2000 Population

In the year 2000, the world’s population was approximately 6.1 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to about 60% of the global population, with China (around 1.26 billion) and India (about 1 billion) as the two most populous countries. Africa’s population was around 800 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as its largest countries by population. Europe had roughly 730 million people, led by Russia and Germany. Latin America and the Caribbean together had about 520 million inhabitants, with Brazil and Mexico as the most populous nations. North America’s population was about 315 million, primarily in the United States (around 282 million) and Canada. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific islands, had a much smaller share, with about 31 million people. These figures reflected significant regional differences in population growth rates, with Africa and parts of Asia experiencing rapid increases, while Europe’s population growth was relatively slow or even stagnant.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,271,503,410	136.3
2	India	1,049,692,922	353.1
3	United States	282,162,411	30.8
4	Indonesia	214,090,575	118.2
5	Brazil	175,969,492	21.1
6	Pakistan	148,400,343	192.5
7	Russia	148,020,170	9
8	Bangladesh	128,730,802	988.9
9	Japan	126,771,901	347.8
10	Nigeria	125,580,732	137.9
11	Mexico	99,775,434	51.3
12	Germany	82,183,670	235.7
13	Vietnam	79,451,866	256.2
14	Philippines	76,580,270	256.8
15	Iran	66,482,211	43.4
16	Turkey	65,978,547	85.7
17	Egypt	65,549,954	65.8
18	Ethiopia	62,891,069	57.4
19	France	61,251,229	95.6
20	Thailand	61,146,322	119.7
21	United Kingdom	59,139,969	244.5
22	Italy	57,784,371	196.5
23	Congo Kinshasa	52,921,779	23.3
24	Ukraine	49,013,834	84.6
25	South Korea	46,840,607	483.3
26	Burma	46,641,496	71.4
27	South Africa	44,913,310	37
28	Spain	40,589,004	81.3
29	Colombia	40,319,332	38.8
30	Poland	38,654,162	127
31	Argentina	37,335,675	13.6
32	Tanzania	33,494,079	37.8
33	Canada	31,099,560	3.4
34	Kenya	30,922,122	54.3
35	Algeria	30,638,018	12.9
36	Morocco	28,491,421	39.8
37	Sudan	27,633,945	14.8
38	Peru	25,790,651	20.1
39	Uzbekistan	25,041,820	58.9
40	Venezuela	24,228,790	27.5
41	Nepal	23,486,982	163.8
42	Malaysia	23,332,868	71
43	Uganda	23,192,143	117.7
44	Iraq	22,839,753	52.2
45	North Korea	22,811,717	189.5
46	Afghanistan	22,461,349	34.4
47	Romania	22,262,406	96.8
48	Taiwan	22,184,552	687.7
49	Saudi Arabia	21,361,821	9.9
50	Ghana	19,056,763	83.8
51	Sri Lanka	19,041,167	294.6
52	Australia	18,835,722	2.5
53	Mozambique	18,498,198	23.5
54	Yemen	17,235,921	32.6
55	Côte d'Ivoire	16,686,405	52.5
56	Syria	16,457,434	88.5
57	Netherlands	15,930,182	470
58	Cameroon	15,836,469	33.5
59	Kazakhstan	15,687,251	5.8
60	Madagascar	15,684,814	27
61	Angola	15,657,310	12.6
62	Chile	15,174,572	20.4
63	Cambodia	12,460,931	70.6
64	Ecuador	12,445,838	45
65	Zimbabwe	12,047,427	31.1
66	Burkina Faso	11,430,022	41.7
67	Guatemala	11,285,795	105.3
68	Cuba	11,146,712	101.5
69	Greece	10,925,795	83.6
70	Malawi	10,921,949	116.1
71	Mali	10,843,590	8.9
72	Niger	10,746,376	8.5
73	Portugal	10,361,404	113.3
74	Czechia	10,268,900	132.9
75	Belgium	10,263,618	339
76	Zambia	10,194,331	13.7
77	Hungary	10,147,425	113.2
78	Belarus	10,033,392	49.4
79	Tunisia	9,545,892	61.4
80	Senegal	9,463,093	49.2
81	Sweden	8,924,354	21.7
82	Azerbaijan	8,463,076	102.4
83	Haiti	8,279,356	300.4
84	Dominican Republic	8,231,409	170.4
85	Bolivia	8,176,787	7.5
86	Chad	8,118,119	6.4
87	Austria	8,113,392	98.4
88	Rwanda	8,047,103	326.2
89	Bulgaria	7,908,665	72.9
90	Guinea	7,780,073	31.7
91	Serbia	7,604,338	98.2
92	Somalia	7,500,559	12
93	Switzerland	7,277,251	181.9
94	Benin	6,677,027	60.4
95	Hong Kong	6,655,870	6,203
96	Honduras	6,367,242	56.9
97	South Sudan	6,365,612	9.9
98	Burundi	6,281,743	244.6
99	Tajikistan	6,229,703	44
100	Israel	6,094,987	283.5
101	El Salvador	5,825,336	281.1
102	Papua New Guinea	5,419,608	12
103	Paraguay	5,417,095	13.6
