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1998 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1998

Rank
Country
Population
1China1,254,368,084
2India1,013,125,409
3United States275,854,104
4Indonesia207,471,652
5Brazil170,838,882
6Russia149,120,996
7Pakistan140,545,159
8Japan126,236,616
9Bangladesh124,225,950
10Nigeria118,927,944
11Mexico97,132,683
12Germany82,023,672
13Vietnam77,303,765
14Philippines73,281,726
15Iran65,019,303
16Turkey64,109,466
17Egypt62,913,563
18France60,640,400
19Thailand60,379,325
20Ethiopia59,773,769
21United Kingdom58,680,367
22Italy57,567,019
23Ukraine49,941,236
24Congo Kinshasa49,738,890
25South Korea46,151,512
26Burma45,404,941
27South Africa43,787,360
28Spain40,046,103
29Colombia39,648,334
30Poland38,668,755
31Argentina36,517,941
32Tanzania31,518,706
33Canada30,551,660
34Algeria29,768,857
35Kenya29,277,969
36Morocco27,814,994
37Sudan26,404,611
38Peru24,999,538
39Uzbekistan24,342,331
40Venezuela23,377,579
41Nepal22,671,580
42Romania22,511,376
43North Korea22,489,063
44Malaysia22,189,158
45Taiwan21,834,438
46Uganda21,684,295
47Iraq21,507,998
48Afghanistan21,451,549
49Saudi Arabia20,337,097
50Sri Lanka18,569,803
51Australia18,403,373
52Ghana18,171,536
53Mozambique17,794,446
54Yemen16,224,216
55Côte d'Ivoire15,854,026
56Kazakhstan15,840,791
57Netherlands15,717,094
58Syria15,654,697
59Cameroon14,986,869
60Chile14,794,082
61Madagascar14,792,364
62Angola14,737,018
63Cambodia12,051,628
64Ecuador12,050,626
65Zimbabwe11,757,096
66Cuba11,064,264
67Greece10,823,064
68Burkina Faso10,782,845
69Guatemala10,770,513
70Mali10,309,101
71Czechia10,290,950
72Malawi10,282,749
73Portugal10,224,826
74Belgium10,217,030
75Hungary10,200,404
76Belarus10,091,728
77Niger10,042,489
78Zambia9,603,804
79Tunisia9,347,424
80Senegal9,033,357
81Sweden8,902,684
82Azerbaijan8,308,674
83Austria8,078,621
84Bulgaria8,037,612
85Dominican Republic7,984,229
86Haiti7,957,222
87Rwanda7,896,686
88Bolivia7,840,306
89Serbia7,675,301
90Chad7,587,735
91Guinea7,387,802
92Switzerland7,217,046
93Somalia6,991,662
94Hong Kong6,541,288
95Benin6,252,712
96Honduras6,045,973
97Tajikistan5,983,495
98Burundi5,954,510
99South Sudan5,875,069
100Israel5,788,989
101El Salvador5,692,741
102Slovakia5,390,236
103Denmark5,302,767
104Paraguay5,199,553
105Laos5,167,653
106Finland5,146,983
107Papua New Guinea5,120,546
108Georgia4,882,649
109Libya4,821,438
110Kyrgyzstan4,816,669
111Nicaragua4,681,655
112Jordan4,565,026
113Togo4,545,465
114Norway4,432,719
115Croatia4,399,628
116Moldova4,266,196
117Turkmenistan4,262,241
118Sierra Leone4,056,360
119Singapore3,968,225
120Puerto Rico3,781,101
121New Zealand3,764,312
122Lebanon3,764,271
123Central African Republic3,758,557
124Ireland3,728,010
125Eritrea3,717,976
126Costa Rica3,713,736
127Bosnia and Herzegovina3,622,228
128Lithuania3,493,124
129Albania3,212,769
130Uruguay3,195,925
131Armenia3,106,215
132United Arab Emirates2,876,234
133Panama2,810,940
134Congo Brazzaville2,756,185
135Jamaica2,748,658
136Liberia2,583,863
137Latvia2,405,422
138Mongolia2,402,673
139Mauritania2,374,103
140Oman2,318,557
141Slovenia2,010,805
142North Macedonia1,995,474
143Kosovo1,966,249
144Lesotho1,865,996
145Kuwait1,859,820
146West Bank1,858,753
147Namibia1,783,944
148Botswana1,584,400
149Estonia1,400,972
150The Gambia1,269,095
151Trinidad and Tobago1,255,872
152Guinea-Bissau1,163,282
153Mauritius1,160,658
154Gabon1,129,989
155Gaza Strip1,056,039
156Eswatini1,032,922
157Timor-Leste954,332
158Cyprus893,734
159Fiji792,657
160Guyana762,660
161Bhutan630,417
162Bahrain625,214
163Montenegro623,492
164Djibouti618,301
165Qatar578,194
166Comoros518,892
167Equatorial Guinea504,985
168Suriname452,210
169Luxembourg426,408
170Macau421,609
171Cabo Verde412,972
172Solomon Islands408,598
173Malta388,442
174Brunei310,507
175Maldives281,180
176The Bahamas278,564
177Iceland273,998
178Barbados272,125
179Belize243,918
180French Polynesia227,450
181New Caledonia203,244
182Vanuatu182,944
183Samoa173,305
184Saint Lucia151,024
185Guam149,724
186Curaçao137,582
187Sao Tome and Principe134,800
188U.S. Virgin Islands108,537
189Saint Vincent and the Grenadines108,404
190Federated States of Micronesia107,226
191Grenada100,384
192Tonga98,703
193Aruba88,204
194Jersey86,400
195Kiribati81,698
196Seychelles77,174
197Isle of Man74,311
198Antigua and Barbuda72,782
199Dominica70,054
200Northern Mariana Islands64,904
201Andorra64,728
202Bermuda62,056
203Guernsey61,418
204American Samoa56,873
205Greenland56,613
206Marshall Islands51,554
207Saint Kitts and Nevis44,604
208Faroe Islands44,560
209Cayman Islands36,042
210Liechtenstein31,749
211Monaco31,502
212Sint Maarten31,372
213Saint Martin30,355
214Gibraltar26,751
215San Marino26,159
216British Virgin Islands21,102
217Palau18,771
218Turks and Caicos Islands17,420
219Cook Islands17,326
220Wallis and Futuna14,366
221Anguilla10,754
222Tuvalu9,975
223Nauru9,882
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,120
225Saint Barthelemy6,748
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,428
227Montserrat3,381
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Data from US Census International Database