1996 Population

In 1996, the world’s population was approximately 5.8 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to around 3.5 billion people, with China (about 1.2 billion) and India (nearly 950 million) being the two most populous countries globally. Africa’s population was nearing 750 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as its most populous nations. Europe had about 730 million residents, with Russia and Germany leading in population size. North America’s population was around 295 million, dominated by the United States (about 270 million), while Latin America and the Caribbean had roughly 480 million people, with Brazil and Mexico as the largest countries. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population of about 30 million. The global population in 1996 reflected significant regional disparities, with rapid growth especially evident in Asia and Africa.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,233,877,275	132.3
2	India	976,203,090	328.3
3	United States	269,394,284	29.4
4	Indonesia	200,984,462	110.9
5	Brazil	165,745,963	19.8
6	Russia	149,563,044	9.1
7	Pakistan	133,742,986	173.5
8	Japan	125,616,709	344.6
9	Bangladesh	119,605,451	918.8
10	Nigeria	112,744,016	123.8
11	Mexico	94,125,591	48.4
12	Germany	81,890,667	234.9
13	Vietnam	75,076,986	242.1
14	Philippines	70,074,474	235
15	Iran	63,434,648	41.4
16	Turkey	62,233,516	80.9
17	Egypt	60,410,338	60.7
18	France	60,092,497	93.8
19	Thailand	59,403,003	116.3
20	United Kingdom	58,344,566	241.2
21	Italy	57,406,046	195.2
22	Ethiopia	56,817,472	51.8
23	Ukraine	50,813,392	87.7
24	Congo Kinshasa	47,684,709	21
25	South Korea	45,467,969	469.1
26	Burma	44,112,664	67.5
27	South Africa	42,672,533	35.1
28	Spain	39,820,561	79.8
29	Colombia	38,645,345	37.2
30	Poland	38,629,840	127
31	Argentina	35,682,983	13
32	Canada	30,026,324	3.3
33	Tanzania	29,881,474	33.7
34	Algeria	28,837,598	12.1
35	Kenya	27,720,870	48.7
36	Morocco	27,130,551	37.9
37	Sudan	25,229,966	13.6
38	Peru	24,197,811	18.9
39	Uzbekistan	23,523,857	55.3
40	Romania	22,622,471	98.4
41	Venezuela	22,511,267	25.5
42	North Korea	22,323,574	185.4
43	Nepal	21,804,106	152.1
44	Taiwan	21,457,706	665.1
45	Malaysia	21,034,542	64
46	Uganda	20,388,245	103.4
47	Iraq	20,243,850	46.3
48	Afghanistan	20,110,508	30.8
49	Saudi Arabia	19,275,315	9
50	Sri Lanka	18,150,801	280.8
51	Australia	17,978,388	2.3
52	Ghana	17,350,169	76.3
53	Mozambique	17,047,073	21.7
54	Kazakhstan	16,236,550	6
55	Netherlands	15,545,307	458.7
56	Yemen	15,283,816	28.9
57	Côte d'Ivoire	15,103,147	47.5
58	Syria	14,865,707	80
59	Chile	14,383,328	19.3
60	Cameroon	14,162,183	30
61	Madagascar	13,927,129	23.9
62	Angola	13,828,862	11.1
63	Cambodia	11,587,125	65.6
64	Ecuador	11,526,481	41.6
65	Zimbabwe	11,351,383	29.3
66	Cuba	10,962,801	99.8
67	Greece	10,689,910	81.8
68	Czechia	10,311,817	133.5
69	Burkina Faso	10,291,856	37.6
70	Hungary	10,259,301	114.5
71	Guatemala	10,209,431	95.3
72	Belgium	10,178,934	336.2
73	Belarus	10,170,664	50.1
74	Portugal	10,099,917	110.4
75	Mali	9,767,669	8
76	Malawi	9,692,777	103
77	Niger	9,408,958	7.4
78	Tunisia	9,122,126	58.7
79	Zambia	9,054,053	12.2
80	Sweden	8,892,234	21.7
81	Senegal	8,592,755	44.6
82	Bulgaria	8,204,087	75.6
83	Azerbaijan	8,138,330	98.5
84	Austria	8,060,851	97.8
85	Dominican Republic	7,740,735	160.2
86	Serbia	7,707,801	99.5
87	Haiti	7,628,503	276.8
88	Bolivia	7,518,773	6.9
89	Guinea	7,236,079	29.4
90	Switzerland	7,188,778	179.7
91	Chad	7,123,391	5.7
92	Somalia	6,574,262	10.5
93	Rwanda	6,479,294	262.7
94	Hong Kong	6,388,452	5,953.8
95	Benin	5,873,642	53.1
96	Burundi	5,814,684	226.4
97	Tajikistan	5,764,363	40.7
98	Honduras	5,718,801	51.1
99	El Salvador	5,551,117	267.9
100	Israel	5,495,152	255.6
101	South Sudan	5,422,328	8.4
102	Slovakia	5,373,190	111.7
103	Denmark	5,262,075	124
104	Finland	5,120,310	16.9
