1959 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1959

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China654,963,76870.2
2India436,627,859146.9
3United States177,135,00019.4
4Russia117,956,8657.2
5Indonesia97,995,94254.1
6Japan93,296,566256
7Germany72,013,853206.5
8Brazil69,332,9778.3
9Bangladesh53,459,151410.7
10United Kingdom51,956,000214.8
11Pakistan50,386,89865.4
12Italy49,832,000169.4
13France46,155,51472.1
14Ukraine42,006,03072.5
15Nigeria40,367,75844.3
16Mexico37,328,46619.2
17Vietnam30,682,90299
18Spain30,372,87760.9
19Poland29,152,33495.8
20Turkey27,355,81135.5
21Philippines27,244,98291.4
22Thailand26,667,24352.2
23Egypt26,219,80026.3
24South Korea23,981,313247.4
25Ethiopia23,702,45021.6
26Burma22,458,61234.4
27Iran20,977,88613.7
28Argentina20,281,1507.4
29Romania18,225,83079.3
30Canada17,872,0342
31South Africa16,974,98414
32Congo Kinshasa16,253,0147.2
33Colombia15,446,73014.9
34Morocco12,099,23516.9
35Netherlands11,355,382335
36Taiwan10,852,996336.4
37Algeria10,696,3964.5
38Australia10,131,7291.3
39North Korea10,102,67283.9
40Tanzania9,978,90911.3
41Hungary9,937,000110.9
42Nepal9,906,10769.1
43Peru9,657,8007.5
44Sri Lanka9,639,588149.2
45Afghanistan9,624,60614.8
46Czechia9,618,554124.5
47Kazakhstan9,499,9113.5
48Belgium9,103,729300.7
49Portugal8,961,55098
50Greece8,258,16263.2
51Sudan8,223,6874.4
52Uzbekistan8,223,10619.3
53Malaysia8,195,71124.9
54Belarus8,075,29039.8
55Kenya7,912,59113.9
56Bulgaria7,797,77771.9
57Sweden7,446,24918.1
58Chile7,399,8429.9
59Mozambique7,321,3279.3
60Venezuela7,267,6878.2
61Uganda7,059,48635.8
62Austria7,014,33185.1
63Cuba6,900,88662.8
64Ghana6,761,28029.7
65Iraq6,624,71315.1
66Serbia6,589,67585.1
67Yemen5,743,92610.9
68Cambodia5,611,11731.8
69Cameroon5,522,21811.7
70Madagascar5,377,5839.2
71Switzerland5,259,000131.5
72Burkina Faso4,814,46317.6
73Angola4,714,6763.8
74Saudi Arabia4,613,8222.1
75Denmark4,546,636107.1
76Mali4,396,7393.6
77Finland4,394,70014.5
78Syria4,393,18923.6
79Ecuador4,291,41815.5
80Tunisia4,074,97026.2
81Georgia4,071,07858.4
82Croatia4,020,63171.8
83Guatemala3,969,59537
84Slovakia3,946,03982
85Zimbabwe3,886,94710
86Niger3,835,9543
87Azerbaijan3,740,59645.3
88Haiti3,625,271131.5
89Norway3,552,85111.7
90Côte d'Ivoire3,463,05010.9
91Malawi3,370,05435.8
92Bolivia3,357,7013.1
93Senegal3,194,82116.6
94Bosnia and Herzegovina3,185,00062.2
95Zambia3,173,0004.3
96Dominican Republic3,125,75264.7
97Chad3,016,4952.4
98Guinea2,970,76612.1
99Hong Kong2,967,4002,765.5
100Rwanda2,958,761119.9
101Moldova2,919,31688.8
102Somalia2,895,3914.6
103Ireland2,843,04141.3
104South Sudan2,798,1284.3
105Burundi2,763,722107.6
106Lithuania2,717,67743.4
107El Salvador2,503,149120.8
108Uruguay2,495,02214.3
109Sierra Leone2,361,88533
110New Zealand2,331,1228.8
111Puerto Rico2,322,000261.8
112Laos2,260,7739.8
113Kyrgyzstan2,095,63110.9
114Latvia2,088,93433.6
115Israel2,078,73996.7
116Benin2,019,07618.3
