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1988 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1988

Rank
Country
Population
1China1,117,284,539
2India826,061,889
3United States244,498,982
4Indonesia175,334,750
5Russia146,865,701
6Brazil144,963,227
7Japan122,613,000
8Pakistan110,446,491
9Bangladesh101,386,934
10Nigeria92,331,569
11Mexico81,540,513
12Germany78,030,572
13Vietnam64,211,347
14Philippines58,639,099
15France57,335,273
16United Kingdom57,095,731
17Italy56,711,103
18Thailand54,382,553
19Turkey54,356,391
20Iran53,835,124
21Egypt53,277,807
22Ukraine51,422,963
23Ethiopia44,576,402
24South Korea42,031,000
25Spain39,053,881
26Burma38,819,808
27Poland37,866,840
28South Africa36,806,860
29Congo Kinshasa36,669,267
30Colombia32,768,734
31Argentina32,099,320
32Canada26,894,800
33Peru24,018,405
34Algeria23,917,674
35Morocco23,526,173
36Tanzania23,520,361
37Romania22,768,897
38Kenya21,875,798
39Taiwan19,976,096
40North Korea19,768,912
41Uzbekistan19,624,686
42Sudan19,598,127
43Venezuela18,757,806
44Nepal17,713,762
45Malaysia17,142,702
46Iraq17,073,634
47Kazakhstan16,530,068
48Sri Lanka16,480,228
49Australia16,183,270
50Uganda15,559,122
51Saudi Arabia15,233,131
52Netherlands14,774,965
53Ghana14,052,097
54Mozambique13,744,669
55Afghanistan13,168,732
56Chile12,554,615
57Syria11,676,074
58Yemen11,591,069
59Cameroon11,118,682
60Madagascar10,941,840
61Côte d'Ivoire10,653,216
62Hungary10,442,500
63Angola10,424,709
64Cuba10,381,681
65Czechia10,313,782
66Belarus10,149,612
67Greece10,049,498
68Portugal9,920,611
69Belgium9,884,000
70Ecuador9,794,122
71Zimbabwe9,523,317
72Bulgaria8,982,025
73Cambodia8,796,548
74Sweden8,469,339
75Guatemala8,150,276
76Mali8,138,605
77Malawi8,079,332
78Tunisia7,917,820
79Burkina Faso7,843,764
80Serbia7,768,887
81Austria7,599,791
82Niger7,393,947
83Azerbaijan7,233,154
84Zambia7,214,352
85Somalia6,918,288
86Senegal6,912,268
87Dominican Republic6,763,135
88Switzerland6,709,508
89Rwanda6,692,714
90Haiti6,458,500
91Bolivia6,283,164
92Chad5,756,955
93Hong Kong5,628,407
94Guinea5,397,044
95Georgia5,320,248
96Slovakia5,223,222
97Burundi5,156,268
98Denmark5,129,516
99South Sudan5,100,482
100Tajikistan5,005,734
101Finland4,946,633
102El Salvador4,938,989
103Honduras4,517,983
104Benin4,517,201
105Croatia4,493,676
106Kyrgyzstan4,333,005
107Moldova4,289,659
108Bosnia and Herzegovina4,285,510
109Israel4,264,029
110Norway4,208,729
111Sierra Leone4,080,785
112Laos3,979,884
113Paraguay3,963,437
114Libya3,883,238
115Papua New Guinea3,786,148
116Lithuania3,673,950
117Armenia3,655,035
118Ireland3,529,600
119Turkmenistan3,492,186
120Puerto Rico3,474,992
121Togo3,407,600
122Nicaragua3,403,564
123New Zealand3,361,313
124Lebanon3,336,549
125Albania3,136,843
126Uruguay3,057,630
127Jordan2,966,869
128Central African Republic2,896,799
129Eritrea2,890,943
130Costa Rica2,874,123
131Singapore2,869,266
132Latvia2,664,068
133Jamaica2,422,363
134Liberia2,382,311
135Panama2,310,564
136Congo Brazzaville2,097,286
137Mongolia1,992,349
138Kuwait1,966,721
139Slovenia1,961,775
140North Macedonia1,858,920
141Mauritania1,848,504
142Kosovo1,790,565
143Oman1,670,760
144Lesotho1,641,096
145United Arab Emirates1,609,623
146Estonia1,569,187
147Namibia1,323,014
148Trinidad and Tobago1,200,006
149Botswana1,183,187
150West Bank1,165,357
151Mauritius1,044,942
152Guinea-Bissau950,432
153Gabon913,719
154The Gambia877,596
155Eswatini815,127
156Guyana768,009
157Fiji726,376
158Cyprus713,026
159Timor-Leste703,394
160Bhutan610,858
161Gaza Strip592,371
162Montenegro574,401
163Bahrain471,975
164Djibouti414,997
165Suriname411,262
166Comoros410,924
167Qatar401,964
168Luxembourg375,624
169Malta352,317
170Equatorial Guinea351,560
171Macau332,136
172Cabo Verde330,500
173Solomon Islands300,890
174Barbados260,097
175Iceland249,885
176Brunei238,878
177The Bahamas237,769
178Maldives200,075
179French Polynesia191,158
180Belize186,984
181New Caledonia161,942
182Samoa161,516
183Curaçao149,260
184Vanuatu146,117
185Saint Lucia135,495
186Guam127,545
187Sao Tome and Principe110,939
188Saint Vincent and the Grenadines106,138
189Federated States of Micronesia101,343
190U.S. Virgin Islands100,952
191Tonga95,702
192Grenada94,286
193Jersey82,083
194Dominica71,338
195Seychelles69,195
196Kiribati67,493
197Isle of Man66,538
198Antigua and Barbuda64,427
199Guernsey60,484
200Aruba59,499
201Bermuda57,166
202Greenland54,853
203Andorra49,365
204Faroe Islands47,090
205American Samoa43,623
206Marshall Islands43,446
207Saint Kitts and Nevis42,188
208Gibraltar30,024
209Monaco29,241
210Northern Mariana Islands29,053
211Liechtenstein27,825
212Saint Martin24,873
213Cayman Islands24,500
214Sint Maarten24,475
215San Marino23,040
216Cook Islands17,909
217British Virgin Islands14,615
218Palau14,572
219Wallis and Futuna13,357
220Montserrat10,969
221Turks and Caicos Islands10,610
222Nauru9,100
223Tuvalu8,755
224Anguilla7,820
225Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha6,588
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,281
227Saint Barthelemy4,623
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Data from US Census International Database