2,2002,4292,7633,1983,6694,1484,5784,9215,2525,5895,8125,9476,0386,127
62 Equatorial Guinea226238252269291238221314377448531626729845
63 Eritrea1,1421,2591,4081,5891,8052,0702,3842,7563,1393,1643,5354,1914,6905,228
64 Estonia1,1011,1591,2171,2901,3601,4221,4741,5221,5651,4331,3991,3561,3321,313
65 Ethiopia18,12819,94722,15125,01428,41532,56935,24040,77648,05757,23766,44476,60887,56299,391
66 Falkland Islands (UK)22222222223333
67 Faroe Islands (Denmark)3232343639414346484446484948
68 Federated States of Micronesia323845526163738696108107106104104
69 Fiji289335393464521577635712729775811822860892
70 Finland4,0084,2354,4304,5654,6074,7114,7794,9024,9875,1085,1765,2465,3685,503
71 France[2]41,88043,52845,86648,95250,84453,01154,05355,38056,94358,22459,38761,24262,96164,395
72 French Guiana 2528323948566786116137163203234269
73 French Polynesia60697893110131152175198215237255268283
74 Gabon4734834995335906507298309521,0861,2321,3781,5421,725
75 Georgia3,5273,8394,1604,4774,7074,9085,0735,2875,4605,0674,7444,4754,2504,000
76 Germany69,78671,31473,18075,99178,36778,66778,16077,57078,95881,61381,89681,24780,43580,689
77 Ghana4,9815,6806,6527,7118,5979,83110,80212,71614,62816,76118,82521,39024,31827,410
78 Gibraltar (UK)2021222325252727272727293132
79 Greece7,5667,9358,3118,5348,7799,0309,6209,90810,13210,64110,95411,07011,17810,955
80 Greenland (Denmark)2326313846505053565656575756
81 Grenada7781909594928910096100102103105107
82 Guadeloupe (France)210236275300319328331359390408431451457468
83 Guam (USA)606367758493104117130146155158159170
84 Guatemala3,1463,6144,1284,7285,4236,2387,1198,1179,15910,35711,68913,18414,73216,343
85 Guinea3,0943,3163,5773,8784,2154,3604,5075,0796,0347,8638,7999,66911,01212,609
86 Guinea-Bissau5355756166537127788509451,0561,1811,3151,4631,6341,844
87 Guyana407485564650696740787765720727742742753767
88 Haiti3,2213,5143,8664,2714,7095,1405,6896,3847,1007,8208,5499,26310,00010,711
89 Honduras1,4871,7172,0022,3532,6913,1083,6364,2374,9035,5916,2436,8807,5048,075
90 Hong Kong1,9742,4903,0763,8023,9584,3555,0545,4155,7946,1446,7846,8426,9947,288
91 Hungary9,3389,82910,00110,17010,34610,54110,75910,57310,38510,35210,22410,09610,0159,855
92 Iceland143158176192204218228241255267281297318329
93 India376,325409,280449,662497,920553,943621,704697,230782,085870,602960,8751,053,4811,144,3261,230,9851,311,051
94 Indonesia69,54377,32887,793100,309114,835130,724147,490165,012181,437196,958211,540226,255241,613257,564
95 Iran17,11919,29421,90724,95528,51432,73138,66847,29156,16960,31965,85070,12274,25379,109
96 Iraq5,7196,5037,2908,3769,91811,68513,65315,57617,47820,21823,57527,01830,86836,423
97 Ireland2,9132,8992,8192,8572,9473,1813,4313,5603,5633,6453,8424,2044,6174,688
98 Isle of Man (UK)5552485157616564707277808488
99 Israel1,2581,7192,0902,5232,8503,3373,7454,0834,4995,3326,0146,6047,4208,064
100 Italy46,59948,35149,71551,69353,52355,26956,33656,91157,00857,12057,14758,65759,58859,798
101 Ivory Coast2,6302,9793,4754,2205,2426,6068,26610,15812,16614,40416,51818,13320,13222,702
102 Jamaica1,4031,5431,6311,7631,8732,0182,1422,3122,3862,4902,6002,6782,7412,793
103 Japan82,19988,39092,50197,342103,708110,805115,912119,989122,249124,483125,715126,979127,320126,573
104 Jordan4496468891,1201,6551,9852,2812,7833,3584,3204,7675,3336,5187,595
105 Kazakhstan6,7037,9929,99611,90913,11014,13614,91915,78016,53015,92614,95715,45216,31117,625
106 Kenya6,0776,9808,1059,50511,25213,48616,26819,66123,44627,37331,06635,34940,32846,050
107 Kiribati333741465155596472788492103112