117Tajikistan2,009,48314.2
118Honduras1,888,71516.9
119Paraguay1,862,3014.7
120Armenia1,796,36363.7
121Lebanon1,738,617170
122Papua New Guinea1,680,0273.7
123Jamaica1,599,115147.6
124Eritrea1,589,86815.7
125Singapore1,587,2002,238.6
126Albania1,571,32957.4
127Slovenia1,548,56176.8
128Turkmenistan1,530,0833.3
129Nicaragua1,446,33312.1
130Central African Republic1,441,2432.3
131Togo1,421,77226.1
132North Macedonia1,353,53953.2
133Libya1,290,1210.7
134Costa Rica1,200,14823.5
135Estonia1,197,41828.2
136Panama1,115,14615
137Mauritania1,103,4091.1
138Liberia1,027,50710.7
139Congo Brazzaville980,7002.9
140Mongolia928,6320.6
141Kosovo928,16585.3
142Lesotho842,73027.8
143Trinidad and Tobago817,050159.3
144Jordan815,5629.2
145West Bank801,809142.2
146Mauritius645,313317.9
147Guinea-Bissau611,21721.7
148Oman587,6391.9
149Namibia576,0770.7
150Cyprus572,30661.9
151Guyana554,4712.8
152Timor-Leste501,52733.7
153Botswana489,0800.9
154Montenegro454,94933.8
155Gabon442,0071.7
156Fiji379,81920.8
157Eswatini343,20119.9
158The Gambia341,81833.8
159Malta324,8421,028
160Luxembourg312,129120.7
161Gaza Strip299,189831.1
162Suriname274,6661.8
163Kuwait262,00614.7
164Equatorial Guinea240,1638.6
165Barbados231,394538.1
166Bhutan206,6195.4
167Cabo Verde190,76947.3
168Macau187,4996,696.4
169Comoros178,75480
170Iceland172,3141.7
171Bahrain149,769197.1
172Solomon Islands123,1664.4
173Curaçao121,359273.3
174The Bahamas106,93110.7
175Samoa106,41237.7
176Djibouti105,9934.6
177United Arab Emirates97,8701.2
178Maldives89,290299.6
179Grenada89,239259.4
180Belize88,6413.9
181Saint Lucia87,645144.6
182Saint Vincent and the Grenadines79,799205.1
183French Polynesia79,60020.8
184Brunei78,54014.9
185New Caledonia75,7904.1
186Guam67,800124.6
187Vanuatu64,5225.3
188Sao Tome and Principe62,50764.8
189Jersey62,262536.7
190Tonga61,81186.2
191Dominica59,47679.2
192Aruba56,518314
193Antigua and Barbuda54,149122.2
194Saint Kitts and Nevis52,258200.2
195Isle of Man48,33984.5
196Guernsey46,723599
197Bermuda43,682808.9
198Qatar42,5813.7
199Federated States of Micronesia40,51157.7
200Seychelles40,36588.7
201Kiribati39,93849.2
202Faroe Islands34,50024.8
203Greenland31,2000
204U.S. Virgin Islands31,00089.1
205Gibraltar24,1063,443.7
206American Samoa20,400103
207Monaco20,18310,091.5
208Cook Islands17,44773.9
209Liechtenstein15,90099.4
210San Marino15,007246
211Marshall Islands14,63480.9
212Montserrat12,255120.1
213Palau9,23120.1
214Northern Mariana Islands8,57118.2
215Wallis and Futuna7,79154.9
216Cayman Islands7,48628.4
217Andorra7,23915.5
218British Virgin Islands7,19847.7
219Turks and Caicos Islands5,6245.9
220Anguilla5,60461.6
221Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha5,30413.5
222Tuvalu5,202200.1
223Saint Pierre and Miquelon4,87220.1
224Nauru4,264203
225Saint Martin4,11176.1
226Sint Maarten2,65978.2
227Saint Barthelemy2,14585.8

Data from US Census International Database