World Population by Country in 1999

In 1999, the world reached a total population of 6,067,758,458 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,255,433,236 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 1,040,500,054 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 653 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 1999 was Asia with a total population of 3,686,164,145 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 799,099,340, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 514,937,047 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,444,349,601 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,483,266,424, and South-Eastern Asia with 517,621,867 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 4,559,468,594 people. While the lowest population for 1999 was found in No income group available with a population of 24,299,195 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 1999

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,255,433,236 8,353,838
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,040,500,054 19,023,383
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 279,181,581 3,270,091
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 210,996,910 3,094,387
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 173,486,281 2,412,750
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 149,694,462 4,256,056
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 147,336,388 -413,245
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 126,754,824 2,441,490
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 126,555,063 219,778
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 119,695,565 3,079,839
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 96,334,810 1,554,624
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,556,965 9,266
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 78,123,713 933,821
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 76,249,064 1,743,455
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 69,907,887 1,459,290
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 65,077,580 1,963,761
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 64,474,744 1,010,167
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 63,185,615 918,818
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 62,442,652 657,367
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 58,635,202 199,159
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 58,352,208 285,456
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 56,945,068 11,330
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 49,320,119 -428,046
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 47,227,238 1,348,793
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 46,520,444 259,269
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 46,364,682 484,281
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 45,041,636 509,908
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 40,542,232 182,970
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 38,585,033 633,712
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,354,956 -28,144
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 36,653,031 421,938
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 33,499,771 944,699
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 30,399,778 259,659
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 30,346,083 429,501
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 29,965,129 864,770
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 28,176,997 378,881
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 26,252,239 420,007
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 25,634,162 661,790
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 24,602,708 330,096
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 24,143,157 430,288
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23,966,960 460,951
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 23,820,734 788,982
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 23,279,247 734,893
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 23,204,498 172,247
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 22,368,655 557,051
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 22,057,214 140,354
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 22,039,007 -119,853
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 21,009,660 537,482
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 19,262,847 814,131
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 19,176,791 471,209
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 18,800,892 204,843
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18,670,411 113,891
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 18,114,552 512,859
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 17,337,893 420,249
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 16,345,894 458,598
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 15,901,202 403,263
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 15,870,752 512,429
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 15,812,487 86,883
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 15,730,884 483,579
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 15,256,255 -79,700
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 15,176,410 176,117
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 14,698,973 389,706
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 12,412,046 212,886
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 11,899,006 222,253
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 11,716,454 149,519
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 11,533,554 339,788
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 11,463,504 277,645
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 11,231,470 381,231
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 11,070,094 36,479
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 10,993,862 49,783
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 10,973,956 249,693
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 10,916,993 311,422
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,308,283 -53,718
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,249,147 -15,330
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,233,369 57,238
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,230,256 -33,566
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,224,220 37,335
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 9,788,067 106,888
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 9,621,238 258,069
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 9,478,564 222,143
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,848,876 19,834
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,439,052 153,789
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 8,411,374 129,292
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 8,384,478 323,632
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 8,208,941 149,658
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 8,174,897 176,906
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,162,301 -64,828
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 8,101,450 84,929
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 8,009,587 95,438
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 7,991,376 19,641
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 7,981,889 283,704
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,959,744 -27,363
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,142,198 40,679
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 6,788,589 207,662
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6,641,964 91,413
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 6,477,365 178,256
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 6,189,565 28,539
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 6,180,180 126,930
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 5,994,088 123,096
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 5,923,852 36,710
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 5,850,145 254,722
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,374,620 3,215
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 5,340,056 91,771
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 5,321,388 185,522
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,319,854 20,280
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,165,491 11,668
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 5,057,998 76,784
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 5,049,878 75,288
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5,026,031 100,872
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 4,950,775 105,417
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 4,878,911 64,977
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 4,867,942 141,445
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,605,329 -55,812
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4,501,080 68,921
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4,475,145 20,357
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,462,142 33,149
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,394,500 -127,045
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 4,303,938 -54,583
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,250,020 71,888
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 4,153,014 37,390
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3,966,481 96,841
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3,901,430 79,206
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,833,494 19,725
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,810,115 24,479
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,719,912 44,037
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3,655,360 102,130
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,633,944 -32,518
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,278,963 15,694
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 3,208,260 -25,094
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 3,206,030 -36,675
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3,097,563 177,110
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 3,044,486 93,994
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3,016,659 77,738
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2,943,120 58,306
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,789,743 130,822
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2,620,612 73,741
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,596,270 18,339
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,428,488 23,747
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,426,350 -34,793
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2,356,477 42,059
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,312,600 32,274
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2,023,778 13,441
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,994,243 6,412
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,986,261 -2,156
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,888,579 -143,952
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,877,427 57,740
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1,778,277 42,075
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,691,558 35,608
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,403,498 -4,679
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,396,499 40,676
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,327,062 4,485
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,240,764 31,401
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,206,474 22,962
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,205,413 11,104
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,018,370 12,704
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 931,600 16,802
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 866,649 10,500
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 823,422 9,313
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 775,078 10,396
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 758,014 1,192
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 719,371 23,138
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 692,133 19,509
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 655,028 25,859
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 633,723 -486
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 613,302 32,500
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 570,990 16,312
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 526,444 9,941
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 470,458 8,624
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 449,627 9,318
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 433,421 1,012
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 429,348 6,357
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 425,753 -871
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 425,518 6,598
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 419,229 10,991
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 395,982 3,369
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 327,045 6,885
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 320,272 4,591
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 278,111 4,118
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 277,626 3,340
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 264,170 627
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 257,290 12,810
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 246,821 4,059
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 232,733 7,787
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 217,118 4,376
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 187,432 4,434
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 182,211 1,812
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 158,395 2,062
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 158,256 1,425
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 158,117 5,558
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 152,642 6,530
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 143,251 -2,063
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 141,808 1,962
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 113,994 -183
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 111,539 24
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 107,827 876
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 106,824 611
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 101,982 628
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 87,289 1,488
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 86,867 2,510
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 85,891 363
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 78,833 1,216
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 76,237 7,731
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 74,668 927
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 73,821 1,204
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 68,698 -307
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 65,655 450
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 60,981 383
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 58,920 203
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 57,594 984
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 56,106 -57
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 53,834 543
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 45,203 313
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 44,825 607
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 38,295 1,338
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 32,615 444
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 32,394 141
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 30,718 -231
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 29,099 241
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,695 59
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 26,404 387
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 19,586 516
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 19,380 509
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 17,984 750
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 16,500 -591
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14,600 119
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13,800 155
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 10,722 313
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,383 0
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 9,640 7
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 6,895 186
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,293 -24
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 6,093 -66
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 5,767 -628
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,018 68
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 2,142 -68
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,649 16
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 653 -5

What was the world population in 1999?

In 1999, the world population was 6,067,758,458 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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