1979 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1979

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China975,080,848104.6
2India671,259,115225.8
3United States224,567,00024.5
4Indonesia147,254,29981.3
5Russia138,163,6808.4
6Brazil118,526,32714.2
7Japan115,890,431318
8Pakistan85,219,117110.5
9Bangladesh79,837,662613.3
10Germany78,081,292223.9
11Nigeria72,839,81580
12Mexico66,825,87834.4
13Italy56,367,710191.6
14United Kingdom56,228,000232.4
15France54,885,79385.7
16Vietnam52,668,447169.9
17Ukraine49,835,01286
18Philippines47,043,145157.8
19Thailand46,003,77690
20Turkey44,165,46357.4
21Egypt41,257,71841.4
22Iran38,104,78724.9
23South Korea37,534,000387.3
24Spain37,200,01474.6
25Ethiopia35,664,26732.5
26Poland35,256,645115.9
27Burma32,629,45649.9
28South Africa28,505,81623.5
29Congo Kinshasa28,202,12212.4
30Argentina27,901,97110.2
31Colombia26,398,25925.4
32Canada24,276,9002.7
33Romania22,001,38895.7
34Morocco19,235,37026.8
35Algeria18,229,9327.7
36Tanzania18,140,84120.5
37Taiwan17,450,136540.9
38North Korea17,103,555142
39Peru16,848,69913.2
40Kenya15,690,25127.6
41Uzbekistan15,605,49036.7
42Afghanistan15,555,61223.8
43Kazakhstan14,803,6945.5
44Sri Lanka14,796,646228.9
45Australia14,361,8081.9
46Venezuela14,355,11716.3
47Sudan14,342,9367.7
48Nepal14,297,57799.7
49Netherlands14,040,749414.3
50Malaysia13,176,08640.1
51Iraq12,768,37629.2
52Uganda11,866,01360.2
53Mozambique11,828,02915
54Chile10,838,42214.6
55Hungary10,698,234119.4
56Ghana10,658,08446.8
57Czechia10,259,670132.8
58Belgium9,837,200324.9
59Portugal9,724,560106.3
60Cuba9,705,23888.4
61Belarus9,581,51847.2
62Greece9,548,25873.1
63Saudi Arabia9,363,5374.4
64Yemen8,883,38116.8
65Bulgaria8,811,58981.2
66Syria8,453,58145.5
67Madagascar8,448,19614.5
68Cameroon8,406,12317.8
69Sweden8,293,72320.2
70Côte d'Ivoire8,027,06225.2
71Angola7,774,4546.2
72Ecuador7,703,57727.8
73Serbia7,556,22397.5
74Austria7,549,42591.6
75Zimbabwe6,887,13217.8
76Cambodia6,785,22038.4
77Mali6,729,0285.5
78Guatemala6,495,74960.6
79Switzerland6,350,840158.8
80Tunisia6,280,47740.4
81Burkina Faso6,168,26922.5
82Azerbaijan6,082,08773.6
83Malawi5,983,42763.6
84Niger5,952,2724.7
85Dominican Republic5,562,270115.1
86Senegal5,474,44028.4
87Zambia5,391,1497.3
88Haiti5,374,772195
89Bolivia5,326,9814.9
90Somalia5,310,9628.5
91Denmark5,116,800120.6
92Georgia5,018,60672
93Rwanda4,975,045201.7
94Hong Kong4,929,7004,594.3
95Slovakia4,922,558102.3
96Finland4,764,69015.7
97Chad4,648,5503.7
98El Salvador4,511,750217.7
99Croatia4,379,90978.2
100South Sudan4,379,4936.8
101Guinea4,231,47017.2
102Bosnia and Herzegovina4,181,00081.7
103Burundi4,119,789160.4
104Norway4,072,51713.4
105Moldova3,969,989120.7
106Tajikistan3,862,93227.3
107Israel3,637,370169.2
108Kyrgyzstan3,559,45718.6
109Lithuania3,410,86954.4
110Benin3,402,96830.8
111Ireland3,368,20048.9
112Sierra Leone3,304,67546.1
113Honduras3,280,01629.3
114Laos3,268,02114.2
115Puerto Rico3,168,446357.2
116New Zealand3,164,55012
117Paraguay3,101,7287.8
