2001 Population

In 2001, the world’s population was approximately 6.2 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to around 3.7 billion people, with China (about 1.28 billion) and India (about 1.05 billion) as the two most populous countries globally. Africa’s population was nearing 820 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as its largest countries by population. Europe had around 728 million inhabitants, led by Russia (about 145 million) and Germany (about 82 million). Latin America and the Caribbean’s population was about 520 million, with Brazil (about 174 million) and Mexico (about 101 million) as regional leaders. North America had approximately 314 million people, primarily in the United States (about 285 million), followed by Canada and Mexico. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, around 31 million. These figures reflect the world’s demographic distribution at the start of the 21st century, marked by rapid growth in Asia and Africa and slower growth in Europe and North America.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,278,990,263	137.1
2	India	1,067,817,484	359.1
3	United States	284,968,955	31.1
4	Indonesia	217,197,016	119.9
5	Brazil	178,511,261	21.4
6	Pakistan	153,174,020	198.7
7	Russia	147,300,367	9
8	Bangladesh	130,837,367	1,005.1
9	Nigeria	129,095,345	141.7
10	Japan	127,097,042	348.7
11	Mexico	101,125,485	52
12	Germany	82,320,660	236.1
13	Vietnam	80,525,732	259.7
14	Philippines	78,365,524	262.8
15	Iran	67,250,496	43.9
16	Egypt	66,925,023	67.2
17	Turkey	66,903,443	86.9
18	Ethiopia	64,507,455	58.8
19	Thailand	61,736,486	120.8
20	France	61,601,432	96.2
21	United Kingdom	59,374,727	245.4
22	Italy	57,931,051	197
23	Congo Kinshasa	54,597,381	24.1
24	Ukraine	48,520,343	83.8
25	Burma	47,208,843	72.2
26	South Korea	47,180,521	486.8
27	South Africa	45,483,346	37.5
28	Spain	41,046,894	82.3
29	Colombia	40,663,852	39.1
30	Poland	38,643,639	127
31	Argentina	37,739,190	13.8
32	Tanzania	34,500,753	38.9
33	Kenya	31,813,411	55.9
34	Canada	31,376,735	3.5
35	Algeria	31,077,277	13
36	Morocco	28,837,958	40.2
37	Sudan	28,269,911	15.2
38	Peru	26,201,796	20.5
39	Uzbekistan	25,372,376	59.6
40	Venezuela	24,650,127	27.9
41	Uganda	23,956,460	121.5
42	Malaysia	23,945,724	72.9
43	Nepal	23,887,333	166.6
44	Iraq	23,534,056	53.8
45	North Korea	23,011,393	191.1
46	Afghanistan	22,507,266	34.5
47	Taiwan	22,341,406	692.5
48	Romania	22,106,060	96.2
49	Saudi Arabia	21,861,634	10.2
50	Ghana	19,526,689	85.8
51	Sri Lanka	19,263,057	298.1
52	Australia	19,076,793	2.5
53	Mozambique	18,865,948	24
54	Yemen	17,762,368	33.6
55	Côte d'Ivoire	17,121,638	53.8
56	Syria	16,861,448	90.7
57	Cameroon	16,274,385	34.4
58	Madagascar	16,139,160	27.8
59	Angola	16,131,548	12.9
60	Netherlands	16,046,806	473.5
61	Kazakhstan	15,736,939	5.8
62	Chile	15,347,733	20.6
63	Cambodia	12,649,522	71.7
64	Ecuador	12,629,117	45.6
65	Zimbabwe	12,150,646	31.4
66	Burkina Faso	11,853,834	43.3
67	Guatemala	11,516,011	107.5
68	Malawi	11,260,746	119.7
69	Cuba	11,178,724	101.8
70	Mali	11,132,068	9.1
71	Niger	11,130,179	8.8
72	Greece	10,993,255	84.1
73	Zambia	10,511,818	14.1
74	Portugal	10,433,815	114.1
75	Belgium	10,292,429	339.9
76	Czechia	10,250,328	132.7
77	Hungary	10,129,929	113
78	Belarus	9,999,484	49.3
79	Senegal	9,711,971	50.4
80	Tunisia	9,644,933	62.1
81	Sweden	8,948,311	21.8
82	Azerbaijan	8,532,310	103.3
83	Haiti	8,429,925	305.9
84	Chad	8,400,324	6.7
85	Dominican Republic	8,356,598	172.9
86	Bolivia	8,351,136	7.7
87	Rwanda	8,163,133	330.9
88	Austria	8,141,540	98.8
89	Bulgaria	7,846,983	72.3
90	Guinea	7,821,148	31.8
91	Somalia	7,765,975	12.4
92	Serbia	7,548,379	97.4
93	Switzerland	7,312,216	182.8
94	Benin	6,901,453	62.4
95	Hong Kong	6,714,968	6,258.1
96	South Sudan	6,626,036	10.3
97	Honduras	6,535,344	58.4
98	Burundi	6,465,746	251.8
99	Tajikistan	6,339,110	44.8
100	Israel	6,231,632	289.9
101	El Salvador	5,855,648	282.6
102	Papua New Guinea	5,571,696	12.3