104	Slovakia	5,400,320	112.3
105	Laos	5,397,406	23.4
106	Denmark	5,337,416	125.8
107	Finland	5,168,595	17
108	Libya	5,064,358	2.9
109	Kyrgyzstan	4,937,123	25.7
110	Nicaragua	4,858,962	40.5
111	Georgia	4,818,805	69.1
112	Jordan	4,785,043	53.9
113	Togo	4,779,045	87.9
114	Norway	4,492,401	14.8
115	Croatia	4,390,263	78.4
116	Turkmenistan	4,385,490	9.3
117	Singapore	4,196,927	5,919.5
118	Sierra Leone	4,184,096	58.4
119	Moldova	4,180,215	127.1
120	Central African Republic	3,942,356	6.3
121	Eritrea	3,884,174	38.5
122	Costa Rica	3,882,582	76
123	Lebanon	3,834,455	374.8
124	Ireland	3,822,196	55.5
125	Puerto Rico	3,810,605	429.7
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,805,513	74.3
127	New Zealand	3,802,400	14.4
128	Lithuania	3,489,407	55.7
129	United Arab Emirates	3,230,742	38.6
130	Uruguay	3,219,796	18.4
131	Albania	3,158,351	115.3
132	Armenia	3,100,044	109.9
133	Congo Brazzaville	2,939,112	8.6
134	Panama	2,917,782	39.2
135	Liberia	2,846,680	29.6
136	Jamaica	2,810,680	259.5
137	Mauritania	2,500,820	2.4
138	Mongolia	2,460,815	1.6
139	Oman	2,432,191	7.9
140	Latvia	2,368,427	38
141	North Macedonia	2,017,370	79.3
142	Slovenia	2,011,242	99.8
143	Kuwait	1,972,225	110.7
144	West Bank	1,947,048	345.2
145	Lesotho	1,889,117	62.2
146	Namibia	1,877,964	2.3
147	Kosovo	1,700,132	156.2
148	Botswana	1,654,761	2.9
149	Estonia	1,379,671	32.5
150	The Gambia	1,331,165	131.5
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,261,135	245.9
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,207,652	42.9
153	Gabon	1,198,880	4.7
154	Mauritius	1,186,451	584.5
155	Gaza Strip	1,127,829	3,132.9
156	Eswatini	1,031,829	60
157	Cyprus	919,680	99.5
158	Fiji	804,864	44
159	Guyana	783,059	4
160	Timor-Leste	767,081	51.6
161	Djibouti	666,653	28.8
162	Bahrain	654,862	861.7
163	Bhutan	653,997	17
164	Qatar	639,897	55.2
165	Montenegro	622,985	46.3
166	Equatorial Guinea	568,717	20.3
167	Comoros	546,058	244.3
168	Suriname	465,735	3
169	Luxembourg	438,499	169.6
170	Solomon Islands	432,152	15.4
171	Macau	431,739	15,419.2
172	Cabo Verde	430,132	106.7
173	Malta	394,215	1,247.5
174	Brunei	325,279	61.8
175	Maldives	299,972	1,006.6
176	The Bahamas	286,562	28.6
177	Iceland	281,038	2.8
178	Barbados	274,880	639.3
179	Belize	252,258	11.1
180	French Polynesia	235,866	61.6
181	New Caledonia	211,189	11.6
182	Vanuatu	191,376	15.7
183	Samoa	176,209	62.5
184	Guam	155,324	285.5
185	Saint Lucia	153,305	253
186	Sao Tome and Principe	140,686	145.9
187	Curaçao	133,963	301.7
188	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,642	312.2
189	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	107,861	277.3
190	Federated States of Micronesia	107,719	153.4
191	Grenada	101,608	295.4
192	Tonga	100,077	139.6
193	Aruba	89,995	500
194	Jersey	87,379	753.3
195	Kiribati	85,314	105.2
196	Seychelles	79,158	174
197	Isle of Man	75,703	132.3
198	Antigua and Barbuda	75,352	170.1
199	Dominica	70,872	94.4
200	Northern Mariana Islands	69,726	147.7
201	Andorra	65,099	139.1
202	Bermuda	63,140	1,169.3
203	Guernsey	61,948	794.2
204	American Samoa	57,699	291.4
205	Greenland	56,889	0
206	Marshall Islands	53,066	293.2
207	Faroe Islands	45,793	32.9
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	45,655	174.9
209	Cayman Islands	38,400	145.5
210	Liechtenstein	32,748	204.7
211	Monaco	31,855	15,927.5
212	Sint Maarten	30,784	905.4
213	Saint Martin	28,378	525.5
214	Gibraltar	27,273	3,896.1
215	San Marino	27,079	443.9
216	British Virgin Islands	22,480	148.9
217	Palau	19,489	42.5
218	Turks and Caicos Islands	19,271	20.3
219	Cook Islands	16,258	68.9
220	Wallis and Futuna	14,667	103.3
221	Anguilla	11,426	125.6
222	Tuvalu	10,037	386
223	Nauru	9,856	469.3
224	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,233	18.4
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,121	284.8
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,419	26.5
227	Montserrat	3,951	38.7

Data from US Census International Database