World Population by Country in 1983

737 people
1,029,064,956 people
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data source: UN WPP

In 1983, the total world population consisted of 4,697,327,574 people and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total population of 1,029,064,956 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, the second largest population globally 737,372,680people in total 737,372,680, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 236,986,365 deaths recorded.

The country with the highest death count was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina, with a total of 1,029,064,956 people dying for the year. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with a death count of 26,637,447, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 236,986,365 deaths recorded.

The country with the lowest annual death count was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 737 people dying. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with a death count of 1,689, and ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) with 2,248 deaths recorded.

The geographic region with the highest death count was Asia with a total of 2,794,764,044 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a death count of 703,278,524, and Americas with 646,988,451 deaths recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest death count of 1,234,426,203 people. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a death count of 1,014,617,564, and South-Eastern Asia with 378,801,487 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 3,700,812,500. While the lowest death count is recorded by No income group available were only 16,776,852 people died in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Population in 1983

RankFlagLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina1,029,064,956
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia737,372,680
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America236,986,365
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia159,651,381
5๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation141,331,278
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil129,790,077
7๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan119,948,947
8๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh95,335,155
9๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan92,227,711
10๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria80,438,260
11๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany78,224,133
12๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico71,971,240
13๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly56,766,112
14๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam56,337,921
15๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom56,332,058
16๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance54,889,408
17๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines52,194,620
18๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine50,637,029
19๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye48,447,410
20๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand48,423,309
21๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt47,786,402
22๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of)46,029,535
23๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea40,000,941
24๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain38,253,244
25๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia37,740,817
26๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland36,573,699
27๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar35,162,715
28๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa32,739,304
29๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina29,391,332
30๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo29,250,963
31๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia27,988,173
32๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada25,412,608
33๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania22,459,207
34๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania21,079,874
35๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco21,060,696
36๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria20,558,115
37๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan19,109,770
38๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea19,054,034
39๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China19,022,625
40๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru18,705,957
41๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya17,846,374
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan16,908,400
43๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal16,689,119
44๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)16,562,205
45๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan15,665,551
46๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia15,414,893
47๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka15,388,794
48๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq14,840,554
49๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands14,396,901
50๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia14,285,908
51๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda14,221,882
52๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana13,029,836
53๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique12,073,822
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile12,026,138
55๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan10,917,982
56๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary10,622,989
57๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen10,621,499
58๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia10,302,944
59๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba9,991,026
60๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal9,925,258
61๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece9,911,493
62๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic9,904,810
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium9,869,132
64๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar9,843,044
65๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus9,815,555
66๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire9,272,744
67๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon9,215,397
68๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola9,082,982
69๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria8,933,326
70๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador8,840,418
71๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden8,328,914
72๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe8,098,404
73๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali8,034,400
74๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia7,864,594
75๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria7,561,163
76๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso7,551,129
77๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala7,419,642
78๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia7,252,941
79๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia7,053,800
80๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi7,051,710
81๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger6,708,644
82๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan6,602,326
83๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland6,419,311
84๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia6,381,038
85๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal6,324,504
86๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia6,198,430
87๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of)6,149,060
88๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic6,147,248
89๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti5,951,096
90๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda5,905,312
91๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia5,636,203
92๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea5,359,814
93๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia5,290,180
94๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR5,235,106
95๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark5,114,468
96๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia5,086,446
97๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad4,979,130
98๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland4,855,788
99๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi4,808,528
100๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia4,712,884
101๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador4,707,367
102๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan4,661,574
103๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan4,350,874
104๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin4,278,978
105๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina4,258,728
106๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova4,172,076
107๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway4,128,336
108๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras4,078,174
109๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan3,965,758
110๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael3,959,630
111๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya3,718,961
112๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic3,541,001
113๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua3,530,282
114๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania3,505,432
115๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland3,497,608
116๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone3,481,646
117๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea3,333,633
118๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico3,332,645
119๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay3,318,068
120๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo3,222,899
121๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand3,219,278
122๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia3,191,539
123๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon3,094,996
124๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan3,067,534
125๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay2,988,778
126๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania2,905,130
127๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore2,685,981
128๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica2,595,153
129๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia2,546,971
130๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic2,537,400
131๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan2,537,308
132๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica2,234,832
133๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia2,107,114
134๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama2,101,106
135๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia1,991,901
136๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo1,950,321
137๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia1,923,354
138๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia1,829,092
139๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait1,744,295
140๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea1,736,160
141๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,719,246
142๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine1,618,777
143๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania1,606,746
144๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho1,534,413
145๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia1,505,237
146๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates1,235,305
147๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman1,181,459
148๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago1,160,534
149๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana1,046,137
150๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia1,037,511
151๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius997,366
152๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau869,592
153๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon811,006
154๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia794,525
155๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana775,891
156๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus707,225
157๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji689,835
158๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste677,706
159๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini658,957
160๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro596,956
161๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion579,232
162๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan477,460
163๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain400,707
164๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname378,746
165๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti369,553
166๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros367,233
167๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg365,490
168๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta348,591
169๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea343,420
170๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe341,382
171๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique338,654
172๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde337,654
173๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar329,709
174๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR270,503
175๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands264,068
176๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados253,992
177๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas244,698
178๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland236,964
179๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam204,741
180๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives179,128
181๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia171,750
182๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa166,714
183๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao156,827
184๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize156,297
185๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia155,003
186๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara140,584
187๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia125,044
188๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu123,998
189๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam118,508
190๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines106,838
191๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe104,380
192๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands99,446
193๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga97,998
194๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada94,948
195๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of)84,680
196๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey78,662
197๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana76,568
198๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica72,365
199๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles68,360
200๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda64,934
201๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man64,630
202๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati64,169
203๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba63,096
204๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte58,995
205๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda54,777
206๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey54,751
207๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland51,967
208๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands44,670
209๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis42,334
210๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra40,565
211๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa36,271
212๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands34,811
213๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar28,733
214๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco27,960
215๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein26,238
216๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands24,936
217๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino22,228
218๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands19,598
219๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands17,279
220๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part)16,133
221๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau13,006
222๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands12,505
223๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands12,370
224๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12,153
225๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part)11,485
226๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat11,120
227๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands8,697
228๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru8,216
229๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu7,789
230๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla6,647
231๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena6,574
232๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon6,186
233๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy3,486
234๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue3,108
235๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas)2,248
236๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau1,689
237๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See737

