1978 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1978

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China961,638,579103.1
2India658,040,343221.3
3United States222,095,00024.3
4Indonesia144,176,78279.6
5Russia137,245,8708.4
6Brazil115,661,94813.8
7Japan114,912,911315.3
8Pakistan82,374,302106.9
9Bangladesh78,497,395603
10Germany78,066,074223.9
11Nigeria70,706,36777.6
12Mexico65,295,99033.6
13Italy56,240,143191.2
14United Kingdom56,167,000232.2
15France54,649,38285.3
16Vietnam51,662,728166.6
17Ukraine49,642,98785.7
18Philippines45,827,880153.7
19Thailand45,056,95788.2
20Turkey43,274,73356.2
21Egypt40,020,46140.2
22South Korea37,019,000382
23Spain36,861,03473.9
24Iran36,758,13324
25Ethiopia35,216,31732.1
26Poland34,929,072114.8
27Burma32,017,57849
28South Africa27,809,08722.9
29Argentina27,440,27210
30Congo Kinshasa27,315,13112
31Colombia25,842,19224.9
32Canada24,036,3002.6
33Romania21,831,87595
34Morocco18,853,44426.3
35Algeria17,685,7687.4
36Tanzania17,647,39519.9
37Taiwan17,111,535530.4
38North Korea16,830,095139.8
39Peru16,414,39912.8
40Afghanistan15,269,28123.4
41Uzbekistan15,207,11335.7
42Kenya15,079,69026.5
43Kazakhstan14,623,6195.4
44Sri Lanka14,511,088224.5
45Australia14,208,9931.8
46Nepal13,993,60997.6
47Netherlands13,947,172411.5
48Venezuela13,930,82415.8
49Sudan13,915,2707.5
50Malaysia12,905,66939.3
51Iraq12,317,13728.2
52Uganda11,612,08258.9
53Mozambique11,466,48314.6
54Chile10,685,88914.4
55Hungary10,673,300119.1
56Ghana10,500,17246.1
57Czechia10,212,894132.2
58Belgium9,829,700324.6
59Portugal9,698,780106
60Cuba9,629,69687.7
61Belarus9,520,28046.9
62Greece9,429,95972.2
63Bulgaria8,803,28181.1
64Saudi Arabia8,722,0714.1
65Yemen8,641,03616.4
66Sweden8,275,77820.2
67Madagascar8,220,97914.1
68Syria8,176,69044
69Cameroon8,162,80517.3
70Côte d'Ivoire7,774,98224.4
71Austria7,562,30591.7
72Serbia7,524,86297.1
73Angola7,509,9746
74Ecuador7,489,43227.1
75Cambodia6,824,67538.7
76Zimbabwe6,767,22317.5
77Mali6,594,2295.4
78Guatemala6,345,65559.2
79Switzerland6,332,568158.3
80Tunisia6,136,28239.5
81Burkina Faso6,025,54422
82Azerbaijan5,986,42772.4
83Malawi5,840,17862.1
84Niger5,815,5624.6
85Dominican Republic5,431,308112.4
86Senegal5,343,78927.8
87Haiti5,270,294191.2
88Zambia5,247,9877.1
89Bolivia5,204,6224.8
90Denmark5,104,247120.3
91Georgia4,991,04571.6
92Slovakia4,876,017101.4
93Rwanda4,818,992195.4
94Finland4,752,52815.6
95Somalia4,679,5017.5
96Hong Kong4,667,5004,350
97Chad4,541,1913.6
98El Salvador4,399,428212.3
99Croatia4,349,24277.7
100Guinea4,154,89016.9
101Bosnia and Herzegovina4,135,00080.8
102South Sudan4,109,6716.4
103Norway4,058,67113.3
104Moldova3,947,422120
105Burundi3,929,974153
106Tajikistan3,760,97326.6
107Israel3,554,581165.4
108Kyrgyzstan3,496,16518.2
109Lithuania3,386,98854
110Ireland3,314,00048.1
111Benin3,304,94029.9
112Laos3,247,73614.1
113Sierra Leone3,235,00845.2
114Honduras3,168,94828.3
115New Zealand3,165,80012
116Puerto Rico3,117,884351.5
