2002 Population

In 2002, the world’s population was approximately 6.2 billion people. Asia was the most populous continent, home to about 3.8 billion people, with China and India alone accounting for over 2.3 billion combined—China had around 1.28 billion and India about 1.05 billion. Africa’s population was roughly 840 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as its most populous countries. Europe had about 728 million people, led by Russia (around 144 million) and Germany (about 82 million). Latin America and the Caribbean had a population of approximately 520 million, with Brazil (about 175 million) and Mexico (roughly 102 million) as the largest countries. North America’s population was around 317 million, dominated by the United States (about 288 million). Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific islands, had a much smaller population, around 32 million. These figures reflect the significant demographic differences among continents and highlight the concentration of population in Asia during the early 21st century.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,285,973,403	137.9
2	India	1,085,753,922	365.2
3	United States	287,625,193	31.4
4	Indonesia	220,276,026	121.6
5	Brazil	180,994,541	21.7
6	Pakistan	157,385,803	204.2
7	Russia	146,495,996	8.9
8	Bangladesh	132,887,746	1,020.9
9	Nigeria	132,764,563	145.8
10	Japan	127,347,157	349.4
11	Mexico	102,470,489	52.7
12	Germany	82,458,415	236.5
13	Vietnam	81,617,017	263.2
14	Philippines	80,114,579	268.7
15	Egypt	68,364,247	68.7
16	Turkey	67,807,656	88.1
17	Iran	67,780,924	44.3
18	Ethiopia	66,205,065	60.4
19	Thailand	62,322,676	122
20	France	61,958,793	96.7
21	United Kingdom	59,601,520	246.4
22	Italy	58,076,701	197.4
23	Congo Kinshasa	56,319,530	24.8
24	Ukraine	48,074,073	83
25	Burma	47,739,006	73.1
26	South Korea	47,437,578	489.5
27	South Africa	46,104,953	38
28	Spain	41,639,614	83.4
29	Colombia	41,079,210	39.5
30	Poland	38,625,974	127
31	Argentina	38,131,971	13.9
32	Tanzania	35,534,018	40.1
33	Kenya	32,756,495	57.6
34	Canada	31,640,961	3.5
35	Algeria	31,523,711	13.2
36	Morocco	29,188,575	40.7
37	Sudan	28,920,513	15.5
38	Peru	26,624,871	20.8
39	Uzbekistan	25,696,312	60.4
40	Venezuela	25,074,549	28.4
41	Uganda	24,774,685	125.7
42	Malaysia	24,545,674	74.7
43	Iraq	24,309,560	55.6
44	Nepal	24,272,768	169.3
45	Afghanistan	23,599,230	36.2
46	North Korea	23,204,705	192.7
47	Taiwan	22,461,928	696.3
48	Saudi Arabia	22,342,525	10.4
49	Romania	21,930,795	95.4
50	Ghana	20,032,559	88
51	Sri Lanka	19,478,732	301.4
52	Australia	19,317,473	2.5
53	Mozambique	19,249,717	24.5
54	Yemen	18,309,568	34.7
55	Côte d'Ivoire	17,528,681	55.1
56	Syria	17,266,066	92.9
57	Cameroon	16,733,803	35.4
58	Angola	16,685,260	13.4
59	Madagascar	16,607,515	28.6
60	Netherlands	16,145,468	476.4
61	Kazakhstan	15,802,134	5.9
62	Chile	15,514,806	20.9
63	Cambodia	12,838,582	72.7
64	Ecuador	12,827,209	46.3
65	Burkina Faso	12,406,620	45.3
66	Zimbabwe	12,223,067	31.6
67	Guatemala	11,795,111	110.1
68	Malawi	11,612,362	123.4
69	Niger	11,538,649	9.1
70	Mali	11,437,860	9.4
71	Cuba	11,210,068	102.1
72	Greece	11,019,745	84.3
73	Zambia	10,808,931	14.5
74	Portugal	10,490,325	114.7
75	Belgium	10,326,359	341.1
76	Czechia	10,235,949	132.5
77	Hungary	10,112,777	112.9
78	Senegal	9,976,692	51.8
79	Belarus	9,954,884	49.1
80	Tunisia	9,742,979	62.7
81	Sweden	8,977,438	21.9
82	Chad	8,713,903	6.9
83	Azerbaijan	8,597,653	104.1
84	Haiti	8,580,463	311.3
85	Bolivia	8,529,375	7.9
86	Dominican Republic	8,481,746	175.5
87	Rwanda	8,329,232	337.7
88	Austria	8,178,095	99.2
89	Somalia	8,017,560	12.8
90	Guinea	7,905,703	32.2
91	Bulgaria	7,784,234	71.8
92	Serbia	7,530,751	97.2
93	Switzerland	7,348,653	183.7
94	Benin	7,130,279	64.5
95	South Sudan	6,897,113	10.7
96	Hong Kong	6,760,298	6,300.4
97	Honduras	6,698,324	59.9
98	Burundi	6,669,522	259.7
99	Tajikistan	6,452,017	45.6
100	Israel	6,349,993	295.4
101	El Salvador	5,868,695	283.2
