World Population by Country in 1983

In 1983, the world reached a total population of 4,691,884,238 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,029,226,907 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 745,826,546 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 727 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1983 was Asia with a total population of 2,798,588,766 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 525,335,030, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 386,071,046 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,014,966,310 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,234,166,026, and South-Eastern Asia with 380,269,960 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 3,447,268,580 people. While the lowest population for 1983 was found in No income group available with a population of 16,722,668 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1983

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,029,226,907 14,384,085
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 745,826,546 16,888,190
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 230,389,964 2,405,078
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 158,790,611 3,555,500
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 140,854,123 1,085,548
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 130,977,370 2,919,556
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 119,793,752 682,718
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 91,080,372 3,084,676
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 91,045,478 2,519,360
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 79,351,586 1,702,419
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 77,566,064 -32,423
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 72,080,310 1,428,077
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 57,011,444 1,389,121
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 56,607,516 2,429
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 56,501,612 54,956
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 54,592,379 241,754
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 52,219,685 1,296,995
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 50,563,952 212,017
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 48,670,565 973,021
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 47,353,665 1,308,808
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 47,026,425 1,085,931
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 44,027,986 1,567,345
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 40,053,748 630,562
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 38,235,187 901,123
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 38,169,760 163,574
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 36,536,140 355,475
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 35,424,262 737,325
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 31,865,176 870,394
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 29,377,137 457,990
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 29,005,175 799,702
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 28,042,329 646,614
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 25,360,726 245,002
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 22,403,762 60,678
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 21,287,381 538,622
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 21,170,717 724,135
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 20,682,111 697,066
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 18,976,104 278,317
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 18,826,906 459,333
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 18,771,363 270,818
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 18,733,995 504,337
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 18,069,461 676,739
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 17,152,857 427,291
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 16,740,664 402,705
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16,509,596 440,905
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 15,658,442 211,991
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 15,383,076 196,258
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 14,903,737 465,069
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 14,885,966 260,146
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 14,369,646 71,517
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 14,292,862 381,540
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 14,228,932 360,889
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 12,984,131 410,350
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 12,163,328 267,040
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 11,976,513 168,262
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 11,746,020 556,854
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,620,934 -40,004
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,298,164 260
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 10,237,391 377,498
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,004,048 66,023
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 9,984,590 79,733
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 9,951,449 58,708
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 9,943,821 33,592
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 9,866,532 6,106
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 9,835,461 342,184
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 9,740,088 271,447
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 9,636,353 106,109
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 9,282,050 337,505
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 9,276,706 335,073
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 9,240,672 246,667
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,956,433 -16,340
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 8,795,873 224,998
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,355,107 14,482
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 8,106,356 293,286
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,866,040 22,105
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 7,863,944 169,393
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,559,110 -4,542
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 7,531,184 215,510
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 7,512,048 202,327
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 7,091,270 180,139
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 7,058,317 277,928
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 6,881,962 282,063
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 6,766,606 204,343
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 6,669,007 105,167
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 6,418,414 18,163
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 6,291,070 198,183
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 6,171,874 166,662
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 6,147,213 134,108
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 6,142,513 196,626
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,120,620 130,198
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 5,997,739 120,885
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 5,859,396 197,041
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 5,282,274 115,228
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 5,259,444 41,439
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 5,252,127 83,928
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,124,332 -3,645
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,082,436 32,953
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 4,859,174 140,197
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 4,855,733 28,140
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,751,890 21,837
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 4,726,506 108,613
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 4,689,680 91,327
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4,502,541 102,728
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 4,401,502 125,168
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 4,312,522 38,299
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 4,218,421 41,030
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 4,171,526 119,147
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 4,137,783 123,385
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,128,572 11,839
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 3,979,093 94,393
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 3,922,269 84,063
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,612,640 32,834
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 3,585,773 79,172
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 3,584,610 91,081
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 3,543,861 93,218
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,472,903 19,386
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 3,423,592 160,426
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 3,343,276 93,331
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,339,381 36,393
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3,303,677 69,667
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 3,238,291 37,690
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,219,827 35,918
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 3,126,635 104,999
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 3,106,990 50,467
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 3,087,911 45,460
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 3,082,202 77,859
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 2,993,286 14,565
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,623,152 18,557
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2,622,532 72,831
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2,564,773 58,912
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2,514,786 112,285
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2,495,097 27,915
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,232,782 32,725
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,109,151 64,783
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2,098,500 48,833
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,974,441 14,852
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 1,951,850 39,681
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,937,234 8,191
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1,825,773 44,791
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1,799,814 49,643
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,736,028 84,716
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,706,004 40,317
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 1,646,343 48,671
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 1,604,100 64,406
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,530,331 42,478
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,505,714 10,775
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 1,237,572 70,527
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1,204,626 67,839
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,171,273 13,977
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,060,717 37,930
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1,033,085 28,245
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 998,000 13,763
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 872,394 13,797
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 811,098 21,973
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 795,563 28,228
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 778,372 -1,851
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 707,477 12,318
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 693,593 16,784
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 662,412 8,020
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 655,506 21,175
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 599,330 2,309
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 577,042 10,287
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 456,033 14,010
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 404,772 14,081
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 379,409 2,512
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 367,726 12,763
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 365,440 371
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 356,138 9,281
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 344,443 6,308
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 342,886 3,324
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 340,263 3,904
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 336,744 21,444
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 330,970 4,583
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 330,454 17,865
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 266,253 9,944
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 258,944 8,833
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 256,504 829
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 237,131 2,895
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 236,586 4,506
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 207,523 7,016
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 179,339 4,751
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 179,042 3,937
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 166,944 -87
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 156,960 -136
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 156,053 3,656
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 154,101 2,415
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 139,254 5,350
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 128,440 2,219
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 126,743 3,068
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 119,067 2,833
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,684 674
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 102,650 1,747
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 100,543 1,107
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 98,176 1,639
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 96,981 38
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 83,153 2,364
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 77,316 4,530
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 77,215 844
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 72,269 -348
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 66,859 461
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 65,408 206
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 64,598 -84
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 64,122 1,165
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 63,683 566
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 61,212 3,254
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 54,765 426
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 53,666 413
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 51,984 644
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 44,669 471
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 42,600 -215
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 40,432 1,794
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 36,735 1,406
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 35,975 1,426
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 28,855 -42
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 27,985 432
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 26,055 371
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 25,594 3,050
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 21,972 165
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 19,572 849
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17,178 -243
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 15,927 1,530
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 12,972 321
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 12,511 170
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 12,315 431
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 11,878 90
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 11,232 -64
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 10,992 2,256
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 8,758 405
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 8,099 100
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 7,832 419
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 6,601 10
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,574 47
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,129 54
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 3,483 276
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 3,224 -183
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,230 -2
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,663 42
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 727 -3

What was the world population in 1983?

In 1983, the world population was 4,691,884,238 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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