World Population by Country in 1951

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553,758,247 people
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In 1951, the total world population consisted of 2,536,927,035 people and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total population of 553,758,247 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, the second largest population globally 353,870,057people in total 353,870,057, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 156,481,323 deaths recorded.

The country with the highest death count was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina, with a total of 553,758,247 people dying for the year. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with a death count of 15,663,440, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 156,481,323 deaths recorded.

The country with the lowest annual death count was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 886 people dying. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) with a death count of 1,553, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with 1,562 deaths recorded.

The geographic region with the highest death count was Asia with a total of 1,394,810,952 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a death count of 553,834,810, and Americas with 342,809,276 deaths recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest death count of 682,987,444 people. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a death count of 474,054,182, and Eastern Europe with 223,523,098 deaths recorded.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-and-middle-income countries has the highest death count of 1,830,273,572. While the lowest death count is recorded by No income group available were only 5,810,230 people died in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Population in 1951

RankFlagLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina553,758,247
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia353,870,057
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America156,481,323
4๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation104,844,658
5๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan87,849,926
6๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia70,286,303
7๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany69,782,052
8๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil55,018,851
9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom50,346,815
10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly46,751,899
11๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance42,333,662
12๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh42,022,304
13๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria37,994,077
14๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine37,807,747
15๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan36,581,898
16๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico28,320,482
17๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain28,214,860
18๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam25,600,268
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland25,222,692
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye21,643,880
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt21,605,918
22๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand20,965,182
23๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea19,868,990
24๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines19,568,081
25๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar18,070,418
26๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia17,989,061
27๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina17,356,467
28๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of)16,921,274
29๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania16,625,600
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada14,083,298
31๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa13,309,020
32๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo12,542,644
33๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia12,078,807
34๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea10,583,568
35๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands10,264,537
36๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary9,423,174
37๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria9,269,864
38๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco9,159,290
39๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia8,997,239
40๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium8,655,758
41๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal8,572,664
42๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal8,474,196
43๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia8,418,610
44๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka7,956,334
45๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru7,893,620
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan7,879,339
47๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China7,862,796
48๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania7,812,975
49๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece7,712,870
50๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria7,314,434
51๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus7,189,433
52๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden7,072,880
53๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan7,020,908
54๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria6,930,484
55๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile6,756,666
56๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan6,385,007
57๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan6,376,060
58๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia6,257,417
59๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia6,067,042
60๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba6,042,200
61๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique5,978,156
62๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda5,911,164
63๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya5,893,576
64๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq5,774,129
65๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)5,732,603
66๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana5,229,124
67๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali4,766,701
68๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland4,748,085
69๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen4,684,148
70๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola4,602,562
71๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia4,475,692
72๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon4,395,353
73๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark4,300,259
74๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso4,260,384
75๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar4,057,200
76๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland4,047,643
77๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia3,911,671
78๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic3,684,865
79๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia3,682,100
80๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador3,607,829
81๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia3,541,236
82๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia3,525,376
83๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti3,314,919
84๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway3,295,961
85๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan3,187,153
86๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala3,177,367
87๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of)3,137,297
88๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea3,061,973
89๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi3,002,885
90๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland2,936,864
91๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe2,880,892
92๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire2,809,367
93๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina2,730,242
94๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger2,684,754
95๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal2,619,642
96๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova2,572,745
97๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad2,570,406
98๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan2,529,620
99๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania2,458,819
100๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic2,450,148
101๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia2,393,302
102๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi2,305,746
103๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia2,276,680
104๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin2,267,308
105๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay2,256,418
106๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico2,247,532
107๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda2,236,031
108๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador2,235,305
109๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR2,069,480
110๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone2,023,276
111๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand1,951,206
112๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia1,933,915
113๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan1,787,522
114๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia1,763,607
115๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic1,725,243
116๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras1,601,486
117๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan1,588,338
118๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea1,574,922
119๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay1,537,943
120๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia1,462,727
121๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic1,461,251
122๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica1,447,469
123๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo1,424,397
124๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia1,417,284
125๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon1,387,572
126๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua1,369,650
127๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael1,351,802
128๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan1,294,075
129๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania1,276,366
130๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia1,271,035
131๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya1,145,387
132๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia1,116,198
133๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore1,068,035
134๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica958,409
135๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine952,946
136๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia936,408
137๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama882,000
138๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo853,635
139๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea827,026
140๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia794,324
141๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)794,323
142๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania670,884
143๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago665,730
144๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho590,269
145๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau549,737
146๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius541,170
147๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia520,391
148๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus501,050
149๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon475,638
150๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan471,151
151๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman462,757
152๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana429,100
153๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana423,556
154๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste418,260
155๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro410,073
156๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji316,123
157๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia314,491
158๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta300,455
159๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg298,160
160๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini278,604
161๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion258,512
162๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique237,477
163๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea230,615
164๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe219,562
165๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados213,398
166๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname200,503
167๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR200,113
168๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde187,198
169๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan174,600
170๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros165,533
171๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait158,450
172๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland145,420
173๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain120,750
174๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands110,958
175๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao104,408
176๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia93,968
177๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa90,510
178๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas84,586
179๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates79,540
180๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada77,933
181๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives75,713
182๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize71,122
183๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia65,906
184๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia64,728
185๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti64,308
186๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines63,349
187๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe61,761
188๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam61,299
189๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey58,016
190๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man55,066
191๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu52,360
192๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam51,190
193๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga50,951
194๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica50,441
195๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis48,309
196๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda46,420
197๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey45,823
198๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba43,858
199๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles38,683
200๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati38,622
201๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda37,797
202๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of)33,003
203๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands31,903
204๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands27,744
205๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar25,067
206๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana23,697
207๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland23,664
208๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar21,462
209๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte20,924
210๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco20,348
211๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa19,426
212๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands15,054
213๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara14,204
214๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein13,999
215๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino13,120
216๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands13,111
217๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat12,845
218๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands8,816
219๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau7,650
220๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands7,393
221๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands7,234
222๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands7,133
223๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba7,029
224๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra5,819
225๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena5,274
226๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla5,210
227๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands5,052
228๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu4,926
229๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue4,542
230๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon4,532
231๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru3,510
232๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part)3,113
233๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas)2,203
234๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy2,055
235๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau1,562
236๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part)1,553
237๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See886

Regions with the Highest Population in 1951

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Asia1,394,810,952
2Europe553,834,810
3Americas342,809,276
4Africa232,556,968
5Latin America and the Caribbean172,178,661
6Northern America170,630,615
7Oceania12,915,028

Sub-regions with the Highest Population in 1951

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Eastern Asia682,987,444
2Southern Asia474,054,182
3Eastern Europe223,523,098
4South-Eastern Asia168,486,090
5Western Europe143,047,084
6South America116,032,006
7Southern Europe109,419,045
8Northern Europe77,845,583
9Western Africa71,804,997
10Eastern Africa67,183,443
11Northern Africa51,252,824
12Western Asia51,207,384
13Central America38,615,820
14Middle Africa27,193,865
15Central Asia18,075,851
16Caribbean17,530,835
17Southern Africa15,121,840
18Australia/New Zealand10,369,816
19Melanesia2,119,091
20Polynesia261,692
21Micronesia164,430

Income Groups with the Highest Population in 1951

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

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