1994 Population

In 1994, the world’s population was estimated at approximately 5.6 billion people. Asia was the most populous continent, home to over 3.2 billion people, with China (about 1.2 billion) and India (nearly 930 million) as the two most populous countries globally. Africa’s population was around 700 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as leading contributors. Europe had about 730 million inhabitants, with Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom among its most populous nations. The Americas counted roughly 780 million people, with the United States (about 260 million) and Brazil (around 160 million) as the largest countries by population. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller share, with around 28 million people. Global population growth rates were higher in developing regions, particularly in Africa and parts of Asia, while Europe and North America experienced slower growth and aging populations.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,209,115,039	129.6
2	India	939,118,145	315.9
3	United States	263,125,821	28.8
4	Indonesia	194,301,846	107.3
5	Brazil	160,689,238	19.2
6	Russia	149,588,063	9.1
7	Pakistan	127,074,849	164.8
8	Japan	125,046,546	343.1
9	Bangladesh	115,142,278	884.6
10	Nigeria	107,053,762	117.5
11	Mexico	91,026,615	46.8
12	Germany	81,414,164	233.5
13	Vietnam	72,635,696	234.3
14	Philippines	66,885,215	224.3
15	Iran	61,928,011	40.4
16	Turkey	60,364,583	78.4
17	France	59,546,489	93
18	Egypt	58,664,429	58.9
19	Thailand	58,345,856	114.2
20	United Kingdom	58,005,686	239.8
21	Italy	57,198,073	194.5
22	Ethiopia	53,655,230	48.9
23	Ukraine	51,637,842	89.1
24	Congo Kinshasa	44,820,303	19.8
25	South Korea	44,718,897	461.4
26	Burma	42,669,847	65.3
27	South Africa	41,618,865	34.3
28	Spain	39,707,884	79.6
29	Poland	38,548,295	126.7
30	Colombia	37,406,060	36
31	Argentina	34,846,915	12.7
32	Canada	29,330,810	3.2
33	Tanzania	28,309,218	32
34	Algeria	27,758,508	11.7
35	Morocco	26,363,242	36.8
36	Kenya	26,312,109	46.2
37	Sudan	24,107,577	13
38	Peru	23,386,372	18.3
39	Romania	22,733,020	98.9
40	Uzbekistan	22,603,815	53.1
41	North Korea	21,851,587	181.5
42	Venezuela	21,632,485	24.5
43	Taiwan	21,093,246	653.9
44	Nepal	20,843,641	145.4
45	Malaysia	19,976,768	60.8
46	Uganda	19,270,096	97.8
47	Iraq	19,043,981	43.5
48	Afghanistan	18,486,041	28.3
49	Saudi Arabia	18,182,819	8.5
50	Sri Lanka	17,708,824	274
51	Australia	17,563,625	2.3
52	Kazakhstan	16,663,072	6.2
53	Ghana	16,590,486	72.9
54	Mozambique	15,721,310	20
55	Netherlands	15,398,925	454.3
56	Yemen	14,394,750	27.3
57	Côte d'Ivoire	14,140,191	44.5
58	Syria	14,098,874	75.8
59	Chile	13,952,144	18.8
60	Cameroon	13,357,941	28.3
61	Madagascar	13,109,316	22.5
62	Angola	12,873,699	10.3
63	Cambodia	11,071,799	62.7
64	Zimbabwe	11,056,612	28.6
65	Ecuador	11,012,554	39.8
66	Cuba	10,892,882	99.2
67	Greece	10,576,226	81
68	Czechia	10,330,165	133.7
69	Hungary	10,296,552	114.9
70	Belarus	10,238,044	50.5
71	Belgium	10,122,914	334.3
72	Portugal	10,027,688	109.6
73	Guatemala	9,652,867	90.1
74	Burkina Faso	9,608,349	35.1
75	Malawi	9,539,596	101.4
76	Mali	9,243,615	7.6
77	Tunisia	8,867,534	57.1
78	Sweden	8,831,493	21.5
79	Niger	8,808,733	7
80	Zambia	8,566,929	11.5
81	Bulgaria	8,363,158	77.1
82	Senegal	8,165,004	42.4
83	Austria	8,027,539	97.4
84	Azerbaijan	7,952,142	96.2
85	Serbia	7,700,801	99.4
86	Dominican Republic	7,502,063	155.3
87	Haiti	7,299,832	264.9
88	Bolivia	7,205,287	6.7
89	Switzerland	7,120,988	178
90	Guinea	6,796,459	27.7
91	Chad	6,562,308	5.2
92	Somalia	6,264,440	10
93	Rwanda	6,128,862	248.5
94	Hong Kong	6,064,948	5,652.3
95	Benin	5,604,835	50.7
96	Tajikistan	5,604,488	39.6
97	Burundi	5,446,210	212.1
98	Honduras	5,394,923	48.2
99	El Salvador	5,388,412	260
100	Slovakia	5,345,264	111.1
101	Denmark	5,205,603	122.7
102	Israel	5,155,901	239.8
