Countries by Population in the Year 1980

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 1980. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 4,404,270,000
1 China 980,327,000
2 India 688,875,000
3 United States 225,215,000
4 Indonesia 146,426,000
5 Russia 137,894,000
6 Brazil 120,853,000
7 Japan 117,221,000
8 Bangladesh 82,875,000
9 Pakistan 78,826,000
10 Germany 77,843,000
11 Nigeria 71,828,000
12 Mexico 66,890,000
13 United Kingdom 56,620,000
14 Italy 56,159,000
15 France 55,072,000
16 Vietnam 52,323,000
17 Ukraine 49,859,000
18 Philippines 47,786,000
19 Thailand 45,238,000
20 Turkey 43,631,000
21 Egypt 43,176,000
22 South Korea 37,946,000
23 Iran 37,845,000
24 Spain 37,342,000
25 Poland 35,360,000
26 Ethiopia 34,895,000
27 Myanmar 33,141,000
28 South Africa 29,077,000
29 Argentina 27,804,000
30 Democratic Republic of the Congo 26,335,000
31 Colombia 25,872,000
32 Canada 24,356,000
33 Romania 22,064,000
34 Morocco 19,528,000
35 Tanzania 19,005,000
36 Algeria 18,443,000
37 Taiwan 17,948,000
38 North Korea 17,845,000
39 Peru 17,272,000
40 Sudan 16,314,000
41 Kenya 15,894,000
42 Uzbekistan 15,755,000
43 Nepal 15,416,000
44 Venezuela 14,998,000
45 Sri Lanka 14,815,000
46 Australia 14,604,000
47 Netherlands 14,170,000
48 Kazakhstan 14,063,000
49 Iraq 13,436,000
50 Uganda 13,153,000
51 Malaysia 13,042,000
52 Afghanistan 12,917,000
53 Ghana 11,696,000
54 Chile 11,387,000
55 Mozambique 11,321,000
56 Hungary 10,706,000
57 Czech Republic 10,262,000
58 Saudi Arabia 9,922,000
59 Belgium 9,822,000
60 Cuba 9,794,000
61 Belarus 9,787,000
62 Portugal 9,739,000
63 Greece 9,251,000
64 Yemen 9,048,000
65 Bulgaria 8,981,000
66 Madagascar 8,819,000
67 Syria 8,748,000
68 Cameroon 8,358,000
69 Sweden 8,304,000
70 Angola 8,182,000
71 Ivory Coast 8,147,000
72 Ecuador 8,028,000
73 Serbia 7,754,000
74 Austria 7,544,000
75 Mali 7,293,000
76 Guatemala 6,899,000
77 Burkina Faso 6,839,000
78 Zimbabwe 6,735,000
79 Tunisia 6,497,000
80 Azerbaijan 6,340,000
81 Switzerland 6,303,000
82 Cambodia 6,167,000
83 Malawi 6,144,000
84 Niger 6,078,000
85 Somalia 5,774,000
86 Dominican Republic 5,691,000
87 Bolivia 5,673,000
88 Zambia 5,636,000
89 Senegal 5,632,000
90 Haiti 5,591,000
91 Denmark 5,216,000
92 Rwanda 5,156,000
93 Georgia 5,128,000
94 Slovakia 4,955,000
95 Guinea 4,927,000
96 Finland 4,771,000
97 Croatia 4,669,000
98 El Salvador 4,475,000
99 Chad 4,455,000
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,182,000
101 Burundi 4,177,000
102 South Sudan 4,142,000
103 Moldova 4,085,000
104 Norway 4,079,000
105 Tajikistan 3,989,000
106 Benin 3,782,000
107 Honduras 3,720,000
108 Israel 3,710,000
109 Kyrgyzstan 3,655,000
110 Lithuania 3,507,000
111 Ireland 3,372,000
112 Sierra Leone 3,333,000
113 Laos 3,263,000
114 Nicaragua 3,256,000
115 New Zealand 3,165,000
116 Armenia 3,119,000
117 Papua New Guinea 3,073,000
118 Paraguay 3,038,000
119 Uruguay 2,948,000
120 Lebanon 2,931,000
121 Albania 2,916,000
122 Libya 2,889,000
123 Turkmenistan 2,829,000
124 Togo 2,797,000
125 Latvia 2,564,000
126 Central African Republic 2,403,000
127 Costa Rica 2,381,000
128 Singapore 2,377,000
129 Jordan 2,175,000
130 Jamaica 2,121,000
131 Panama 1,934,000
132 Liberia 1,903,000
133 Slovenia 1,893,000
134 North Macedonia 1,893,000
135 Republic of the Congo 1,809,000
136 Mongolia 1,677,000
137 Eritrea 1,635,000
138 Kosovo 1,569,000
139 Mauritania 1,485,000
140 Estonia 1,473,000
141 Kuwait 1,454,000
Palestine 1,432,000
142 Lesotho 1,388,000
143 Trinidad and Tobago 1,120,000
144 Oman 990,000
145 Namibia 969,000
146 United Arab Emirates 961,000
147 Mauritius 947,000
148 Botswana 916,000
149 Guinea-Bissau 825,000
150 Guyana 777,000
151 Gabon 739,000
152 Gambia 707,000
153 Cyprus 675,000
154 East Timor 638,000
155 Fiji 637,000
156 Eswatini 589,000
157 Montenegro 586,000
158 Bhutan 409,000
159 Suriname 375,000
160 Luxembourg 363,000
161 Bahrain 355,000
162 Malta 332,000
163 Comoros 323,000
164 Cape Verde 315,000
165 Djibouti 314,000
166 Equatorial Guinea 277,000
167 Qatar 269,000
168 Barbados 253,000
169 Solomon Islands 230,000
170 Iceland 227,000
171 Bahamas 222,000
172 Brunei 185,000
173 Samoa 164,000
174 Maldives 163,000
175 Belize 143,000
176 Saint Lucia 121,000
177 Vanuatu 117,000
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 107,000
179 Tonga 97,000
180 São Tomé and Príncipe 96,000
181 Grenada 95,000
182 Federated States of Micronesia 75,000
183 Dominica 73,000
184 Seychelles 65,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 65,000
186 Kiribati 60,000
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000
188 Andorra 35,000
189 Marshall Islands 31,000
190 Monaco 27,000
191 Liechtenstein 25,000
192 San Marino 21,000
193 Palau 12,000
194 Tuvalu 8,000
195 Nauru 8,000
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.
Population by Year