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.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,046,459,302	112.2
2	India	751,746,369	252.8
3	United States	235,824,902	25.8
4	Indonesia	162,939,883	89.9
5	Russia	142,922,263	8.7
6	Brazil	133,409,299	16
7	Japan	120,034,697	329.3
8	Pakistan	98,862,614	128.2
9	Bangladesh	92,379,840	709.7
10	Nigeria	83,165,888	91.3
11	Germany	77,855,422	223.3
12	Mexico	74,943,413	38.6
13	Vietnam	58,762,040	189.5
14	Italy	56,687,144	192.7
15	United Kingdom	56,435,179	233.3
16	France	56,312,924	87.9
17	Philippines	53,222,373	178.5
18	Thailand	50,861,767	99.6
19	Ukraine	50,769,375	87.6
20	Turkey	49,830,462	64.7
21	Egypt	48,550,155	48.8
22	Iran	46,792,113	30.6
23	South Korea	40,406,000	416.9
24	Ethiopia	40,072,730	36.5
25	Spain	38,362,861	76.9
26	Poland	36,904,134	121.3
27	Burma	36,027,290	55.1
28	South Africa	33,181,594	27.3
29	Congo Kinshasa	32,341,528	14.3
30	Argentina	30,230,644	11
31	Colombia	29,765,372	28.7
32	Canada	25,701,800	2.8
33	Romania	22,453,788	97.7
34	Morocco	21,418,412	29.9
35	Algeria	21,340,546	9
36	Tanzania	20,899,004	23.6
37	Peru	20,234,095	15.8
38	Taiwan	19,083,348	591.5
39	Kenya	19,046,177	33.5
40	North Korea	18,529,951	153.9
41	Uzbekistan	17,729,265	41.7
42	Sudan	16,860,414	9.1
43	Venezuela	16,689,995	18.9
44	Nepal	16,044,345	111.9
45	Kazakhstan	15,802,751	5.9
46	Sri Lanka	15,714,198	243.1
47	Australia	15,338,734	2
48	Malaysia	15,221,077	46.3
49	Iraq	15,160,546	34.7
50	Netherlands	14,433,533	425.9
51	Uganda	13,493,144	68.5
52	Mozambique	13,400,469	17
53	Afghanistan	12,768,664	19.6
54	Ghana	12,668,882	55.7
55	Saudi Arabia	12,606,940	5.9
56	Chile	11,761,672	15.8
57	Hungary	10,668,095	119.1
58	Czechia	10,309,224	133.5
59	Yemen	10,229,272	19.4
60	Syria	10,100,847	54.3
61	Cuba	9,983,228	90.9
62	Greece	9,915,459	75.9
63	Belarus	9,914,262	48.9
64	Portugal	9,885,387	108.1
65	Belgium	9,855,300	325.5
66	Cameroon	9,777,830	20.7
67	Madagascar	9,727,388	16.7
68	Côte d'Ivoire	9,362,700	29.4
69	Angola	9,171,983	7.4
70	Bulgaria	8,928,271	82.3
71	Ecuador	8,825,829	31.9
72	Sweden	8,342,621	20.3
73	Zimbabwe	8,235,059	21.3
74	Cambodia	7,759,364	44
75	Serbia	7,695,799	99.3
76	Austria	7,554,132	91.6
77	Mali	7,459,820	6.1
78	Guatemala	7,323,856	68.3
79	Tunisia	7,184,530	46.2
80	Burkina Faso	6,985,039	25.5
81	Malawi	6,791,214	72.2
82	Azerbaijan	6,712,656	81.2
83	Niger	6,702,005	5.3
84	Switzerland	6,532,311	163.3
85	Zambia	6,344,722	8.5
86	Dominican Republic	6,233,866	129
87	Somalia	6,217,738	9.9
88	Senegal	6,213,550	32.3
89	Haiti	5,949,797	215.9
90	Rwanda	5,856,599	237.4
91	Bolivia	5,834,293	5.4
92	Hong Kong	5,397,900	5,030.7
93	South Sudan	5,394,840	8.4
94	Chad	5,187,207	4.1
95	Georgia	5,161,724	74.1
96	Slovakia	5,114,080	106.3
97	Denmark	5,111,619	120.5
98	Finland	4,881,788	16.1
99	Guinea	4,760,634	19.4
100	Burundi	4,757,484	185.3
101	El Salvador	4,593,745	221.7
102	Croatia	4,441,854	79.4
103	Tajikistan	4,430,622	31.3
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4,204,488	82.1
105	Norway	4,140,095	13.6
106	Moldova	4,113,243	125.1
107	Benin	3,978,688	36
108	Israel	3,977,584	185
109	Kyrgyzstan	3,969,460	20.7
110	Honduras	3,934,859	35.2
111	Sierra Leone	3,697,800	51.6
112	Libya	3,613,956	2.1
113	Laos	3,576,706	15.5
114	Lithuania	3,555,054	56.7
115	Paraguay	3,530,545	8.9
116	Ireland	3,529,000	51.2
117	Armenia	3,397,776	120.5
