Population by country, 1951
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 548.9 million | — |
| 2 | India | 350 million | — |
| 3 | United States of America | 155.3 million | — |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 104.1 million | — |
| 5 | Japan | 87.2 million | — |
| 6 | Germany | 69.8 million | — |
| 7 | Indonesia | 69.5 million | — |
| 8 | Brazil | 54.2 million | — |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 50.3 million | — |
| 10 | Italy | 46.6 million | — |
| 11 | France | 42.1 million | — |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 41.6 million | — |
| 13 | Nigeria | 37.6 million | — |
| 14 | Ukraine | 37.6 million | — |
| 15 | Pakistan | 36.2 million | — |
| 16 | Spain | 28.1 million | — |
| 17 | Mexico | 27.9 million | — |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 25.4 million | — |
| 19 | Poland | 25 million | — |
| 20 | Egypt | 21.4 million | — |
| 21 | Türkiye | 21.3 million | — |
| 22 | Thailand | 20.7 million | — |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 19.8 million | — |
| 24 | Philippines | 19.2 million | — |
| 25 | Myanmar | 17.9 million | — |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 17.8 million | — |
| 27 | Argentina | 17.2 million | — |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 16.7 million | — |
| 29 | Romania | 16.5 million | — |
| 30 | Canada | 13.9 million | — |
| 31 | South Africa | 13.2 million | — |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.4 million | — |
| 33 | Colombia | 11.9 million | — |
| 34 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 10.8 million | — |
| 35 | Netherlands | 10.2 million | — |
| 36 | Hungary | 9.4 million | — |
| 37 | Algeria | 9.1 million | — |
| 38 | Morocco | 9 million | — |
| 39 | Czechia | 9 million | — |
| 40 | Belgium | 8.6 million | — |
| 41 | Nepal | 8.5 million | — |
| 42 | Portugal | 8.5 million | — |
| 43 | Australia | 8.3 million | — |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 7.9 million | — |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 7.8 million | — |
| 46 | Peru | 7.8 million | — |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 7.7 million | — |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.7 million | — |
| 49 | Greece | 7.7 million | — |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 7.3 million | — |
| 51 | Belarus | 7.2 million | — |
| 52 | Sweden | 7 million | — |
| 53 | Austria | 6.9 million | — |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 6.9 million | — |
| 55 | Chile | 6.7 million | — |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 6.3 million | — |
| 57 | Sudan | 6.3 million | — |
| 58 | Malaysia | 6.2 million | — |
| 59 | Serbia | 6 million | — |
| 60 | Cuba | 6 million | — |
| 61 | Mozambique | 5.9 million | — |
| 62 | Uganda | 5.8 million | — |
| 63 | Kenya | 5.8 million | — |
| 64 | Iraq | 5.7 million | — |
| 65 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.6 million | — |
| 66 | Ghana | 5.2 million | — |
| 67 | Mali | 4.7 million | — |
| 68 | Switzerland | 4.7 million | — |
| 69 | Yemen | 4.6 million | — |
| 70 | Angola | 4.6 million | — |
| 71 | Cambodia | 4.4 million | — |
| 72 | Cameroon | 4.4 million | — |
| 73 | Denmark | 4.3 million | — |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 4.2 million | — |
| 75 | Finland | 4 million | — |
| 76 | Madagascar | 4 million | — |
| 77 | Croatia | 3.9 million | — |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.6 million | — |
| 79 | Tunisia | 3.6 million | — |
| 80 | Ecuador | 3.6 million | — |
| 81 | Georgia | 3.5 million | — |
| 82 | Slovakia | 3.5 million | — |
| 83 | Haiti | 3.3 million | — |
| 84 | Norway | 3.3 million | — |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 3.2 million | — |
| 86 | Guatemala | 3.1 million | — |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.1 million | — |
| 88 | Guinea | 3 million | — |
| 89 | Malawi | 3 million | — |
| 90 | Ireland | 2.9 million | — |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 2.8 million | — |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8 million | — |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7 million | — |
| 94 | Niger | 2.6 million | — |
| 95 | Senegal | 2.6 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 | 2.4 million | — |
| 101 | Zambia | 2.4 million | — |
| 102 | Burundi | 2.3 million | — |
| 103 | Benin | 2.3 million | — |
| 104 | Somalia | 2.2 million | — |
| 105 | Uruguay | 2.2 million | — |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 2.2 million | — |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.2 million | — |
| 108 | Rwanda | 2.2 million | — |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2 million | — |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 2 million | — |
| 111 | New Zealand | 1.9 million | — |
| 112 | Latvia | 1.9 million | — |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 million | — |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7 million | — |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.7 million | — |
| 116 | Honduras | 1.6 million | — |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 1.6 million | — |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 1.6 million | — |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.5 million | — |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1.5 million | — |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 1.4 million | — |
