Countries by Population in the Year 1975

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1975. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 4,032,988,000
1 China 912,467,000
2 India 616,603,000
3 United States 213,415,000
4 Russia 133,388,000
5 Indonesia 129,566,000
6 Japan 111,788,000
7 Brazil 107,420,000
8 Germany 78,586,000
9 Bangladesh 73,843,000
10 Pakistan 67,104,000
11 Nigeria 61,971,000
12 Mexico 57,811,000
13 United Kingdom 56,579,000
14 Italy 54,938,000
15 France 53,737,000
16 Ukraine 48,757,000
17 Vietnam 46,385,000
18 Philippines 41,874,000
19 Thailand 40,409,000
20 Turkey 39,276,000
21 Egypt 38,343,000
22 South Korea 35,642,000
23 Spain 35,574,000
24 Poland 33,739,000
25 Iran 32,363,000
26 Ethiopia 31,875,000
27 Myanmar 30,046,000
28 Argentina 25,670,000
29 South Africa 25,425,000
30 Colombia 23,149,000
31 Canada 22,976,000
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22,748,000
33 Romania 21,027,000
34 Morocco 17,186,000
35 North Korea 16,584,000
36 Taiwan 16,398,000
37 Tanzania 15,952,000
38 Algeria 15,343,000
39 Peru 15,248,000
40 Australia 13,809,000
41 Nepal 13,774,000
42 Netherlands 13,695,000
43 Uzbekistan 13,691,000
44 Sri Lanka 13,540,000
45 Kenya 13,426,000
46 Sudan 13,218,000
47 Kazakhstan 13,064,000
48 Venezuela 12,984,000
49 Afghanistan 12,016,000
50 Uganda 11,576,000
51 Malaysia 11,474,000
52 Iraq 11,429,000
53 Chile 10,555,000
54 Hungary 10,489,000
55 Ghana 10,062,000
56 Czech Republic 9,993,000
57 Belgium 9,758,000
58 Mozambique 9,549,000
59 Belarus 9,469,000
60 Cuba 9,467,000
61 Portugal 9,140,000
62 Bulgaria 8,839,000
63 Greece 8,766,000
64 Sweden 8,211,000
65 Yemen 7,739,000
66 Saudi Arabia 7,688,000
67 Madagascar 7,605,000
68 Austria 7,590,000
69 Serbia 7,448,000
70 Syria 7,369,000
71 Cameroon 7,294,000
72 Ecuador 7,007,000
73 Cambodia 6,936,000
74 Angola 6,917,000
75 Ivory Coast 6,698,000
76 Mali 6,627,000
77 Switzerland 6,356,000
78 Guatemala 6,125,000
79 Burkina Faso 6,076,000
80 Zimbabwe 6,002,000
81 Azerbaijan 5,876,000
82 Tunisia 5,689,000
83 Niger 5,266,000
84 Malawi 5,205,000
85 Denmark 5,135,000
86 Haiti 5,077,000
87 Bolivia 5,070,000
88 Dominican Republic 5,042,000
89 Senegal 4,981,000
90 Georgia 4,953,000
91 Zambia 4,858,000
92 Slovakia 4,713,000
93 Finland 4,702,000
94 Croatia 4,571,000
95 Guinea 4,553,000
96 Rwanda 4,450,000
97 Somalia 4,176,000
98 Chad 4,044,000
99 El Salvador 4,031,000
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,003,000
101 Norway 3,998,000
102 Moldova 3,893,000
103 Burundi 3,711,000
104 South Sudan 3,673,000
105 Tajikistan 3,429,000
106 Lithuania 3,353,000
107 Israel 3,347,000
108 Benin 3,339,000
109 Kyrgyzstan 3,322,000
110 Honduras 3,181,000
111 Ireland 3,134,000
112 New Zealand 3,096,000
113 Sierra Leone 3,027,000
114 Laos 2,981,000
115 Uruguay 2,862,000
116 Nicaragua 2,813,000
117 Armenia 2,799,000
118 Papua New Guinea 2,764,000
119 Paraguay 2,681,000
120 Lebanon 2,664,000
121 Albania 2,618,000
122 Turkmenistan 2,493,000
123 Latvia 2,484,000
124 Togo 2,480,000
125 Central African Republic 2,261,000
126 Libya 2,232,000
127 Singapore 2,218,000
128 Costa Rica 2,085,000
129 Jamaica 1,989,000
130 Jordan 1,857,000
131 Slovenia 1,809,000
132 North Macedonia 1,762,000
133 Panama 1,713,000
134 Liberia 1,648,000
135 Republic of the Congo 1,605,000
136 Mongolia 1,464,000
137 Eritrea 1,432,000
138 Estonia 1,418,000
139 Kosovo 1,389,000
140 Mauritania 1,283,000
Palestine 1,245,000
141 Lesotho 1,196,000
142 Kuwait 1,061,000
143 Trinidad and Tobago 1,047,000
144 Mauritius 882,000
145 Namibia 863,000
146 Oman 770,000
147 Guyana 742,000
148 Botswana 709,000
149 Gabon 656,000
150 Cyprus 645,000
151 Guinea-Bissau 640,000
152 Gambia 604,000
153 East Timor 596,000
154 Fiji 571,000
155 Montenegro 556,000
156 United Arab Emirates 517,000
157 Eswatini 502,000
158 Suriname 393,000
159 Luxembourg 352,000
160 Bhutan 346,000
161 Malta 318,000
162 Cape Verde 303,000
163 Equatorial Guinea 287,000
164 Bahrain 278,000
165 Comoros 276,000
166 Barbados 246,000
167 Iceland 217,000
168 Bahamas 200,000
169 Djibouti 199,000
170 Solomon Islands 195,000
171 Qatar 187,000
172 Brunei 157,000
173 Samoa 154,000
174 Maldives 141,000
175 Belize 129,000
176 Saint Lucia 111,000
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 103,000
178 Vanuatu 100,000
179 Grenada 97,000
180 Tonga 93,000
181 São Tomé and Príncipe 85,000
182 Dominica 71,000
183 Federated States of Micronesia 66,000
184 Antigua and Barbuda 64,000
185 Kiribati 61,000
186 Seychelles 60,000
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44,000
188 Marshall Islands 27,000
189 Andorra 27,000
190 Monaco 25,000
191 Liechtenstein 23,000
192 San Marino 20,000
193 Palau 13,000
194 Nauru 7,000
195 Tuvalu 6,000
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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