1962 Population

In 1962, the world’s population was approximately 3.1 billion people, marking a period of rapid post-war growth. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to over 1.7 billion people, with China (around 670 million) and India (about 450 million) as the two most populous countries globally. Europe had about 600 million inhabitants, led by the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Africa’s population was nearing 300 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as its largest countries. North America had roughly 200 million people, with the United States accounting for more than half (around 186 million). Latin America and the Caribbean together had about 220 million residents, with Brazil and Mexico as the largest nations. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, totaling around 16 million. These demographic patterns reflected both historical settlement and the early stages of the population boom that would accelerate in the decades to follow.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	654,120,039	70.1
2	India	463,819,941	156
3	United States	185,771,000	20.3
4	Russia	122,877,560	7.5
5	Indonesia	104,405,133	57.6
6	Japan	95,831,757	262.9
7	Brazil	75,679,187	9.1
8	Germany	73,739,117	211.5
9	Bangladesh	56,803,220	436.4
10	Pakistan	54,524,471	70.7
11	United Kingdom	53,292,000	220.3
12	Italy	50,843,200	172.9
13	France	48,117,738	75.1
14	Nigeria	44,050,729	48.4
15	Ukraine	43,697,245	75.4
16	Mexico	41,121,485	21.2
17	Vietnam	33,796,140	109
18	Spain	31,158,061	62.4
19	Poland	30,329,617	99.7
20	Turkey	29,788,695	38.7
21	Philippines	29,683,867	99.6
22	Thailand	29,263,397	57.3
23	Egypt	28,173,309	28.3
24	South Korea	26,420,307	272.6
25	Ethiopia	25,145,372	22.9
26	Burma	23,637,928	36.2
27	Iran	22,902,943	15
28	Argentina	21,283,783	7.8
29	Canada	18,985,849	2.1
30	Romania	18,680,721	81.3
31	South Africa	18,356,657	15.1
32	Congo Kinshasa	17,486,434	7.7
33	Colombia	17,009,885	16.4
34	Morocco	13,091,646	18.3
35	Taiwan	11,918,938	369.5
36	Netherlands	11,814,035	348.6
37	Algeria	11,000,948	4.6
38	North Korea	10,987,797	91.3
39	Kazakhstan	10,945,885	4.1
40	Tanzania	10,863,958	12.3
41	Australia	10,794,968	1.4
42	Peru	10,516,500	8.2
43	Sri Lanka	10,465,387	161.9
44	Nepal	10,332,057	72.1
45	Afghanistan	10,267,083	15.7
46	Hungary	10,063,000	112.3
47	Czechia	9,620,282	124.5
48	Belgium	9,218,400	304.5
49	Uzbekistan	9,209,650	21.6
50	Portugal	9,019,800	98.6
51	Sudan	8,909,423	4.8
52	Malaysia	8,906,385	27.1
53	Kenya	8,678,557	15.2
54	Greece	8,448,233	64.7
55	Belarus	8,365,073	41.2
56	Venezuela	8,143,375	9.2
57	Bulgaria	8,012,946	73.9
58	Chile	7,961,258	10.7
59	Mozambique	7,788,944	9.9
60	Uganda	7,688,797	39
61	Sweden	7,561,588	18.4
62	Ghana	7,355,248	32.3
63	Cuba	7,254,373	66.1
64	Iraq	7,240,260	16.6
65	Austria	7,129,864	86.5
66	Serbia	6,785,822	87.6
67	Yemen	6,120,081	11.6
68	Cambodia	6,083,619	34.5
69	Cameroon	5,793,633	12.3
70	Madagascar	5,703,324	9.8
71	Switzerland	5,666,000	141.7
72	Saudi Arabia	4,943,029	2.3
73	Angola	4,934,180	4
74	Burkina Faso	4,919,632	18
75	Syria	4,831,844	26
76	Ecuador	4,681,707	16.9
77	Mali	4,664,496	3.8
78	Denmark	4,646,899	109.5
79	Finland	4,491,443	14.8
80	Guatemala	4,366,888	40.8
81	Tunisia	4,286,552	27.6
82	Georgia	4,278,649	61.4
83	Zimbabwe	4,277,736	11.1
84	Slovakia	4,237,384	88.1
85	Azerbaijan	4,157,301	50.3
86	Croatia	4,076,557	72.8
87	Niger	4,076,008	3.2
88	Haiti	3,847,511	139.6
89	Côte d'Ivoire	3,842,850	12.1
90	Norway	3,638,919	12
91	Malawi	3,628,608	38.6
92	Bolivia	3,593,918	3.3
93	Dominican Republic	3,453,434	71.5
94	Senegal	3,430,243	17.8
95	Zambia	3,421,000	4.6
96	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,349,000	65.4
97	Hong Kong	3,305,200	3,080.3
98	Chad	3,185,902	2.5
99	Moldova	3,136,438	95.4
