Population by country, 1950
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 539.2 million | — |
| 2 | India | 342.6 million | — |
| 3 | United States of America | 153.1 million | — |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 102.7 million | — |
| 5 | Japan | 85.7 million | — |
| 6 | Germany | 69.9 million | — |
| 7 | Indonesia | 68.1 million | — |
| 8 | Brazil | 52.6 million | — |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 49.9 million | — |
| 10 | Italy | 46.2 million | — |
| 11 | France | 41.7 million | — |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 40.8 million | — |
| 13 | Ukraine | 37.1 million | — |
| 14 | Nigeria | 36.9 million | — |
| 15 | Pakistan | 35.5 million | — |
| 16 | Spain | 28 million | — |
| 17 | Mexico | 27.2 million | — |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 24.8 million | — |
| 19 | Poland | 24.6 million | — |
| 20 | Egypt | 20.9 million | — |
| 21 | Türkiye | 20.7 million | — |
| 22 | Thailand | 20.2 million | — |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 19.8 million | — |
| 24 | Philippines | 18.5 million | — |
| 25 | Myanmar | 17.6 million | — |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 17.5 million | — |
| 27 | Argentina | 16.8 million | — |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 16.3 million | — |
| 29 | Romania | 16.3 million | — |
| 30 | Canada | 13.6 million | — |
| 31 | South Africa | 12.9 million | — |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.2 million | — |
| 33 | Colombia | 11.6 million | — |
| 34 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 11.4 million | — |
| 35 | Netherlands | 10 million | — |
| 36 | Hungary | 9.3 million | — |
| 37 | Algeria | 8.9 million | — |
| 38 | Czechia | 8.9 million | — |
| 39 | Morocco | 8.8 million | — |
| 40 | Belgium | 8.6 million | — |
| 41 | Portugal | 8.4 million | — |
| 42 | Nepal | 8.3 million | — |
| 43 | Australia | 8 million | — |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 7.7 million | — |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 7.7 million | — |
| 46 | Greece | 7.6 million | — |
| 47 | Peru | 7.6 million | — |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.5 million | — |
| 49 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 7.5 million | — |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 7.2 million | — |
| 51 | Belarus | 7.1 million | — |
| 52 | Sweden | 7 million | — |
| 53 | Austria | 6.9 million | — |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 6.7 million | — |
| 55 | Chile | 6.6 million | — |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 6.2 million | — |
| 57 | Sudan | 6.1 million | — |
| 58 | Malaysia | 6 million | — |
| 59 | Serbia | 6 million | — |
| 60 | Mozambique | 5.9 million | — |
| 61 | Cuba | 5.9 million | — |
| 62 | Kenya | 5.7 million | — |
| 63 | Uganda | 5.7 million | — |
| 64 | Iraq | 5.6 million | — |
| 65 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.4 million | — |
| 66 | Ghana | 5 million | — |
| 67 | Switzerland | 4.7 million | — |
| 68 | Mali | 4.7 million | — |
| 69 | Yemen | 4.6 million | — |
| 70 | Angola | 4.5 million | — |
| 71 | Cambodia | 4.3 million | — |
| 72 | Cameroon | 4.3 million | — |
| 73 | Denmark | 4.3 million | — |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 4.2 million | — |
| 75 | Finland | 4 million | — |
| 76 | Madagascar | 3.9 million | — |
| 77 | Croatia | 3.8 million | — |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.6 million | — |
| 79 | Tunisia | 3.6 million | — |
| 80 | Georgia | 3.5 million | — |
| 81 | Ecuador | 3.5 million | — |
| 82 | Slovakia | 3.4 million | — |
| 83 | Norway | 3.2 million | — |
| 84 | Haiti | 3.2 million | — |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 3.1 million | — |
| 86 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.1 million | — |
| 87 | Guatemala | 3.1 million | — |
| 88 | Guinea | 3 million | — |
| 89 | Malawi | 2.9 million | — |
| 90 | Ireland | 2.9 million | — |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 2.7 million | — |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7 million | — |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7 million | — |
| 94 | Niger | 2.6 million | — |
| 95 | Senegal | 2.5 million | — |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 2.5 million | — |
| 97 | Chad | 2.5 million | — |
| 98 | South Sudan | 2.5 million | — |
| 99 | Lithuania | 2.4 million | — |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 2.3 million | — |
| 101 | Zambia | 2.3 million | — |
| 102 | Benin | 2.2 million | — |
| 103 | Burundi | 2.2 million | — |
| 104 | Uruguay | 2.2 million | — |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 2.2 million | — |
| 106 | Somalia | 2.2 million | — |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.2 million | — |
| 108 | Rwanda | 2.1 million | — |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 2 million | — |
| 110 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.9 million | — |
| 111 | Latvia | 1.9 million | — |
| 112 | New Zealand | 1.9 million | — |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7 million | — |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7 million | — |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.7 million | — |