117Paraguay3,037,4927.6
118Armenia3,014,042106.9
119Uruguay2,896,50716.6
120Papua New Guinea2,828,7536.2
121Lebanon2,800,036273.7
122Libya2,793,3291.6
123Turkmenistan2,733,9335.8
124Nicaragua2,608,30321.7
125Albania2,563,37693.6
126Eritrea2,537,97825.1
127Latvia2,504,50840.2
128Togo2,472,38545.5
129Singapore2,353,6003,319.6
130Central African Republic2,224,4303.6
131Costa Rica2,192,36742.9
132Jamaica2,179,441201.2
133Jordan2,030,19322.9
134Panama1,874,97125.2
135Slovenia1,759,39587.3
136Liberia1,754,11918.2
137North Macedonia1,747,11368.7
138Congo Brazzaville1,583,6624.6
139Mongolia1,571,7001
140Mauritania1,483,9921.4
141Estonia1,463,53334.5
142Kosovo1,460,464134.1
143Lesotho1,288,86042.5
144Kuwait1,213,58468.1
145Oman1,067,6753.4
146Trinidad and Tobago1,055,527205.8
147Namibia997,9131.2
148Mauritius929,367457.8
149West Bank864,122153.2
150Botswana822,2471.5
151United Arab Emirates778,7369.3
152Guinea-Bissau758,11327
153Guyana755,8893.8
154Gabon731,7442.8
155Cyprus618,67266.9
156The Gambia616,21660.9
157Fiji610,84533.4
158Timor-Leste604,93040.7
159Eswatini568,34733
160Montenegro565,56142
161Gaza Strip431,6081,198.9
162Bhutan427,63211.1
163Suriname365,2772.3
164Luxembourg362,100140
165Malta339,7861,075.3
166Bahrain322,535424.4
167Comoros318,860142.7
168Cabo Verde289,17071.7
169Djibouti273,21411.8
170Barbados250,145581.7
171Macau248,5648,877.3
172Iceland223,5872.2
173Solomon Islands215,0787.7
174The Bahamas201,49920.1
175Qatar200,66717.3
176Equatorial Guinea194,5976.9
177Brunei173,00032.9
178Samoa155,42955.1
179Curaçao148,343334.1
180Maldives144,875486.2
181Belize142,9376.3
182French Polynesia142,08337.1
183New Caledonia137,5007.5
184Saint Lucia119,025196.4
185Vanuatu109,4009
186Guam101,960187.4
187U.S. Virgin Islands95,929275.7
188Saint Vincent and the Grenadines95,717246.1
189Grenada92,535269
190Tonga91,199127.2
191Sao Tome and Principe89,36792.7
192Dominica74,36699
193Jersey74,186639.5
194Federated States of Micronesia72,538103.3
195Antigua and Barbuda68,608154.9
196Seychelles62,450137.3
197Isle of Man62,331109
198Aruba59,201328.9
199Kiribati55,71368.7
200Bermuda54,3771,007
201Guernsey53,485685.7
202Greenland49,2430
203Saint Kitts and Nevis44,103169
204Faroe Islands42,48130.5
205American Samoa31,411158.6
206Andorra30,32164.8
207Marshall Islands28,901159.7
208Gibraltar28,6044,086.3
209Monaco25,97112,985.5
210Liechtenstein24,412152.6
211San Marino20,820341.3
212Cook Islands18,65079
213Northern Mariana Islands16,11834.1
214Cayman Islands15,33258.1
215Palau13,12028.6
216Montserrat11,728115
217Sint Maarten11,198329.4
218British Virgin Islands10,81271.6
219Wallis and Futuna10,00070.4
220Nauru7,434354
221Turks and Caicos Islands7,0497.4
222Saint Martin7,035130.3
223Tuvalu7,034270.5
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha6,43616.3
225Anguilla6,43170.7
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,94324.6
227Saint Barthelemy2,753110.1

Data from US Census International Database