Population by country, 1958
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 637.9 million | — |
| 2 | India | 410.8 million | — |
| 3 | United States of America | 172.8 million | — |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 115.7 million | — |
| 5 | Japan | 94.5 million | — |
| 6 | Indonesia | 82.5 million | — |
| 7 | Germany | 71.4 million | — |
| 8 | Brazil | 67 million | — |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 51.8 million | — |
| 10 | Italy | 48.8 million | — |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 48.6 million | — |
| 12 | France | 45.3 million | — |
| 13 | Nigeria | 42.9 million | — |
| 14 | Pakistan | 42.7 million | — |
| 15 | Ukraine | 41.3 million | — |
| 16 | Mexico | 34.1 million | — |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 30.2 million | — |
| 18 | Spain | 29.7 million | — |
| 19 | Poland | 28.4 million | — |
| 20 | Türkiye | 26.3 million | — |
| 21 | Philippines | 25.3 million | — |
| 22 | Egypt | 25.3 million | — |
| 23 | Thailand | 25 million | — |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 24.1 million | — |
| 25 | Myanmar | 20.6 million | — |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 20.3 million | — |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20 million | — |
| 28 | Argentina | 19.5 million | — |
| 29 | Romania | 18 million | — |
| 30 | Canada | 16.9 million | — |
| 31 | South Africa | 15.4 million | — |
| 32 | Colombia | 14.5 million | — |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.4 million | — |
| 34 | Netherlands | 11.1 million | — |
| 35 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 11 million | — |
| 36 | Morocco | 10.9 million | — |
| 37 | Algeria | 10.8 million | — |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 10 million | — |
| 39 | Hungary | 9.8 million | — |
| 40 | Australia | 9.7 million | — |
| 41 | Nepal | 9.7 million | — |
| 42 | Peru | 9.5 million | — |
| 43 | Czechia | 9.4 million | — |
| 44 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.2 million | — |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 9.1 million | — |
| 46 | Belgium | 9 million | — |
| 47 | Portugal | 8.8 million | — |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 8.7 million | — |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 8.7 million | — |
| 50 | Greece | 8.2 million | — |
| 51 | Belarus | 7.9 million | — |
| 52 | Sudan | 7.7 million | — |
| 53 | Chile | 7.7 million | — |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 7.7 million | — |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 7.6 million | — |
| 56 | Malaysia | 7.5 million | — |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.4 million | — |
| 58 | Sweden | 7.4 million | — |
| 59 | Uganda | 7.1 million | — |
| 60 | Kenya | 7.1 million | — |
| 61 | Austria | 7 million | — |
| 62 | Cuba | 6.9 million | — |
| 63 | Iraq | 6.7 million | — |
| 64 | Serbia | 6.5 million | — |
| 65 | Mozambique | 6.5 million | — |
| 66 | Ghana | 6.4 million | — |
| 67 | Yemen | 5.3 million | — |
| 68 | Mali | 5.2 million | — |
| 69 | Cambodia | 5.2 million | — |
| 70 | Switzerland | 5.2 million | — |
| 71 | Angola | 5 million | — |
| 72 | Cameroon | 4.9 million | — |
| 73 | Madagascar | 4.8 million | — |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 4.6 million | — |
| 75 | Denmark | 4.5 million | — |
| 76 | Finland | 4.3 million | — |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.3 million | — |
| 78 | Ecuador | 4.3 million | — |
| 79 | Tunisia | 4.2 million | — |
| 80 | Croatia | 4.1 million | — |
| 81 | Slovakia | 4 million | — |
| 82 | Georgia | 3.9 million | — |
| 83 | Guatemala | 3.8 million | — |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 3.7 million | — |
| 85 | Haiti | 3.7 million | — |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 3.5 million | — |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.5 million | — |
| 88 | Norway | 3.5 million | — |
| 89 | Malawi | 3.4 million | — |
| 90 | Guinea | 3.4 million | — |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.4 million | — |
| 92 | Niger | 3.3 million | — |
| 93 | Senegal | 3.1 million | — |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1 million | — |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 3 million | — |
| 96 | Zambia | 2.9 million | — |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 2.9 million | — |
| 98 | Chad | 2.9 million | — |
| 99 | Ireland | 2.9 million | — |
| 100 | South Sudan | 2.8 million | — |
| 101 | Rwanda | 2.8 million | — |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.8 million | — |
| 103 | Somalia | 2.7 million | — |
| 104 | Lithuania | 2.7 million | — |
| 105 | Burundi | 2.6 million | — |
| 106 | El Salvador | 2.6 million | — |
| 107 | Uruguay | 2.4 million | — |
| 108 | Benin | 2.4 million | — |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 2.3 million | — |
| 110 | New Zealand | 2.3 million | — |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2 million | — |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 million | — |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1 million | — |
| 114 | Latvia | 2.1 million | — |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2 million | — |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 2 million | — |
