Population by country, 1952
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 1942 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 558.6 million | — |
| 2 | India | 357.8 million | — |
| 3 | United States of America | 157.6 million | — |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 105.6 million | — |
| 5 | Japan | 88.5 million | — |
| 6 | Indonesia | 71.1 million | — |
| 7 | Germany | 69.8 million | — |
| 8 | Brazil | 55.8 million | — |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 50.4 million | — |
| 10 | Italy | 46.9 million | — |
| 11 | France | 42.6 million | — |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 42.4 million | — |
| 13 | Nigeria | 38.4 million | — |
| 14 | Ukraine | 38.1 million | — |
| 15 | Pakistan | 37 million | — |
| 16 | Mexico | 28.7 million | — |
| 17 | Spain | 28.3 million | — |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 25.8 million | — |
| 19 | Poland | 25.4 million | — |
| 20 | Türkiye | 22 million | — |
| 21 | Egypt | 21.8 million | — |
| 22 | Thailand | 21.2 million | — |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 20 million | — |
| 24 | Philippines | 19.9 million | — |
| 25 | Myanmar | 18.2 million | — |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 18.2 million | — |
| 27 | Argentina | 17.5 million | — |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17.1 million | — |
| 29 | Romania | 16.7 million | — |
| 30 | Canada | 14.3 million | — |
| 31 | South Africa | 13.4 million | — |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.7 million | — |
| 33 | Colombia | 12.2 million | — |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.3 million | — |
| 35 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 10.3 million | — |
| 36 | Hungary | 9.5 million | — |
| 37 | Algeria | 9.4 million | — |
| 38 | Morocco | 9.3 million | — |
| 39 | Czechia | 9 million | — |
| 40 | Belgium | 8.7 million | — |
| 41 | Nepal | 8.7 million | — |
| 42 | Australia | 8.5 million | — |
| 43 | Portugal | 8.5 million | — |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 8 million | — |
| 45 | Peru | 8 million | — |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 8 million | — |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 7.9 million | — |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.9 million | — |
| 49 | Greece | 7.7 million | — |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 7.3 million | — |
| 51 | Belarus | 7.2 million | — |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 7.1 million | — |
| 53 | Sweden | 7.1 million | — |
| 54 | Austria | 6.9 million | — |
| 55 | Chile | 6.8 million | — |
| 56 | Sudan | 6.5 million | — |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 6.5 million | — |
| 58 | Malaysia | 6.3 million | — |
| 59 | Cuba | 6.1 million | — |
| 60 | Serbia | 6.1 million | — |
| 61 | Mozambique | 6 million | — |
| 62 | Uganda | 6 million | — |
| 63 | Kenya | 6 million | — |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.9 million | — |
| 65 | Iraq | 5.8 million | — |
| 66 | Ghana | 5.3 million | — |
| 67 | Mali | 4.8 million | — |
| 68 | Switzerland | 4.8 million | — |
| 69 | Yemen | 4.7 million | — |
| 70 | Angola | 4.6 million | — |
| 71 | Cambodia | 4.5 million | — |
| 72 | Cameroon | 4.4 million | — |
| 73 | Denmark | 4.3 million | — |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 4.3 million | — |
| 75 | Madagascar | 4.1 million | — |
| 76 | Finland | 4.1 million | — |
| 77 | Croatia | 3.9 million | — |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.7 million | — |
| 79 | Tunisia | 3.7 million | — |
| 80 | Ecuador | 3.7 million | — |
| 81 | Georgia | 3.6 million | — |
| 82 | Slovakia | 3.6 million | — |
| 83 | Haiti | 3.3 million | — |
| 84 | Norway | 3.3 million | — |
| 85 | Guatemala | 3.2 million | — |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 3.2 million | — |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.2 million | — |
| 88 | Guinea | 3.1 million | — |
| 89 | Malawi | 3 million | — |
| 90 | Ireland | 2.9 million | — |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 2.9 million | — |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8 million | — |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.8 million | — |
| 94 | Niger | 2.7 million | — |
| 95 | Senegal | 2.7 million | — |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 2.6 million | — |
| 97 | Chad | 2.6 million | — |
| 98 | South Sudan | 2.5 million | — |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 2.5 million | — |
| 100 | Lithuania | 2.5 million | — |
| 101 | Zambia | 2.4 million | — |
| 102 | Burundi | 2.3 million | — |
| 103 | Somalia | 2.3 million | — |
| 104 | Benin | 2.3 million | — |
| 105 | Rwanda | 2.3 million | — |
| 106 | Uruguay | 2.3 million | — |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.3 million | — |
| 108 | Puerto Rico | 2.3 million | — |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.1 million | — |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 2 million | — |
| 111 | New Zealand | 2 million | — |
| 112 | Latvia | 1.9 million | — |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 million | — |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8 million | — |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.7 million | — |