103	Paraguay	5,521,976	13.9
104	Laos	5,498,518	23.8
105	Slovakia	5,402,648	112.3
106	Denmark	5,356,271	126.2
107	Libya	5,184,567	2.9
108	Finland	5,180,309	17.1
109	Kyrgyzstan	4,976,828	25.9
110	Nicaragua	4,945,003	41.2
111	Togo	4,900,630	90.1
112	Jordan	4,897,811	55.2
113	Georgia	4,793,253	68.8
114	Norway	4,515,196	14.8
115	Sierra Leone	4,452,947	62.2
116	Turkmenistan	4,444,608	9.5
117	Croatia	4,418,543	78.9
118	Singapore	4,321,767	6,095.6
119	Moldova	4,135,094	125.7
120	Central African Republic	4,018,042	6.4
121	Eritrea	3,993,126	39.5
122	Costa Rica	3,956,209	77.5
123	Lebanon	3,894,601	380.7
124	Ireland	3,872,700	56.2
125	New Zealand	3,837,878	14.5
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,822,358	74.7
127	Puerto Rico	3,818,807	430.6
128	Lithuania	3,475,393	55.4
129	United Arab Emirates	3,402,348	40.7
130	Uruguay	3,231,194	18.5
131	Albania	3,128,001	114.2
132	Armenia	3,099,476	109.9
133	Congo Brazzaville	3,050,797	8.9
134	Panama	2,974,308	40
135	Liberia	2,917,070	30.3
136	Jamaica	2,835,874	261.8
137	Mauritania	2,565,686	2.5
138	Mongolia	2,489,156	1.6
139	Oman	2,486,967	8
140	Latvia	2,350,481	37.8
141	North Macedonia	2,029,420	79.8
142	Kuwait	2,027,698	113.8
143	Slovenia	2,013,323	99.9
144	West Bank	1,991,065	353
145	Namibia	1,929,692	2.3
146	Lesotho	1,899,681	62.6
147	Kosovo	1,720,532	158
148	Botswana	1,687,937	3
149	Estonia	1,369,399	32.3
150	The Gambia	1,361,416	134.5
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,265,657	246.8
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,233,483	43.9
153	Gabon	1,228,190	4.8
154	Mauritius	1,199,085	590.7
155	Gaza Strip	1,163,170	3,231
156	Eswatini	1,029,859	59.9
157	Cyprus	932,632	100.9
158	Timor-Leste	838,609	56.4
159	Fiji	810,646	44.4
160	Guyana	788,071	4
161	Djibouti	690,137	29.8
162	Bahrain	672,088	884.3
163	Qatar	671,431	58
164	Bhutan	665,513	17.3
165	Montenegro	622,684	46.3
166	Equatorial Guinea	602,247	21.5
167	Comoros	560,628	250.8
168	Suriname	471,128	3
169	Solomon Islands	444,139	15.9
170	Luxembourg	443,831	171.6
171	Cabo Verde	438,453	108.7
172	Macau	434,778	15,527.8
173	Malta	396,765	1,255.6
174	Brunei	332,637	63.2
175	Maldives	305,904	1,026.5
176	The Bahamas	290,418	29
177	Iceland	284,805	2.8
178	Barbados	276,308	642.6
179	Belize	258,325	11.3
180	French Polynesia	240,096	62.7
181	New Caledonia	215,276	11.8
182	Vanuatu	196,502	16.1
183	Samoa	177,786	63
184	Guam	156,477	287.6
185	Saint Lucia	154,404	254.8
186	Sao Tome and Principe	143,850	149.2
187	Curaçao	131,970	297.2
188	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,549	311.9
189	Federated States of Micronesia	107,894	153.7
190	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	107,605	276.6
191	Grenada	102,293	297.4
192	Tonga	100,748	140.5
193	Aruba	90,969	505.4
194	Jersey	87,731	756.3
195	Kiribati	86,958	107.2
196	Seychelles	80,173	176.2
197	Antigua and Barbuda	76,735	173.2
198	Isle of Man	76,422	133.6
199	Dominica	71,295	94.9
200	Northern Mariana Islands	69,424	147.1
201	Andorra	65,316	139.6
202	Bermuda	63,686	1,179.4
203	Guernsey	62,167	797
204	American Samoa	57,676	291.3
205	Greenland	57,127	0
206	Marshall Islands	53,996	298.3
207	Faroe Islands	46,589	33.4
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,185	177
209	Cayman Islands	39,576	149.9
210	Liechtenstein	33,312	208.2
211	Monaco	31,843	15,921.5
212	Sint Maarten	30,453	895.7
213	Gibraltar	28,017	4,002.4
214	Saint Martin	27,774	514.3
215	San Marino	27,615	452.7
216	British Virgin Islands	23,175	153.5
217	Turks and Caicos Islands	20,215	21.3
218	Palau	19,658	42.8
219	Cook Islands	15,680	66.4
220	Wallis and Futuna	14,765	104
221	Anguilla	11,774	129.4
222	Tuvalu	10,046	386.4
223	Nauru	9,884	470.7
224	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,287	18.5
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,283	291.3
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,386	26.4
227	Montserrat	4,239	41.6

Data from US Census International Database