World Population by Country in 2009

In 2009, the world reached a total population of 6,898,305,908 and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,339,125,595 people. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia, with the second largest population globally of 1,223,640,160 people in total. The country with the lowest population count for the year was ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See with only 604 people.

The geographic region with the largest population in 2009 was Asia with a total population of 4,172,450,399 people, closely followed by Africa with a population of 1,028,200,282, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a population of 584,072,346 people recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the largest populous of 1,710,734,316 people on record. Followed by Eastern Asia with a population of 1,573,760,576, and Eastern Africa with 333,141,260 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 5,176,609,295 people. While the lowest population for 2009 was found in No income group available with a population of 28,805,407 people in that segment.

Countries with the Largest Population in 2009

Country Population Overall Population Change +/-
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1,339,125,595 9,143,966
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1,223,640,160 16,890,457
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 308,512,036 2,744,057
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 240,981,299 3,034,454
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 194,517,548 1,830,403
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 190,123,222 4,322,366
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 156,595,758 4,274,893
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 146,706,810 1,561,502
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 143,163,643 131,478
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 128,117,042 28,716
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 111,049,428 1,368,659
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 92,946,951 1,679,853
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 86,755,585 2,428,626
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 86,482,922 924,077
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 85,501,064 1,675,749
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 81,260,615 45,632
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 74,322,685 1,021,967
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 72,225,638 955,669
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 67,813,654 477,375
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 64,270,232 2,050,194
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 62,243,378 511,511
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 62,093,296 359,076
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 59,562,841 266,186
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 51,170,779 589,544
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 49,015,836 362,727
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 48,588,019 196,930
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 46,367,772 241,116
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 45,863,884 -171,602
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 44,313,917 501,240
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 43,957,934 1,033,471
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 40,684,338 416,879
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 40,364,444 1,171,341
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 38,555,284 49,001
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 35,196,037 646,589
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 33,593,917 378,250
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 32,948,155 902,908
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 32,042,877 412,754
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 31,412,520 916,396
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 30,289,040 956,211
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 29,009,326 206,287
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 28,483,797 1,051,011
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,327,892 389,117
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 28,217,204 542,836
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 28,167,842 448,202
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 27,385,307 835,725
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 27,026,941 136,828
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 24,950,762 627,984
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 24,581,509 114,294
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 24,029,589 706,755
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 23,044,082 41,664
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 22,507,674 834,816
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 22,436,660 608,089
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 21,827,220 516,571
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 21,660,892 392,146
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 21,117,092 611,798
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 20,677,762 437,344
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 20,482,477 188,141
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 20,466,318 -126,002
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 19,319,274 550,870
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 16,833,447 173,230
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 16,536,207 78,753
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 16,402,368 213,459
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 16,037,915 595,612
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 15,650,022 460,003
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 15,032,635 486,828
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 14,742,766 246,454
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 14,298,932 415,222
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 14,259,411 279,776
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 14,155,740 206,223
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 13,318,087 476,226
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 12,679,810 146,396
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 12,195,028 330,185
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 11,730,037 291,252
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 11,496,128 390,244
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 11,283,185 6,916
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 11,055,496 -19,200
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 10,801,356 75,353
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 10,784,504 106,515
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 10,591,343 10,902
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 10,421,510 41,898
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,051,318 171,443
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 10,043,737 262,852
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 10,021,323 245,194
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 10,008,580 -15,125
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 9,757,708 -25,227
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 9,730,638 156,429
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 9,648,061 127,084
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 9,301,413 76,242
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 9,229,226 398,313
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 9,172,514 269,741
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 9,119,628 116,342
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 8,709,366 492,690
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 8,342,936 16,081
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 8,277,302 174,795
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 7,992,644 882,694
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 7,734,405 83,812
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 7,688,034 -35,389
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 7,634,736 -38,395
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 7,468,596 148,202
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 7,358,890 222,433
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 7,199,702 125,823
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 7,094,595 40,596
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 6,780,492 123,423
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 6,398,624 170,765
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 6,360,191 130,368
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 6,259,842 179,763
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 6,229,930 93,795
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 6,091,188 22,565
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 5,770,638 84,125
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 5,702,574 59,441
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 5,526,452 23,230
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 5,414,085 77,114
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 5,388,926 9,339
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 5,338,815 25,100
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 5,180,957 83,980
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 5,010,704 170,656
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 4,951,134 62,505
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 4,829,200 59,003
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 4,564,540 99,834
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 4,563,127 60,447
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 4,499,792 29,089
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 4,382,130 -11,955
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 4,302,886 45,765
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 4,257,230 212,705
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 3,905,066 113,739
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 3,899,398 90,914
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 3,877,750 -66,024
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 3,855,200 -22,713
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 3,749,492 -62,413
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 3,738,940 -18,769
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 3,559,343 64,155
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 3,344,156 8,264
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 3,322,616 92,872
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 3,180,479 -41,944
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 3,083,888 58,394
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2,964,296 -17,377
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2,930,541 -19,289
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 2,795,550 144,758
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 2,722,402 11,723
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 2,697,537 47,352
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2,666,712 35,255
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 2,126,265 -24,125
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2,089,788 3,883
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2,067,920 30,481
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2,048,996 42,134
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 2,045,578 11,426
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 2,009,169 13,440
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 1,878,119 58,456
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1,797,466 -5,416
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1,653,542 55,459
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 1,610,274 125,879
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1,527,196 39,341
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 1,401,191 8,954
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1,334,552 -2,283
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 1,279,868 3,709
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 1,179,453 68,379
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1,110,974 18,630
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1,094,886 4,874
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1,065,540 21,960
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 1,043,685 49,912
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 901,383 4,077
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 901,103 18,456
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 883,111 7,620
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 751,258 -3,124
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 697,678 7,867
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 642,493 13,288
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 631,182 -292
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 543,021 14,128
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 539,987 6,082
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 527,834 12,165
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 515,638 5,137
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 497,868 8,634
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 415,500 2,542
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 402,677 576
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 397,906 15,116
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 394,214 -1,782
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 390,311 5,728
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 368,057 5,335
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 349,037 12,354
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 318,800 -1,749
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 314,170 8,489
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 282,283 1,477
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 273,792 1,022
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 256,976 4,094
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 239,689 5,767
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 223,524 4,865
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 206,338 5,428
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 193,176 1,374
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 178,128 4,091
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 169,688 1,149
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 164,580 -192
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 157,010 2,386
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 113,250 787
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,840 -499
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 107,868 -833
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 107,144 186
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 106,467 -10
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 105,996 2,043
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 99,212 1,218
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 95,135 1,031
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 91,030 1,408
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 84,534 1,259
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 82,914 919
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 73,852 -2,270
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 68,786 11
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 63,353 75
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 60,586 215
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 57,056 -2,939
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 56,442 -136
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 55,366 -532
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 53,593 -200
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 52,602 1,487
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 48,429 -5
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 47,286 121
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 36,132 555
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 35,675 299
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 32,762 304
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 32,401 781
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 31,060 405
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 30,818 437
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 28,581 1,159
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 27,044 905
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 19,512 712
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 18,826 -279
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 16,634 575
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 13,392 -253
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 12,946 218
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 10,408 145
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 10,233 -3
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 8,816 200
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 6,054 -4
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 5,285 35
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 4,871 66
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 3,195 -8
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 1,815 -11
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1,355 11
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 604 -13

What was the world population in 2009?

In 2009, the world population was 6,898,305,908 according to data collected by individual countries and compiled by The United Nations.

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UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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