1968 Population

In 1968, the world’s population was approximately 3.5 billion people, marking a period of rapid demographic growth. Asia was the most populous continent, home to about 60% of the global population, with China and India alone accounting for over 1.2 billion people combined—China had roughly 770 million, and India around 550 million. Europe’s population stood at about 670 million, with the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom among its most populous countries. Africa’s population was approximately 350 million, still relatively small compared to Asia but experiencing high growth rates. North America had around 230 million people, with the United States making up the majority at nearly 200 million. Latin America and the Caribbean counted close to 285 million, led by Brazil and Mexico. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, around 20 million. These figures reflect a world in the midst of the post-World War II baby boom and the early stages of major demographic transitions in many regions.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	777,610,849	83.4
2	India	529,361,738	178
3	United States	199,399,000	21.8
4	Russia	128,876,498	7.9
5	Indonesia	117,530,432	64.9
6	Japan	101,960,672	279.7
7	Brazil	89,926,300	10.8
8	Germany	76,584,401	219.6
9	Bangladesh	64,071,965	492.2
10	Pakistan	63,969,987	83
11	United Kingdom	55,214,000	228.2
12	Italy	52,986,600	180.1
13	Nigeria	52,500,134	57.6
14	France	51,068,762	79.7
15	Mexico	49,518,803	25.5
16	Ukraine	46,510,301	80.3
17	Vietnam	40,511,528	130.7
18	Philippines	35,274,973	118.3
19	Thailand	35,028,438	68.6
20	Turkey	34,164,759	44.4
21	Spain	33,239,301	66.6
22	Egypt	32,337,877	32.5
23	Poland	32,034,813	105.3
24	South Korea	30,838,000	318.2
25	Ethiopia	28,451,255	25.9
26	Iran	27,372,872	17.9
27	Burma	26,368,073	40.3
28	Argentina	23,260,514	8.5
29	South Africa	21,569,468	17.8
30	Canada	21,143,100	2.3
31	Congo Kinshasa	20,570,629	9.1
32	Colombia	20,321,665	19.6
33	Romania	19,720,984	85.8
34	Morocco	15,207,844	21.2
35	Taiwan	13,962,358	432.8
36	North Korea	13,150,164	109.2
37	Algeria	13,146,267	5.5
38	Tanzania	12,988,137	14.7
39	Netherlands	12,734,645	375.7
40	Kazakhstan	12,691,968	4.7
41	Peru	12,476,000	9.7
42	Australia	12,101,660	1.6
43	Sri Lanka	12,085,281	187
44	Afghanistan	11,825,320	18.1
45	Nepal	11,473,118	80
46	Uzbekistan	11,232,040	26.4
47	Kenya	10,532,389	18.5
48	Sudan	10,457,202	5.6
49	Malaysia	10,409,339	31.7
50	Hungary	10,263,542	114.5
51	Venezuela	10,041,225	11.4
52	Czechia	9,851,051	127.5
53	Belgium	9,589,800	316.7
54	Uganda	9,170,101	46.5
55	Portugal	9,115,050	99.7
56	Chile	9,029,621	12.1
57	Mozambique	8,883,626	11.3
58	Belarus	8,864,776	43.7
59	Iraq	8,807,547	20.1
60	Ghana	8,744,302	38.4
61	Greece	8,740,765	66.9
62	Bulgaria	8,369,603	77.1
63	Cuba	8,283,933	75.4
64	Sweden	7,912,217	19.3
65	Austria	7,415,403	89.9
66	Cambodia	7,142,389	40.5
67	Serbia	7,132,217	92.1
68	Yemen	6,859,408	13
69	Madagascar	6,473,179	11.1
70	Cameroon	6,459,744	13.7
71	Switzerland	6,132,000	153.3
72	Syria	5,861,999	31.5
73	Angola	5,846,425	4.7
74	Saudi Arabia	5,774,916	2.7
75	Ecuador	5,596,925	20.2
76	Mali	5,283,489	4.3
77	Burkina Faso	5,183,033	18.9
78	Zimbabwe	5,171,817	13.4
79	Guatemala	5,044,895	47.1
80	Côte d'Ivoire	5,038,277	15.8
81	Azerbaijan	4,945,231	59.8
82	Tunisia	4,894,178	31.5
83	Denmark	4,867,300	114.7
84	Niger	4,633,063	3.7
85	Finland	4,626,469	15.2
86	Georgia	4,606,979	66.1
87	Slovakia	4,471,590	93
88	Haiti	4,356,028	158.1
89	Malawi	4,272,708	45.4
90	Croatia	4,189,903	74.9
91	Dominican Republic	4,173,328	86.4
92	Bolivia	4,139,069	3.8
93	Senegal	4,073,826	21.2
94	Zambia	4,009,000	5.4
95	Norway	3,818,983	12.6
96	Hong Kong	3,802,700	3,544
97	Chad	3,632,753	2.9
98	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,627,000	70.9
99	Rwanda	3,547,932	143.8