| 116 | Honduras | 1.6 million | — |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 1.6 million | — |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 1.6 million | — |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.6 million | — |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 1.5 million | — |
| 121 | Slovenia | 1.5 million | — |
| 122 | Jamaica | 1.5 million | — |
| 123 | Togo | 1.4 million | — |
| 124 | Armenia | 1.4 million | — |
| 125 | Lebanon | 1.4 million | — |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 1.4 million | — |
| 127 | Israel | 1.4 million | — |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.3 million | — |
| 129 | Albania | 1.3 million | — |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 1.3 million | — |
| 131 | Libya | 1.2 million | — |
| 132 | Estonia | 1.1 million | — |
| 133 | Singapore | 1.1 million | — |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 974,650 | — |
| 135 | State of Palestine | 957,375 | — |
| 136 | Liberia | 945,440 | — |
| 137 | Panama | 892,899 | — |
| 138 | Congo | 862,986 | — |
| 139 | Eritrea | 833,412 | — |
| 140 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 802,203 | — |
| 141 | Mongolia | 800,614 | — |
| 142 | Mauritania | 677,680 | — |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 674,401 | — |
| 144 | Lesotho | 595,887 | — |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 551,951 | — |
| 146 | Mauritius | 549,146 | — |
| 147 | Namibia | 523,368 | — |
| 148 | Cyprus | 504,753 | — |
| 149 | Jordan | 488,136 | — |
| 150 | Gabon | 477,066 | — |
| 151 | Oman | 465,720 | — |
| 152 | Guyana | 434,859 | — |
| 153 | Botswana | 428,548 | — |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 420,230 | — |
| 155 | Montenegro | 414,072 | — |
| 156 | Fiji | 319,591 | — |
| 157 | Gambia | 318,484 | — |
| 158 | Malta | 302,674 | — |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 298,974 | — |
| 160 | Eswatini | 282,100 | — |
| 161 | Réunion | 263,121 | — |
| 162 | Martinique | 240,127 | — |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 232,645 | — |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 222,513 | — |
| 165 | Barbados | 215,045 | — |
| 166 | Suriname | 203,402 | — |
| 167 | China, Macao SAR | 200,552 | — |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | 188,343 | — |
| 169 | Bhutan | 176,961 | — |
| 170 | Comoros | 167,149 | — |
| 171 | Kuwait | 160,747 | — |
| 172 | Iceland | 146,537 | — |
| 173 | Bahrain | 122,545 | — |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 112,175 | — |
| 175 | Curaçao | 105,762 | — |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 94,414 | — |
| 177 | Samoa | 91,675 | — |
| 178 | Bahamas | 85,251 | — |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 82,104 | — |
| 180 | Grenada | 78,363 | — |
| 181 | Maldives | 76,369 | — |
| 182 | Belize | 72,252 | — |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 66,718 | — |
| 184 | Djibouti | 65,317 | — |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 65,211 | — |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64,220 | — |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62,202 | — |
| 188 | Guam | 61,576 | — |
| 189 | Jersey | 58,385 | — |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 54,907 | — |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 52,761 | — |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 52,644 | — |
| 193 | Tonga | 51,624 | — |
| 194 | Dominica | 50,600 | — |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48,860 | — |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46,901 | — |
| 197 | Guernsey | 46,043 | — |
| 198 | Aruba | 44,434 | — |
| 199 | Kiribati | 39,016 | — |
| 200 | Seychelles | 38,836 | — |
| 201 | Bermuda | 38,091 | — |
| 202 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 33,450 | — |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 31,992 | — |
| 204 | United States Virgin Islands | 27,985 | — |
| 205 | Qatar | 25,467 | — |
| 206 | Greenland | 23,870 | — |
| 207 | French Guiana | 23,850 | — |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 21,398 | — |
| 209 | Mayotte | 21,131 | — |
| 210 | Monaco | 20,486 | — |
| 211 | American Samoa | 19,483 | — |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 15,213 | — |
| 213 | Western Sahara | 14,859 | — |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | 14,113 | — |
| 215 | San Marino | 13,201 | — |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 13,159 | — |
| 217 | Montserrat | 12,797 | — |
| 218 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 9,013 | — |
| 219 | Palau | 7,727 | — |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 7,390 | — |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7,280 | — |
| 222 | Cayman Islands | 7,185 | — |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7,057 | — |
| 224 | Andorra | 5,593 | — |
| 225 | Anguilla | 5,307 | — |
| 226 | Saint Helena | 5,293 | — |
| 227 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,042 | — |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 4,980 | — |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,547 | — |
| 230 | Niue | 4,540 | — |
| 231 | Nauru | 3,562 | — |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3,175 | — |
| 233 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,206 | — |
| 234 | Saint Barthélemy | 2,072 | — |
| 235 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,604 | — |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,554 | — |
| 237 | Holy See | 889 | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.