1984 Population

In 1984, the world’s population was estimated at around 4.8 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to over half of the global population, with China leading as the most populous country at approximately 1 billion inhabitants, followed by India with around 750 million. Europe’s population was about 690 million, with the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom among its most populous countries. Africa’s population was roughly 500 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as the leading nations. North America had around 400 million people, primarily in the United States (about 235 million) and Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for around 370 million, with Brazil and Mexico as its most populous countries. Oceania, including Australia, had a much smaller population, totaling around 25 million. The global population in 1984 reflected significant regional disparities, with rapid growth in developing regions and slower growth in more developed areas.

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China1,046,459,302112.2
2India751,746,369252.8
3United States235,824,90225.8
4Indonesia162,939,88389.9
5Russia142,922,2638.7
6Brazil133,409,29916
7Japan120,034,697329.3
8Pakistan98,862,614128.2
9Bangladesh92,379,840709.7
10Nigeria83,165,88891.3
11Germany77,855,422223.3
12Mexico74,943,41338.6
13Vietnam58,762,040189.5
14Italy56,687,144192.7
15United Kingdom56,435,179233.3
16France56,312,92487.9
17Philippines53,222,373178.5
18Thailand50,861,76799.6
19Ukraine50,769,37587.6
20Turkey49,830,46264.7
21Egypt48,550,15548.8
22Iran46,792,11330.6
23South Korea40,406,000416.9
24Ethiopia40,072,73036.5
25Spain38,362,86176.9
26Poland36,904,134121.3
27Burma36,027,29055.1
28South Africa33,181,59427.3
29Congo Kinshasa32,341,52814.3
30Argentina30,230,64411
31Colombia29,765,37228.7
32Canada25,701,8002.8
33Romania22,453,78897.7
34Morocco21,418,41229.9
35Algeria21,340,5469
36Tanzania20,899,00423.6
37Peru20,234,09515.8
38Taiwan19,083,348591.5
39Kenya19,046,17733.5
40North Korea18,529,951153.9
41Uzbekistan17,729,26541.7
42Sudan16,860,4149.1
43Venezuela16,689,99518.9
44Nepal16,044,345111.9
45Kazakhstan15,802,7515.9
46Sri Lanka15,714,198243.1
47Australia15,338,7342
48Malaysia15,221,07746.3
49Iraq15,160,54634.7
50Netherlands14,433,533425.9
51Uganda13,493,14468.5
52Mozambique13,400,46917
53Afghanistan12,768,66419.6
54Ghana12,668,88255.7
55Saudi Arabia12,606,9405.9
56Chile11,761,67215.8
57Hungary10,668,095119.1
58Czechia10,309,224133.5
59Yemen10,229,27219.4
60Syria10,100,84754.3
61Cuba9,983,22890.9
62Greece9,915,45975.9
63Belarus9,914,26248.9
64Portugal9,885,387108.1
65Belgium9,855,300325.5
66Cameroon9,777,83020.7
67Madagascar9,727,38816.7
68Côte d'Ivoire9,362,70029.4
69Angola9,171,9837.4
70Bulgaria8,928,27182.3
71Ecuador8,825,82931.9
72Sweden8,342,62120.3
73Zimbabwe8,235,05921.3
74Cambodia7,759,36444
75Serbia7,695,79999.3
76Austria7,554,13291.6
77Mali7,459,8206.1
78Guatemala7,323,85668.3
79Tunisia7,184,53046.2
80Burkina Faso6,985,03925.5
81Malawi6,791,21472.2
82Azerbaijan6,712,65681.2
83Niger6,702,0055.3
84Switzerland6,532,311163.3
85Zambia6,344,7228.5
86Dominican Republic6,233,866129
87Somalia6,217,7389.9
88Senegal6,213,55032.3
89Haiti5,949,797215.9
90Rwanda5,856,599237.4
91Bolivia5,834,2935.4
92Hong Kong5,397,9005,030.7
93South Sudan5,394,8408.4
94Chad5,187,2074.1
95Georgia5,161,72474.1
96Slovakia5,114,080106.3
97Denmark5,111,619120.5
98Finland4,881,78816.1
