World Population by Country in 1988

In 1988, the total world population consisted of 5,141,992,542 people and 🇨🇳China was the most populous country that year, with a total population of 1,115,244,165 people. Followed by 🇮🇳India, the second largest population globally 827,342,990people in total 827,342,990, and 🇺🇸United States of America with 248,393,235 deaths recorded.

The country with the highest death count was 🇨🇳China, with a total of 1,115,244,165 people dying for the year. Closely followed by 🇮🇳India with a death count of 28,040,342, and 🇺🇸United States of America with 248,393,235 deaths recorded.

The country with the lowest annual death count was 🇻🇦Holy See with only 728 people dying. Followed by 🇹🇰Tokelau with a death count of 1,766, and 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) with 2,289 deaths recorded.

The geographic region with the highest death count was Asia with a total of 3,087,409,022 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Europe with a death count of 718,375,296, and Americas with 700,864,740 deaths recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Asia had the highest death count of 1,329,289,028 people. Closely followed by Southern Asia with a death count of 1,145,364,881, and South-Eastern Asia with 422,509,788 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 4,109,122,546. While the lowest death count is recorded by No income group available were only 19,114,708 people died in that segment.