World Population by Country in 1973

In 1973, the world reached a total population of 3,920,251,504 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 881,652,080 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 596,107,483 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 746 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1973 was Asia with a total population of 2,297,244,355 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 395,212,021, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 308,110,222 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 801,065,567 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,063,938,129, and South-Eastern Asia with 301,739,039 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Middle-income countries had the largest population with a total of 2,813,215,738 people. While the lowest population for 1973 was found in No income group available with a population of 12,575,824 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1973

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 881,652,080 18,520,802
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 596,107,483 13,466,055
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 207,314,764 1,962,819
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 132,191,633 723,492
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 124,709,058 3,231,201
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 109,679,470 1,465,723
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 103,666,904 2,494,894
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 78,667,466 -25,758
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 71,144,818 1,816,442
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 64,285,624 1,816,803
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 59,605,446 1,478,097
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 56,166,630 84,689
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 55,228,203 1,704,338
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54,379,582 366,967
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 51,814,075 375,246
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48,301,548 293,522
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 44,891,281 1,042,080
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 40,406,234 993,107
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 38,873,060 1,038,739
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 38,028,236 844,943
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 37,120,776 793,103
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 34,898,147 376,133
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 34,659,713 674,640
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 33,270,009 296,609
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 30,981,898 892,428
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 30,694,316 815,268
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29,165,356 584,202
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25,020,588 418,299
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 24,382,513 692,416
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 22,502,029 294,660
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 22,396,318 500,951
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 21,853,906 588,977
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 20,628,252 247,369
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16,489,452 409,951
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 16,128,122 323,801
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 15,933,845 312,370
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15,123,504 534,897
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 14,786,469 355,975
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 14,674,786 382,367
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 13,513,318 208,431
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 13,447,570 116,421
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 13,335,963 285,642
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 13,169,737 253,344
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 13,107,928 380,078
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 12,789,984 181,055
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 12,760,405 442,706
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 12,469,591 428,610
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,424,804 367,304
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 11,575,304 295,909
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 11,146,098 269,631
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 11,062,664 268,168
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 10,872,139 370,686
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,410,508 33,647
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 10,307,842 164,602
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 9,900,292 56,459
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 9,727,980 23,498
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 9,637,197 277,530
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 9,369,574 64,739
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 9,297,924 121,957
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 9,123,668 272,277
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 8,957,960 122,424
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,753,489 56,798
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 8,666,390 54,932
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,156,938 36,639
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,584,022 39,433
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 7,417,736 206,607
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,355,433 59,930
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 7,268,560 220,567
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 7,088,758 381,349
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 7,003,114 235,750
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 6,998,688 192,802
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 6,852,360 77,345
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 6,720,443 188,760
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 6,578,230 220,327
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 6,455,257 111,857
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 6,307,362 38,195
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 6,257,373 284,609
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 5,907,742 104,803
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 5,895,101 152,490
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 5,729,065 97,628
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 5,712,712 185,399
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 5,463,650 146,396
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 5,059,382 134,752
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,008,581 25,992
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 4,996,239 133,790
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 4,940,710 88,050
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,903,551 33,127
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,902,248 110,043
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 4,851,183 127,258
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 4,772,040 140,363
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 4,666,166 25,277
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 4,653,289 132,800
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 4,641,290 45,561
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,544,133 17,948
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 4,445,207 72,564
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 4,259,484 125,727
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 4,234,754 107,268
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 4,022,336 106,080
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 3,960,710 24,767
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,943,152 40,432
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3,912,904 89,317
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 3,890,639 93,456
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,831,275 40,880
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 3,571,450 75,086
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 3,542,465 86,569
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,307,075 30,305
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 3,277,487 98,340
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,227,380 72,277
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 3,224,775 66,354
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 3,214,274 91,759
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,062,022 48,397
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 3,046,714 90,917
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 2,980,638 63,180
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2,942,333 56,158
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 2,877,561 69,971
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 2,876,681 47,594
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 2,836,826 15,851
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,706,852 59,639
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 2,682,748 85,621
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2,672,144 61,217
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 2,583,160 63,897
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 2,569,842 64,605
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,520,436 65,113
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,457,032 17,645
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 2,393,324 65,615
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2,390,909 59,566
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,195,905 42,739
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2,168,363 36,330
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2,084,255 84,410
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2,006,247 51,275
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 1,945,320 30,073
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,785,222 15,647
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 1,767,414 61,063
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,725,228 23,802
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,646,580 44,001
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1,582,697 42,754
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,532,069 47,525
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1,402,309 39,763
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,399,849 12,017
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,376,516 36,221
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,335,431 34,618
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1,227,358 36,476
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1,195,399 21,033
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,135,631 38,951
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,026,563 13,641
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 970,527 57,869
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 865,368 11,324
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 824,918 24,476
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 729,866 7,831
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 728,598 21,297
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 657,246 33,326
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 650,705 3,177
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 635,288 13,274
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 603,203 7,532
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 584,036 9,929
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 577,488 17,270
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 557,244 9,030
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 547,214 5,953
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 500,500 8,057
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 480,668 13,453
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 441,546 49,820
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 396,331 -1,510
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 349,186 2,190
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 329,800 10,871
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 327,466 -71
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 321,765 707
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 316,193 1,110
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 299,191 2,424
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 298,050 -7,503
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 263,728 7,756
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 256,632 13,730
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 247,838 -679
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 244,643 1,195
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 212,374 2,820
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 193,563 4,252
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 186,816 5,112
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 177,327 12,711
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 163,734 15,480
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 154,096 680
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 149,587 2,252
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 149,065 5,205
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 134,940 3,946
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 130,883 4,444
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 126,875 1,776
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 126,118 5,315
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 108,114 1,641
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,924 1,051
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 97,886 -349
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 95,687 3,052
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 95,100 2,262
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 90,610 1,327
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 82,472 1,676
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 77,662 -691
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 74,532 3,533
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 71,232 1,031
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 70,334 482
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 64,462 -258
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 63,888 1,639
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 60,598 928
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 59,365 629
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 58,359 1,244
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 58,324 889
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 53,232 36
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 52,925 190
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 50,704 1,482
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 47,965 691
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 44,242 -185
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 39,746 447
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 39,150 1,391
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 28,529 464
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,558 235
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 25,522 458
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 25,102 177
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 24,394 1,585
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 22,251 384
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 20,177 -622
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 19,010 506
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 14,094 1,228
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 12,541 296
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 12,443 662
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 11,476 33
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 10,329 141
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 10,018 124
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 9,610 75
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 7,750 544
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 6,990 111
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 6,399 32
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 6,278 166
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 6,068 176
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,002 67
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 5,934 56
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 5,827 111
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 4,719 -216
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2,484 20
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,277 4
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,624 3
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 746 -3

What was the world population in 1973?

In 1973, the world population was 3,920,251,504 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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