102	Papua New Guinea	5,725,378	12.6
103	Paraguay	5,625,172	14.2
104	Laos	5,578,027	24.2
105	Slovakia	5,403,358	112.3
106	Denmark	5,373,211	126.6
107	Libya	5,303,093	3
108	Finland	5,192,708	17.1
109	Nicaragua	5,028,418	41.9
110	Togo	5,023,375	92.4
111	Kyrgyzstan	5,013,957	26.1
112	Jordan	5,012,128	56.4
113	Georgia	4,774,895	68.5
114	Sierra Leone	4,726,939	66
115	Norway	4,539,603	14.9
116	Turkmenistan	4,502,650	9.6
117	Singapore	4,447,987	6,273.6
118	Croatia	4,442,298	79.4
119	Eritrea	4,147,258	41.1
120	Central African Republic	4,094,569	6.6
121	Moldova	4,088,890	124.3
122	Costa Rica	4,020,946	78.7
123	Lebanon	3,955,051	386.6
124	Ireland	3,933,126	57.1
125	New Zealand	3,898,456	14.7
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,826,638	74.8
127	Puerto Rico	3,823,766	431.1
128	United Arab Emirates	3,555,027	42.5
129	Lithuania	3,453,903	55.1
130	Uruguay	3,241,597	18.5
131	Congo Brazzaville	3,117,397	9.1
132	Albania	3,098,028	113.1
133	Armenia	3,096,323	109.8
134	Panama	3,030,107	40.8
135	Liberia	2,978,030	30.9
136	Jamaica	2,849,475	263.1
137	Mauritania	2,631,652	2.6
138	Oman	2,540,520	8.2
139	Mongolia	2,518,612	1.6
140	Latvia	2,330,425	37.4
141	Kuwait	2,083,269	116.9
142	North Macedonia	2,038,574	80.2
143	West Bank	2,035,458	360.9
144	Slovenia	2,014,637	100
145	Namibia	1,964,708	2.4
146	Lesotho	1,909,234	62.9
147	Kosovo	1,737,479	159.6
148	Botswana	1,719,736	3
149	The Gambia	1,394,302	137.8
150	Estonia	1,359,260	32.1
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,271,609	248
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,260,360	44.8
153	Gabon	1,254,964	4.9
154	Mauritius	1,210,667	596.4
155	Gaza Strip	1,198,617	3,329.5
156	Eswatini	1,027,995	59.8
157	Cyprus	946,814	102.5
158	Timor-Leste	912,063	61.3
159	Fiji	816,577	44.7
160	Guyana	789,098	4
161	Bahrain	714,832	940.6
162	Djibouti	713,372	30.8
163	Qatar	703,382	60.7
164	Bhutan	676,814	17.6
165	Equatorial Guinea	636,955	22.7
166	Montenegro	621,991	46.2
167	Comoros	575,855	257.7
168	Suriname	476,840	3.1
169	Solomon Islands	456,256	16.3
170	Luxembourg	448,481	173.4
171	Cabo Verde	446,699	110.8
172	Macau	438,977	15,677.8
173	Malta	399,174	1,263.2
174	Brunei	339,971	64.6
175	Maldives	311,847	1,046.5
176	The Bahamas	294,063	29.4
177	Iceland	287,448	2.9
178	Barbados	277,849	646.2
179	Belize	265,446	11.6
180	French Polynesia	244,184	63.8
181	New Caledonia	219,442	12
182	Vanuatu	201,709	16.5
183	Samoa	179,429	63.6
184	Guam	157,352	289.2
185	Saint Lucia	155,301	256.3
186	Sao Tome and Principe	147,127	152.6
187	Curaçao	131,718	296.7
188	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,509	311.8
189	Federated States of Micronesia	108,018	153.9
190	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	107,262	275.7
191	Grenada	102,833	298.9
192	Tonga	101,406	141.4
193	Aruba	92,166	512
194	Kiribati	88,467	109.1
195	Jersey	87,970	758.4
196	Seychelles	81,125	178.3
197	Antigua and Barbuda	77,936	175.9
198	Isle of Man	77,190	134.9
199	Dominica	71,660	95.4
200	Northern Mariana Islands	69,035	146.3
201	Andorra	65,986	141
202	Bermuda	64,264	1,190.1
203	Guernsey	62,368	799.6
204	American Samoa	57,556	290.7
205	Greenland	57,362	0
206	Marshall Islands	55,146	304.7
207	Faroe Islands	47,348	34
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,682	178.9
209	Cayman Islands	40,750	154.4
210	Liechtenstein	33,821	211.4
211	Monaco	31,654	15,827
212	Sint Maarten	30,636	901.1
213	Gibraltar	28,201	4,028.7
214	San Marino	28,191	462.1
215	Saint Martin	27,440	508.1
216	British Virgin Islands	23,830	157.8
217	Turks and Caicos Islands	21,406	22.6
218	Palau	19,816	43.2
219	Cook Islands	15,105	64
220	Wallis and Futuna	14,857	104.6
221	Anguilla	12,113	133.1
222	Tuvalu	10,040	386.2
223	Nauru	9,909	471.9
224	Saint Barthelemy	7,409	296.4
225	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,339	18.6
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,349	26.2
227	Montserrat	4,810	47.2

Data from US Census International Database