103	Georgia	5,145,842	73.8
104	Finland	5,086,044	16.7
105	South Sudan	5,004,476	7.8
106	Laos	4,711,829	20.4
107	Paraguay	4,697,523	11.8
108	Kyrgyzstan	4,575,286	23.9
109	Papua New Guinea	4,549,732	10
110	Libya	4,517,088	2.6
111	Croatia	4,499,274	80.4
112	Moldova	4,371,945	132.9
113	Norway	4,336,639	14.3
114	Nicaragua	4,283,967	35.7
115	Sierra Leone	4,188,032	58.5
116	Jordan	4,159,452	46.8
117	Turkmenistan	4,003,901	8.5
118	Togo	3,897,985	71.7
119	Puerto Rico	3,649,237	411.5
120	Lebanon	3,637,528	355.6
121	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,634,966	71
122	Ireland	3,595,542	52.2
123	New Zealand	3,586,305	13.6
124	Lithuania	3,522,132	56.2
125	Singapore	3,505,759	4,944.7
126	Central African Republic	3,423,391	5.5
127	Costa Rica	3,351,198	65.6
128	Armenia	3,198,062	113.4
129	Eritrea	3,185,537	31.5
130	Uruguay	3,137,032	17.9
131	Albania	3,111,161	113.6
132	Jamaica	2,609,917	241
133	Panama	2,599,606	35
134	Latvia	2,516,781	40.4
135	Congo Brazzaville	2,498,643	7.3
136	Mongolia	2,272,058	1.5
137	United Arab Emirates	2,245,060	26.9
138	Mauritania	2,183,335	2.1
139	Oman	2,076,785	6.7
140	Liberia	2,069,284	21.5
141	Slovenia	2,001,035	99.3
142	Kosovo	1,997,028	183.4
143	North Macedonia	1,935,034	76.1
144	Lesotho	1,797,877	59.2
145	Namibia	1,620,352	2
146	Kuwait	1,575,308	88.4
147	West Bank	1,531,102	271.5
148	Estonia	1,467,535	34.6
149	Botswana	1,421,785	2.5
150	Trinidad and Tobago	1,242,033	242.2
151	The Gambia	1,121,869	110.9
152	Mauritius	1,111,297	547.4
153	Guinea-Bissau	1,088,103	38.7
154	Gabon	1,049,633	4.1
155	Eswatini	987,945	57.4
156	Timor-Leste	840,374	56.5
157	Cyprus	829,209	89.7
158	Gaza Strip	817,688	2,271.4
159	Fiji	765,945	41.9
160	Guyana	754,707	3.8
161	Montenegro	623,015	46.3
162	Bhutan	613,411	16
163	Bahrain	567,501	746.7
164	Djibouti	544,320	23.5
165	Qatar	494,452	42.7
166	Comoros	471,934	211.2
167	Suriname	428,047	2.7
168	Equatorial Guinea	413,528	14.7
169	Luxembourg	403,671	156.1
170	Macau	392,941	14,033.6
171	Cabo Verde	375,918	93.2
172	Malta	374,774	1,186
173	Solomon Islands	363,121	13
174	Brunei	280,483	53.3
175	Barbados	267,013	621
176	Iceland	266,075	2.7
177	The Bahamas	262,197	26.2
178	Maldives	253,376	850.3
179	Belize	220,728	9.7
180	French Polynesia	213,680	55.8
181	New Caledonia	187,446	10.3
182	Vanuatu	168,862	13.9
183	Samoa	167,483	59.4
184	Saint Lucia	144,636	238.7
185	Guam	143,157	263.2
186	Curaçao	142,733	321.5
187	Sao Tome and Principe	124,921	129.6
188	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	108,691	279.4
189	U.S. Virgin Islands	107,318	308.4
190	Federated States of Micronesia	105,444	150.2
191	Tonga	97,157	135.5
192	Grenada	96,750	281.2
193	Jersey	84,753	730.6
194	Aruba	77,853	432.5
195	Kiribati	75,718	93.4
196	Seychelles	74,134	162.9
197	Isle of Man	71,692	125.3
198	Dominica	70,923	94.4
199	Antigua and Barbuda	67,485	152.3
200	Andorra	63,826	136.4
201	Guernsey	61,113	783.5
202	Bermuda	59,786	1,107.1
203	Greenland	55,923	0
204	Northern Mariana Islands	54,619	115.7
205	American Samoa	52,707	266.2
206	Marshall Islands	49,054	271
207	Faroe Islands	44,504	31.9
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	42,606	163.2
209	Saint Martin	33,098	612.9
210	Sint Maarten	32,093	943.9
211	Cayman Islands	31,299	118.6
212	Monaco	30,716	15,358
213	Liechtenstein	30,574	191.1
214	Gibraltar	26,776	3,825.1
215	San Marino	24,625	403.7
216	British Virgin Islands	18,384	121.7
217	Cook Islands	18,365	77.8
218	Palau	16,866	36.7
219	Turks and Caicos Islands	14,199	15
220	Wallis and Futuna	13,913	98
221	Montserrat	10,336	101.3
222	Nauru	9,822	467.7
223	Tuvalu	9,644	370.9
224	Anguilla	9,542	104.9
225	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	6,893	17.5
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,402	26.5
227	Saint Barthelemy	5,935	237.4

Data from US Census International Database