World Population by Country in 1996

In 1996, the world reached a total population of 5,825,145,298 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,228,298,836 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 983,281,218 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 672 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1996 was Asia with a total population of 3,535,423,902 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 742,764,748, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 491,423,986 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,361,005,680 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,453,006,776, and South-Eastern Asia with 492,604,617 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 4,370,024,770 people. While the lowest population for 1996 was found in No income group available with a population of 22,868,593 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1996

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,228,298,836 9,776,335
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 983,281,218 19,016,909
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 268,984,347 3,366,061
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 201,373,790 3,241,939
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 166,037,122 2,513,181
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 148,233,411 -311,828
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 137,234,810 4,079,897
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 125,726,223 316,280
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 119,876,868 2,069,440
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 110,956,183 2,801,538
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 91,586,555 1,605,124
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,300,865 149,750
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 74,946,448 1,141,427
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 70,944,969 1,772,412
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 65,565,195 1,416,962
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 61,598,378 819,011
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 60,293,786 1,005,726
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 60,211,096 781,308
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 59,347,649 1,884,045
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 58,078,586 161,579
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 57,623,178 208,680
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 56,898,973 29,113
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 50,616,105 -470,009
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 45,660,168 309,819
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 44,661,603 653,403
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 44,118,709 574,961
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 43,423,369 550,068
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 39,996,473 179,321
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,401,408 -204
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 36,632,573 661,332
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 35,389,362 436,502
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 31,140,733 410,773
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 29,593,849 303,958
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 28,984,634 498,846
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 27,615,736 741,579
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 26,999,093 398,098
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 24,907,304 458,505
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 23,862,258 582,928
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 23,465,926 425,526
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 22,783,969 472,446
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 22,614,347 223,001
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,572,110 463,715
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 22,417,869 -124,697
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 21,639,332 682,949
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 21,612,429 153,903
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 21,249,572 681,565
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 20,689,051 556,699
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 19,410,280 524,467
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18,322,506 135,220
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 18,211,845 207,583
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 17,844,010 407,687
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17,106,595 681,121
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 16,614,326 489,783
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 16,144,248 -311,577
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16,079,554 490,549
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 15,538,616 90,100
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 14,810,946 517,152
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 14,708,879 395,198
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 14,615,482 195,927
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 14,383,350 479,505
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 14,317,454 455,154
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 13,575,324 363,923
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 11,775,222 213,343
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 11,182,612 260,503
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 11,178,171 183,198
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 10,963,031 35,132
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 10,803,806 73,523
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 10,632,293 270,172
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 10,621,210 270,059
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,436,459 -28,804
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 10,310,528 198,050
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,308,268 -21,443
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,295,651 -16,830
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 10,149,937 338,958
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 10,131,906 214,060
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,123,230 29,987
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,087,645 38,744
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 9,430,550 131,344
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 8,902,019 223,276
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 8,843,422 208,187
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,785,494 23,875
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,401,376 -77,168
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 8,012,314 140,631
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,993,446 8,034
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,989,367 148,348
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,958,041 11,954
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 7,949,102 55,631
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 7,770,594 144,143
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 7,683,116 207,699
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 7,472,450 210,230
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 7,200,290 246,529
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,069,691 19,440
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 6,715,510 1,501,063
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6,333,444 106,343
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 6,203,860 173,168
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 6,035,600 120,447
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 5,976,550 165,675
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 5,930,507 -73,495
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 5,797,140 46,937
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 5,612,494 135,207
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5,434,894 135,678
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,358,289 8,442
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,256,008 20,971
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,124,718 15,469
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 5,043,914 114,976
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4,820,066 84,615
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 4,812,392 85,327
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 4,785,894 171,905
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,761,272 -119,990
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,758,628 -45,027
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 4,711,656 107,237
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 4,666,585 71,572
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 4,608,676 135,829
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 4,445,884 159,681
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 4,430,195 -36,910
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,381,510 22,748
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4,347,370 55,403
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4,301,093 59,672
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,034,243 74,730
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,750 183,893
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,732,811 27,245
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,728,458 53,579
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,722,022 -26,098
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,656,234 83,186
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3,651,903 109,745
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,606,728 28,262
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3,363,570 95,082
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 3,298,898 -25,589
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 3,271,331 -14,874
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,226,634 18,509
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2,816,595 73,870
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2,771,606 55,983
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2,734,000 112,159
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 2,572,735 172,500
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,534,288 -34,913
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,532,894 21,964
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2,428,816 44,955
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,357,033 25,654
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2,264,074 17,977
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,209,958 36,456
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,203,966 17,033
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2,173,716 31,177
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 1,994,226 11,221
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,990,667 -459
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,955,098 19,637
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,703,318 58,175
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1,650,066 43,503
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,582,169 37,787
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,434,670 -16,290
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,313,434 5,168
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,279,070 37,434
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,172,542 12,146
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,150,601 28,822
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,140,604 22,263
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 973,588 19,167
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 880,058 17,523
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 831,269 11,986
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 796,538 6,951
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 753,570 1,753
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 738,568 12,538
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 644,649 17,770
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 633,004 742
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 632,756 19,880
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 582,573 22,396
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 537,494 9,570
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 529,266 13,947
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 494,288 10,667
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 443,834 9,173
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 421,007 9,680
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 417,901 3,921
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 417,045 7,097
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 413,202 5,289
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 404,297 7,538
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 386,069 10,948
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 385,269 3,482
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 306,196 7,062
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 304,932 5,177
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 269,136 1,921
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 263,842 5,397
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 262,794 457
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 235,189 3,818
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 219,770 12,247
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 209,840 6,839
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 204,086 4,348
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 176,713 1,818
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 174,714 4,133
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 153,969 1,544
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 152,261 2,101
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 148,938 -1,730
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 142,232 5,106
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 135,412 2,295
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 132,191 7,284
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 114,290 39
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 110,785 392
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 104,846 739
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 104,631 1,182
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 100,195 206
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 84,552 439
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 82,832 1,443
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 79,417 2,402
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 75,550 820
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 71,982 711
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 69,798 1,424
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 69,166 -59
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 64,147 551
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 59,840 393
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 58,346 172
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 55,960 148
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 54,500 1,102
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 53,367 7,274
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 51,538 822
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 44,138 340
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 43,097 549
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 34,194 1,395
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 31,719 244
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 31,410 -203
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 31,337 436
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 29,407 -72
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,491 61
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 25,235 345
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 18,120 463
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17,798 54
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 17,732 570
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 15,806 711
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14,291 99
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13,348 144
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,345 19
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 9,863 267
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 9,611 34
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 7,715 -629
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,410 -8
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 6,334 189
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,286 -62
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,812 65
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 2,300 -43
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,626 -4
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 672 -3

What was the world population in 1996?

In 1996, the world population was 5,825,145,298 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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