| 117 | Honduras | 1.9 million | — |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9 million | — |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.8 million | — |
| 120 | Israel | 1.8 million | — |
| 121 | Armenia | 1.7 million | — |
| 122 | Lebanon | 1.7 million | — |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 1.7 million | — |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 1.6 million | — |
| 125 | Togo | 1.6 million | — |
| 126 | Jamaica | 1.6 million | — |
| 127 | Slovenia | 1.6 million | — |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.5 million | — |
| 129 | Albania | 1.5 million | — |
| 130 | Singapore | 1.5 million | — |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 1.4 million | — |
| 132 | Libya | 1.4 million | — |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 1.2 million | — |
| 134 | Estonia | 1.2 million | — |
| 135 | Liberia | 1.1 million | — |
| 136 | Panama | 1 million | — |
| 137 | State of Palestine | 1 million | — |
| 138 | Congo | 992,132 | — |
| 139 | Eritrea | 925,351 | — |
| 140 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 921,602 | — |
| 141 | Mongolia | 905,824 | — |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 793,044 | — |
| 143 | Mauritania | 774,435 | — |
| 144 | Jordan | 737,395 | — |
| 145 | Lesotho | 684,244 | — |
| 146 | Mauritius | 638,548 | — |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 571,103 | — |
| 148 | Namibia | 566,759 | — |
| 149 | Cyprus | 557,860 | — |
| 150 | Guyana | 526,128 | — |
| 151 | Oman | 507,996 | — |
| 152 | Gabon | 499,293 | — |
| 153 | Botswana | 488,852 | — |
| 154 | Montenegro | 455,759 | — |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 451,572 | — |
| 156 | Fiji | 375,350 | — |
| 157 | Gambia | 372,371 | — |
| 158 | Réunion | 329,191 | — |
| 159 | Malta | 328,809 | — |
| 160 | Eswatini | 325,909 | — |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 309,163 | — |
| 162 | Martinique | 274,449 | — |
| 163 | Guadeloupe | 261,354 | — |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 258,124 | — |
| 165 | Suriname | 243,253 | — |
| 166 | Kuwait | 236,007 | — |
| 167 | Barbados | 226,536 | — |
| 168 | Bhutan | 208,787 | — |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | 201,578 | — |
| 170 | Comoros | 188,510 | — |
| 171 | China, Macao SAR | 186,095 | — |
| 172 | Iceland | 166,815 | — |
| 173 | Bahrain | 149,867 | — |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 130,442 | — |
| 175 | Curaçao | 124,262 | — |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 115,730 | — |
| 177 | Samoa | 105,283 | — |
| 178 | Bahamas | 103,659 | — |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 92,895 | — |
| 180 | Grenada | 89,332 | — |
| 181 | Maldives | 86,057 | — |
| 182 | Belize | 85,497 | — |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 79,282 | — |
| 184 | Djibouti | 79,134 | — |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77,931 | — |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 76,530 | — |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 73,664 | — |
| 188 | Guam | 66,450 | — |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66,199 | — |
| 190 | Jersey | 62,059 | — |
| 191 | Tonga | 61,716 | — |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 60,160 | — |
| 193 | Dominica | 55,849 | — |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54,243 | — |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52,923 | — |
| 196 | Aruba | 52,018 | — |
| 197 | Isle of Man | 50,920 | — |
| 198 | Guernsey | 46,751 | — |
| 199 | Kiribati | 44,475 | — |
| 200 | Seychelles | 41,482 | — |
| 201 | Bermuda | 40,998 | — |
| 202 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 39,796 | — |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 32,940 | — |
| 204 | Qatar | 31,235 | — |
| 205 | United States Virgin Islands | 30,852 | — |
| 206 | Greenland | 28,826 | — |
| 207 | French Guiana | 28,095 | — |
| 208 | Western Sahara | 24,873 | — |
| 209 | Mayotte | 24,294 | — |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 21,888 | — |
| 211 | Monaco | 21,264 | — |
| 212 | American Samoa | 19,950 | — |
| 213 | Cook Islands | 16,817 | — |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | 15,697 | — |
| 215 | San Marino | 14,554 | — |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 13,666 | — |
| 217 | Montserrat | 12,258 | — |
| 218 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 9,245 | — |
| 219 | Palau | 8,822 | — |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8,178 | — |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 8,064 | — |
| 222 | Andorra | 7,725 | — |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7,649 | — |
| 224 | British Virgin Islands | 7,623 | — |
| 225 | Anguilla | 5,800 | — |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 5,463 | — |
| 227 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,409 | — |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 5,317 | — |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,859 | — |
| 230 | Niue | 4,741 | — |
| 231 | Nauru | 4,220 | — |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3,905 | — |
| 233 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2,291 | — |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2,206 | — |
| 235 | Saint Barthélemy | 2,129 | — |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,658 | — |
| 237 | Holy See | 919 | — |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.