1956 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1956

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China619,523,39666.4
2India411,946,698138.6
3United States168,088,00018.4
4Russia112,859,2996.9
5Indonesia92,059,38150.8
6Japan90,766,211249
7Germany70,602,518202.5
8Brazil63,481,0997.6
9United Kingdom51,184,000211.6
10Bangladesh50,461,719387.7
11Italy48,921,000166.3
12Pakistan46,679,94460.6
13France44,682,23969.8
14Ukraine39,940,18068.9
15Nigeria37,007,51040.6
16Mexico33,945,88617.5
17Spain29,579,14259.3
18Vietnam28,327,28791.4
19Poland27,743,87691.2
20Philippines25,032,22884
21Turkey24,877,39532.3
22Egypt24,425,81724.5
23Thailand24,244,47547.5
24Ethiopia22,395,37620.4
25South Korea22,031,228227.3
26Burma21,387,02532.7
27Argentina19,271,5117
28Iran19,261,17412.6
29Romania17,583,00076.5
30Canada16,445,0871.8
31South Africa15,755,23313
32Congo Kinshasa15,259,2796.7
33Colombia14,029,32113.5
34Morocco11,106,26615.5
35Netherlands10,896,906321.5
36Algeria10,057,1334.2
37Hungary9,911,000110.6
38Taiwan9,825,346304.6
39Nepal9,580,24766.8
40Australia9,500,6061.2
41Czechia9,442,040122.2
42Tanzania9,206,35210.4
43North Korea9,145,04376
44Afghanistan9,061,93813.9
45Belgium8,923,845294.7
46Sri Lanka8,917,010138
47Peru8,904,9007
48Portugal8,756,00095.7
49Kazakhstan8,413,7933.1
50Greece8,031,01361.5
51Belarus7,856,79038.7
52Sudan7,590,7324.1
53Bulgaria7,575,80069.8
54Malaysia7,519,66322.9
55Uzbekistan7,440,74417.5
56Sweden7,314,55217.8
57Kenya7,240,24712.7
58Austria6,952,35984.3
59Mozambique6,906,3648.8
60Chile6,888,8439.3
61Cuba6,512,93859.3
62Uganda6,493,36132.9
63Venezuela6,431,2747.3
64Serbia6,382,34182.4
65Ghana6,216,67927.3
66Iraq6,073,49313.9
67Yemen5,380,10610.2
68Cameroon5,283,82211.2
69Cambodia5,183,86029.4
70Madagascar5,090,0588.8
71Switzerland5,045,000126.1
72Burkina Faso4,663,69117
73Angola4,490,9923.6
74Denmark4,466,471105.3
75Saudi Arabia4,328,9702
76Finland4,281,70014.1
77Mali4,146,3943.4
78Syria4,039,81521.7
79Croatia3,973,44271
80Ecuador3,948,58714.3
81Tunisia3,903,06725.1
82Georgia3,887,49655.8
83Slovakia3,787,11178.7
84Niger3,624,5072.9
85Guatemala3,601,56033.6
86Zimbabwe3,529,7399.1
87Norway3,459,99211.4
88Haiti3,426,843124.3
89Azerbaijan3,416,71741.4
90Côte d'Ivoire3,231,42310.2
91Malawi3,151,91133.5
92Bolivia3,141,9982.9
93Bosnia and Herzegovina3,025,00059.1
94Senegal2,989,27615.5
95Zambia2,941,0004
96Ireland2,895,25342
97Chad2,865,2492.3
98Guinea2,830,37411.5
99Dominican Republic2,827,78458.5
100South Sudan2,767,0794.3
101Rwanda2,758,591111.8
102Somalia2,725,9324.3
103Moldova2,682,16881.5
104Lithuania2,641,16742.1
105Burundi2,621,454102.1
106Hong Kong2,614,6002,436.7
107Uruguay2,389,29013.7
108El Salvador2,286,889110.4
109Sierra Leone2,263,75831.6
110Puerto Rico2,249,000253.6
111New Zealand2,178,2898.2
112Laos2,120,6169.2
113Latvia2,026,33332.6
114Kyrgyzstan1,939,41910.1
115Benin1,890,54617.1
116Israel1,848,36886