108 Kuwait1521952624827501,0511,3841,7352,0591,6371,9292,2643,0593,892
109 Kyrgyzstan1,7401,9022,1732,5732,9643,2993,6274,0134,3954,5924,9555,1155,4655,940
110 Laos1,6831,8902,1202,3812,6863,0483,2533,6804,2484,8585,3435,7456,2616,802
111 Latvia1,9492,0152,1322,2612,3662,4572,5132,5822,6642,4882,3712,2282,0911,971
112 Lebanon1,3351,5321,8052,0922,2972,5762,6052,6772,7033,0333,2353,9874,3375,851
113 Lesotho7347888519331,0321,1491,3071,4681,5981,7541,8561,9262,0112,135
114 Liberia9301,0101,1201,2531,4201,6291,8932,1972,1032,0802,8923,2703,9584,503
115 Liechtenstein1415171921232627293133353638
116 Lithuania2,5672,6302,7712,9673,1373,3003,4323,5643,6973,6283,4863,3433,1232,878
117 Luxembourg296305315330340354364367382408436458508567
118 Libya1,1131,2331,4351,7172,1142,6223,1913,8414,3984,8785,3375,8026,2666,278
119 Macau196181171207251248246296360398432468535588
120 Macedonia1,2541,3921,4891,5921,7211,8031,9241,9821,9961,9542,0122,0432,0622,078
121 Madagascar4,0844,5445,0995,7696,5767,5768,7479,98111,54613,45315,74518,29021,08024,235
122 Malawi2,9543,2523,6194,0594,6045,2936,1637,2069,4099,82311,19312,74814,77017,215
123 Malaysia6,1107,0168,1619,57010,90912,31213,83415,76418,21120,72523,42125,79628,12030,331
124 Maldives748090103116136158190223254280305333364
125 Mali4,7084,9755,2645,5685,9496,4827,0907,8328,4829,64111,04712,88115,16717,600
126 Malta312314313306304308320338356372387397412419
127 Marshall Islands1314151720263138475152525253
128 Martinique (France)222246282311325328325340358369387397395396
129 Mauritania6607478589921,1491,3291,5341,7672,0242,3342,7113,1543,5914,068
130 Mauritius4935716607538268929661,0161,0561,1291,1851,2221,2481,273
131 Mayotte (France)151924313745557295123150178209240
132 Mexico28,01332,60538,17444,62352,03060,87269,33177,32385,60994,427102,809109,748118,618127,017
133 Moldova[3]2,3412,6273,0043,3363,5953,8394,0104,2154,3644,3394,2014,1584,0844,069
134 Monaco2020222323252729293132343738
135 Mongolia7808559561,1071,2791,4801,6901,9222,1842,2982,3972,5262,7132,959
136 Montenegro395444487534520554581614615620614616622626
137 Montserrat (UK)141412121212121111105555
138 Morocco8,98610,50312,32914,24816,04017,85520,07222,59624,95027,16228,95130,38532,10834,378
139 Mozambique6,3136,8327,4938,3039,26210,40511,93613,10313,37215,91318,26521,12724,32127,978
140 Myanmar17,52719,28221,48624,02427,16630,64134,47138,50942,00744,71147,67049,98551,73353,897
141 Namibia4855386036837809061,0131,1491,4151,6541,8982,0272,1942,459
142 Nauru3446677891010101010
143   Nepal8,4839,29010,05710,90511,98713,31314,89016,71418,74221,39123,74025,50726,87628,514
144 Netherlands10,02710,68111,41912,21612,96513,61114,10314,47214,91515,45115,89416,33216,63216,925
145 New Caledonia (France)65687891105128142154169189210229246263
146 New Zealand1,9082,1362,3722,6282,8203,0833,1473,2683,3983,6753,8584,1354,3694,529
147 Nicaragua1,2951,5081,7752,0632,3982,7973,2503,7094,1454,6125,0275,3795,7386,082
148 Niger2,5602,9603,3953,9224,4975,1715,9636,8387,9129,36211,22513,48516,29219,899
149 Nigeria37,86041,12245,21250,23956,13263,56673,69883,90295,617108,425122,877139,611159,425182,202
150 Niue (NZ)55555433222222
151 North Korea10,54910,08711,42412,54814,41016,27517,37218,77820,19421,76422,84023,81324,50125,155
152 Northern Mariana Islands (USA)78101113151730445868645455
153 Norway3,2653,4293,5823,7243,8764,0064,0834,1484,2404,3604,4924,6244,8915,211
154 Oman4564965526257248821,1541,4981,8122,1922,2392,5072,9444,491
155 Pakistan37,54240,42744,91250,84958,09466,79178,07292,165107,608122,600138,250153,356170,044188,925
