Countries by Population in the Year 1952

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1952. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 2,565,291,000
1 China 560,785,000
2 India 368,907,000
3 United States 154,101,000
4 Russia 104,944,000
5 Japan 86,317,000
6 Indonesia 71,766,000
7 Germany 70,790,000
8 Brazil 56,423,000
9 United Kingdom 50,622,000
10 Italy 46,893,000
11 France 43,207,000
12 Bangladesh 40,976,000
13 Pakistan 38,498,000
14 Nigeria 38,263,000
15 Ukraine 38,024,000
16 Mexico 28,687,000
17 Spain 28,290,000
18 Vietnam 25,867,000
19 Poland 25,476,000
20 Egypt 21,841,000
21 Turkey 21,799,000
22 Thailand 21,173,000
23 South Korea 20,186,000
24 Philippines 19,725,000
25 Ethiopia 18,299,000
26 Myanmar 18,217,000
27 Argentina 17,523,000
28 Iran 17,414,000
29 Romania 16,721,000
30 Canada 14,279,000
31 South Africa 13,470,000
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,674,000
33 Colombia 12,249,000
34 Netherlands 10,343,000
35 North Korea 10,304,000
36 Hungary 9,463,000
37 Algeria 9,397,000
38 Morocco 9,326,000
39 Czech Republic 9,037,000
40 Belgium 8,673,000
41 Nepal 8,670,000
42 Australia 8,534,000
43 Portugal 8,498,000
44 Sri Lanka 8,166,000
45 Taiwan 8,092,000
46 Peru 8,008,000
47 Tanzania 7,938,000
48 Belarus 7,871,000
49 Greece 7,815,000
50 Afghanistan 7,619,000
51 Bulgaria 7,263,000
52 Sweden 7,094,000
53 Kazakhstan 7,005,000
54 Austria 6,926,000
55 Chile 6,814,000
56 Uzbekistan 6,491,000
57 Sudan 6,475,000
58 Malaysia 6,194,000
59 Cuba 6,108,000
60 Serbia 6,108,000
61 Mozambique 6,043,000
62 Uganda 5,990,000
63 Kenya 5,975,000
64 Venezuela 5,855,000
65 Iraq 5,852,000
66 Ghana 5,295,000
67 Yemen 4,819,000
68 Mali 4,793,000
69 Switzerland 4,779,000
70 Angola 4,616,000
71 Cambodia 4,539,000
72 Cameroon 4,415,000
73 Denmark 4,371,000
74 Burkina Faso 4,287,000
75 Madagascar 4,100,000
76 Finland 4,065,000
77 Croatia 3,917,000
78 Tunisia 3,708,000
79 Ecuador 3,661,000
80 Syria 3,660,000
81 Georgia 3,578,000
82 Slovakia 3,557,000
83 Haiti 3,329,000
84 Norway 3,312,000
85 Azerbaijan 3,260,000
86 Saudi Arabia 3,231,000
87 Guatemala 3,230,000
88 Bolivia 3,161,000
89 Guinea 3,057,000
90 Malawi 3,028,000
91 Ireland 2,935,000
92 Zimbabwe 2,927,000
93 Ivory Coast 2,853,000
94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,761,000
95 Niger 2,705,000
96 Lithuania 2,602,000
97 Senegal 2,594,000
98 Chad 2,584,000
99 South Sudan 2,544,000
100 Dominican Republic 2,493,000
101 Moldova 2,462,000
102 Zambia 2,418,000
103 Burundi 2,328,000
104 Somalia 2,308,000
105 Benin 2,289,000
106 Uruguay 2,268,000
107 Rwanda 2,264,000
108 El Salvador 2,257,000
109 Sierra Leone 2,040,000
110 New Zealand 1,994,000
111 Latvia 1,956,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 1,806,000
113 Laos 1,746,000
114 Honduras 1,625,000
115 Tajikistan 1,610,000
116 Papua New Guinea 1,589,000
117 Paraguay 1,557,000
118 Central African Republic 1,467,000
119 Jamaica 1,467,000
120 Slovenia 1,465,000
121 Armenia 1,444,000
122 Togo 1,433,000
123 Lebanon 1,408,000
124 Nicaragua 1,389,000
125 Israel 1,365,000
126 Albania 1,308,000
127 North Macedonia 1,297,000
128 Turkmenistan 1,249,000
129 Libya 1,150,000
130 Estonia 1,123,000
131 Singapore 1,071,000
132 Costa Rica 996,000
Palestine 958,000
133 Liberia 942,000
134 Panama 894,000
135 Republic of the Congo 862,000
136 Eritrea 841,000
137 Kosovo 800,000
138 Mongolia 799,000
139 Mauritania 681,000
140 Trinidad and Tobago 674,000
141 Lesotho 596,000
142 Guinea-Bissau 552,000
143 Mauritius 548,000
144 Namibia 524,000
145 Cyprus 505,000
146 Jordan 487,000
147 Gabon 477,000
148 Oman 467,000
149 Guyana 434,000
150 Botswana 428,000
151 East Timor 420,000
152 Montenegro 414,000
153 Gambia 319,000
154 Fiji 315,000
155 Malta 301,000
156 Luxembourg 299,000
157 Eswatini 282,000
158 Equatorial Guinea 232,000
159 Barbados 218,000
160 Suriname 204,000
161 Cape Verde 188,000
162 Bhutan 182,000
163 Comoros 167,000
164 Kuwait 160,000
165 Iceland 147,000
166 Bahrain 122,000
167 Solomon Islands 108,000
168 Samoa 91,000
169 Saint Lucia 87,000
170 Bahamas 84,000
171 United Arab Emirates 82,000
172 Grenada 78,000
173 Maldives 77,000
174 Belize 72,000
175 Djibouti 65,000
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64,000
177 São Tomé and Príncipe 63,000
178 Vanuatu 53,000
179 Brunei 53,000
180 Tonga 52,000
181 Dominica 50,000
182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,000
183 Antigua and Barbuda 47,000
184 Kiribati 39,000
185 Seychelles 38,000
186 Federated States of Micronesia 33,000
187 Qatar 26,000
188 Monaco 19,000
189 Liechtenstein 14,000
190 San Marino 13,000
191 Marshall Islands 13,000
192 Palau 8,000
193 Andorra 6,000
194 Tuvalu 5,000
195 Nauru 3,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2022 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 2021 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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