117Tajikistan1,836,70313
118Paraguay1,726,7024.3
119Honduras1,715,02315.3
120Armenia1,617,46057.4
121Lebanon1,603,579156.8
122Papua New Guinea1,576,2333.5
123Slovenia1,524,79975.7
124Eritrea1,520,23115.1
125Jamaica1,509,975139.4
126Albania1,434,47652.4
127Turkmenistan1,381,5252.9
128Singapore1,371,6001,934.6
129Central African Republic1,369,6782.2
130North Macedonia1,339,97752.7
131Togo1,327,27024.4
132Nicaragua1,317,38711
133Estonia1,162,80127.4
134Libya1,160,9470.7
135Costa Rica1,071,65421
136Mauritania1,064,5591
137Panama1,036,55013.9
138Liberia951,6449.9
139Congo Brazzaville921,6512.7
140Kosovo872,18880.1
141Mongolia862,0630.6
142Lesotho799,54826.3
143West Bank791,462140.3
144Trinidad and Tobago742,500144.8
145Jordan717,7638.1
146Guinea-Bissau596,36521.2
147Mauritius591,764291.5
148Oman550,9411.8
149Cyprus539,33958.4
150Namibia534,7670.6
151Guyana505,2292.6
152Timor-Leste479,52832.2
153Botswana467,7650.8
154Montenegro437,24932.5
155Gabon431,7411.7
156Fiji342,98718.8
157Eswatini318,90418.5
158The Gambia314,54731.1
159Malta314,066993.9
160Luxembourg306,615118.6
161Gaza Strip269,836749.5
162Suriname248,2541.6
163Equatorial Guinea229,3838.2
164Barbados225,962525.5
165Kuwait196,60111
166Bhutan191,1645
167Macau190,4656,802.3
168Cabo Verde174,22843.2
169Comoros167,24574.8
170Iceland161,3581.6
171Bahrain134,207176.6
172Solomon Islands116,4464.2
173Curaçao114,221257.3
174Samoa96,61934.2
175Djibouti92,8394
176The Bahamas91,5969.2
177Saint Lucia87,447144.3
178United Arab Emirates85,8311
179Grenada85,809249.4
180Maldives81,585273.8
181Belize79,6513.5
182Saint Vincent and the Grenadines76,717197.2
183French Polynesia75,20019.6
184Guam69,200127.2
185New Caledonia67,3693.7
186Brunei65,34712.4
187Sao Tome and Principe60,79763.1
188Jersey60,413520.8
189Vanuatu60,0444.9
190Dominica57,62276.7
191Tonga56,42878.7
192Aruba54,516302.9
193Antigua and Barbuda52,191117.8
194Saint Kitts and Nevis50,932195.1
195Isle of Man50,33988
196Guernsey46,277593.3
197Bermuda42,020778.1
198Kiribati37,64546.4
199Seychelles37,61982.7
200Federated States of Micronesia36,94052.6
201Qatar36,9023.2
202Faroe Islands32,70023.5
203U.S. Virgin Islands28,40081.6
204Greenland27,7000
205Gibraltar23,7663,395.1
206American Samoa20,100101.5
207Monaco18,5529,276
208Cook Islands16,55270.1
209Liechtenstein15,00093.8
210San Marino14,050230.3
211Marshall Islands13,26773.3
212Montserrat12,647124
213Palau8,51818.6
214Northern Mariana Islands7,73616.4
215Wallis and Futuna7,50452.8
216Cayman Islands7,08626.8
217British Virgin Islands6,73044.6
218Andorra6,22113.3
219Anguilla5,47360.1
220Turks and Caicos Islands5,2695.6
221Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha5,26613.4
222Tuvalu5,020193.1
223Saint Pierre and Miquelon4,72119.5
224Nauru3,893185.4
225Saint Martin3,64667.5
226Sint Maarten2,52674.3
227Saint Barthelemy2,10584.2

Data from US Census International Database