World Population by Country in 2006

655 people
1,318,054,036 people
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data source: UN WPP

In 2006, the total world population consisted of 6,671,452,016 people and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total population of 1,318,054,036 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, the second largest population globally 1,172,878,890people in total 1,172,878,890, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 298,730,210 deaths recorded.

The country with the highest death count was ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina, with a total of 1,318,054,036 people dying for the year. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia with a death count of 27,637,610, and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America with 298,730,210 deaths recorded.

The country with the lowest annual death count was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 655 people dying. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with a death count of 1,569, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue with 1,798 deaths recorded.

The geographic region with the highest death count was Asia with a total of 4,042,825,701 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Africa with a death count of 966,932,146, and Americas with 894,470,066 deaths recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest death count of 1,645,686,880 people. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a death count of 1,551,521,534, and South-Eastern Asia with 571,749,811 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 5,500,850,958. While the lowest death count is recorded by No income group available were only 27,654,259 people died in that segment.

Countries with the Highest Population in 2006

RankFlagLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina1,318,054,036
2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia1,172,878,890
3๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America298,730,210
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia233,951,652
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil186,653,106
6๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan179,682,690
7๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria149,077,334
8๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh146,405,974
9๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation144,102,948
10๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan127,997,247
11๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico107,253,666
12๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines89,508,986
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt82,700,403
14๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam82,167,897
15๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany81,701,971
16๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia80,703,490
17๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of)73,392,747
18๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye70,045,349
19๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand66,567,687
20๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance62,049,838
21๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom61,051,094
22๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo60,615,908
23๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly58,754,433
24๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa49,998,277
25๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea48,006,518
26๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar47,785,135
27๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine47,278,694
28๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain44,695,448
29๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia42,691,084
30๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania40,294,902
31๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina39,622,115
32๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland38,071,167
33๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya36,904,008
34๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria33,623,506
35๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada32,759,171
36๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan31,992,435
37๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco30,771,178
38๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda28,794,003
39๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq28,616,515
40๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru28,324,491
41๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)27,224,686
42๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan26,699,043
43๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal26,565,425
44๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia26,417,909
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan25,424,094
46๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea24,524,507
47๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen23,543,083
48๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana23,040,702
49๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China22,914,634
50๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia21,459,144
51๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania21,035,732
52๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique20,787,087
53๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia20,590,559
54๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire20,546,802
55๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka20,352,411
56๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola20,015,279
57๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar19,730,909
58๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic19,637,022
59๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon17,550,407
60๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile16,509,195
61๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands16,493,852
62๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan16,103,716
63๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso14,373,707
64๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger14,268,581
65๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador14,086,132
66๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali13,990,140
67๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia13,639,028
68๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala13,367,458
69๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi13,198,701
70๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe12,636,445
71๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia12,129,553
72๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal11,500,094
73๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba11,278,550
74๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece11,016,104
75๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia10,975,502
76๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad10,706,424
77๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium10,548,442
78๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal10,524,120
79๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia10,346,410
80๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia10,304,588
81๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary10,049,943
82๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus9,608,036
83๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of)9,521,689
84๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea9,441,170
85๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic9,341,182
86๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda9,299,246
87๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti9,216,562
88๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden9,080,623
89๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan8,711,380
90๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin8,693,242
91๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria8,269,898
92๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan7,976,526
93๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi7,865,547
94๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras7,656,832
95๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria7,640,294
96๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia7,511,394
97๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland7,478,509
98๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan7,057,566
99๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR6,931,090
100๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael6,844,032
101๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea6,747,720
102๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan6,427,371
103๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo6,010,668
104๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador6,002,319
105๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya5,980,211
106๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic5,963,200
107๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone5,624,466
108๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay5,505,148
109๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark5,437,420
110๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua5,418,856
111๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia5,376,846
112๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan5,282,452
113๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland5,266,246
114๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan5,147,106
115๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates5,009,100
116๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon4,751,136
117๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway4,660,494
118๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore4,407,058
119๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic4,377,579
120๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica4,321,340
121๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia4,315,800
122๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland4,268,778
123๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand4,181,940
124๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina4,063,272
125๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia3,996,592
126๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova3,921,316
127๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo3,837,409
128๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico3,776,215
129๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine3,645,096
130๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia3,490,787
131๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama3,375,024
132๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay3,289,506
133๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania3,269,808
134๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania3,050,808
135๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania3,013,660
136๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia2,990,377
137๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea2,703,502
138๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica2,700,968
139๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia2,584,756
140๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman2,514,795
141๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait2,364,733
142๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia2,219,032
143๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia2,089,233
144๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia2,003,114
145๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia1,991,888
146๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho1,945,062
147๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana1,874,516
148๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,813,079
149๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia1,715,275
150๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon1,508,337
151๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau1,415,302
152๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago1,358,698
153๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia1,346,880
154๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius1,263,781
155๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini1,084,436
156๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus1,054,418
157๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain994,618
158๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea990,343
159๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste976,597
160๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar972,831
161๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji890,366
162๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti855,764
163๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion806,680
164๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana758,966
165๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan670,800
166๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro633,871
167๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros604,753
168๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname524,997
169๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR508,747
170๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands491,594
171๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde490,728
172๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg472,866
173๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta415,454
174๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe407,219
175๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique400,450
176๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam364,663
177๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara352,647
178๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas348,375
179๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives313,851
180๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland303,874
181๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize287,878
182๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados270,002
183๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia263,223
184๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia247,547
185๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu215,923
186๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana210,971
187๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa187,709
188๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte184,992
189๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia166,639
190๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe165,638
191๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam164,839
192๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao152,505
193๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines112,014
194๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of)110,729
195๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada110,134
196๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands107,450
197๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga106,253
198๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati100,018
199๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba95,392
200๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey93,228
201๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles90,373
202๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda80,604
203๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man80,294
204๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra79,586
205๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica68,806
206๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda62,834
207๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey60,986
208๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands60,682
209๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland56,882
210๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa56,374
211๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands51,992
212๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands48,428
213๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands48,232
214๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis46,568
215๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein34,975
216๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part)34,658
217๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part)32,428
218๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco32,057
219๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar29,594
220๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino28,942
221๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands25,124
222๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands24,493
223๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau19,593
224๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba17,674
225๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands15,206
226๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands14,312
227๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla12,470
228๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu10,056
229๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru10,034
230๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy8,220
231๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon6,069
232๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena5,432
233๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat4,582
234๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas)3,227
235๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue1,798
236๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau1,569
237๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See655

