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1979 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1979

Rank
Country
Population
1China975,080,848
2India671,259,115
3United States224,567,000
4Indonesia147,254,299
5Russia138,163,680
6Brazil118,526,327
7Japan115,890,431
8Pakistan85,219,117
9Bangladesh79,837,662
10Germany78,081,292
11Nigeria72,839,815
12Mexico66,825,878
13Italy56,367,710
14United Kingdom56,228,000
15France54,885,793
16Vietnam52,668,447
17Ukraine49,835,012
18Philippines47,043,145
19Thailand46,003,776
20Turkey44,165,463
21Egypt41,257,718
22Iran38,104,787
23South Korea37,534,000
24Spain37,200,014
25Ethiopia35,664,267
26Poland35,256,645
27Burma32,629,456
28South Africa28,505,816
29Congo Kinshasa28,202,122
30Argentina27,901,971
31Colombia26,398,259
32Canada24,276,900
33Romania22,001,388
34Morocco19,235,370
35Algeria18,229,932
36Tanzania18,140,841
37Taiwan17,450,136
38North Korea17,103,555
39Peru16,848,699
40Kenya15,690,251
41Uzbekistan15,605,490
42Afghanistan15,555,612
43Kazakhstan14,803,694
44Sri Lanka14,796,646
45Australia14,361,808
46Venezuela14,355,117
47Sudan14,342,936
48Nepal14,297,577
49Netherlands14,040,749
50Malaysia13,176,086
51Iraq12,768,376
52Uganda11,866,013
53Mozambique11,828,029
54Chile10,838,422
55Hungary10,698,234
56Ghana10,658,084
57Czechia10,259,670
58Belgium9,837,200
59Portugal9,724,560
60Cuba9,705,238
61Belarus9,581,518
62Greece9,548,258
63Saudi Arabia9,363,537
64Yemen8,883,381
65Bulgaria8,811,589
66Syria8,453,581
67Madagascar8,448,196
68Cameroon8,406,123
69Sweden8,293,723
70Côte d'Ivoire8,027,062
71Angola7,774,454
72Ecuador7,703,577
73Serbia7,556,223
74Austria7,549,425
75Zimbabwe6,887,132
76Cambodia6,785,220
77Mali6,729,028
78Guatemala6,495,749
79Switzerland6,350,840
80Tunisia6,280,477
81Burkina Faso6,168,269
82Azerbaijan6,082,087
83Malawi5,983,427
84Niger5,952,272
85Dominican Republic5,562,270
86Senegal5,474,440
87Zambia5,391,149
88Haiti5,374,772
89Bolivia5,326,981
90Somalia5,310,962
91Denmark5,116,800
92Georgia5,018,606
93Rwanda4,975,045
94Hong Kong4,929,700
95Slovakia4,922,558
96Finland4,764,690
97Chad4,648,550
98El Salvador4,511,750
99Croatia4,379,909
100South Sudan4,379,493
101Guinea4,231,470
102Bosnia and Herzegovina4,181,000
103Burundi4,119,789
104Norway4,072,517
105Moldova3,969,989
106Tajikistan3,862,932
107Israel3,637,370
108Kyrgyzstan3,559,457
109Lithuania3,410,869
110Benin3,402,968
111Ireland3,368,200
112Sierra Leone3,304,675
113Honduras3,280,016
114Laos3,268,021
115Puerto Rico3,168,446
116New Zealand3,164,550
117Paraguay3,101,728
118Armenia3,072,452
119Libya2,924,513
120Papua New Guinea2,921,561
121Uruguay2,913,946
122Lebanon2,848,715
123Turkmenistan2,804,142
124Nicaragua2,687,394
125Albania2,617,679
126Eritrea2,556,806
127Togo2,546,933
128Latvia2,514,167
129Singapore2,383,500
130Central African Republic2,284,664
131Costa Rica2,259,714
132Jamaica2,207,245
133Jordan2,102,355
134Panama1,917,594
135Liberia1,804,474
136Slovenia1,772,854
137North Macedonia1,768,203
138Congo Brazzaville1,628,788
139Mongolia1,617,200
140Mauritania1,513,703
141Kosovo1,490,930
142Estonia1,472,244
143Lesotho1,322,653
144Kuwait1,291,514
145Oman1,125,262
146Trinidad and Tobago1,073,027
147Namibia1,027,780
148Mauritius946,640
149West Bank885,722
150United Arab Emirates884,040
151Botswana862,602
152Guinea-Bissau771,376
153Guyana757,400
154Gabon728,800
155The Gambia634,079
156Cyprus623,537
157Fiji622,328
158Eswatini588,290
159Timor-Leste581,046
160Montenegro571,018
161Bhutan444,090
162Gaza Strip443,480
163Luxembourg363,000
164Suriname362,861
165Malta346,876
166Bahrain336,070
167Comoros329,105
168Djibouti297,203
169Cabo Verde292,635
170Macau251,368
171Barbados251,145
172Iceland225,749
173Solomon Islands222,899
174Equatorial Guinea221,299
175Qatar214,409
176The Bahamas206,150
177Brunei178,899
178Samoa157,213
179Maldives148,752
180Curaçao147,851
181French Polynesia146,463
182Belize145,205
183New Caledonia138,800
184Saint Lucia120,396
185Vanuatu113,399
186Guam103,941
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines97,012
188U.S. Virgin Islands96,183
189Sao Tome and Principe91,804
190Tonga91,686
191Grenada91,354
192Jersey74,852
193Federated States of Micronesia74,774
194Dominica74,238
195Antigua and Barbuda68,519
196Seychelles63,191
197Isle of Man63,170
198Aruba59,420
199Kiribati56,625
200Bermuda54,516
201Guernsey53,422
202Greenland49,555
203Saint Kitts and Nevis43,817
204Faroe Islands43,045
205American Samoa31,964
206Andorra31,274
207Marshall Islands29,778
208Gibraltar28,870
209Monaco26,260
210Liechtenstein24,741
211San Marino21,170
212Cook Islands18,442
213Northern Mariana Islands16,497
214Cayman Islands16,163
215Palau13,215
216Montserrat11,592
217Sint Maarten10,932
218British Virgin Islands10,903
219Wallis and Futuna10,200
220Nauru7,571
221Tuvalu7,366
222Saint Martin7,303
223Turks and Caicos Islands7,254
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha6,948
225Anguilla6,473
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,967
227Saint Barthelemy2,833
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Data from US Census International Database