1980 Population

In 1980, the world’s population was approximately 4.4 billion people. Asia was the most populous continent, home to over 2.6 billion individuals, with China and India alone accounting for more than 1 billion and 700 million people, respectively. Africa’s population was around 470 million, while Europe had about 690 million inhabitants. The Americas collectively housed nearly 650 million people, with the United States’ population at about 227 million and Brazil’s at around 120 million. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, totaling roughly 22 million. Population growth rates varied widely, with developing regions in Asia, Africa, and Latin America experiencing rapid increases, while Europe and North America saw slower, more stable growth.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	987,821,582	105.9
2	India	684,887,703	230.4
3	United States	227,224,681	24.8
4	Indonesia	150,321,499	83
5	Russia	139,038,849	8.5
6	Brazil	121,455,806	14.5
7	Japan	116,807,309	320.5
8	Pakistan	85,219,117	110.5
9	Bangladesh	81,154,062	623.4
10	Germany	78,297,904	224.6
11	Nigeria	75,104,241	82.5
12	Mexico	68,347,479	35.2
13	Italy	56,451,247	191.9
14	United Kingdom	56,314,000	232.8
15	France	55,163,167	86.1
16	Vietnam	53,715,202	173.2
17	Ukraine	50,046,649	86.4
18	Philippines	48,289,222	162
19	Thailand	47,025,764	92
20	Turkey	45,047,973	58.5
21	Egypt	42,634,215	42.8
22	Iran	39,708,745	25.9
23	South Korea	38,124,000	393.4
24	Spain	37,488,360	75.1
25	Ethiopia	36,036,457	32.9
26	Poland	35,578,016	116.9
27	Burma	33,336,420	51
28	South Africa	29,251,588	24.1
29	Congo Kinshasa	29,010,855	12.8
30	Argentina	28,369,799	10.4
31	Colombia	27,020,987	26
32	Canada	24,593,300	2.7
33	Romania	22,130,036	96.3
34	Morocco	19,611,337	27.4
35	Algeria	18,806,061	7.9
36	Tanzania	18,654,562	21.1
37	Taiwan	17,848,320	553.3
38	North Korea	17,390,464	144.4
39	Peru	17,295,298	13.5
40	Kenya	16,330,821	28.7
41	Uzbekistan	15,993,783	37.6
42	Sri Lanka	15,055,970	233
43	Afghanistan	15,044,289	23.1
44	Kazakhstan	14,999,603	5.6
45	Sudan	14,783,745	7.9
46	Venezuela	14,767,890	16.7
47	Nepal	14,612,664	101.9
48	Australia	14,534,756	1.9
49	Netherlands	14,155,285	417.6
50	Malaysia	13,460,089	41
51	Iraq	13,232,839	30.3
52	Uganda	12,106,227	61.4
53	Mozambique	12,102,619	15.4
54	Chile	10,998,514	14.8
55	Ghana	10,798,326	47.5
56	Hungary	10,711,122	119.5
57	Czechia	10,288,726	133.2
58	Saudi Arabia	10,021,519	4.7
59	Belgium	9,846,800	325.2
60	Portugal	9,777,800	106.9
61	Cuba	9,647,550	87.8
62	Belarus	9,643,706	47.5
63	Greece	9,642,505	73.8
64	Yemen	9,132,545	17.3
65	Bulgaria	8,843,528	81.5
66	Syria	8,739,849	47
67	Cameroon	8,712,758	18.4
68	Madagascar	8,684,399	14.9
69	Sweden	8,310,473	20.3
70	Côte d'Ivoire	8,282,526	26
71	Angola	8,135,653	6.5
72	Ecuador	7,920,499	28.6
73	Serbia	7,587,622	97.9
74	Austria	7,549,433	91.6
75	Zimbabwe	7,169,968	18.5
76	Cambodia	6,946,804	39.4
77	Mali	6,866,766	5.6
78	Guatemala	6,649,593	62.1
79	Tunisia	6,443,183	41.5
80	Switzerland	6,385,229	159.6
81	Burkina Faso	6,318,189	23.1
82	Azerbaijan	6,198,261	75
83	Malawi	6,132,597	65.2
84	Niger	6,093,085	4.8
85	Somalia	5,793,555	9.2
86	Dominican Republic	5,696,855	117.9
87	Senegal	5,611,269	29.1
88	Zambia	5,540,358	7.5
89	Haiti	5,483,380	199
90	Bolivia	5,441,298	5
91	Rwanda	5,137,743	208.3
92	Denmark	5,123,027	120.7
93	Hong Kong	5,063,100	4,718.6
94	Georgia	5,045,697	72.4
95	Slovakia	4,965,958	103.2
96	Finland	4,779,535	15.7
97	South Sudan	4,667,030	7.2
98	Chad	4,650,816	3.7
99	El Salvador	4,570,410	220.6
100	Croatia	4,383,000	78.3
101	Guinea	4,309,756	17.5
102	Burundi	4,287,693	167
103	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4,092,000	79.9
