World Population by Country in 1965

In 1965, the world reached a total population of 3,334,533,703 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 723,415,733 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 490,140,146 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 887 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1965 was Asia with a total population of 1,894,647,600 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 321,013,248, and Americas with a population of 466,843,175 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the largest populous of 885,212,489 people on record. Followed by Southern Asia with a population of 659,780,339, and South-Eastern Asia with 246,542,462 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-and-middle-income countries had the largest population with a total of 2,492,607,438 people. While the lowest population for 1965 was found in No income group available with a population of 9,810,460 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1965

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 723,415,733 19,256,318
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 490,140,146 10,677,404
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 195,653,774 2,712,718
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 126,634,214 920,370
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 101,365,130 2,217,793
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 100,916,019 1,089,063
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 83,817,583 2,327,573
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 75,966,964 749,990
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 59,902,519 1,736,272
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 54,359,020 335,119
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 52,209,010 1,433,961
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 51,480,728 433,497
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 50,086,764 1,094,829
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 48,772,830 397,974
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 45,386,892 403,726
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 43,174,477 1,430,092
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 37,129,656 912,321
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 32,625,316 989,313
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 32,345,220 790,120
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 32,110,668 358,550
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 31,288,336 287,987
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 31,149,337 931,989
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 30,629,174 770,284
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 29,284,338 507,671
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 25,036,978 790,844
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 24,310,612 658,710
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 24,279,431 552,304
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 22,112,629 340,785
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 19,685,518 367,568
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 19,089,380 589,129
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 18,713,054 51,292
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 18,169,050 535,821
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 17,427,802 490,409
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 13,239,171 350,850
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 13,219,368 335,579
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 13,124,802 416,327
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 12,365,976 168,399
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 12,301,125 166,500
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 11,761,086 336,769
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 11,470,728 348,182
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 11,357,477 240,578
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 11,173,411 232,178
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 10,993,183 298,103
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 10,916,964 265,175
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,141,119 23,526
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 10,036,008 228,435
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 9,921,681 367,852
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 9,858,030 334,177
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 9,706,848 32,999
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,697,790 323,346
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 9,399,858 57,381
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 9,338,078 374,969
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 9,056,408 228,382
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 9,012,938 169,346
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 8,889,625 -10,796
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 8,849,204 268,107
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 8,679,929 72,656
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 8,521,363 17,528
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,202,415 58,097
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 8,202,139 279,113
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 8,030,798 164,643
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 7,882,606 190,538
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 7,733,008 75,955
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 7,406,420 155,389
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,270,415 46,158
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,031,134 62,535
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 6,195,594 151,579
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 6,072,290 127,519
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 5,856,420 54,659
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 5,819,116 151,818
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 5,815,487 86,782
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 5,704,686 129,382
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 5,521,981 58,736
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 5,435,267 169,860
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 5,303,963 156,958
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 5,152,833 84,157
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 4,758,836 35,978
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 4,704,965 135,322
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 4,630,313 123,502
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 4,564,150 12,287
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 4,561,385 77,918
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 4,458,462 140,703
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 4,442,377 171,722
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,429,322 68,080
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 4,365,048 38,831
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,346,706 28,257
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 4,223,820 78,351
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,109,796 88,211
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 4,096,157 100,040
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 4,049,695 114,669
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 3,890,716 72,133
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 3,855,421 264,651
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 3,849,788 111,818
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 3,808,963 109,361
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 3,723,172 29,128
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3,692,086 117,791
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,562,834 48,561
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 3,423,210 93,642
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,385,972 55,310
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3,374,220 66,521
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3,277,874 86,597
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 3,199,466 89,786
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 3,189,835 53,272
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 3,141,366 64,275
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 2,965,262 34,785
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2,928,771 108,826
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 2,873,153 16,369
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2,757,936 55,348
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 2,681,170 27,265
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 2,636,494 46,431
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 2,615,057 82,990
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 2,556,644 37,285
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2,492,998 82,876
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2,468,666 45,369
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2,377,156 68,465
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 2,376,200 54,269
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 2,331,451 101,016
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,252,762 21,412
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2,235,820 48,164
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,183,634 63,081
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 2,125,176 52,347
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 2,088,830 57,447
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 2,072,681 63,838
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1,915,916 55,915
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 1,894,312 54,272
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 1,877,854 39,191
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1,870,822 48,961
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 1,853,771 57,426
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1,804,015 43,330
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 1,769,192 22,822
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,675,318 14,119
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1,586,208 52,130
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,533,466 23,183
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,308,835 39,150
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,292,804 13,812
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1,291,156 33,045
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,207,880 33,855
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1,147,310 4,452
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1,131,177 31,983
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,120,168 31,116
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 1,099,440 71,373
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,098,335 27,471
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 945,838 27,601
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 928,425 15,044
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 854,090 24,985
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 752,660 16,091
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 660,558 16,578
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 635,128 13,454
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 617,736 5,450
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 585,236 13,105
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 575,006 -12,139
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 574,664 3,289
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 546,308 7,899
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 521,174 49,527
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 507,034 8,515
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 502,892 5,868
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 472,574 14,337
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 455,952 12,437
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 418,711 11,086
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 388,336 10,143
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 329,702 3,429
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 327,398 -1,574
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 320,000 10,929
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 312,760 4,419
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 304,563 3,965
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 298,238 6,462
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 265,631 -2,808
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 261,200 8,413
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 244,856 7,968
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 242,417 2,515
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 214,967 3,206
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 200,866 6,730
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 192,333 3,218
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 167,103 7,277
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 156,686 3,651
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 147,952 6,681
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 142,464 1,893
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 127,978 3,089
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 110,838 4,973
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 109,092 6,080
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 104,676 3,155
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 104,102 4,446
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 98,067 181
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 97,493 979
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 96,018 3,255
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 93,159 2,595
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 90,926 1,147
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 78,932 1,928
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 75,924 2,071
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 74,358 2,183
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 71,680 844
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 66,909 627
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 64,065 7,558
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 63,504 965
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 59,970 936
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 58,190 546
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 53,439 1,382
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 51,139 -1,221
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 50,684 1,541
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 50,090 457
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 49,970 678
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 48,385 3,496
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 48,270 1,164
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 47,461 1,064
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 43,532 2,924
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 38,681 1,774
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 38,556 1,361
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 36,347 528
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 30,180 991
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 23,878 560
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 23,406 737
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 22,940 229
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 18,779 211
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 18,602 463
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 17,402 545
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 17,305 269
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 13,634 882
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 11,646 -76
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 10,547 253
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 10,264 343
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 9,361 193
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 8,656 207
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 8,279 -8
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 8,257 116
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 6,018 45
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 5,832 327
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 5,715 -25
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5,658 -8
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 5,476 15
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 5,236 68
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 5,201 60
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 4,996 184
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 4,282 375
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2,332 27
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,299 -9
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,899 3
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 887 -74

What was the world population in 1965?

In 1965, the world population was 3,334,533,703 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

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

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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