| 122 | Jamaica | 1.4 million | — |
| 123 | Togo | 1.4 million | — |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.4 million | — |
| 125 | Lebanon | 1.4 million | — |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 1.4 million | — |
| 127 | Israel | 1.3 million | — |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.3 million | — |
| 129 | Albania | 1.3 million | — |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 1.3 million | — |
| 131 | Libya | 1.1 million | — |
| 132 | Estonia | 1.1 million | — |
| 133 | Singapore | 1 million | — |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 948,514 | — |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 942,109 | — |
| 136 | Liberia | 927,374 | — |
| 137 | Panama | 871,100 | — |
| 138 | Congo | 844,283 | — |
| 139 | Eritrea | 820,638 | — |
| 140 | Mongolia | 788,033 | — |
| 141 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 786,386 | — |
| 142 | Mauritania | 664,087 | — |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 657,053 | — |
| 144 | Lesotho | 584,643 | — |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 547,523 | — |
| 146 | Mauritius | 533,193 | — |
| 147 | Namibia | 517,414 | — |
| 148 | Cyprus | 497,346 | — |
| 149 | Gabon | 474,208 | — |
| 150 | Oman | 459,793 | — |
| 151 | Jordan | 454,165 | — |
| 152 | Guyana | 423,309 | — |
| 153 | Botswana | 418,563 | — |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 416,291 | — |
| 155 | Montenegro | 406,064 | — |
| 156 | Fiji | 312,656 | — |
| 157 | Gambia | 310,499 | — |
| 158 | Malta | 298,236 | — |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 297,346 | — |
| 160 | Eswatini | 275,109 | — |
| 161 | Réunion | 253,902 | — |
| 162 | Martinique | 234,827 | — |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 228,585 | — |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 216,609 | — |
| 165 | Barbados | 211,750 | — |
| 166 | China, Macao SAR | 199,671 | — |
| 167 | Suriname | 197,604 | — |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | 186,054 | — |
| 169 | Bhutan | 172,239 | — |
| 170 | Comoros | 163,917 | — |
| 171 | Kuwait | 156,152 | — |
| 172 | Iceland | 144,293 | — |
| 173 | Bahrain | 118,955 | — |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 109,740 | — |
| 175 | Curaçao | 103,055 | — |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 93,514 | — |
| 177 | Samoa | 89,345 | — |
| 178 | Bahamas | 83,920 | — |
| 179 | Grenada | 77,503 | — |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 76,976 | — |
| 181 | Maldives | 75,057 | — |
| 182 | Belize | 69,991 | — |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 65,093 | — |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 64,245 | — |
| 185 | Djibouti | 63,300 | — |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62,448 | — |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61,321 | — |
| 188 | Guam | 61,022 | — |
| 189 | Jersey | 57,645 | — |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 55,220 | — |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 51,959 | — |
| 192 | Dominica | 50,282 | — |
| 193 | Tonga | 50,278 | — |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam | 49,736 | — |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47,757 | — |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 45,939 | — |
| 197 | Guernsey | 45,602 | — |
| 198 | Aruba | 43,282 | — |
| 199 | Seychelles | 38,530 | — |
| 200 | Kiribati | 38,228 | — |
| 201 | Bermuda | 37,503 | — |
| 202 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 32,556 | — |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 31,814 | — |
| 204 | United States Virgin Islands | 27,504 | — |
| 205 | Qatar | 24,666 | — |
| 206 | French Guiana | 23,544 | — |
| 207 | Greenland | 23,459 | — |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 21,526 | — |
| 209 | Mayotte | 20,717 | — |
| 210 | Monaco | 20,209 | — |
| 211 | American Samoa | 19,368 | — |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 14,895 | — |
| 213 | Liechtenstein | 13,886 | — |
| 214 | Western Sahara | 13,549 | — |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 13,064 | — |
| 216 | San Marino | 13,038 | — |
| 217 | Montserrat | 12,894 | — |
| 218 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 8,620 | — |
| 219 | Palau | 7,574 | — |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 7,396 | — |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7,187 | — |
| 222 | Cayman Islands | 7,082 | — |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7,001 | — |
| 224 | Andorra | 6,044 | — |
| 225 | Saint Helena | 5,256 | — |
| 226 | Anguilla | 5,114 | — |
| 227 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,062 | — |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 4,871 | — |
| 229 | Niue | 4,544 | — |
| 230 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,517 | — |
| 231 | Nauru | 3,459 | — |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3,051 | — |
| 233 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,200 | — |
| 234 | Saint Barthélemy | 2,038 | — |
| 235 | Tokelau | 1,570 | — |
| 236 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,502 | — |
| 237 | Holy See | 883 | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.