World Population by Country in 1974

In 1974, the world reached a total population of 3,995,517,077 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 899,367,640 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 609,721,951 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 743 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1974 was Asia with a total population of 2,347,595,112 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 406,068,836, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 315,529,220 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 820,108,703 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,084,501,090, and South-Eastern Asia with 309,029,511 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 2,874,344,130 people. While the lowest population for 1974 was found in No income group available with a population of 12,945,526 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1974

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 899,367,640 16,910,317
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 609,721,951 13,762,883
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 209,277,968 1,963,589
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 132,970,442 834,125
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 127,945,196 3,241,073
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 111,100,023 1,375,383
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 106,167,372 2,506,042
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 78,620,534 -68,107
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 72,947,807 1,789,536
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 66,149,168 1,910,286
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 61,157,932 1,626,875
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 56,945,880 1,731,017
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 56,233,776 49,604
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 54,750,683 375,235
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 52,163,552 323,708
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48,602,694 308,771
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 45,898,698 972,751
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 41,388,324 971,074
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 39,900,961 1,017,063
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 38,863,420 825,424
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 37,930,374 826,095
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 35,329,897 487,368
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 35,319,338 644,610
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 33,578,683 320,740
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 31,895,534 934,844
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 31,488,613 773,327
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 29,751,936 588,958
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 25,449,754 440,035
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 25,077,016 696,590
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 22,897,871 502,155
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 22,812,432 326,146
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 22,448,415 600,043
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 20,889,661 275,447
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 16,902,384 415,911
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 16,437,002 293,959
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 16,243,905 307,750
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 15,671,316 560,725
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 15,153,602 378,291
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 15,057,176 382,413
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 13,713,388 191,707
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 13,626,301 295,034
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 13,560,532 109,502
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 13,494,712 393,489
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 13,418,276 243,734
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 13,203,948 444,381
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 12,972,498 183,971
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 12,950,962 534,133
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,796,220 375,528
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 11,869,878 293,239
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 11,428,676 295,524
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 11,335,187 276,878
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 11,243,146 371,327
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 10,472,743 165,200
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,457,947 61,230
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 9,960,863 64,684
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 9,918,979 286,034
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 9,749,064 18,671
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 9,435,592 67,298
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 9,413,106 108,407
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 9,404,222 288,829
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 9,079,604 120,863
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,810,675 57,574
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 8,729,701 71,690
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,193,154 35,791
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 7,630,190 218,300
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,597,030 -13,417
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 7,491,935 226,182
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 7,483,506 408,145
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,416,613 62,430
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 7,244,901 247,824
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 7,194,696 199,215
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 6,913,408 44,751
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 6,911,123 192,600
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 6,802,494 228,203
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 6,569,272 116,175
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 6,548,924 298,493
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 6,341,217 29,516
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 6,048,168 153,644
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 6,018,141 115,996
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 5,903,530 196,239
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 5,826,984 98,211
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 5,613,116 152,536
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 5,196,579 139,642
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 5,134,199 142,129
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,033,572 23,991
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 5,030,652 91,834
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,013,765 112,990
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 4,978,582 127,540
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,936,538 32,845
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 4,911,421 138,400
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 4,789,038 138,698
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 4,690,576 23,544
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 4,688,472 48,805
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,561,861 17,508
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 4,517,072 71,167
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 4,386,370 128,043
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 4,342,772 108,769
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 4,125,823 100,894
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 4,000,559 85,993
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 3,985,380 24,574
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 3,984,049 93,364
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,983,063 39,390
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,872,281 41,132
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 3,660,032 102,078
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 3,629,608 87,717
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 3,377,758 102,201
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,337,696 30,939
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 3,303,720 87,131
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3,301,276 75,517
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 3,290,068 64,233
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 3,136,539 88,733
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,110,098 47,755
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,042,812 61,168
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2,998,843 56,861
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 2,946,882 68,670
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 2,924,358 47,759
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 2,853,588 17,675
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 2,769,211 87,306
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,767,646 61,951
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2,733,312 61,121
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 2,648,082 65,949
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 2,632,880 61,472
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,585,452 64,917
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,475,078 18,449
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 2,459,325 66,387
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2,450,335 59,286
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,239,305 44,060
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2,202,329 31,602
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2,179,446 105,970
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2,058,235 52,701
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 1,974,880 29,047
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 1,827,584 59,279
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,800,974 15,857
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,749,329 24,399
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1,690,676 44,191
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1,626,283 44,418
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,580,280 48,897
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1,443,130 41,881
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,413,220 37,187
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,412,117 12,520
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,370,857 36,234
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1,264,352 37,512
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1,225,364 38,899
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,175,369 40,524
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,040,290 13,813
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,030,425 61,930
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 876,740 11,420
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 850,090 25,869
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 754,676 30,860
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 737,700 7,839
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 691,569 35,321
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 648,922 13,994
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 648,585 -7,416
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 623,576 33,213
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 594,904 17,562
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 592,277 6,553
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 566,296 9,074
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 553,228 6,074
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 508,181 7,304
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 494,624 14,460
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 491,955 50,999
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 394,519 -2,115
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 351,387 2,212
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 340,842 11,215
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 327,769 676
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 322,832 1,425
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 317,609 1,722
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 301,682 2,557
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 290,558 -7,481
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 271,718 8,225
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 270,627 14,259
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 247,280 -436
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 245,851 1,222
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 215,281 2,994
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 197,767 4,155
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 192,155 5,566
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 191,389 15,414
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 179,299 15,651
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 154,689 505
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 154,314 5,293
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 152,240 3,054
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 138,944 4,061
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 135,349 4,488
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 131,481 5,411
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 128,620 1,714
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 109,740 1,613
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 102,952 1,002
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 98,790 3,155
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 97,528 -367
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 97,330 2,197
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 92,007 1,467
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 84,189 1,758
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 77,990 3,381
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 76,470 -1,691
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 72,218 940
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 70,822 493
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 65,552 1,687
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 64,218 -233
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 60,953 -218
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 60,028 695
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 59,621 1,280
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 59,179 820
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 53,268 36
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 53,102 165
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 52,339 1,787
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 48,607 592
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 44,056 -189
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 40,577 1,464
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 40,189 438
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 29,012 502
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,779 207
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 26,174 847
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 26,003 1,633
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 25,262 143
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 22,638 390
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 19,535 -662
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 19,439 352
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 14,905 393
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 13,118 688
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 12,662 -54
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 11,506 28
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 10,480 160
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 10,146 131
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 9,676 58
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 8,312 579
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 7,096 101
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 6,447 173
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 6,429 28
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 6,249 186
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 6,100 276
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,066 62
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 5,909 52
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 4,499 -224
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2,519 51
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,277 -3
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,624 -3
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 743 -3

What was the world population in 1974?

In 1974, the world population was 3,995,517,077 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

Data Information

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Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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