| 116 | Honduras | 1.5 million | — |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 1.5 million | — |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 1.5 million | — |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.5 million | — |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1.4 million | — |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 1.4 million | — |
| 122 | Togo | 1.4 million | — |
| 123 | Jamaica | 1.4 million | — |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.4 million | — |
| 125 | Lebanon | 1.3 million | — |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 1.3 million | — |
| 127 | Israel | 1.3 million | — |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.3 million | — |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 1.2 million | — |
| 130 | Albania | 1.2 million | — |
| 131 | Libya | 1.1 million | — |
| 132 | Estonia | 1.1 million | — |
| 133 | Singapore | 986,744 | — |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 940,731 | — |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 911,357 | — |
| 136 | Liberia | 910,428 | — |
| 137 | Panama | 850,597 | — |
| 138 | Congo | 826,239 | — |
| 139 | Eritrea | 809,093 | — |
| 140 | Mongolia | 775,342 | — |
| 141 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 770,519 | — |
| 142 | Mauritania | 651,343 | — |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 640,490 | — |
| 144 | Lesotho | 574,451 | — |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 539,731 | — |
| 146 | Mauritius | 517,924 | — |
| 147 | Namibia | 511,768 | — |
| 148 | Cyprus | 490,395 | — |
| 149 | Gabon | 471,475 | — |
| 150 | Oman | 454,182 | — |
| 151 | Jordan | 423,438 | — |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 413,233 | — |
| 153 | Guyana | 412,752 | — |
| 154 | Botswana | 408,831 | — |
| 155 | Montenegro | 398,951 | — |
| 156 | Fiji | 306,371 | — |
| 157 | Gambia | 302,972 | — |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 295,793 | — |
| 159 | Malta | 291,123 | — |
| 160 | Eswatini | 268,201 | — |
| 161 | Réunion | 244,526 | — |
| 162 | Martinique | 229,313 | — |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 224,540 | — |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 214,419 | — |
| 165 | Barbados | 208,083 | — |
| 166 | China, Macao SAR | 193,635 | — |
| 167 | Suriname | 193,525 | — |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | 183,891 | — |
| 169 | Bhutan | 167,725 | — |
| 170 | Comoros | 159,959 | — |
| 171 | Kuwait | 151,763 | — |
| 172 | Iceland | 141,032 | — |
| 173 | Bahrain | 115,571 | — |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 107,528 | — |
| 175 | Curaçao | 100,485 | — |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 92,459 | — |
| 177 | Samoa | 87,216 | — |
| 178 | Bahamas | 83,053 | — |
| 179 | Grenada | 77,018 | — |
| 180 | Maldives | 73,839 | — |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 72,048 | — |
| 182 | Belize | 68,155 | — |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 63,592 | — |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 63,335 | — |
| 185 | Djibouti | 61,361 | — |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 60,842 | — |
| 187 | Guam | 60,531 | — |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60,426 | — |
| 189 | Jersey | 56,572 | — |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 54,956 | — |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 51,124 | — |
| 192 | Dominica | 50,110 | — |
| 193 | Tonga | 49,041 | — |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam | 46,859 | — |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,707 | — |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44,948 | — |
| 197 | Guernsey | 44,290 | — |
| 198 | Aruba | 42,194 | — |
| 199 | Seychelles | 38,038 | — |
| 200 | Kiribati | 37,463 | — |
| 201 | Bermuda | 36,924 | — |
| 202 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 31,656 | — |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 31,514 | — |
| 204 | United States Virgin Islands | 26,658 | — |
| 205 | Qatar | 23,900 | — |
| 206 | French Guiana | 23,248 | — |
| 207 | Greenland | 22,958 | — |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 21,786 | — |
| 209 | Mayotte | 20,336 | — |
| 210 | Monaco | 19,122 | — |
| 211 | American Samoa | 18,717 | — |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 14,490 | — |
| 213 | Liechtenstein | 13,641 | — |
| 214 | Montserrat | 12,993 | — |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 12,928 | — |
| 216 | San Marino | 12,857 | — |
| 217 | Western Sahara | 12,371 | — |
| 218 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 8,452 | — |
| 219 | Palau | 7,375 | — |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 7,347 | — |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7,034 | — |
| 222 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 6,988 | — |
| 223 | Cayman Islands | 6,922 | — |
| 224 | Andorra | 5,948 | — |
| 225 | Saint Helena | 5,192 | — |
| 226 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,015 | — |
| 227 | Anguilla | 4,890 | — |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 4,658 | — |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,460 | — |
| 230 | Niue | 4,450 | — |
| 231 | Nauru | 3,355 | — |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2,917 | — |
| 233 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,180 | — |
| 234 | Saint Barthélemy | 1,974 | — |
| 235 | Tokelau | 1,614 | — |
| 236 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,398 | — |
| 237 | Holy See | 877 | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.