Countries by Population in the Year 2005

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2005. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,516,883,000
1 China 1,308,258,000
2 India 1,145,639,000
3 United States 299,555,000
4 Indonesia 227,323,000
5 Brazil 185,770,000
6 Pakistan 172,551,000
7 Russia 144,083,000
8 Bangladesh 139,923,000
9 Nigeria 138,603,000
10 Japan 127,753,000
11 Mexico 104,713,000
12 Philippines 85,444,000
13 Vietnam 82,732,000
14 Germany 81,239,000
15 Egypt 78,302,000
16 Ethiopia 76,377,000
17 Iran 69,627,000
18 Turkey 68,251,000
19 Thailand 65,576,000
20 France 62,650,000
21 United Kingdom 60,621,000
22 Italy 58,078,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55,662,000
24 South Africa 48,787,000
25 South Korea 47,814,000
26 Myanmar 47,539,000
27 Ukraine 47,090,000
28 Spain 43,331,000
29 Colombia 41,942,000
30 Tanzania 38,887,000
31 Argentina 38,868,000
32 Poland 38,586,000
33 Kenya 35,314,000
34 Algeria 32,744,000
35 Canada 32,061,000
36 Morocco 30,562,000
37 Sudan 29,164,000
38 Iraq 28,282,000
39 Peru 28,027,000
40 Uganda 27,541,000
41 Venezuela 26,449,000
42 Uzbekistan 26,403,000
43 Nepal 26,155,000
44 Malaysia 25,631,000
45 North Korea 24,030,000
46 Saudi Arabia 23,913,000
47 Afghanistan 23,856,000
48 Taiwan 22,754,000
49 Ghana 22,198,000
50 Romania 21,188,000
51 Yemen 21,010,000
52 Australia 20,040,000
53 Mozambique 19,953,000
54 Sri Lanka 19,581,000
55 Angola 19,104,000
56 Ivory Coast 18,758,000
57 Madagascar 18,518,000
58 Syria 18,330,000
59 Cameroon 17,041,000
60 Netherlands 16,371,000
61 Chile 16,096,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,582,000
63 Burkina Faso 13,658,000
64 Ecuador 13,652,000
65 Niger 13,606,000
66 Cambodia 13,132,000
67 Guatemala 12,995,000
68 Mali 12,963,000
69 Malawi 12,578,000
70 Zimbabwe 12,196,000
71 Zambia 11,365,000
72 Cuba 11,237,000
73 Greece 11,116,000
74 Senegal 10,833,000
75 Portugal 10,514,000
76 Belgium 10,486,000
77 Tunisia 10,341,000
78 Somalia 10,295,000
79 Czech Republic 10,270,000
80 Hungary 10,084,000
81 Belarus 9,968,000
82 Chad 9,828,000
83 Bolivia 9,296,000
84 Dominican Republic 9,104,000
85 Guinea 9,052,000
86 Haiti 9,035,000
87 Sweden 9,027,000
88 Rwanda 8,907,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,605,000
90 Austria 8,201,000
91 Benin 8,014,000
92 Serbia 7,849,000
93 Bulgaria 7,841,000
94 South Sudan 7,484,000
95 Honduras 7,474,000
96 Switzerland 7,407,000
97 Burundi 7,257,000
98 Tajikistan 6,865,000
99 Israel 6,656,000
100 Papua New Guinea 6,395,000
101 El Salvador 6,039,000
102 Laos 5,807,000
103 Libya 5,762,000
104 Togo 5,638,000
105 Sierra Leone 5,614,000
106 Jordan 5,606,000
107 Denmark 5,531,000
108 Paraguay 5,447,000
109 Nicaragua 5,418,000
110 Slovakia 5,376,000
111 Finland 5,237,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,167,000
113 Turkmenistan 4,852,000
114 Lebanon 4,610,000
115 Norway 4,607,000
116 Croatia 4,436,000
117 Singapore 4,291,000
118 Costa Rica 4,285,000
119 Central African Republic 4,160,000
120 New Zealand 4,125,000
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,112,000
122 United Arab Emirates 4,083,000
123 Ireland 4,073,000
124 Moldova 4,027,000
125 Georgia 3,975,000
126 Republic of the Congo 3,603,000
Palestine 3,499,000
127 Lithuania 3,399,000
128 Uruguay 3,316,000
129 Panama 3,275,000
130 Liberia 3,168,000
131 Armenia 3,056,000
132 Albania 3,047,000
133 Mauritania 2,979,000
134 Eritrea 2,799,000
135 Jamaica 2,671,000
136 Mongolia 2,549,000
137 Oman 2,492,000
138 Latvia 2,248,000
139 Kuwait 2,179,000
140 North Macedonia 2,078,000
141 Slovenia 2,001,000
142 Lesotho 1,981,000
143 Namibia 1,951,000
144 Botswana 1,875,000
145 Kosovo 1,829,000
146 Gambia 1,636,000
147 Gabon 1,437,000
148 Trinidad and Tobago 1,365,000
149 Guinea-Bissau 1,363,000
150 Estonia 1,359,000
151 Mauritius 1,254,000
152 Eswatini 1,069,000
153 Cyprus 1,028,000
154 East Timor 957,000
155 Fiji 871,000
156 Bahrain 868,000
157 Equatorial Guinea 845,000
158 Djibouti 824,000
159 Qatar 790,000
160 Guyana 760,000
161 Bhutan 658,000
162 Montenegro 633,000
163 Comoros 587,000
164 Suriname 513,000
165 Cape Verde 490,000
166 Solomon Islands 477,000
167 Luxembourg 461,000
168 Malta 410,000
169 Brunei 364,000
170 Bahamas 345,000
171 Maldives 305,000
172 Iceland 294,000
173 Belize 276,000
174 Barbados 269,000
175 Vanuatu 215,000
176 Samoa 188,000
177 Saint Lucia 165,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 160,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 111,000
181 Grenada 110,000
182 Tonga 105,000
183 Kiribati 97,000
184 Seychelles 85,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 79,000
186 Andorra 78,000
187 Dominica 69,000
188 Marshall Islands 54,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,000
190 Liechtenstein 34,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 29,000
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.
Population by Year