Countries by Population in the Year 2002

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2002. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,271,638,000
1 China 1,284,162,000
2 India 1,088,686,000
3 United States 291,121,000
4 Indonesia 218,624,000
5 Brazil 179,369,000
6 Pakistan 161,518,000
7 Russia 145,911,000
8 Bangladesh 132,930,000
9 Nigeria 127,837,000
10 Japan 127,189,000
11 Mexico 100,154,000
12 Germany 81,487,000
13 Philippines 80,457,000
14 Vietnam 80,224,000
15 Egypt 73,603,000
16 Ethiopia 70,034,000
17 Iran 67,241,000
18 Turkey 65,562,000
19 Thailand 63,938,000
20 France 61,486,000
21 United Kingdom 59,637,000
22 Italy 57,008,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,882,000
24 Ukraine 48,176,000
25 South Africa 47,440,000
26 South Korea 47,202,000
27 Myanmar 46,250,000
28 Spain 41,083,000
29 Colombia 40,147,000
30 Poland 38,658,000
31 Argentina 37,683,000
32 Tanzania 35,874,000
33 Kenya 32,295,000
34 Algeria 31,414,000
35 Canada 31,169,000
36 Morocco 29,409,000
37 Sudan 27,262,000
38 Peru 27,183,000
39 Iraq 25,809,000
40 Uzbekistan 25,414,000
41 Nepal 25,151,000
42 Uganda 25,132,000
43 Venezuela 25,102,000
44 Malaysia 23,842,000
45 North Korea 23,582,000
46 Taiwan 22,404,000
47 Saudi Arabia 22,355,000
48 Romania 21,735,000
49 Ghana 20,473,000
50 Afghanistan 19,961,000
51 Yemen 19,400,000
52 Australia 19,364,000
53 Sri Lanka 19,015,000
54 Mozambique 18,452,000
55 Ivory Coast 17,467,000
56 Angola 17,222,000
57 Madagascar 16,959,000
58 Syria 16,943,000
59 Netherlands 16,156,000
60 Cameroon 15,697,000
61 Chile 15,609,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,306,000
63 Ecuador 12,957,000
64 Cambodia 12,449,000
65 Burkina Faso 12,437,000
66 Niger 12,240,000
67 Guatemala 12,149,000
68 Zimbabwe 11,944,000
69 Mali 11,762,000
70 Malawi 11,638,000
71 Cuba 11,155,000
72 Greece 11,087,000
73 Portugal 10,404,000
74 Zambia 10,352,000
75 Belgium 10,333,000
76 Czech Republic 10,233,000
77 Belarus 10,171,000
78 Hungary 10,165,000
79 Senegal 10,057,000
80 Tunisia 10,045,000
81 Somalia 9,245,000
82 Sweden 8,910,000
83 Bolivia 8,823,000
84 Dominican Republic 8,733,000
85 Chad 8,683,000
86 Haiti 8,587,000
87 Guinea 8,481,000
88 Azerbaijan 8,327,000
89 Rwanda 8,285,000
90 Austria 8,060,000
91 Bulgaria 8,004,000
92 Serbia 7,912,000
93 Benin 7,320,000
94 Switzerland 7,247,000
95 Honduras 6,929,000
96 Burundi 6,560,000
97 South Sudan 6,537,000
98 Tajikistan 6,475,000
99 Israel 6,298,000
100 El Salvador 6,001,000
101 Papua New Guinea 5,795,000
102 Laos 5,564,000
103 Denmark 5,473,000
104 Slovakia 5,376,000
105 Libya 5,339,000
106 Paraguay 5,252,000
107 Nicaragua 5,227,000
108 Jordan 5,218,000
109 Togo 5,213,000
110 Finland 5,195,000
111 Sierra Leone 5,031,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,004,000
113 Turkmenistan 4,667,000
114 Norway 4,524,000
115 Croatia 4,494,000
116 Lebanon 4,423,000
117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,203,000
118 Moldova 4,175,000
119 Singapore 4,150,000
120 Georgia 4,090,000
121 Costa Rica 4,089,000
122 New Zealand 3,929,000
123 Central African Republic 3,878,000
124 Ireland 3,862,000
125 United Arab Emirates 3,544,000
126 Lithuania 3,539,000
127 Uruguay 3,304,000
128 Republic of the Congo 3,296,000
Palestine 3,272,000
129 Albania 3,139,000
130 Armenia 3,117,000
131 Panama 3,091,000
132 Liberia 3,028,000
133 Mauritania 2,791,000
134 Jamaica 2,632,000
135 Eritrea 2,516,000
136 Mongolia 2,484,000
137 Oman 2,390,000
138 Latvia 2,342,000
139 North Macedonia 2,061,000
140 Kuwait 2,020,000
141 Lesotho 1,999,000
142 Slovenia 1,981,000
143 Namibia 1,874,000
144 Kosovo 1,851,000
145 Botswana 1,779,000
146 Gambia 1,501,000
147 Estonia 1,383,000
148 Trinidad and Tobago 1,342,000
149 Gabon 1,324,000
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,271,000
151 Mauritius 1,230,000
152 Eswatini 1,047,000
153 Cyprus 973,000
154 East Timor 901,000
155 Fiji 846,000
156 Djibouti 778,000
157 Guyana 760,000
158 Bahrain 740,000
159 Equatorial Guinea 737,000
160 Qatar 695,000
161 Montenegro 633,000
162 Bhutan 611,000
163 Comoros 553,000
164 Suriname 492,000
165 Cape Verde 470,000
166 Solomon Islands 446,000
167 Luxembourg 444,000
168 Malta 404,000
169 Brunei 344,000
170 Bahamas 332,000
171 Maldives 290,000
172 Iceland 287,000
173 Barbados 266,000
174 Belize 252,000
175 Vanuatu 200,000
176 Samoa 186,000
177 Saint Lucia 161,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 148,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 114,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 112,000
181 Grenada 108,000
182 Tonga 104,000
183 Kiribati 91,000
184 Seychelles 82,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 77,000
186 Andorra 69,000
187 Dominica 68,000
188 Marshall Islands 54,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,000
190 Liechtenstein 34,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 28,000
193 Palau 20,000
194 Nauru 10,000
195 Tuvalu 10,000
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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