105	Georgia	4,965,838	71.2
106	Paraguay	4,954,606	12.5
107	Laos	4,947,629	21.4
108	Papua New Guinea	4,830,046	10.7
109	Kyrgyzstan	4,685,465	24.4
110	Libya	4,620,889	2.6
111	Nicaragua	4,495,799	37.5
112	Croatia	4,445,463	79.4
113	Norway	4,381,278	14.4
114	Jordan	4,353,079	49
115	Moldova	4,333,973	131.8
116	Togo	4,275,489	78.6
117	Turkmenistan	4,142,662	8.8
118	Sierra Leone	4,066,990	56.8
119	Singapore	3,737,853	5,272
120	Puerto Rico	3,724,655	420
121	Lebanon	3,704,663	362.1
122	New Zealand	3,697,013	14
123	Ireland	3,636,179	52.8
124	Central African Republic	3,580,028	5.7
125	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,559,087	69.5
126	Costa Rica	3,536,004	69.3
127	Eritrea	3,518,610	34.8
128	Lithuania	3,500,537	55.8
129	Albania	3,203,598	116.9
130	Uruguay	3,164,142	18.1
131	Armenia	3,120,069	110.6
132	Panama	2,702,186	36.3
133	Jamaica	2,680,135	247.5
134	Congo Brazzaville	2,638,701	7.7
135	United Arab Emirates	2,536,143	30.3
136	Latvia	2,452,526	39.4
137	Mongolia	2,340,705	1.5
138	Mauritania	2,270,682	2.2
139	Oman	2,199,643	7.1
140	Liberia	2,129,757	22.1
141	Kosovo	2,058,998	189.1
142	Slovenia	2,007,428	99.6
143	North Macedonia	1,971,102	77.5
144	Lesotho	1,841,226	60.7
145	Kuwait	1,740,713	97.7
146	West Bank	1,720,818	305.1
147	Namibia	1,702,428	2.1
148	Botswana	1,505,674	2.7
149	Estonia	1,427,827	33.7
150	Trinidad and Tobago	1,250,028	243.8
151	The Gambia	1,199,132	118.5
152	Mauritius	1,135,344	559.3
153	Guinea-Bissau	1,122,650	39.9
154	Gabon	1,079,210	4.2
155	Eswatini	1,018,492	59.2
156	Gaza Strip	950,388	2,640
157	Timor-Leste	895,464	60.2
158	Cyprus	864,299	93.5
159	Fiji	778,888	42.6
160	Guyana	755,145	3.8
161	Montenegro	623,970	46.4
162	Bhutan	607,327	15.8
163	Bahrain	596,466	784.8
164	Djibouti	566,080	24.4
165	Qatar	524,831	45.3
166	Comoros	494,232	221.1
167	Equatorial Guinea	445,361	15.9
168	Suriname	438,575	2.8
169	Luxembourg	415,481	160.7
170	Macau	410,395	14,657
171	Cabo Verde	394,798	97.9
172	Solomon Islands	385,534	13.8
173	Malta	381,630	1,207.7
174	Brunei	295,555	56.1
175	Maldives	270,531	907.8
176	The Bahamas	270,313	27
177	Barbados	269,373	626.4
178	Iceland	268,999	2.7
179	Belize	232,835	10.2
180	French Polynesia	219,860	57.4
181	New Caledonia	195,528	10.7
182	Vanuatu	175,991	14.4
183	Samoa	170,330	60.4
184	Saint Lucia	148,174	244.5
185	Guam	145,324	267.1
186	Curaçao	140,348	316.1
187	Sao Tome and Principe	129,534	134.4
188	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	108,768	279.6
189	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,095	310.6
190	Federated States of Micronesia	106,462	151.7
191	Grenada	98,654	286.8
192	Tonga	97,564	136.1
193	Jersey	85,348	735.8
194	Aruba	83,070	461.5
195	Kiribati	78,041	96.2
196	Seychelles	75,715	166.4
197	Isle of Man	72,936	127.5
198	Dominica	70,997	94.5
199	Antigua and Barbuda	70,055	158.1
200	Andorra	63,358	135.4
201	Guernsey	60,978	781.8
202	Bermuda	60,929	1,128.3
203	Northern Mariana Islands	59,832	126.8
204	Greenland	56,336	0
205	American Samoa	54,918	277.4
206	Marshall Islands	50,194	277.3
207	Faroe Islands	43,590	31.3
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	43,579	167
209	Cayman Islands	33,675	127.6
210	Saint Martin	32,101	594.5
211	Sint Maarten	31,766	934.3
212	Liechtenstein	31,146	194.7
213	Monaco	31,113	15,556.5
214	Gibraltar	26,775	3,825
215	San Marino	25,287	414.5
216	British Virgin Islands	19,718	130.6
217	Cook Islands	18,121	76.8
218	Palau	17,787	38.8
219	Turks and Caicos Islands	15,719	16.6
220	Wallis and Futuna	14,118	99.4
221	Anguilla	10,139	111.4
222	Tuvalu	9,843	378.6
223	Nauru	9,828	468
224	Montserrat	7,947	77.9
225	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,006	17.8
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,410	26.5
227	Saint Barthelemy	6,351	254

Data from US Census International Database