100	Guinea	3,126,146	12.7
101	Somalia	3,080,153	4.9
102	Rwanda	3,051,242	123.7
103	Burundi	2,961,915	115.3
104	Lithuania	2,850,220	45.5
105	Ireland	2,830,000	41.1
106	South Sudan	2,829,526	4.4
107	El Salvador	2,747,687	132.6
108	Uruguay	2,598,466	14.8
109	New Zealand	2,488,550	9.4
110	Sierra Leone	2,467,895	34.5
111	Puerto Rico	2,448,046	276
112	Laos	2,409,128	10.4
113	Kyrgyzstan	2,332,685	12.2
114	Israel	2,306,682	107.3
115	Tajikistan	2,253,472	15.9
116	Latvia	2,172,829	34.9
117	Benin	2,164,627	19.6
118	Honduras	2,090,162	18.7
119	Paraguay	2,009,813	5.1
120	Armenia	2,006,853	71.2
121	Lebanon	1,886,848	184.4
122	Papua New Guinea	1,801,266	4
123	Singapore	1,750,200	2,468.5
124	Albania	1,728,137	63.1
125	Turkmenistan	1,704,534	3.6
126	Eritrea	1,666,618	16.5
127	Jamaica	1,665,128	153.7
128	Nicaragua	1,590,597	13.3
129	Slovenia	1,582,962	78.6
130	Togo	1,528,098	28.1
131	Central African Republic	1,523,478	2.4
132	Libya	1,441,863	0.8
133	North Macedonia	1,401,167	55.1
134	Costa Rica	1,345,187	26.3
135	Estonia	1,238,786	29.2
136	Panama	1,215,725	16.4
137	Mauritania	1,146,757	1.1
138	Liberia	1,112,796	11.6
139	Congo Brazzaville	1,047,924	3.1
140	Mongolia	1,010,280	0.7
141	Kosovo	993,667	91.3
142	Jordan	938,186	10.6
143	Lesotho	893,143	29.4
144	Trinidad and Tobago	887,498	173.1
145	West Bank	820,899	145.5
146	Mauritius	701,016	345.3
147	Oman	630,429	2
148	Guinea-Bissau	627,820	22.3
149	Namibia	621,392	0.8
150	Guyana	597,896	3
151	Cyprus	583,199	63.1
152	Timor-Leste	526,603	35.4
153	Botswana	512,764	0.9
154	Montenegro	474,528	35.3
155	Gabon	455,661	1.8
156	Fiji	421,869	23.1
157	The Gambia	374,020	37
158	Eswatini	370,006	21.5
159	Kuwait	358,266	20.1
160	Malta	329,011	1,041.2
161	Luxembourg	320,750	124
162	Gaza Strip	312,235	867.3
163	Suriname	304,857	2
164	Equatorial Guinea	249,220	8.9
165	Barbados	228,747	532
166	Bhutan	225,082	5.9
167	Cabo Verde	209,878	52
168	Macau	198,464	7,088
169	Comoros	191,689	85.8
170	Iceland	182,053	1.8
171	Bahrain	171,863	226.1
172	Solomon Islands	133,007	4.8
173	Curaçao	127,988	288.3
174	The Bahamas	122,902	12.3
175	Djibouti	122,436	5.3
176	Samoa	117,081	41.5
177	United Arab Emirates	115,827	1.4
178	Belize	97,594	4.3
179	Maldives	92,744	311.2
180	Grenada	91,449	265.8
181	Brunei	90,822	17.3
182	Saint Lucia	89,776	148.1
183	New Caledonia	84,518	4.6
184	French Polynesia	83,471	21.8
185	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	81,325	209.1
186	Vanuatu	69,333	5.7
187	Guam	69,100	127
188	Tonga	67,709	94.4
189	Sao Tome and Principe	65,345	67.8
190	Jersey	64,233	553.7
191	Dominica	61,184	81.5
192	Aruba	57,681	320.4
193	Antigua and Barbuda	56,825	128.3
194	Qatar	52,825	4.6
195	Saint Kitts and Nevis	48,562	186.1
196	Guernsey	47,859	613.6
197	Isle of Man	47,665	83.3
198	Bermuda	46,146	854.6
199	Federated States of Micronesia	44,427	63.3
200	Seychelles	43,881	96.4
201	Kiribati	42,369	52.2
202	Faroe Islands	35,500	25.5
203	U.S. Virgin Islands	35,000	100.6
204	Greenland	34,906	0
205	Gibraltar	24,629	3,518.4
206	Monaco	21,841	10,920.5
207	American Samoa	21,000	106.1
208	Cook Islands	18,526	78.5
209	Liechtenstein	17,295	108.1
210	San Marino	16,700	273.8
211	Marshall Islands	16,142	89.2
212	Montserrat	11,933	117
213	Andorra	10,317	22
214	Palau	10,005	21.8
215	Northern Mariana Islands	9,470	20.1
216	Wallis and Futuna	8,092	57
217	Cayman Islands	8,010	30.3
218	British Virgin Islands	7,753	51.3
219	Turks and Caicos Islands	5,842	6.2
220	Anguilla	5,733	63
221	Tuvalu	5,391	207.3
222	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	5,342	13.6
223	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	4,997	20.6
224	Nauru	4,849	230.9
225	Saint Martin	4,566	84.6
226	Sint Maarten	3,123	91.9
227	Saint Barthelemy	2,196	87.8

Data from US Census International Database