1965 Population

In 1965, the world’s population was approximately 3.3 billion people, marking a period of rapid growth amid the post-World War II baby boom. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to over 1.8 billion people, with China (around 730 million) and India (roughly 500 million) as the two largest countries. Europe’s population stood at about 670 million, with the Soviet Union and Western European nations like Germany, France, and the United Kingdom as major contributors. Africa’s population was about 320 million, concentrated in countries like Nigeria and Egypt. North America had around 210 million people, with the United States accounting for nearly 194 million. Latin America and the Caribbean together had about 220 million, led by populous nations such as Brazil and Mexico. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller share, with around 20 million inhabitants. This demographic landscape reflected both historical settlement patterns and the early stages of the dramatic population increases that would characterize the late 20th century.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	716,666,464	76.8
2	India	494,963,596	166.5
3	United States	193,526,000	21.1
4	Russia	126,541,293	7.7
5	Indonesia	110,753,763	61.1
6	Japan	98,882,534	271.3
7	Brazil	82,601,179	9.9
8	Germany	75,638,851	216.9
9	Bangladesh	60,284,264	463.1
10	Pakistan	59,046,203	76.6
11	United Kingdom	54,350,000	224.7
12	Italy	51,987,100	176.7
13	France	49,833,328	77.8
14	Nigeria	48,096,775	52.8
15	Ukraine	45,234,869	78.1
16	Mexico	45,142,399	23.2
17	Vietnam	37,258,369	120.2
18	Philippines	32,390,371	108.6
19	Spain	32,084,511	64.3
20	Thailand	32,061,978	62.8
21	Turkey	31,950,718	41.5
22	Poland	31,262,358	102.8
23	Egypt	30,265,148	30.4
24	South Korea	28,705,000	296.2
25	Ethiopia	26,740,270	24.4
26	Iran	25,039,548	16.3
27	Burma	24,937,268	38.2
28	Argentina	22,283,100	8.1
29	Canada	20,071,104	2.2
30	South Africa	19,898,242	16.4
31	Romania	19,027,367	82.8
32	Congo Kinshasa	18,855,509	8.3
33	Colombia	18,646,175	18
34	Morocco	14,115,886	19.7
35	Taiwan	12,977,635	402.3
36	Netherlands	12,301,156	362.9
37	North Korea	11,964,363	99.4
38	Algeria	11,963,091	5
39	Kazakhstan	11,902,456	4.4
40	Tanzania	11,870,412	13.4
41	Peru	11,467,300	9
42	Australia	11,439,384	1.5
43	Sri Lanka	11,260,675	174.2
44	Afghanistan	10,997,885	16.9
45	Nepal	10,862,394	75.8
46	Uzbekistan	10,205,805	24
47	Hungary	10,152,934	113.3
48	Czechia	9,776,922	126.6
49	Sudan	9,652,338	5.2
50	Malaysia	9,647,654	29.4
51	Kenya	9,549,179	16.8
52	Belgium	9,448,100	312
53	Portugal	9,128,850	99.8
54	Venezuela	9,067,735	10.3
55	Belarus	8,590,786	42.3
56	Greece	8,550,333	65.4
57	Chile	8,509,950	11.4
58	Uganda	8,389,294	42.6
59	Mozambique	8,301,446	10.6
60	Bulgaria	8,201,400	75.6
61	Ghana	8,009,602	35.2
62	Iraq	7,970,746	18.2
63	Cuba	7,809,916	71.1
64	Sweden	7,733,853	18.8
65	Austria	7,270,889	88.2
66	Serbia	6,958,681	89.8
67	Cambodia	6,601,609	37.4
68	Yemen	6,510,081	12.3
69	Cameroon	6,103,788	12.9
70	Madagascar	6,070,004	10.4
71	Switzerland	5,943,000	148.6
72	Angola	5,427,389	4.4
73	Saudi Arabia	5,327,432	2.5
74	Syria	5,322,055	28.6
75	Ecuador	5,117,779	18.5
76	Burkina Faso	5,031,519	18.4
77	Mali	4,958,882	4.1
78	Denmark	4,758,100	112.1
79	Guatemala	4,745,640	44.3
80	Zimbabwe	4,685,272	12.1
81	Azerbaijan	4,566,962	55.3
82	Tunisia	4,565,747	29.4
83	Finland	4,563,732	15
84	Georgia	4,464,959	64.1
85	Slovakia	4,369,939	90.8
86	Côte d'Ivoire	4,356,370	13.7
87	Niger	4,343,664	3.4
88	Croatia	4,133,313	73.8
89	Haiti	4,093,974	148.5
90	Malawi	3,914,095	41.6
91	Bolivia	3,853,315	3.6
92	Dominican Republic	3,805,881	78.8
93	Senegal	3,743,967	19.4
94	Norway	3,723,153	12.2
95	Zambia	3,694,000	5
96	Hong Kong	3,597,900	3,353.1
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,493,000	68.2
