1964 Population

In 1964, the world’s population was approximately 3.2 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to more than half of the global population, with China and India as the two largest countries—China had around 700 million people, and India about 470 million. Europe’s population was about 600 million, with the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom among its most populous countries. Africa’s population was roughly 300 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as the leading countries in terms of population size. North America had around 230 million people, dominated by the United States, which had about 192 million inhabitants, and Canada and Mexico with much smaller populations. Latin America and the Caribbean together had about 220 million people, with Brazil and Mexico as the most populous countries in the region. Oceania, including Australia and the islands of the Pacific, had the smallest population, at around 20 million. The global population in 1964 was experiencing steady growth, driven by post-World War II baby booms and improving health conditions, particularly in developing regions.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	697,081,762	74.7
2	India	484,050,037	162.8
3	United States	191,141,000	20.9
4	Russia	125,521,510	7.7
5	Indonesia	108,590,582	59.9
6	Japan	97,826,267	268.4
7	Brazil	80,221,304	9.6
8	Germany	74,954,262	215
9	Bangladesh	59,358,570	456
10	Pakistan	57,494,940	74.6
11	United Kingdom	53,991,000	223.2
12	Italy	51,600,200	175.4
13	France	49,387,606	77.1
14	Nigeria	46,702,388	51.3
15	Ukraine	44,785,626	77.3
16	Mexico	43,774,575	22.5
17	Vietnam	36,099,052	116.4
18	Spain	31,740,862	63.6
19	Philippines	31,459,863	105.5
20	Turkey	31,227,361	40.6
21	Thailand	31,106,615	60.9
22	Poland	30,975,520	101.8
23	Egypt	29,533,070	29.7
24	South Korea	27,984,000	288.7
25	Ethiopia	26,192,357	23.9
26	Burma	24,490,203	37.5
27	Iran	24,299,823	15.9
28	Argentina	21,949,244	8
29	Canada	19,711,053	2.2
30	South Africa	19,370,514	15.9
31	Romania	18,927,081	82.3
32	Congo Kinshasa	18,432,651	8.1
33	Colombia	18,090,000	17.4
34	Morocco	13,766,737	19.2
35	Taiwan	12,631,480	391.6
36	Netherlands	12,136,006	358.1
37	North Korea	11,614,539	96.5
38	Algeria	11,612,858	4.9
39	Kazakhstan	11,601,936	4.3
40	Tanzania	11,521,695	13
41	Australia	11,218,304	1.5
42	Peru	11,143,500	8.7
43	Sri Lanka	10,995,616	170.1
44	Afghanistan	10,744,167	16.5
45	Nepal	10,677,158	74.5
46	Hungary	10,124,000	113
47	Uzbekistan	9,877,755	23.2
48	Czechia	9,726,030	125.9
49	Sudan	9,398,060	5
50	Malaysia	9,397,464	28.6
51	Belgium	9,367,000	309.4
52	Kenya	9,247,518	16.2
53	Portugal	9,122,500	99.7
54	Venezuela	8,752,058	9.9
55	Greece	8,510,429	65.1
56	Belarus	8,501,607	41.9
57	Chile	8,330,423	11.2
58	Uganda	8,147,346	41.3
59	Bulgaria	8,144,339	75.1
60	Mozambique	8,127,242	10.3
61	Ghana	7,781,813	34.2
62	Iraq	7,711,071	17.6
63	Sweden	7,661,354	18.7
64	Cuba	7,612,275	69.3
65	Austria	7,223,801	87.6
66	Serbia	6,900,986	89.1
67	Cambodia	6,426,174	36.4
68	Yemen	6,378,206	12.1
69	Cameroon	5,995,682	12.7
70	Madagascar	5,943,744	10.2
71	Switzerland	5,887,000	147.2
72	Angola	5,253,866	4.2
73	Saudi Arabia	5,192,398	2.4
74	Syria	5,153,361	27.7
75	Burkina Faso	4,989,961	18.2
76	Ecuador	4,967,705	17.9
77	Mali	4,857,555	4
78	Denmark	4,720,171	111.2
79	Guatemala	4,650,143	43.4
80	Finland	4,548,544	15
81	Zimbabwe	4,537,263	11.7
82	Tunisia	4,468,393	28.8
83	Azerbaijan	4,430,183	53.6
84	Georgia	4,406,832	63.2
85	Slovakia	4,326,174	89.9
86	Niger	4,252,122	3.4
87	Côte d'Ivoire	4,171,038	13.1
88	Croatia	4,113,553	73.5
89	Haiti	4,010,113	145.5
90	Malawi	3,816,197	40.6
91	Bolivia	3,764,067	3.5
92	Norway	3,694,339	12.1
93	Dominican Republic	3,687,001	76.3
94	Senegal	3,636,138	18.9
95	Zambia	3,599,000	4.8
96	Hong Kong	3,504,600	3,266.2
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,445,000	67.3