Regions with the Highest Population in 1983

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Asia2,794,764,044
2Europe703,278,524
3Americas646,988,451
4Africa528,232,416
5Latin America and the Caribbean384,476,547
6Northern America262,511,903
7Oceania24,064,139

Sub-regions with the Highest Population in 1983

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Eastern Asia1,234,426,203
2Southern Asia1,014,617,564
3South-Eastern Asia378,801,487
4Eastern Europe299,934,548
5South America256,993,658
6Western Europe171,779,736
7Eastern Africa160,087,708
8Western Africa153,425,059
9Southern Europe141,269,753
10Western Asia122,960,671
11Northern Africa119,428,329
12Central America96,559,261
13Northern Europe90,294,486
14Middle Africa58,274,998
15Central Asia43,958,118
16Southern Africa37,016,322
17Caribbean30,923,627
18Australia/New Zealand18,634,172
19Melanesia4,566,538
20Polynesia515,104
21Micronesia348,326

Income Groups with the Highest Population in 1983

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Low-and-middle-income countries3,700,812,500
2Middle-income countries3,457,425,688
3High-and-upper-middle-income countries2,878,886,095
4Upper-middle-income countries1,899,489,256
5Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries1,801,323,244
6Lower-middle-income countries1,557,936,431
7High-income countries979,396,839
8Low-income countries243,386,812
9No income group available16,776,852

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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