Midyear population thousands, 1950–2021 Info Edit Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select one or more countries to highlight All Countries (High to Low) All Countries (High to Low) All Countries (Low to High) Selected Countries (High to Low) Selected Countries (Low to High) Select a starting year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Select an ending year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 1950 Ranking 1. China 546,815.00 2. India 359,000.00 3. United States 151,868.00 4. Russia 101,937.00 5. Japan 83,805.00 6. Indonesia 82,612.00 7. Germany 68,375.00 8. Brazil 53,443.00 9. United Kingdom 50,127.00 10. Italy 47,105.00 11. Bangladesh 45,646.00 12. France 42,518.00 13. Pakistan 39,448.00 14. Ukraine 36,775.00 15. Nigeria 31,797.00 16. Mexico 28,485.00 17. Spain 28,063.00 18. Vietnam 25,348.00 19. Poland 24,824.00 20. Egypt 21,198.00 21. Philippines 21,131.00 22. Turkey 21,122.00 23. South Korea 20,846.00 24. Ethiopia 20,605.00 25. Thailand 20,042.00 26. Burma (Myanmar) 19,488.00 27. Argentina 17,150.00 28. Iran 16,357.00 29. Romania 16,311.00 30. Canada 14,011.00 31. South Africa 13,596.00 32. Congo (Kinshasa) 13,569.00 33. Colombia 11,592.00 34. Netherlands 10,114.00 35. Morocco 9,343.00 36. Hungary 9,338.00 37. Czech Republic 8,925.00 38. Algeria 8,893.00 39. Belgium 8,639.00 40. Portugal 8,443.00 41. Australia 8,267.00 42. Tanzania 7,935.00 43. Belarus 7,722.00 44. Peru 7,633.00 45. Greece 7,566.00 46. Sri Lanka 7,533.00 47. Taiwan 7,456.00 48. Bulgaria 7,251.00 49. Sweden 7,014.00 50. Austria 6,935.00 51. Kazakhstan 6,693.00 52. Malaysia 6,434.00 53. Sudan 6,326.00 54. Uzbekistan 6,293.00 55. Mozambique 6,250.00 56. Kenya 6,121.00 57. Chile 6,091.00 58. Uganda 5,522.00 59. Serbia 5,361.00 60. Ghana 5,297.00 61. Iraq 5,163.00 62. Venezuela 5,009.00 63. Cameroon 4,888.00 64. Yemen 4,777.00 65. Switzerland 4,694.00 66. Madagascar 4,620.00 67. Cambodia 4,471.00 68. Burkina Faso 4,376.00 69. Denmark 4,271.00 70. Angola 4,118.00 71. Finland 4,009.00 72. Saudi Arabia 3,860.00 73. Croatia 3,837.00 74. Mali 3,688.00 75. Tunisia 3,517.00 76. Georgia 3,516.00 77. Syria 3,495.00 78. Slovakia 3,463.00 79. Ecuador 3,370.00 80. Niger 3,271.00 81. Norway 3,265.00 82. Guatemala 2,969.00 83. Ireland 2,963.00 84. Azerbaijan 2,885.00 85. Ivory Coast 2,860.00 86. Zimbabwe 2,853.00 87. Malawi 2,817.00 88. Bolivia 2,766.00 89. Senegal 2,654.00 90. Chad 2,608.00 91. Lithuania 2,553.00 92. Zambia 2,553.00 93. Rwanda 2,439.00 94. Dominican Republic 2,353.00 95. Moldova 2,336.00 96. Uruguay 2,194.00 97. Hong Kong 1,960.00 98. Latvia 1,936.00 99. New Zealand 1,908.00 100. Kyrgyzstan 1,739.00 101. Tajikistan 1,530.00 102. Paraguay 1,476.00 103. Slovenia 1,468.00 104. Jamaica 1,385.00 105. Lebanon 1,364.00 106. Armenia 1,355.00 107. Israel 1,286.00 108. Albania 1,227.00 109. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 1,225.00 110. Turkmenistan 1,204.00 111. Estonia 1,096.00 112. Singapore 1,022.00 113. Libya 961.00 114. Costa Rica 867.00 115. Congo (Brazzaville) 826.00 116. Jordan 561.00 117. Cyprus 494.00 118. Oman 489.00 119. Mauritius 481.00 120. Namibia 464.00 121. Botswana 430.00 122. Gabon 416.00 123. Malta 312.00 124. Luxembourg 296.00 125. Kuwait 145.00 126. Iceland 143.00 127. Bahrain 115.00 128. United Arab Emirates 72.00 129. Qatar 25.00 2021 Ranking 1. China 1,376,103.00 2. India 1,340,675.00 3. United States 334,998.00 4. Indonesia 271,674.00 5. Pakistan 233,942.00 6. Nigeria 218,473.00 