98	Chad	3,391,676	2.7
99	Moldova	3,333,549	101.4
100	Guinea	3,293,441	13.4
101	Somalia	3,282,503	5.2
102	Rwanda	3,264,640	132.3
103	Burundi	3,170,653	123.5
104	El Salvador	3,017,852	145.6
105	Lithuania	2,959,173	47.2
106	Ireland	2,876,000	41.8
107	South Sudan	2,861,277	4.4
108	Uruguay	2,693,133	15.4
109	New Zealand	2,640,400	10
110	Puerto Rico	2,596,774	292.8
111	Sierra Leone	2,581,979	36.1
112	Kyrgyzstan	2,573,131	13.4
113	Israel	2,572,297	119.7
114	Laos	2,565,380	11.1
115	Tajikistan	2,510,619	17.7
116	Honduras	2,329,159	20.8
117	Benin	2,327,816	21
118	Latvia	2,253,604	36.2
119	Armenia	2,205,833	78.2
120	Paraguay	2,170,183	5.5
121	Lebanon	2,057,945	201.2
122	Papua New Guinea	1,940,760	4.3
123	Singapore	1,886,900	2,661.4
124	Albania	1,883,652	68.8
125	Turkmenistan	1,882,148	4
126	Jamaica	1,777,397	164.1
127	Nicaragua	1,750,391	14.6
128	Eritrea	1,746,439	17.3
129	Togo	1,647,772	30.3
130	Central African Republic	1,627,540	2.6
131	Libya	1,623,770	0.9
132	Slovenia	1,620,052	80.4
133	Costa Rica	1,487,605	29.1
134	North Macedonia	1,469,729	57.8
135	Panama	1,325,975	17.8
136	Estonia	1,287,808	30.4
137	Liberia	1,209,028	12.6
138	Mauritania	1,195,012	1.2
139	Congo Brazzaville	1,123,795	3.3
140	Mongolia	1,090,200	0.7
141	Kosovo	1,078,187	99
142	Jordan	1,068,043	12
143	Lesotho	952,459	31.4
144	Trinidad and Tobago	939,255	183.2
145	West Bank	861,217	152.7
146	Mauritius	755,528	372.2
147	Oman	681,733	2.2
148	Namibia	670,981	0.8
149	Guyana	640,316	3.3
150	Guinea-Bissau	603,780	21.5
151	Cyprus	600,044	64.9
152	Timor-Leste	553,217	37.2
153	Botswana	538,100	0.9
154	Montenegro	491,051	36.5
155	Kuwait	476,123	26.7
156	Gabon	474,386	1.8
157	Fiji	463,444	25.4
158	The Gambia	411,947	40.7
159	Eswatini	399,481	23.2
160	Gaza Strip	349,743	971.5
161	Suriname	336,342	2.2
162	Luxembourg	331,500	128.2
163	Malta	319,164	1,010
164	Bhutan	254,722	6.6
165	Equatorial Guinea	252,833	9
166	Barbados	234,980	546.5
167	Cabo Verde	231,719	57.5
168	Macau	223,820	7,993.6
169	Comoros	206,279	92.3
170	Iceland	192,288	1.9
171	Bahrain	191,378	251.8
172	United Arab Emirates	143,798	1.7
173	Solomon Islands	143,000	5.1
174	Djibouti	141,697	6.1
175	The Bahamas	139,205	13.9
176	Curaçao	133,978	301.8
177	Samoa	127,151	45.1
178	Belize	106,965	4.7
179	Brunei	102,414	19.5
180	Maldives	97,769	328.1
181	French Polynesia	94,717	24.7
182	Saint Lucia	94,100	155.3
183	Grenada	93,290	271.2
184	New Caledonia	90,360	4.9
185	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	85,061	218.7
186	Vanuatu	74,195	6.1
187	Tonga	74,168	103.4
188	Guam	74,100	136.2
189	Qatar	70,047	6
190	Sao Tome and Principe	68,691	71.3
191	Jersey	66,312	571.7
192	Dominica	63,787	84.9
193	Antigua and Barbuda	59,290	133.8
194	Aruba	59,020	327.9
195	Guernsey	50,077	642
196	Bermuda	48,998	907.4
197	Isle of Man	48,954	85.6
198	Saint Kitts and Nevis	48,916	187.4
199	Federated States of Micronesia	48,722	69.4
200	Seychelles	47,785	105
201	Kiribati	44,762	55.2
202	U.S. Virgin Islands	43,500	125
203	Greenland	39,208	0
204	Faroe Islands	37,000	26.6
205	Gibraltar	25,314	3,616.3
206	American Samoa	24,600	124.2
207	Monaco	22,465	11,232.5
208	Cook Islands	19,073	80.8
209	Liechtenstein	18,721	117
210	Marshall Islands	17,805	98.4
211	San Marino	17,418	285.5
212	Andorra	13,623	29.1
213	Montserrat	11,776	115.5
214	Palau	10,844	23.6
215	Northern Mariana Islands	10,465	22.2
216	Cayman Islands	8,612	32.6
217	British Virgin Islands	8,409	55.7
218	Wallis and Futuna	8,300	58.5
219	Anguilla	5,863	64.4
220	Turks and Caicos Islands	5,768	6.1
221	Tuvalu	5,572	214.3
222	Nauru	5,561	264.8
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	5,381	13.7
224	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,077	21
225	Saint Martin	4,841	89.6
226	Sint Maarten	4,093	120.4
227	Saint Barthelemy	2,283	91.3

Data from US Census International Database