1998 Population

Country population and rank for world countries for the year 1998

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China1,254,368,084134.5
2India1,013,125,409340.8
3United States275,854,10430.1
4Indonesia207,471,652114.5
5Brazil170,838,88220.4
6Russia149,120,9969.1
7Pakistan140,545,159182.3
8Japan126,236,616346.3
9Bangladesh124,225,950954.3
10Nigeria118,927,944130.6
11Mexico97,132,68350
12Germany82,023,672235.2
13Vietnam77,303,765249.3
14Philippines73,281,726245.8
15Iran65,019,30342.5
16Turkey64,109,46683.3
17Egypt62,913,56363.2
18France60,640,40094.7
19Thailand60,379,325118.2
20Ethiopia59,773,76954.5
21United Kingdom58,680,367242.6
22Italy57,567,019195.7
23Ukraine49,941,23686.2
24Congo Kinshasa49,738,89021.9
25South Korea46,151,512476.2
26Burma45,404,94169.5
27South Africa43,787,36036.1
28Spain40,046,10380.3
29Colombia39,648,33438.2
30Poland38,668,755127.1
31Argentina36,517,94113.3
32Tanzania31,518,70635.6
33Canada30,551,6603.4
34Algeria29,768,85712.5
35Kenya29,277,96951.4
36Morocco27,814,99438.8
37Sudan26,404,61114.2
38Peru24,999,53819.5
39Uzbekistan24,342,33157.2
40Venezuela23,377,57926.5
41Nepal22,671,580158.2
42Romania22,511,37697.9
43North Korea22,489,063186.8
44Malaysia22,189,15867.5
45Taiwan21,834,438676.8
46Uganda21,684,295110
47Iraq21,507,99849.2
48Afghanistan21,451,54932.9
49Saudi Arabia20,337,0979.5
50Sri Lanka18,569,803287.3
51Australia18,403,3732.4
52Ghana18,171,53679.9
53Mozambique17,794,44622.6
54Yemen16,224,21630.7
55Côte d'Ivoire15,854,02649.9
56Kazakhstan15,840,7915.9
57Netherlands15,717,094463.7
58Syria15,654,69784.2
59Cameroon14,986,86931.7
60Chile14,794,08219.9
61Madagascar14,792,36425.4
62Angola14,737,01811.8
63Cambodia12,051,62868.3
64Ecuador12,050,62643.5
65Zimbabwe11,757,09630.4
66Cuba11,064,264100.7
67Greece10,823,06482.8
68Burkina Faso10,782,84539.4
69Guatemala10,770,513100.5
70Mali10,309,1018.4
71Czechia10,290,950133.2
72Malawi10,282,749109.3
73Portugal10,224,826111.8
74Belgium10,217,030337.4
75Hungary10,200,404113.8
76Belarus10,091,72849.7
77Niger10,042,4897.9
78Zambia9,603,80412.9
79Tunisia9,347,42460.2
80Senegal9,033,35746.9
81Sweden8,902,68421.7
82Azerbaijan8,308,674100.6
83Austria8,078,62198
84Bulgaria8,037,61274.1
85Dominican Republic7,984,229165.2
86Haiti7,957,222288.7
87Rwanda7,896,686320.1
88Bolivia7,840,3067.2
89Serbia7,675,30199.1
90Chad7,587,7356
91Guinea7,387,80230.1
92Switzerland7,217,046180.4
93Somalia6,991,66211.1
94Hong Kong6,541,2886,096.3
95Benin6,252,71256.5
96Honduras6,045,97354
97Tajikistan5,983,49542.3
98Burundi5,954,510231.9
99South Sudan5,875,0699.1
100Israel5,788,989269.3
101El Salvador5,692,741274.7
102Slovakia5,390,236112.1
103Denmark5,302,767125
104Paraguay5,199,55313.1
105Laos5,167,65322.4
106Finland5,146,98316.9
107Papua New Guinea5,120,54611.3
108Georgia4,882,64970.1
109Libya4,821,4382.7
110Kyrgyzstan4,816,66925.1
111Nicaragua4,681,65539
112Jordan4,565,02651.4
113Togo4,545,46583.6
114Norway4,432,71914.6
115Croatia4,399,62878.6
116Moldova4,266,196129.7
117Turkmenistan4,262,2419.1