156 Palau78101111121214151719202021
157 Palestine[4]9329881,0691,1921,1251,3221,5091,7592,1012,6183,2243,5794,0694,668
158 Panama8609811,1331,3151,5191,7451,9792,2192,4712,7383,0293,3193,6213,929
159 Papua New Guinea1,7081,8211,9672,1612,4352,8103,2153,6784,1584,7165,3746,0876,8487,619
160 Paraguay1,4731,6731,9032,1712,4742,7913,1813,6724,2144,7615,3035,7956,2106,639
161 Peru7,7288,78710,06211,60813,34115,23017,35919,54521,82724,03925,91527,61029,37431,377
162 Philippines18,58022,17926,27330,91435,80541,29547,39754,32461,94769,83677,93286,14193,039100,699
163 Poland24,82427,27029,71631,54032,81734,16835,78337,48638,19538,59238,48638,46438,57538,612
164 Portugal8,4178,6618,8758,8898,6709,1869,7569,9299,89010,07810,27910,48010,58510,350
165 Puerto Rico (USA)2,2182,2472,3562,5782,7102,9323,1883,3703,5183,6903,7973,7613,7103,683
166 Qatar253647741091642243714765015938371,7662,235
167 Republic of the Congo8088991,0141,1581,3351,5561,8022,0842,3862,7213,1093,5034,0664,620
168 Romania16,23617,48418,61419,38020,54921,66622,61223,10423,48922,96522,12821,40820,29919,511
169 Russia102,799111,355119,860126,484130,126133,788138,063142,976147,569148,293146,401143,623143,158143,457
170 Rwanda2,1862,5262,9333,2333,7554,3595,1416,1187,2605,9138,0229,00810,29411,610
171 Réunion (France)248292336391462485509559611674737792831861
172 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)55555556655444
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis4648514945444342414346495256
174 Saint Lucia83879096104110118126138147157165177185
175 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)55555666666666
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines677481869096101104108108108109109109
177 Samoa8294109127143151156160163170175180186193
178 San Marino1314151719202123242627293132
179 São Tomé and Príncipe60596465748395104114126137153171190
180 Saudi Arabia3,1213,5584,0874,8445,8367,4299,91313,36116,36118,85421,39224,74528,09131,540
181 Senegal2,4772,7823,1783,6494,2184,9005,5696,4387,5148,7119,86111,26912,95715,129
182 Serbia[5]6,7327,2357,5577,8358,1208,4978,9089,2539,5189,8849,4639,1879,0598,851
183 Seychelles3639424752606670717781899396
184 Sierra Leone1,9442,0522,1822,3332,5142,7663,0863,4663,9313,8384,0615,0715,7766,453
185 Singapore1,0221,3061,6341,8802,0742,2622,4152,7093,0163,4833,9184,4965,0795,604
186 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)12347101319293132333339
187 Slovakia3,4373,8134,1374,3794,5324,7444,9895,1585,2785,3635,3865,3855,4075,426
188 Slovenia1,4731,5271,5871,6291,6701,7431,8361,9452,0071,9911,9891,9972,0522,068
189 Solomon Islands90102118137160193231271312359412469526584
190 Somalia[6]2,2642,4922,7563,0703,4453,8816,0906,0686,3226,3467,3858,4679,58210,787
191 South Africa13,68315,38517,39619,81422,50325,69929,07732,98336,79341,42744,89748,35351,62254,490
192 South Korea19,21121,16925,07428,39331,43734,71337,45140,50242,97244,65346,20647,60649,09050,293
193 South Sudan2,5832,7212,9553,2643,6474,1174,7015,4455,7625,4536,6938,10010,05612,340
194 Spain28,07029,10030,45132,19233,92335,90937,70538,73439,19239,76440,75043,85546,60146,122
195 Sri Lanka8,0768,8339,89611,11812,48713,75615,03716,18117,33118,24818,78419,52620,20120,715
196 Sudan5,7346,5437,5278,73910,23312,07614,41817,09820,00924,69228,08031,99036,11540,235
197 Suriname215250290332371363363371408446481492518543
198 Swaziland2733073493924465176037058639631,0641,1051,1931,287
199 Sweden7,0107,2607,4807,7418,0498,1938,3118,3518,5598,8278,8729,0309,3829,779
200  Switzerland4,6684,9715,2965,8306,1696,3566,3046,4566,6747,0177,1667,4097,8318,299