100	Moldova	3,505,944	106.6
101	Somalia	3,505,657	5.6
102	Guinea	3,471,858	14.1
103	Burundi	3,400,775	132.4
104	El Salvador	3,347,320	161.5
105	Lithuania	3,068,801	49
106	Ireland	2,912,500	42.3
107	South Sudan	2,893,383	4.5
108	Kyrgyzstan	2,818,308	14.7
109	Uruguay	2,776,607	15.9
110	Tajikistan	2,759,277	19.5
111	New Zealand	2,759,000	10.4
112	Israel	2,739,461	127.4
113	Laos	2,729,886	11.8
114	Sierra Leone	2,703,603	37.7
115	Puerto Rico	2,673,568	301.5
116	Honduras	2,591,112	23.2
117	Benin	2,511,079	22.7
118	Armenia	2,402,358	85.2
119	Paraguay	2,349,262	5.9
120	Latvia	2,322,031	37.3
121	Lebanon	2,253,719	220.3
122	Papua New Guinea	2,098,206	4.6
123	Turkmenistan	2,054,487	4.4
124	Albania	2,038,698	74.4
125	Singapore	2,012,000	2,837.8
126	Nicaragua	1,925,707	16
127	Jamaica	1,893,477	174.8
128	Eritrea	1,857,075	18.4
129	Libya	1,833,726	1
130	Togo	1,781,978	32.8
131	Central African Republic	1,763,062	2.8
132	Slovenia	1,657,849	82.3
133	Costa Rica	1,638,476	32.1
134	North Macedonia	1,532,751	60.3
135	Panama	1,446,758	19.5
136	Jordan	1,392,830	15.7
137	Estonia	1,324,437	31.2
138	Liberia	1,317,514	13.7
139	Mauritania	1,249,383	1.2
140	Congo Brazzaville	1,209,505	3.5
141	Mongolia	1,181,000	0.8
142	Kosovo	1,162,779	106.8
143	Lesotho	1,019,394	33.6
144	Trinidad and Tobago	963,086	187.8
145	Mauritius	804,177	396.1
146	Oman	739,203	2.4
147	Namibia	725,304	0.9
148	Guyana	687,477	3.5
149	West Bank	656,522	116.4
150	Kuwait	631,802	35.5
151	Cyprus	615,664	66.6
152	Guinea-Bissau	611,160	21.7
153	Timor-Leste	579,831	39
154	Botswana	561,941	1
155	Montenegro	505,522	37.6
156	Gabon	496,853	1.9
157	Fiji	495,000	27.1
158	The Gambia	454,105	44.9
159	Eswatini	431,797	25.1
160	Suriname	361,260	2.3
161	Gaza Strip	343,960	955.4
162	Luxembourg	335,867	129.9
163	Malta	319,254	1,010.3
164	Bhutan	288,134	7.5
165	Equatorial Guinea	263,377	9.4
166	Cabo Verde	254,303	63.1
167	Macau	247,282	8,831.5
168	Barbados	239,868	557.8
169	Comoros	223,443	100
170	Bahrain	207,811	273.4
171	Iceland	201,245	2
172	United Arab Emirates	190,974	2.3
173	Djibouti	163,858	7.1
174	The Bahamas	157,435	15.7
175	Solomon Islands	154,000	5.5
176	Curaçao	140,302	316
177	Samoa	136,151	48.3
178	Belize	116,293	5.1
179	Brunei	115,921	22
180	French Polynesia	107,309	28
181	Maldives	107,000	359.1
182	New Caledonia	99,500	5.4
183	Saint Lucia	99,400	164
184	Grenada	94,349	274.3
185	Qatar	93,546	8.1
186	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	88,020	226.3
187	Guam	83,800	154
188	Tonga	81,249	113.3
189	Vanuatu	80,571	6.6
190	Sao Tome and Principe	71,804	74.5
191	Jersey	68,070	586.8
192	Dominica	67,560	90
193	Antigua and Barbuda	63,135	142.5
194	Aruba	58,149	323
195	U.S. Virgin Islands	55,700	160.1
196	Federated States of Micronesia	53,432	76.1
197	Guernsey	52,099	667.9
198	Bermuda	51,250	949.1
199	Seychelles	51,126	112.4
200	Isle of Man	50,982	89.1
201	Kiribati	47,213	58.2
202	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,933	179.8
203	Greenland	44,716	0
204	Faroe Islands	38,000	27.3
205	American Samoa	28,100	141.9
206	Gibraltar	25,879	3,697
207	Monaco	23,142	11,571
208	Liechtenstein	19,965	124.8
209	Cook Islands	19,918	84.4
210	Marshall Islands	19,870	109.8
211	San Marino	18,333	300.5
212	Andorra	17,216	36.8
213	Montserrat	11,633	114
214	Palau	11,607	25.3
215	Northern Mariana Islands	11,563	24.5
216	Cayman Islands	9,476	35.9
217	British Virgin Islands	9,248	61.2
218	Wallis and Futuna	8,400	59.2
219	Nauru	6,219	296.1
220	Anguilla	5,996	65.9
221	Tuvalu	5,755	221.3
222	Turks and Caicos Islands	5,609	5.9
223	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	5,531	14
224	Sint Maarten	5,306	156.1
225	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,284	21.8
226	Saint Martin	5,161	95.6
227	Saint Barthelemy	2,363	94.5

Data from US Census International Database