118Sierra Leone4,056,36056.6
119Singapore3,968,2255,596.9
120Puerto Rico3,781,101426.3
121New Zealand3,764,31214.2
122Lebanon3,764,271368
123Central African Republic3,758,5576
124Ireland3,728,01054.1
125Eritrea3,717,97636.8
126Costa Rica3,713,73672.7
127Bosnia and Herzegovina3,622,22870.8
128Lithuania3,493,12455.7
129Albania3,212,769117.3
130Uruguay3,195,92518.3
131Armenia3,106,215110.1
132United Arab Emirates2,876,23434.4
133Panama2,810,94037.8
134Congo Brazzaville2,756,1858.1
135Jamaica2,748,658253.8
136Liberia2,583,86326.8
137Latvia2,405,42238.6
138Mongolia2,402,6731.5
139Mauritania2,374,1032.3
140Oman2,318,5577.5
141Slovenia2,010,80599.8
142North Macedonia1,995,47478.5
143Kosovo1,966,249180.6
144Lesotho1,865,99661.5
145Kuwait1,859,820104.4
146West Bank1,858,753329.6
147Namibia1,783,9442.2
148Botswana1,584,4002.8
149Estonia1,400,97233.1
150The Gambia1,269,095125.4
151Trinidad and Tobago1,255,872244.9
152Guinea-Bissau1,163,28241.4
153Mauritius1,160,658571.8
154Gabon1,129,9894.4
155Gaza Strip1,056,0392,933.4
156Eswatini1,032,92260
157Timor-Leste954,33264.2
158Cyprus893,73496.7
159Fiji792,65743.4
160Guyana762,6603.9
161Bhutan630,41716.4
162Bahrain625,214822.6
163Montenegro623,49246.3
164Djibouti618,30126.7
165Qatar578,19449.9
166Comoros518,892232.2
167Equatorial Guinea504,98518
168Suriname452,2102.9
169Luxembourg426,408164.9
170Macau421,60915,057.5
171Cabo Verde412,972102.4
172Solomon Islands408,59814.6
173Malta388,4421,229.2
174Brunei310,50759
175Maldives281,180943.6
176The Bahamas278,56427.8
177Iceland273,9982.7
178Barbados272,125632.8
179Belize243,91810.7
180French Polynesia227,45059.4
181New Caledonia203,24411.1
182Vanuatu182,94415
183Samoa173,30561.4
184Saint Lucia151,024249.2
185Guam149,724275.2
186Curaçao137,582309.9
187Sao Tome and Principe134,800139.8
188U.S. Virgin Islands108,537311.9
189Saint Vincent and the Grenadines108,404278.7
190Federated States of Micronesia107,226152.7
191Grenada100,384291.8
192Tonga98,703137.7
193Aruba88,204490
194Jersey86,400744.8
195Kiribati81,698100.7
196Seychelles77,174169.6
197Isle of Man74,311129.9
198Antigua and Barbuda72,782164.3
199Dominica70,05493.3
200Northern Mariana Islands64,904137.5
201Andorra64,728138.3
202Bermuda62,0561,149.2
203Guernsey61,418787.4
204American Samoa56,873287.2
205Greenland56,6130
206Marshall Islands51,554284.8
207Saint Kitts and Nevis44,604170.9
208Faroe Islands44,56032
209Cayman Islands36,042136.5
210Liechtenstein31,749198.4
211Monaco31,50215,751
212Sint Maarten31,372922.7
213Saint Martin30,355562.1
214Gibraltar26,7513,821.6
215San Marino26,159428.8
216British Virgin Islands21,102139.7
217Palau18,77140.9
218Turks and Caicos Islands17,42018.4
219Cook Islands17,32673.4
220Wallis and Futuna14,366101.2
221Anguilla10,754118.2
222Tuvalu9,975383.7
223Nauru9,882470.6
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,12018.1
225Saint Barthelemy6,748269.9
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,42826.6
227Montserrat3,38133.1

Data from US Census International Database