Population by country, 1954
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 583.5 million | — |
| 2 | India | 374.2 million | — |
| 3 | United States of America | 162.4 million | — |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 108.6 million | — |
| 5 | Japan | 90.9 million | — |
| 6 | Indonesia | 74.4 million | — |
| 7 | Germany | 70 million | — |
| 8 | Brazil | 59.3 million | — |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 50.8 million | — |
| 10 | Italy | 47.7 million | — |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 44.2 million | — |
| 12 | France | 43.4 million | — |
| 13 | Nigeria | 39.8 million | — |
| 14 | Ukraine | 39.1 million | — |
| 15 | Pakistan | 38.7 million | — |
| 16 | Mexico | 30.3 million | — |
| 17 | Spain | 28.7 million | — |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 27.1 million | — |
| 19 | Poland | 26.4 million | — |
| 20 | Türkiye | 23.3 million | — |
| 21 | Egypt | 22.9 million | — |
| 22 | Thailand | 22.4 million | — |
| 23 | Philippines | 21.5 million | — |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 21.1 million | — |
| 25 | Myanmar | 19 million | — |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 18.9 million | — |
| 27 | Argentina | 18.2 million | — |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 18 million | — |
| 29 | Romania | 17.2 million | — |
| 30 | Canada | 15.1 million | — |
| 31 | South Africa | 14 million | — |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.2 million | — |
| 33 | Colombia | 12.9 million | — |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.6 million | — |
| 35 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 10.2 million | — |
| 36 | Algeria | 9.9 million | — |
| 37 | Morocco | 9.8 million | — |
| 38 | Hungary | 9.6 million | — |
| 39 | Czechia | 9.2 million | — |
| 40 | Nepal | 9 million | — |
| 41 | Australia | 8.9 million | — |
| 42 | Belgium | 8.8 million | — |
| 43 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 8.6 million | — |
| 44 | Portugal | 8.6 million | — |
| 45 | Peru | 8.5 million | — |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 8.4 million | — |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.3 million | — |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 8.2 million | — |
| 49 | Greece | 7.9 million | — |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 7.6 million | — |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 7.4 million | — |
| 52 | Belarus | 7.4 million | — |
| 53 | Sweden | 7.2 million | — |
| 54 | Chile | 7.1 million | — |
| 55 | Austria | 6.9 million | — |
| 56 | Sudan | 6.9 million | — |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 6.8 million | — |
| 58 | Malaysia | 6.7 million | — |
| 59 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.4 million | — |
| 60 | Cuba | 6.3 million | — |
| 61 | Uganda | 6.3 million | — |
| 62 | Kenya | 6.3 million | — |
| 63 | Serbia | 6.2 million | — |
| 64 | Mozambique | 6.2 million | — |
| 65 | Iraq | 6.1 million | — |
| 66 | Ghana | 5.6 million | — |
| 67 | Mali | 4.9 million | — |
| 68 | Switzerland | 4.9 million | — |
| 69 | Yemen | 4.9 million | — |
| 70 | Angola | 4.7 million | — |
| 71 | Cambodia | 4.7 million | — |
| 72 | Cameroon | 4.6 million | — |
| 73 | Denmark | 4.4 million | — |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 million | — |
| 75 | Madagascar | 4.3 million | — |
| 76 | Finland | 4.2 million | — |
| 77 | Croatia | 4 million | — |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9 million | — |
| 79 | Tunisia | 3.9 million | — |
| 80 | Ecuador | 3.8 million | — |
| 81 | Slovakia | 3.7 million | — |
| 82 | Georgia | 3.7 million | — |
| 83 | Haiti | 3.4 million | — |
| 84 | Guatemala | 3.4 million | — |
| 85 | Norway | 3.4 million | — |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 3.3 million | — |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.3 million | — |
| 88 | Guinea | 3.2 million | — |
| 89 | Malawi | 3.1 million | — |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 3.1 million | — |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 million | — |
| 92 | Ireland | 2.9 million | — |
| 93 | Niger | 2.9 million | — |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.9 million | — |
| 95 | Senegal | 2.8 million | — |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 2.7 million | — |
| 97 | Chad | 2.7 million | — |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 2.6 million | — |
| 99 | South Sudan | 2.6 million | — |
| 100 | Zambia | 2.6 million | — |
| 101 | Lithuania | 2.5 million | — |
| 102 | Rwanda | 2.4 million | — |
| 103 | Somalia | 2.4 million | — |
| 104 | Burundi | 2.4 million | — |
| 105 | El Salvador | 2.4 million | — |
| 106 | Uruguay | 2.3 million | — |
| 107 | Benin | 2.3 million | — |
| 108 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.3 million | — |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 2.3 million | — |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 million | — |
| 111 | New Zealand | 2.1 million | — |
| 112 | Latvia | 2 million | — |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9 million | — |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9 million | — |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.8 million | — |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 1.7 million | — |
