World Population by Country in 2009

In 2009, the world reached a total population of 6,932,766,416 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,342,522,716 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 1,225,524,753 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 628 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2009 was Asia with a total population of 4,189,938,672 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 1,044,777,532, and Americas with a population of 924,521,289 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,723,670,659 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,577,583,840, and Eastern Africa with 335,536,808 people in the sub-region.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-and-middle-income countries had the largest population with a total of 5,734,388,374 people. While the lowest population for 2009 was found in No income group available with a population of 28,913,298 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 2009

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,342,522,716 9,138,158
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,225,524,753 17,972,420
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 308,023,454 3,007,491
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 243,220,028 3,067,226
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 194,376,534 5,009,730
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 192,079,950 1,658,237
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 162,049,464 4,509,700
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 150,873,714 1,361,620
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 143,869,132 109,496
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 128,192,470 18,701
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 111,999,721 1,630,432
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 94,384,250 1,861,224
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 88,007,636 2,483,427
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 87,501,636 1,672,885
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 86,460,018 989,159
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 80,935,283 -153,738
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 76,457,825 958,468
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 72,464,848 884,832
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 68,121,080 493,462
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 66,412,043 2,080,940
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 63,106,463 311,204
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 62,506,226 481,341
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 59,904,010 266,533
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 51,728,516 595,662
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 48,660,459 346,562
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 48,546,687 197,683
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 46,635,180 238,750
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 46,623,731 -171,084
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 44,271,541 512,113
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 43,633,982 1,007,569
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 40,854,831 431,414
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 40,408,891 1,200,646
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,002,155 24,012
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 35,490,445 687,018
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 34,569,113 961,631
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 33,826,370 382,129
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 32,030,778 427,180
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 31,451,151 926,062
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 30,058,206 975,170
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 28,896,811 177,210
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,438,298 376,974
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 28,124,778 544,571
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 27,939,328 451,455
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 27,466,101 859,961
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 27,173,035 175,165
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 25,927,724 829,825
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 24,878,332 108,466
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 24,862,664 615,251
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 24,217,654 934,769
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 23,164,361 80,154
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 22,414,773 855,361
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 22,391,745 593,033
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 21,997,940 486,409
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 21,976,969 506,613
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 21,783,011 392,580
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 21,547,280 632,561
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 20,756,435 119,030
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 20,576,927 -138,857
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19,113,974 547,641
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 17,009,731 171,893
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 16,684,150 91,302
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 16,619,846 210,272
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 15,943,676 593,653
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15,710,066 459,441
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15,435,538 499,347
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 14,825,954 252,415
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 14,395,788 426,212
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 14,276,810 225,346
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 14,215,611 280,274
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 13,490,390 479,319
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 13,142,790 200,615
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 12,337,389 293,014
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 11,961,201 303,998
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 11,893,754 411,039
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 11,294,720 2,491
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 11,108,069 26,766
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,812,936 118,765
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 10,650,680 111,959
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,576,267 12,598
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,420,984 41,613
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 10,143,534 247,915
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 10,060,432 256,901
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,016,276 165,689
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,001,378 -16,180
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 9,695,265 124,324
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 9,689,580 159,885
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 9,509,423 284,474
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 9,507,337 -14,574
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 9,298,740 84,230
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 9,243,556 418,002
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 9,046,336 94,684
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 8,947,646 503,951
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 8,345,066 16,595
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 8,189,898 177,053
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,737,645 83,570
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 7,490,230 156,172
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 7,488,011 -45,649
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,425,348 -29,081
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 7,406,438 225,068
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 7,206,096 125,340
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 7,141,754 127,963
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 7,064,467 40,333
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 6,707,058 230,156
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 6,551,866 178,123
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 6,366,686 129,764
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 6,241,642 92,634
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 6,055,646 170,811
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 6,048,279 18,932
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5,671,236 60,183
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 5,656,601 80,294
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,523,173 23,260
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 5,451,592 109,580
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 5,398,008 84,513
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,385,072 7,865
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,338,856 25,157
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,992,286 66,303
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 4,968,568 121,387
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,828,623 58,997
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 4,533,752 29,538
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 4,529,047 -159,521
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,499,791 59,178
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,310,530 -6,233
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 4,304,304 45,660
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 4,281,219 212,918
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 3,943,028 114,615
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 3,921,246 92,852
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 3,918,941 -20,213
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,879,794 -67,526
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,735,015 -13,767
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,706,210 -73,854
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 3,564,381 63,942
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,310,091 8,444
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 3,284,448 103,785
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,163,254 -41,820
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,961,480 -32,105
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,945,517 -14,521
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2,887,885 51,864
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 2,795,484 144,358
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,736,995 11,356
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,684,659 59,236
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,665,326 33,398
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,142,042 -42,329
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2,077,393 31,297
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2,060,598 -8,799
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,035,608 14,842
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1,990,673 41,628
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1,980,883 14,738
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,871,422 54,313
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,794,681 -6,123
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,661,556 56,328
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 1,586,050 138,591
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,526,377 39,128
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,379,056 7,218
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,334,528 -2,419
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,278,972 3,934
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1,183,605 62,337
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 1,135,673 52,420
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,109,371 18,378
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,105,153 6,671
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,058,782 25,812
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 911,527 19,090
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 907,239 3,488
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 838,468 6,635
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 752,094 -2,676
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 693,988 7,610
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 641,948 12,763
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 632,438 -355
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 549,483 13,428
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 543,568 6,354
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 518,140 10,018
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 506,141 4,600
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 498,187 8,631
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 420,795 1,833
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 408,992 -360
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 399,521 -1,798
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 394,957 14,440
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 384,952 7,283
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 362,810 4,782
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 348,275 12,316
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 318,612 -1,736
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 312,614 8,236
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 274,122 1,299
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 269,481 1,089
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 257,250 3,779
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 232,731 5,891
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 230,704 3,404
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 201,896 5,499
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 191,513 1,431
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 177,853 4,022
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 169,869 1,077
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 166,173 526
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 155,825 1,018
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 111,254 350
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 110,508 -532
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 107,958 -981
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 107,202 153
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 106,759 -108
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 106,467 2,280
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 99,025 1,225
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 96,145 970
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 93,628 1,086
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 84,173 1,252
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 83,888 -540
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 82,940 921
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 68,864 24
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 63,565 252
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 61,366 144
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 56,522 -147
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 55,528 -298
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 55,325 -1,835
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 52,618 1,473
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 52,019 -3
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 48,489 -23
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 46,916 37
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 36,502 499
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 35,717 326
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 33,491 338
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 32,363 807
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30,823 422
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 30,090 386
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 28,588 1,159
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 27,218 907
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 19,823 733
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 18,709 -309
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 16,475 500
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 13,409 -246
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 13,114 227
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 10,461 139
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,016 22
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 8,796 191
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,029 1
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 5,296 34
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 4,735 54
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,212 -11
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 1,777 -2
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,574 14
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 628 -9

What was the world population in 2009?

In 2009, the world population was 6,932,766,416 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

Data Information

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Data Published: 2024-07-11

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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