Regions with the Highest Population in 2006

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Asia4,042,825,701
2Africa966,932,146
3Americas894,470,066
4Europe732,684,068
5Latin America and the Caribbean562,854,900
6Northern America331,615,166
7Oceania34,540,035

Sub-regions with the Highest Population in 2006

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Southern Asia1,645,686,880
2Eastern Asia1,551,521,534
3South-Eastern Asia571,749,811
4South America374,925,312
5Eastern Africa307,805,762
6Eastern Europe297,389,566
7Western Africa286,698,091
8Western Asia213,577,592
9Northern Africa195,766,790
10Western Europe187,082,409
11Southern Europe151,024,907
12Central America147,683,373
13Middle Africa119,767,323
14Northern Europe97,187,186
15Central Asia60,289,884
16Southern Africa56,894,180
17Caribbean40,246,216
18Australia/New Zealand24,772,500
19Melanesia8,593,149
20Polynesia656,500
21Micronesia517,887

Income Groups with the Highest Population in 2006

RankLocationTotal Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1Low-and-middle-income countries5,500,850,958
2Middle-income countries5,037,106,468
3High-and-upper-middle-income countries3,648,638,734
4Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries2,994,751,804
5Lower-middle-income countries2,531,007,314
6Upper-middle-income countries2,506,099,155
7High-income countries1,142,539,579
8Low-income countries463,744,491
9No income group available27,654,259

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

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The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

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