Population by Country in 2005

Country
2005 Population↓
China1,310,030,000
India1,154,680,000
United States295,717,000
Indonesia230,872,000
Brazil184,688,000
Pakistan175,453,000
Nigeria145,017,000
Bangladesh144,716,000
Russia144,598,000
Japan127,913,000
Mexico105,812,000
Philippines88,016,000
Germany82,046,700
Egypt81,101,000
Vietnam81,088,300
Ethiopia78,367,500
Iran71,828,500
Turkey69,329,600
Thailand66,017,400
France61,625,000
United Kingdom60,596,100
DR Congo58,775,700
Italy58,519,700
South Africa49,490,000
South Korea47,851,600
Ukraine47,585,600
Myanmar47,438,400
Spain43,958,900
Colombia42,129,000
Argentina39,216,800
Tanzania39,182,100
Poland38,124,400
Kenya35,796,500
Algeria33,109,200
Canada32,440,200
Sudan31,262,400
Morocco30,358,100
Iraq28,407,400
Peru28,101,200
Uganda27,963,300
Venezuela26,785,800
Uzbekistan26,357,000
Nepal26,309,500
Malaysia25,836,100
Afghanistan24,404,600
North Korea24,396,400
Taiwan22,824,900
Yemen22,790,100
Ghana22,449,400
Romania21,213,400
Saudi Arabia20,559,900
Mozambique20,304,600
Australia20,294,500
Sri Lanka20,216,500
Ivory Coast20,068,500
Angola19,291,200
Madagascar19,159,700
Syria18,814,100
Cameroon17,074,600
Netherlands16,465,700
Chile16,348,800
Kazakhstan15,968,100
Burkina Faso13,932,100
Ecuador13,846,200
Niger13,756,200
Mali13,538,600
Cambodia13,439,200
Guatemala13,087,600
Malawi12,840,000
Zimbabwe12,483,400
Zambia11,718,800
Cuba11,262,600
Senegal11,235,500
Greece10,981,300
Somalia10,644,200
Portugal10,503,000
Belgium10,478,900
Chad10,328,100
Czech Republic10,280,200
Tunisia10,255,500
Hungary10,065,700
Belarus9,667,840
Bolivia9,360,750
Guinea9,245,840
Dominican Republic9,225,030
Haiti9,061,270
Rwanda9,054,530
Sweden9,029,770
Azerbaijan8,597,250
Benin8,426,140
Austria8,229,200
Bulgaria7,695,050
South Sudan7,590,140
Burundi7,587,300
Serbia7,539,130
Honduras7,478,360
Switzerland7,431,820
Tajikistan6,924,720
Hong Kong6,908,490
Israel6,728,210
Papua New Guinea6,535,900
Jordan6,029,590
El Salvador6,005,580
Laos5,869,520
Libya5,858,800
Togo5,844,630
Sierra Leone5,501,710
Paraguay5,448,100
Denmark5,419,560
Slovakia5,376,700
Nicaragua5,342,100
Kyrgyzstan5,246,330
Finland5,246,080
Turkmenistan5,052,260
Lebanon4,671,100
United Arab Emirates4,664,790
Norway4,623,120
Croatia4,313,950
Central African Republic4,288,810
Singapore4,268,360
Costa Rica4,261,240
Ireland4,155,280
New Zealand4,135,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina4,096,490
Georgia4,026,130
Moldova3,988,670
Puerto Rico3,788,420
Republic of the Congo3,696,390
Palestine3,557,400
Lithuania3,322,260
Panama3,313,030
Liberia3,301,020
Uruguay3,285,770
Albania3,076,160
Armenia3,006,350
Mauritania2,939,060
Jamaica2,687,070
Eritrea2,661,220
Mongolia2,563,460
Oman2,459,800
Latvia2,239,780
Kuwait2,236,790
North Macedonia2,089,810
Slovenia1,996,910
Namibia1,966,580
Lesotho1,953,080
Botswana1,839,880
Gambia1,667,040
Gabon1,463,500
Guinea Bissau1,381,580
Estonia1,354,850
Trinidad and Tobago1,352,030
Mauritius1,257,220
Eswatini1,079,020
Cyprus1,036,150
Timor Leste948,311
Equatorial Guinea947,367
Bahrain932,604
Fiji882,379
Djibouti839,167
Qatar825,408
Reunion800,224
Guyana760,914
Bhutan661,865
Montenegro634,050
Comoros592,677
Suriname519,313
Macau495,411
Cape Verde485,115
Solomon Islands483,080
Luxembourg465,363
Malta413,320
Guadeloupe408,077
Martinique401,847
Brunei358,916
Bahamas343,894
Western Sahara338,699
Maldives306,429
Iceland296,834
Belize279,731
Barbados268,706
French Polynesia259,507
New Caledonia244,381
Vanuatu210,760
French Guiana202,447
Samoa186,978
Mayotte179,601
Saint Lucia165,450
Guam164,365
Sao Tome and Principe161,639
Curacao151,313
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines112,450
Micronesia111,412
Grenada109,734
United States Virgin Islands107,606
Tonga105,671
Kiribati98,035
Aruba94,230
Jersey92,249
Seychelles89,266
Antigua and Barbuda79,611
Isle of Man79,516
Andorra77,421
Dominica68,734
Bermuda62,711
Northern Mariana Islands62,354
Guernsey60,877
Greenland56,950
American Samoa56,617
Marshall Islands51,906
Faroe Islands48,361
Cayman Islands46,788
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,437
Liechtenstein34,691
Saint Martin33,928
Monaco32,210
Sint Maarten32,057
Gibraltar29,163
San Marino28,572
Turks and Caicos Islands23,988
British Virgin Islands23,665
Palau19,819
Cook Islands15,132
Wallis and Futuna14,610
Anguilla12,267
Nauru10,049
Tuvalu9,940
Saint Barthelemy8,030
Saint Pierre and Miquelon6,114
Montserrat4,547
Falkland Islands3,217
Niue1,827
Tokelau1,631
Vatican City659

China had the largest population in 2005. In fact, until 2023, China had been the most populous country since the United Nations began keeping records in 1950. In 2005, China’s population was 1.31 billion. India was the second most populous country in 2005, at about 1.1 billion. The total global population in 2005 was approximately 6,464,750,000, meaning that China and India together accounted for more than one-third of the world’s population.

The country with the third-largest population in 2005 was the United States, which had just about 295 million people. Indonesia was number 4, with a population of about 240 million people. Brazil, with 186 million people, rounded out the top five in 2005.

How Population Has Changed

India surpassed China in population in 2023. In 2023, India’s population is 1,428,627,663, while China’s is 1,425,671,352. The United States is still the third most populous country in the world, with a population of 339,996,563. Indonesia is still fourth, at 277,534,122. In 2023, Pakistan has moved into the top five, with a population of 240,485,658.

Projections for the Future

Population is a function of several factors, including mortality and fertility rates. Estimates are that India’s population will continue to grow faster than China’s through 2050. Projections are that the United States, Indonesia, and Pakistan will still be No. 3, 4, and 5, respectively in 2050.