118Armenia3,072,452108.9
119Libya2,924,5131.7
120Papua New Guinea2,921,5616.5
121Uruguay2,913,94616.6
122Lebanon2,848,715278.5
123Turkmenistan2,804,1426
124Nicaragua2,687,39422.4
125Albania2,617,67995.5
126Eritrea2,556,80625.3
127Togo2,546,93346.8
128Latvia2,514,16740.4
129Singapore2,383,5003,361.8
130Central African Republic2,284,6643.7
131Costa Rica2,259,71444.3
132Jamaica2,207,245203.8
133Jordan2,102,35523.7
134Panama1,917,59425.8
135Liberia1,804,47418.7
136Slovenia1,772,85488
137North Macedonia1,768,20369.5
138Congo Brazzaville1,628,7884.8
139Mongolia1,617,2001
140Mauritania1,513,7031.5
141Kosovo1,490,930136.9
142Estonia1,472,24434.7
143Lesotho1,322,65343.6
144Kuwait1,291,51472.5
145Oman1,125,2623.6
146Trinidad and Tobago1,073,027209.2
147Namibia1,027,7801.2
148Mauritius946,640466.3
149West Bank885,722157
150United Arab Emirates884,04010.6
151Botswana862,6021.5
152Guinea-Bissau771,37627.4
153Guyana757,4003.8
154Gabon728,8002.8
155The Gambia634,07962.7
156Cyprus623,53767.5
157Fiji622,32834.1
158Eswatini588,29034.2
159Timor-Leste581,04639.1
160Montenegro571,01842.4
161Bhutan444,09011.6
162Gaza Strip443,4801,231.9
163Luxembourg363,000140.4
164Suriname362,8612.3
165Malta346,8761,097.7
166Bahrain336,070442.2
167Comoros329,105147.3
168Djibouti297,20312.8
169Cabo Verde292,63572.6
170Macau251,3688,977.4
171Barbados251,145584.1
172Iceland225,7492.3
173Solomon Islands222,8998
174Equatorial Guinea221,2997.9
175Qatar214,40918.5
176The Bahamas206,15020.6
177Brunei178,89934
178Samoa157,21355.7
179Maldives148,752499.2
180Curaçao147,851333
181French Polynesia146,46338.3
182Belize145,2056.4
183New Caledonia138,8007.6
184Saint Lucia120,396198.7
185Vanuatu113,3999.3
186Guam103,941191.1
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines97,012249.4
188U.S. Virgin Islands96,183276.4
189Sao Tome and Principe91,80495.2
190Tonga91,686127.9
191Grenada91,354265.6
192Jersey74,852645.3
193Federated States of Micronesia74,774106.5
194Dominica74,23898.9
195Antigua and Barbuda68,519154.7
196Seychelles63,191138.9
197Isle of Man63,170110.4
198Aruba59,420330.1
199Kiribati56,62569.8
200Bermuda54,5161,009.6
201Guernsey53,422684.9
202Greenland49,5550
203Saint Kitts and Nevis43,817167.9
204Faroe Islands43,04530.9
205American Samoa31,964161.4
206Andorra31,27466.8
207Marshall Islands29,778164.5
208Gibraltar28,8704,124.3
209Monaco26,26013,130
210Liechtenstein24,741154.6
211San Marino21,170347
212Cook Islands18,44278.1
213Northern Mariana Islands16,49735
214Cayman Islands16,16361.2
215Palau13,21528.8
216Montserrat11,592113.6
217Sint Maarten10,932321.5
218British Virgin Islands10,90372.2
219Wallis and Futuna10,20071.8
220Nauru7,571360.5
221Tuvalu7,366283.3
222Saint Martin7,303135.2
223Turks and Caicos Islands7,2547.7
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha6,94817.6
225Anguilla6,47371.1
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,96724.7
227Saint Barthelemy2,833113.3

Data from US Census International Database