World Population by Country in 2001

In 2001, the world reached a total population of 6,230,746,982 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,272,739,582 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 1,078,970,907 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 648 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2001 was Asia with a total population of 3,786,179,783 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 839,463,871, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 529,912,689 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,500,989,505 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,502,429,013, and Eastern Africa with 265,726,962 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 4,686,469,670 people. While the lowest population for 2001 was found in No income group available with a population of 25,237,858 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 2001

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,272,739,582 8,303,197
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,078,970,907 19,430,601
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 285,470,493 2,980,025
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 217,112,437 3,023,395
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 178,211,881 2,314,197
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 159,217,727 4,600,740
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 146,235,530 -648,765
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 131,670,484 2,518,798
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 127,065,731 245,921
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 126,152,678 3,368,393
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 99,394,288 1,519,054
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,514,568 -54,375
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 79,817,777 812,233
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 79,626,086 1,660,862
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 72,854,261 1,498,100
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 69,018,932 2,029,315
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 66,674,850 1,131,828
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 65,072,018 979,897
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 63,649,892 576,044
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 59,092,016 253,422
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 59,014,772 357,605
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 56,994,992 25,861
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 50,106,657 1,551,316
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 48,414,534 -477,762
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 47,229,714 420,010
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 47,064,790 275,372
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 46,014,826 469,504
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 40,966,450 233,727
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 39,837,875 618,986
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,662,862 -10,232
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 37,480,492 405,891
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 35,414,470 918,367
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 31,800,343 989,291
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 31,200,985 425,153
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 31,002,763 331,489
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 28,930,097 375,406
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 27,014,909 336,547
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 26,947,253 629,529
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 25,425,663 766,344
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 25,248,445 330,183
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 24,956,071 390,743
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,880,203 444,362
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 24,763,325 737,246
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 23,542,517 598,793
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 23,512,522 138,048
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 22,333,125 142,108
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 22,085,929 539,103
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 21,797,590 -126,164
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 20,195,577 553,938
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 19,688,632 545,161
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 19,248,143 231,059
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 19,143,457 514,073
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 18,920,275 189,780
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 18,220,716 463,447
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 17,245,468 442,643
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 16,941,587 560,859
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 16,727,948 430,946
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 16,709,665 498,954
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 15,981,636 78,588
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 15,523,978 169,701
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 15,493,253 407,780
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 15,281,285 50,370
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 12,845,521 221,992
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 12,338,192 221,286
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 12,249,764 374,873
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 12,031,430 416,370
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 12,009,194 279,466
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 11,910,978 65,677
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 11,583,824 356,651
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 11,498,818 277,693
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 11,139,127 31,758
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 11,072,182 29,433
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,371,819 65,111
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,309,256 46,917
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,230,276 4,676
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 10,201,208 -60,665
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 10,191,964 319,932
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,177,955 -25,364
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 9,995,124 100,007
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 9,938,027 238,178
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 9,070,747 348,224
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 8,896,748 26,909
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,746,084 153,438
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 8,669,040 126,953
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 8,538,804 288,542
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 8,511,728 150,097
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 8,445,717 70,266
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 8,282,022 90,526
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 8,223,941 122,540
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 8,039,626 39,931
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 8,034,860 -61,271
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,917,794 -12,375
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,224,403 45,644
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 7,212,040 216,829
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 6,837,862 181,809
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 6,801,542 53,645
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 6,465,729 188,110
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 6,408,810 133,294
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 6,394,431 286,112
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 6,237,982 119,404
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 5,988,095 26,676
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 5,698,489 192,086
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 5,519,707 87,884
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,376,456 -1,391
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,360,748 18,865
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 5,275,916 125,452
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5,211,541 80,740
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 5,192,764 67,682
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,188,002 13,819
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 5,163,310 108,890
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 5,145,426 136,039
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 4,981,444 44,960
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4,857,096 348,572
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 4,635,094 64,739
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,514,017 20,662
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,506,759 -25,372
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,389,200 67,760
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 4,200,501 -51,998
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 4,194,932 15,882
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 4,144,482 -109,769
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 4,121,337 58,069
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,053,222 71,741
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 3,889,578 44,805
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3,844,772 65,715
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,832,131 536
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3,829,018 66,094
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,560,142 -42,892
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 3,454,198 179,299
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,300,939 6,600
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3,254,101 83,138
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 3,230,078 83,308
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 3,153,612 -29,432
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 3,133,134 -32,443
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 3,061,024 59,668
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2,981,648 92,709
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2,761,823 58,595
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,625,405 12,871
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,472,601 22,006
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2,461,926 107,347
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,374,654 29,767
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,359,250 -33,711
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2,053,384 16,024
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,999,473 -676
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 1,991,674 56,336
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 1,982,487 -2,016
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1,856,402 34,871
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,840,256 20,572
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,761,930 34,646
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,479,449 42,417
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,387,995 -9,199
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,338,567 6,934
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,306,590 34,372
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,257,380 27,274
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,225,272 8,752
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,041,396 10,250
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 964,830 16,712
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 893,001 16,361
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 841,320 8,762
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 795,498 9,852
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 765,490 24,731
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 759,810 635
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 730,257 18,520
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 719,270 34,549
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 678,831 33,018
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 633,065 -208
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 603,234 15,932
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 547,741 11,280
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 487,394 8,333
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 465,958 7,484
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 441,250 5,041
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 440,395 10,326
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 439,122 8,296
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 429,317 -3,686
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 421,188 -3,254
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 402,152 2,791
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 340,748 6,765
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 329,626 4,330
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 287,324 4,961
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 285,238 3,220
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 283,813 13,518
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 265,377 1,091
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 255,049 4,091
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 248,100 7,829
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 225,987 4,437
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 197,034 5,069
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 185,530 1,262
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 171,398 7,182
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 165,712 6,376
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 161,524 1,149
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 160,594 1,123
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 146,258 3,240
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 140,631 6
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 113,641 -162
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 111,948 165
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 108,006 -198
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 107,936 401
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 103,210 601
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 90,690 1,221
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 90,531 1,826
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 86,756 888
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 81,262 1,166
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 79,479 -2,192
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 76,398 812
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 76,215 1,056
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 68,152 9
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 67,820 3,010
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 61,763 388
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 59,288 164
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 58,324 -98
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 56,386 192
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 54,413 138
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 46,245 572
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 45,986 385
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 41,054 1,403
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 33,376 319
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 32,444 -47
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 30,401 49
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 30,387 773
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 27,721 -75
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 27,336 575
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 20,657 587
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 19,828 22
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 19,578 897
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 15,294 -590
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 14,852 133
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 14,241 396
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 11,344 253
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,363 -14
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 9,621 -21
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 7,271 191
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,261 -10
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 5,944 -90
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 4,704 -236
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,124 33
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 2,011 -55
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,679 8
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 648 -3

What was the world population in 2001?

In 2001, the world population was 6,230,746,982 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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