118	Papua New Guinea	3,364,556	7.4
119	Puerto Rico	3,350,037	377.7
120	New Zealand	3,298,090	12.5
121	Turkmenistan	3,164,611	6.7
122	Lebanon	3,120,549	305
123	Nicaragua	3,114,238	26
124	Uruguay	3,008,270	17.2
125	Togo	2,965,230	54.5
126	Albania	2,895,998	105.7
127	Eritrea	2,862,243	28.3
128	Singapore	2,743,297	3,869.2
129	Central African Republic	2,622,700	4.2
130	Latvia	2,587,996	41.6
131	Jordan	2,570,135	28.9
132	Costa Rica	2,567,601	50.3
133	Jamaica	2,338,197	215.9
134	Panama	2,129,335	28.6
135	Liberia	2,096,264	21.8
136	Slovenia	1,896,413	94.1
137	Congo Brazzaville	1,873,117	5.5
138	North Macedonia	1,837,295	72.2
139	Mongolia	1,816,339	1.2
140	Mauritania	1,684,770	1.6
141	Kosovo	1,647,074	151.3
142	Kuwait	1,637,314	91.9
143	Estonia	1,526,128	36
144	Lesotho	1,519,492	50.1
145	Oman	1,438,115	4.6
146	United Arab Emirates	1,284,385	15.4
147	Namibia	1,166,061	1.4
148	Trinidad and Tobago	1,147,586	223.8
149	Botswana	1,042,064	1.8
150	Mauritius	1,012,042	498.5
151	West Bank	1,008,885	178.9
152	Guinea-Bissau	865,184	30.8
153	Gabon	815,119	3.2
154	Guyana	759,626	3.9
155	The Gambia	741,576	73.3
156	Eswatini	696,514	40.5
157	Fiji	685,572	37.5
158	Cyprus	667,970	72.3
159	Timor-Leste	630,536	42.4
160	Montenegro	558,389	41.5
161	Bhutan	533,027	13.9
162	Gaza Strip	515,172	1,431
163	Bahrain	407,712	536.5
164	Suriname	387,761	2.5
165	Comoros	373,626	167.2
166	Djibouti	372,342	16.1
167	Luxembourg	366,272	141.6
168	Malta	351,379	1,112
169	Equatorial Guinea	314,647	11.2
170	Cabo Verde	312,486	77.5
171	Qatar	312,375	27
172	Macau	298,982	10,677.9
173	Solomon Islands	263,885	9.4
174	Barbados	256,197	595.8
175	Iceland	239,498	2.4
176	The Bahamas	224,629	22.4
177	Brunei	211,223	40.1
178	Maldives	172,102	577.5
179	French Polynesia	170,274	44.5
180	Belize	163,408	7.2
181	Samoa	160,664	57
182	Curaçao	152,274	343
183	New Caledonia	149,655	8.2
184	Vanuatu	131,033	10.8
185	Saint Lucia	129,118	213.1
186	Guam	117,296	215.6
187	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	102,894	264.5
188	Sao Tome and Principe	102,116	105.9
189	U.S. Virgin Islands	100,600	289.1
190	Tonga	93,792	130.8
191	Grenada	92,738	269.6
192	Federated States of Micronesia	87,784	125
193	Jersey	78,740	678.8
194	Dominica	73,993	98.5
195	Seychelles	66,499	146.2
196	Antigua and Barbuda	64,470	145.5
197	Isle of Man	64,422	112.6
198	Aruba	62,683	348.2
199	Kiribati	61,147	75.4
200	Bermuda	55,853	1,034.3
201	Guernsey	54,718	701.5
202	Greenland	52,625	0
203	Faroe Islands	45,063	32.3
204	Saint Kitts and Nevis	43,086	165.1
205	Andorra	42,712	91.3
206	American Samoa	37,092	187.3
207	Marshall Islands	36,648	202.5
208	Gibraltar	28,231	4,033
209	Monaco	27,837	13,918.5
210	Liechtenstein	26,597	166.2
211	San Marino	22,501	368.9
212	Northern Mariana Islands	20,109	42.6
213	Cayman Islands	20,020	75.8
214	Sint Maarten	17,979	528.8
215	Cook Islands	17,743	75.2
216	Palau	13,705	29.9
217	Wallis and Futuna	12,806	90.2
218	Saint Martin	12,790	236.9
219	British Virgin Islands	12,726	84.3
220	Montserrat	11,442	112.2
221	Turks and Caicos Islands	8,911	9.4
222	Nauru	8,329	396.6
223	Tuvalu	7,981	307
224	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,488	19
225	Anguilla	6,688	73.5
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,110	25.2
227	Saint Barthelemy	3,681	147.2

Data from US Census International Database