| 117 | Honduras | 1.7 million | — |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 1.7 million | — |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.6 million | — |
| 120 | Jamaica | 1.5 million | — |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 1.5 million | — |
| 122 | Armenia | 1.5 million | — |
| 123 | Israel | 1.5 million | — |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1.5 million | — |
| 125 | Togo | 1.5 million | — |
| 126 | Lebanon | 1.5 million | — |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 1.5 million | — |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.4 million | — |
| 129 | Albania | 1.4 million | — |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 1.3 million | — |
| 131 | Singapore | 1.2 million | — |
| 132 | Libya | 1.2 million | — |
| 133 | Estonia | 1.1 million | — |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 1 million | — |
| 135 | Liberia | 984,240 | — |
| 136 | State of Palestine | 978,077 | — |
| 137 | Panama | 940,390 | — |
| 138 | Congo | 902,553 | — |
| 139 | Eritrea | 862,138 | — |
| 140 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 837,770 | — |
| 141 | Mongolia | 826,987 | — |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 711,257 | — |
| 143 | Mauritania | 706,851 | — |
| 144 | Lesotho | 620,941 | — |
| 145 | Mauritius | 578,636 | — |
| 146 | Jordan | 563,444 | — |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 559,377 | — |
| 148 | Namibia | 536,559 | — |
| 149 | Cyprus | 520,832 | — |
| 150 | Gabon | 483,391 | — |
| 151 | Oman | 478,409 | — |
| 152 | Guyana | 461,480 | — |
| 153 | Botswana | 449,072 | — |
| 154 | Montenegro | 431,231 | — |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 429,362 | — |
| 156 | Gambia | 335,386 | — |
| 157 | Fiji | 335,292 | — |
| 158 | Malta | 311,546 | — |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 302,538 | — |
| 160 | Eswatini | 296,315 | — |
| 161 | Réunion | 283,333 | — |
| 162 | Martinique | 251,797 | — |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 240,870 | — |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 235,188 | — |
| 165 | Barbados | 220,497 | — |
| 166 | Suriname | 215,422 | — |
| 167 | China, Macao SAR | 198,926 | — |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | 192,570 | — |
| 169 | Bhutan | 186,866 | — |
| 170 | Comoros | 174,397 | — |
| 171 | Kuwait | 170,612 | — |
| 172 | Iceland | 152,497 | — |
| 173 | Bahrain | 130,394 | — |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 117,620 | — |
| 175 | Curaçao | 111,496 | — |
| 176 | Samoa | 95,819 | — |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 94,238 | — |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 92,876 | — |
| 179 | Bahamas | 89,398 | — |
| 180 | Grenada | 80,928 | — |
| 181 | Maldives | 79,225 | — |
| 182 | Belize | 76,593 | — |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 70,467 | — |
| 184 | Djibouti | 69,579 | — |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68,183 | — |
| 186 | New Caledonia | 67,357 | — |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63,670 | — |
| 188 | Guam | 62,891 | — |
| 189 | Jersey | 59,681 | — |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 59,295 | — |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 54,837 | — |
| 192 | Tonga | 54,670 | — |
| 193 | Isle of Man | 53,764 | — |
| 194 | Dominica | 51,691 | — |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50,967 | — |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48,872 | — |
| 197 | Aruba | 46,867 | — |
| 198 | Guernsey | 46,260 | — |
| 199 | Kiribati | 40,691 | — |
| 200 | Seychelles | 39,484 | — |
| 201 | Bermuda | 39,090 | — |
| 202 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 35,412 | — |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 32,048 | — |
| 204 | United States Virgin Islands | 28,894 | — |
| 205 | Qatar | 27,169 | — |
| 206 | Greenland | 25,138 | — |
| 207 | French Guiana | 24,508 | — |
| 208 | Mayotte | 22,038 | — |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 21,645 | — |
| 210 | Monaco | 20,695 | — |
| 211 | American Samoa | 19,709 | — |
| 212 | Western Sahara | 17,727 | — |
| 213 | Cook Islands | 15,750 | — |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | 14,591 | — |
| 215 | San Marino | 13,517 | — |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 13,348 | — |
| 217 | Montserrat | 12,598 | — |
| 218 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 9,746 | — |
| 219 | Palau | 8,102 | — |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7,505 | — |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 7,486 | — |
| 222 | British Virgin Islands | 7,411 | — |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7,283 | — |
| 224 | Anguilla | 5,575 | — |
| 225 | Andorra | 5,328 | — |
| 226 | Saint Helena | 5,320 | — |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 5,231 | — |
| 228 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,981 | — |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,666 | — |
| 230 | Niue | 4,579 | — |
| 231 | Nauru | 3,736 | — |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3,417 | — |
| 233 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,191 | — |
| 234 | Saint Barthélemy | 2,108 | — |
| 235 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,785 | — |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,579 | — |
| 237 | Holy See | 901 | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.