7. Brazil 216,012.00 8. Bangladesh 172,354.00 9. Russia 146,257.00 10. Japan 125,193.00 11. Mexico 125,125.00 12. Philippines 117,320.00 13. Ethiopia 114,964.00 14. Egypt 109,403.00 15. Congo (Kinshasa) 104,767.00 16. Vietnam 102,815.00 17. Turkey 86,100.00 18. Iran 84,505.00 19. Germany 82,996.00 20. Thailand 68,366.00 21. France 67,767.00 22. United Kingdom 67,743.00 23. Tanzania 62,944.00 24. Italy 60,004.00 25. South Africa 56,939.00 26. Burma (Myanmar) 55,815.00 27. Kenya 54,867.00 28. South Korea 51,999.00 29. Colombia 49,620.00 30. Spain 47,394.00 31. Uganda 46,645.00 32. Argentina 46,398.00 33. Sudan 45,290.00 34. Ukraine 43,746.00 35. Algeria 43,401.00 36. Iraq 39,491.00 37. Poland 38,595.00 38. Canada 38,439.00 39. Morocco 36,536.00 40. Saudi Arabia 35,107.00 41. Ghana 33,622.00 42. Malaysia 32,603.00 43. Peru 32,252.00 44. Uzbekistan 30,843.00 45. Yemen 30,399.00 46. Ivory Coast 29,546.00 47. Cameroon 28,663.00 48. Venezuela 28,316.00 49. Mozambique 28,121.00 50. Madagascar 27,573.00 51. Australia 25,876.00 52. Angola 25,089.00 53. Sri Lanka 23,732.00 54. Niger 23,691.00 55. Taiwan 23,449.00 56. Malawi 21,677.00 57. Burkina Faso 21,336.00 58. Syria 20,226.00 59. Zambia 19,928.00 60. Romania 19,869.00 61. Chile 19,502.00 62. Kazakhstan 18,813.00 63. Guatemala 18,106.00 64. Mali 17,930.00 65. Senegal 17,512.00 66. Netherlands 17,508.00 67. Cambodia 17,105.00 68. Ecuador 17,093.00 69. Chad 16,776.00 70. Zimbabwe 14,900.00 71. Rwanda 12,655.00 72. Tunisia 11,772.00 73. Bolivia 11,759.00 74. Belgium 11,626.00 75. Jordan 10,716.00 76. Czech Republic 10,696.00 77. Dominican Republic 10,686.00 78. Greece 10,653.00 79. Sweden 10,440.00 80. Portugal 10,326.00 81. United Arab Emirates 10,018.00 82. Azerbaijan 9,874.00 83. Hungary 9,676.00 84. Belarus 9,442.00 85. Austria 9,059.00 86. Israel 9,032.00 87. Tajikistan 8,990.00 88. Switzerland 8,770.00 89. Hong Kong 7,519.00 90. Paraguay 7,348.00 91. Libya 7,088.00 92. Serbia 6,958.00 93. Bulgaria 6,786.00 94. Kyrgyzstan 5,884.00 95. Denmark 5,857.00 96. Singapore 5,816.00 97. Turkmenistan 5,579.00 98. Finland 5,545.00 99. Congo (Brazzaville) 5,527.00 100. Slovakia 5,455.00 101. Norway 5,424.00 102. New Zealand 5,239.00 103. Costa Rica 5,160.00 104. Ireland 5,047.00 105. Georgia 4,929.00 106. Lebanon 4,802.00 107. Croatia 3,908.00 108. Oman 3,651.00 109. Uruguay 3,426.00 110. Moldova 3,339.00 111. Kuwait 3,048.00 112. Armenia 2,881.00 113. Albania 2,832.00 114. Namibia 2,700.00 115. Lithuania 2,683.00 116. Jamaica 2,676.00 117. Qatar 2,553.00 118. Botswana 2,365.00 119. Gabon 2,246.00 120. Slovenia 2,118.00 121. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 2,076.00 122. Latvia 1,877.00 123. Bahrain 1,511.00 124. Mauritius 1,386.00 125. Estonia 1,319.00 126. Cyprus 1,072.00 127. Luxembourg 642.00 128. Malta 519.00 129. Iceland 368.00 Related Population Growth Datasets Annual population growth, percent, 1960–2016 Annual population growth in the rest, percent, 1–2003 Annual population growth in the West, percent, 1–2003 Average annual rate of change of the population, percent, 1950–2050 Fertility rate, births per woman, 1960–2018 Growth of population, percent, 1951–2016 Live births, per 1,000 people, 1960–2015 Total fertility rate, births per woman, 1950–2015 World population, millions, 1950–2019 World population low variant limited, thousands, 1950–2100 World population medium variant estimate, thousands, 1950–2100 Midyear population (in thousands of persons). Source: The Conference Board