99Guinea4,760,63419.4
100Burundi4,757,484185.3
101El Salvador4,593,745221.7
102Croatia4,441,85479.4
103Tajikistan4,430,62231.3
104Bosnia and Herzegovina4,204,48882.1
105Norway4,140,09513.6
106Moldova4,113,243125.1
107Benin3,978,68836
108Israel3,977,584185
109Kyrgyzstan3,969,46020.7
110Honduras3,934,85935.2
111Sierra Leone3,697,80051.6
112Libya3,613,9562.1
113Laos3,576,70615.5
114Lithuania3,555,05456.7
115Paraguay3,530,5458.9
116Ireland3,529,00051.2
117Armenia3,397,776120.5
118Papua New Guinea3,364,5567.4
119Puerto Rico3,350,037377.7
120New Zealand3,298,09012.5
121Turkmenistan3,164,6116.7
122Lebanon3,120,549305
123Nicaragua3,114,23826
124Uruguay3,008,27017.2
125Togo2,965,23054.5
126Albania2,895,998105.7
127Eritrea2,862,24328.3
128Singapore2,743,2973,869.2
129Central African Republic2,622,7004.2
130Latvia2,587,99641.6
131Jordan2,570,13528.9
132Costa Rica2,567,60150.3
133Jamaica2,338,197215.9
134Panama2,129,33528.6
135Liberia2,096,26421.8
136Slovenia1,896,41394.1
137Congo Brazzaville1,873,1175.5
138North Macedonia1,837,29572.2
139Mongolia1,816,3391.2
140Mauritania1,684,7701.6
141Kosovo1,647,074151.3
142Kuwait1,637,31491.9
143Estonia1,526,12836
144Lesotho1,519,49250.1
145Oman1,438,1154.6
146United Arab Emirates1,284,38515.4
147Namibia1,166,0611.4
148Trinidad and Tobago1,147,586223.8
149Botswana1,042,0641.8
150Mauritius1,012,042498.5
151West Bank1,008,885178.9
152Guinea-Bissau865,18430.8
153Gabon815,1193.2
154Guyana759,6263.9
155The Gambia741,57673.3
156Eswatini696,51440.5
157Fiji685,57237.5
158Cyprus667,97072.3
159Timor-Leste630,53642.4
160Montenegro558,38941.5
161Bhutan533,02713.9
162Gaza Strip515,1721,431
163Bahrain407,712536.5
164Suriname387,7612.5
165Comoros373,626167.2
166Djibouti372,34216.1
167Luxembourg366,272141.6
168Malta351,3791,112
169Equatorial Guinea314,64711.2
170Cabo Verde312,48677.5
171Qatar312,37527
172Macau298,98210,677.9
173Solomon Islands263,8859.4
174Barbados256,197595.8
175Iceland239,4982.4
176The Bahamas224,62922.4
177Brunei211,22340.1
178Maldives172,102577.5
179French Polynesia170,27444.5
180Belize163,4087.2
181Samoa160,66457
182Curaçao152,274343
183New Caledonia149,6558.2
184Vanuatu131,03310.8
185Saint Lucia129,118213.1
186Guam117,296215.6
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102,894264.5
188Sao Tome and Principe102,116105.9
189U.S. Virgin Islands100,600289.1
190Tonga93,792130.8
191Grenada92,738269.6
192Federated States of Micronesia87,784125
193Jersey78,740678.8
194Dominica73,99398.5
195Seychelles66,499146.2
196Antigua and Barbuda64,470145.5
197Isle of Man64,422112.6
198Aruba62,683348.2
199Kiribati61,14775.4
200Bermuda55,8531,034.3
201Guernsey54,718701.5
202Greenland52,6250
203Faroe Islands45,06332.3
204Saint Kitts and Nevis43,086165.1
205Andorra42,71291.3
206American Samoa37,092187.3
207Marshall Islands36,648202.5
208Gibraltar28,2314,033
209Monaco27,83713,918.5
210Liechtenstein26,597166.2
211San Marino22,501368.9
212Northern Mariana Islands20,10942.6
213Cayman Islands20,02075.8
214Sint Maarten17,979528.8
215Cook Islands17,74375.2
216Palau13,70529.9
217Wallis and Futuna12,80690.2
218Saint Martin12,790236.9
219British Virgin Islands12,72684.3
220Montserrat11,442112.2
221Turks and Caicos Islands8,9119.4
222Nauru8,329396.6
223Tuvalu7,981307
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,48819
225Anguilla6,68873.5
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,11025.2
227Saint Barthelemy3,681147.2

Data from US Census International Database