104	Norway	4,085,620	13.4
105	Moldova	3,996,278	121.5
106	Tajikistan	3,966,425	28
107	Israel	3,720,426	173.1
108	Kyrgyzstan	3,631,124	18.9
109	Benin	3,510,051	31.7
110	Lithuania	3,435,289	54.8
111	Honduras	3,403,436	30.4
112	Ireland	3,401,000	49.4
113	Sierra Leone	3,376,787	47.1
114	Laos	3,293,159	14.3
115	Puerto Rico	3,209,648	361.9
116	Paraguay	3,171,603	8
117	New Zealand	3,170,150	12
118	Armenia	3,133,972	111.1
119	Libya	3,060,429	1.7
120	Papua New Guinea	3,019,332	6.7
121	Uruguay	2,930,486	16.7
122	Lebanon	2,901,188	283.6
123	Turkmenistan	2,875,133	6.1
124	Nicaragua	2,803,030	23.4
125	Albania	2,671,412	97.5
126	Togo	2,625,511	48.3
127	Eritrea	2,568,741	25.4
128	Latvia	2,524,543	40.6
129	Singapore	2,413,900	3,404.7
130	Central African Republic	2,347,881	3.8
131	Costa Rica	2,299,124	45
132	Jamaica	2,228,803	205.8
133	Jordan	2,189,677	24.7
134	Panama	1,959,566	26.4
135	Liberia	1,857,513	19.3
136	Slovenia	1,833,000	91
137	North Macedonia	1,792,000	70.5
138	Congo Brazzaville	1,675,112	4.9
139	Mongolia	1,655,269	1.1
140	Mauritania	1,544,909	1.5
141	Kosovo	1,521,405	139.7
142	Estonia	1,482,196	35
143	Kuwait	1,369,769	76.9
144	Lesotho	1,362,309	44.9
145	Oman	1,185,478	3.8
146	Trinidad and Tobago	1,090,513	212.7
147	Namibia	1,058,021	1.3
148	United Arab Emirates	1,000,285	12
149	Mauritius	963,701	474.7
150	West Bank	904,220	160.3
151	Botswana	900,476	1.6
152	Guinea-Bissau	788,956	28.1
153	Guyana	759,352	3.9
154	Gabon	720,226	2.8
155	The Gambia	652,459	64.5
156	Fiji	634,506	34.7
157	Cyprus	630,269	68.2
158	Eswatini	611,454	35.5
159	Montenegro	560,000	41.6
160	Timor-Leste	557,162	37.5
161	Bhutan	461,027	12
162	Gaza Strip	455,360	1,264.9
163	Luxembourg	364,400	140.9
164	Malta	364,001	1,151.9
165	Suriname	354,083	2.3
166	Bahrain	347,568	457.3
167	Comoros	339,757	152
168	Djibouti	324,861	14
169	Cabo Verde	296,446	73.5
170	Equatorial Guinea	256,009	9.1
171	Macau	255,773	9,134.8
172	Barbados	251,966	586
173	Solomon Islands	230,737	8.2
174	Qatar	229,092	19.8
175	Iceland	228,161	2.3
176	The Bahamas	209,760	21
177	Brunei	185,220	35.2
178	Samoa	159,042	56.4
179	Maldives	152,870	513
180	French Polynesia	150,896	39.4
181	Curaçao	147,915	333.1
182	Belize	144,416	6.3
183	New Caledonia	139,400	7.6
184	Saint Lucia	122,477	202.1
185	Vanuatu	116,791	9.6
186	Guam	106,869	196.5
187	U.S. Virgin Islands	99,636	286.3
188	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	98,139	252.3
189	Sao Tome and Principe	94,071	97.6
190	Tonga	91,807	128
191	Grenada	90,164	262.1
192	Federated States of Micronesia	77,080	109.8
193	Jersey	75,531	651.1
194	Dominica	73,887	98.4
195	Antigua and Barbuda	68,546	154.7
196	Isle of Man	64,019	111.9
197	Seychelles	63,954	140.6
198	Aruba	59,901	332.8
199	Kiribati	57,536	70.9
200	Bermuda	54,726	1,013.4
201	Guernsey	53,360	684.1
202	Greenland	50,208	0
203	Saint Kitts and Nevis	43,571	166.9
204	Faroe Islands	43,453	31.2
205	Andorra	33,584	71.8
206	American Samoa	32,418	163.7
207	Marshall Islands	30,681	169.5
208	Gibraltar	28,827	4,118.1
209	Monaco	26,551	13,275.5
210	Liechtenstein	25,074	156.7
211	San Marino	21,463	351.9
212	Cook Islands	18,010	76.3
213	Cayman Islands	17,082	64.7
214	Northern Mariana Islands	16,890	35.8
215	Palau	13,311	29
216	Sint Maarten	12,414	365.1
217	Montserrat	11,770	115.4
218	British Virgin Islands	10,998	72.8
219	Wallis and Futuna	10,800	76.1
220	Nauru	7,710	367.1
221	Saint Martin	7,580	140.4
222	Turks and Caicos Islands	7,465	7.9
223	Tuvalu	7,455	286.7
224	Anguilla	6,515	71.6
225	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	6,469	16.4
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,990	24.8
227	Saint Barthelemy	2,915	116.6

Data from US Census International Database