98	Chad	3,314,386	2.6
99	Moldova	3,271,001	99.4
100	Guinea	3,236,427	13.2
101	Somalia	3,212,842	5.1
102	Rwanda	3,183,993	129.1
103	Burundi	3,088,827	120.3
104	El Salvador	2,923,870	141.1
105	Lithuania	2,922,673	46.6
106	Ireland	2,864,000	41.6
107	South Sudan	2,850,654	4.4
108	Uruguay	2,663,610	15.2
109	New Zealand	2,591,950	9.8
110	Puerto Rico	2,552,181	287.8
111	Sierra Leone	2,543,140	35.5
112	Laos	2,512,401	10.9
113	Kyrgyzstan	2,494,509	13
114	Israel	2,492,875	116
115	Tajikistan	2,424,081	17.1
116	Benin	2,271,339	20.5
117	Honduras	2,246,099	20.1
118	Latvia	2,227,495	35.8
119	Armenia	2,134,940	75.7
120	Paraguay	2,115,353	5.3
121	Lebanon	1,996,143	195.1
122	Papua New Guinea	1,892,275	4.2
123	Singapore	1,841,600	2,597.5
124	Albania	1,832,284	66.9
125	Turkmenistan	1,825,383	3.9
126	Jamaica	1,738,997	160.6
127	Eritrea	1,718,392	17
128	Nicaragua	1,695,330	14.1
129	Togo	1,606,285	29.5
130	Slovenia	1,606,083	79.7
131	Central African Republic	1,584,615	2.5
132	Libya	1,560,361	0.9
133	North Macedonia	1,444,676	56.8
134	Costa Rica	1,440,184	28.2
135	Panama	1,287,993	17.3
136	Estonia	1,272,439	30
137	Mauritania	1,178,277	1.1
138	Liberia	1,175,672	12.2
139	Congo Brazzaville	1,097,474	3.2
140	Mongolia	1,060,600	0.7
141	Kosovo	1,050,005	96.4
142	Jordan	1,023,064	11.5
143	Lesotho	931,826	30.7
144	Trinidad and Tobago	923,887	180.2
145	West Bank	847,079	150.2
146	Mauritius	736,182	362.7
147	Oman	664,611	2.1
148	Namibia	653,950	0.8
149	Guyana	626,389	3.2
150	Guinea-Bissau	610,284	21.7
151	Cyprus	595,060	64.4
152	Timor-Leste	544,346	36.6
153	Botswana	529,966	0.9
154	Montenegro	486,538	36.2
155	Gabon	467,592	1.8
156	Fiji	450,647	24.7
157	Kuwait	433,233	24.3
158	The Gambia	398,783	39.4
159	Eswatini	389,347	22.6
160	Gaza Strip	335,066	930.7
161	Luxembourg	327,750	126.7
162	Suriname	326,689	2.1
163	Malta	323,591	1,024
164	Equatorial Guinea	251,623	9
165	Bhutan	244,424	6.4
166	Barbados	233,269	542.5
167	Cabo Verde	224,264	55.6
168	Macau	215,496	7,696.3
169	Comoros	201,208	90
170	Iceland	188,847	1.9
171	Bahrain	185,691	244.3
172	Solomon Islands	140,000	5
173	Djibouti	134,936	5.8
174	The Bahamas	133,605	13.3
175	United Arab Emirates	132,980	1.6
176	Curaçao	131,951	297.2
177	Samoa	123,874	43.9
178	Belize	103,902	4.6
179	Brunei	98,171	18.6
180	Maldives	94,244	316.3
181	Grenada	92,767	269.7
182	Saint Lucia	92,409	152.5
183	French Polynesia	90,793	23.7
184	New Caledonia	88,066	4.8
185	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	83,760	215.3
186	Vanuatu	72,577	6
187	Guam	72,500	133.3
188	Tonga	71,949	100.3
189	Sao Tome and Principe	67,452	70
190	Jersey	65,613	565.6
191	Qatar	63,697	5.5
192	Dominica	62,660	83.4
193	Aruba	59,091	328.3
194	Antigua and Barbuda	58,650	132.4
195	Guernsey	49,329	632.4
196	Isle of Man	48,520	84.8
197	Bermuda	48,107	890.9
198	Saint Kitts and Nevis	48,103	184.3
199	Federated States of Micronesia	47,246	67.3
200	Seychelles	46,755	102.8
201	Kiribati	43,973	54.2
202	U.S. Virgin Islands	40,800	117.2
203	Greenland	37,891	0
204	Faroe Islands	35,400	25.4
205	Gibraltar	25,211	3,601.6
206	American Samoa	23,200	117.2
207	Monaco	22,255	11,127.5
208	Cook Islands	18,904	80.1
209	Liechtenstein	18,391	114.9
210	Marshall Islands	17,232	95.2
211	San Marino	17,144	281
212	Andorra	12,199	26.1
213	Montserrat	11,804	115.7
214	Palau	10,557	23
215	Northern Mariana Islands	10,122	21.4
216	Cayman Islands	8,405	31.8
217	Wallis and Futuna	8,300	58.5
218	British Virgin Islands	8,183	54.2
219	Turks and Caicos Islands	5,842	6.2
220	Anguilla	5,819	63.9
221	Tuvalu	5,513	212
222	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	5,368	13.6
223	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,046	20.9
224	Nauru	4,914	234
225	Saint Martin	4,748	87.9
226	Sint Maarten	3,740	110
227	Saint Barthelemy	2,254	90.2

Data from US Census International Database