201 Syria3,4133,9224,5935,3986,3797,5648,95610,66712,45214,33216,35418,13320,72118,502
202 Tajikistan1,5321,7752,0642,4902,9203,4133,9184,5415,2975,7846,1866,8067,5828,482
203 Tanzania7,6508,74110,07411,68413,60615,98018,68521,84225,45829,90333,99239,06645,64953,470
204 Thailand20,71023,71127,39731,82336,88542,33547,38552,04156,58359,26662,69365,86466,69267,959
205 Gambia2713043684014475216047329171,0661,2291,4411,6931,991
206 Togo1,3951,4741,5811,7092,1162,4102,7213,2533,7874,2844,8755,5786,3917,305
207 Tokelau (NZ)22222222222111
208 Tonga4755627484889394959698101104106
209 Trinidad and Tobago6467408489129461,0111,0851,1711,2221,2551,2681,2971,3281,360
210 Tunisia3,6053,9444,1764,5455,0605,6526,3687,3228,2339,1149,69910,10210,63911,254
211 Turkey21,23824,25327,55331,00034,77239,18643,90649,17853,99558,52263,24067,86172,31078,666
212 Turkmenistan1,2111,3561,5941,8902,1882,5202,8613,2293,6684,1884,5014,7485,0425,374
213 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)556667810121519263134
214 Tuvalu56677889999101010
215 Uganda5,1585,8996,7888,0149,44610,82712,54814,63117,38420,41323,75828,04233,14939,032
216 Ukraine37,29840,01942,66245,26247,08748,75949,96950,92151,37050,81248,74646,79545,64744,824
217 United Arab Emirates7080931502355311,0171,3501,8112,3503,0504,4828,3299,157
218 United Kingdom50,61651,11452,41054,27855,61156,18056,22256,41557,11057,90458,86760,21062,71764,716
219 United States157,813170,796186,177199,404209,486218,964229,588240,692252,848266,276282,896296,140309,876321,774
220 United States Virgin Islands 27293350648698105103107109108106106
221 Uruguay2,2392,3732,5392,6952,8102,8302,9163,0123,1103,2253,3213,3263,3743,432
222 Uzbekistan6,9457,7698,78910,23411,97313,98115,95218,17420,51522,68724,51825,92227,74029,893
223 Vanuatu4855647485100116130147168185209236265
224  Vatican City11111111111111
225 Venezuela5,4826,7588,1479,82511,58813,36115,34417,50819,86222,18924,48126,76928,99631,108
226 Vietnam24,81028,14832,67137,86043,40748,72954,37361,04968,21075,19980,28684,20488,35893,448
227 Wallis and Futuna (France)7899991114141414141413
228Western Sahara[7]142133517775151182217253306428512573
229 Yemen4,4024,7685,1665,6196,1566,7948,0599,77411,96115,26617,79520,50423,59226,832
230 Zambia2,3172,6443,0503,5604,1854,9835,9297,0178,1439,25410,58512,04413,91716,212
231 Zimbabwe2,7473,2043,7524,4225,2066,1707,2898,86310,48511,68312,50012,98413,97415,603

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  1. Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau, The first one returned to Chinese sovereignty in mid-1997 and the second one did so on December 20, 1999,
  2. Estimate not only refers to metropolitan France, but also includes its separatedly listed overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM) of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte (from March 31, 2011) and Réunion and its overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna, The population of metropolitan France alone stood at 63,730,000 in November 2012, according to a monthly [www,insee,fr/fr/bases-de-donnees/bsweb/serie,asp?idbank=000436387 official estimate],
  3. Excludes (statistica,md,2010,pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005),
  4. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
  5. Excludes the Kosovo (1,733,872, 2011),
  6. Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants),
  7. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory,

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