World Population by Country in 1997

In 1997, the world reached a total population of 5,906,481,261 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,237,801,448 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 1,002,335,230 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 667 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1997 was Asia with a total population of 3,586,095,561 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 761,224,444, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 499,347,530 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,388,488,520 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,463,618,749, and South-Eastern Asia with 501,115,090 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 4,433,643,822 people. While the lowest population for 1997 was found in No income group available with a population of 23,345,982 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1997

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,237,801,448 9,228,890
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,002,335,230 19,091,117
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 272,395,438 3,456,121
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 204,628,007 3,266,494
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 168,546,707 2,505,988
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 147,939,972 -275,050
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 141,330,267 4,111,019
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 126,027,985 287,243
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 122,039,226 2,255,275
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 113,791,181 2,868,457
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 93,183,094 1,587,954
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,436,087 120,694
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 76,058,603 1,082,882
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 72,718,837 1,775,325
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 66,993,728 1,440,105
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 62,480,532 945,297
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 61,277,426 961,554
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 61,233,480 1,887,617
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 60,989,108 774,716
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 58,250,198 181,643
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 57,839,364 223,691
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 56,925,800 24,543
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 50,169,353 -423,495
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 45,962,393 294,632
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 45,285,048 593,487
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 44,822,198 832,017
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 43,972,046 547,285
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 40,180,050 187,833
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,396,130 -10,353
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 37,291,946 657,413
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 35,815,971 416,715
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 31,785,846 879,452
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 29,882,752 273,848
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 29,476,031 483,948
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 28,364,264 755,476
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 27,397,118 397,952
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 25,365,386 457,660
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 24,454,372 601,300
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 23,877,289 397,201
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 23,249,417 458,451
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23,037,561 467,186
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 22,827,373 203,050
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 22,330,770 699,928
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 22,289,535 -131,970
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 21,876,935 573,160
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 21,764,843 150,925
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 21,249,178 563,555
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 19,938,377 531,728
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18,449,123 118,013
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 18,410,250 189,227
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 18,268,040 440,375
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 17,788,819 683,326
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 17,108,681 498,927
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 16,521,723 393,792
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 15,820,432 -336,055
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 15,629,905 92,478
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 15,335,454 531,863
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15,103,996 395,037
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 14,871,146 496,088
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 14,809,289 191,686
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 14,778,902 467,743
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 13,941,181 367,792
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 11,987,838 211,891
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 11,431,569 237,410
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 11,362,402 185,263
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 10,998,129 35,064
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 10,905,381 276,004
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 10,897,353 282,226
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 10,875,274 69,413
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 10,512,678 206,250
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 10,494,201 349,570
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,400,924 -42,267
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 10,359,302 240,731
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,286,220 -22,652
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,279,044 -16,383
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,154,872 33,299
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,130,549 47,064
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 9,557,948 123,451
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9,133,156 238,999
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 9,051,538 208,045
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,807,869 20,876
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,318,966 -87,653
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 8,150,076 134,894
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,137,620 148,157
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 8,000,062 46,289
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,997,525 123
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,967,093 6,150
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 7,915,172 145,015
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 7,842,806 111,681
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 7,734,313 313,496
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 7,666,732 401,382
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 7,450,874 254,638
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,086,998 15,173
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6,441,236 109,242
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 6,387,026 193,164
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 6,144,112 169,450
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 6,117,068 42,491
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 5,923,862 60,206
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 5,842,638 44,060
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 5,743,283 126,370
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5,589,410 173,355
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,365,829 6,638
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,277,382 21,777
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 5,150,538 98,271
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,139,942 14,979
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 4,960,439 177,184
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 4,902,346 79,943
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 4,895,962 81,815
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 4,818,289 106,030
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 4,738,386 72,030
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 4,733,665 114,150
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,711,373 -49,485
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,640,032 -122,490
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 4,592,550 133,651
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,405,334 24,899
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4,405,028 59,911
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 4,393,790 -35,901
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4,363,672 65,486
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,107,550 71,885
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 4,047,748 96,102
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,775,852 41,210
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3,760,650 107,749
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,759,518 26,168
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,739,422 83,189
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,694,896 -28,155
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,640,150 38,582
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3,458,472 94,721
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 3,271,418 -29,370
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 3,253,719 -20,350
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,245,069 18,362
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2,875,037 43,013
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2,847,213 114,267
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2,827,992 56,789
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 2,746,118 174,267
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,554,954 22,157
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,498,879 -35,904
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2,484,278 65,968
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,383,300 341,634
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,381,771 23,823
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2,291,561 36,998
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,245,588 34,804
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2,204,866 31,121
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2,004,234 8,795
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,989,828 -1,218
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,972,579 15,325
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,761,468 58,127
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1,693,242 42,848
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,619,354 36,582
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,421,490 -10,070
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,318,171 4,307
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,317,002 38,430
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,184,257 11,284
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,179,806 29,588
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,162,443 21,413
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 990,734 15,126
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 897,470 17,301
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 843,341 12,158
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 804,572 9,116
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 755,211 1,528
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 751,348 13,023
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 667,786 28,504
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 652,642 19,893
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 633,608 465
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 605,570 23,598
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 550,591 28,704
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 546,865 9,172
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 505,033 10,824
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 452,886 8,931
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 430,654 9,613
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 424,138 7,090
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 421,814 3,906
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 418,412 5,131
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 411,700 7,267
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 397,050 11,013
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 388,838 3,657
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 313,215 6,976
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 310,170 5,299
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 271,356 2,517
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 269,040 5,000
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 263,224 405
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 239,036 3,875
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 232,097 12,406
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 217,117 7,714
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 208,421 4,322
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 178,871 4,180
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 178,543 1,843
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 155,454 1,426
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 154,330 2,037
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 147,372 5,175
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 147,146 -1,855
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 139,309 6,952
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 137,656 2,192
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 114,276 -67
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 111,133 304
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 105,785 1,126
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 105,548 667
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 100,658 720
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 85,018 492
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 84,308 1,511
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 81,858 2,480
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 76,531 1,143
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 72,792 911
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 71,218 1,415
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 69,081 -112
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 64,682 518
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 60,817 7,626
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 60,227 380
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 58,531 197
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 56,072 76
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 55,578 1,053
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 52,358 818
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 44,496 375
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 43,656 567
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 35,579 1,376
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 31,968 255
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 31,770 431
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 31,195 -227
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 29,299 -145
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,564 83
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 25,596 376
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 18,592 479
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 18,298 561
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 17,581 -487
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 16,516 709
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14,390 98
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13,495 149
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,363 15
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 10,132 271
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 9,630 3
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 7,069 -664
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 6,524 191
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,394 -25
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,224 -61
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2,881 71
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 2,257 -41
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,628 8
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 667 -7

What was the world population in 1997?

In 1997, the world population was 5,906,481,261 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

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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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