This table compares countries by population. Values are recorded in people.
| China | 1,153,007,820 | |
| India | 933,580,221 | |
| Soviet Union | 455,038,189 | |
| United States | 346,829,064 | |
| Indonesia | 269,377,091 | |
| Bangladesh | 258,751,927 | |
| Pakistan | 212,595,047 | |
| Brazil | 208,660,842 | |
| Nigeria | 179,318,486 | |
| Japan | 175,542,902 | |
| Germany | 145,868,648 | |
| Mexico | 126,799,054 | |
| Philippines | 113,451,766 | |
| Egypt | 110,521,648 | |
| United Kingdom | 109,473,536 | |
| Vietnam | 98,079,191 | |
| Austria | 97,515,651 | |
| France | 96,487,812 | |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 95,989,998 | |
| Korea | 91,994,794 | |
| Iran | 83,710,658 | |
| Italy | 82,785,214 | |
| Thailand | 81,362,423 | |
| Abyssinia | 76,552,666 | |
| Poland-Lithuania | 69,473,860 | |
| South Africa | 66,632,922 | |
| Spain | 66,241,704 | |
| Turkey | 65,507,211 | |
| Canada | 64,924,365 | |
| Tanganyika | 58,801,926 | |
| Sudan | 57,487,698 | |
| Biafra | 54,503,449 | |
| Kenya | 52,217,334 | |
| Burma | 50,809,154 | |
| Colombia | 50,629,997 | |
| Rhomania | 46,211,321 | |
| Kimsantinsuyo | 45,561,755 | |
| Argentina | 45,191,965 | |
| Uganda | 44,457,152 | |
| Australia | 43,786,115 | |
| Iraq | 42,116,604 | |
| Netherlands | 41,219,752 | |
| Romania | 39,583,400 | |
| Afghanistan | 39,068,979 | |
| Assam | 38,609,266 | |
| Morocco | 36,584,208 | |
| Venezuela | 35,590,453 | |
| Kamerun | 34,247,185 | |
| Angola | 32,626,988 | |
| Syria-Nahrain | 32,125,445 | |
| Algeria | 31,793,581 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 30,991,207 | |
| Mozambique | 30,783,688 | |
| Nepal | 28,966,574 | |
| Imerina | 28,953,556 | |
| Akan | 28,915,449 | |
| Yemen-Sana'a | 28,821,897 | |
| Ghana | 28,721,186 | |
| Malaya | 26,332,014 | |
| Cambodia | 25,930,797 | |
| Sahel | 24,693,947 | |
| Taiwan | 23,663,459 | |
| Ceylon | 22,561,807 | |
| Burkina Faso | 21,478,690 | |
| Portugal | 21,357,204 | |
| Mali | 21,224,040 | |
| Sweden | 20,237,319 | |
| Armenia | 19,928,693 | |
| Malawi | 19,533,888 | |
| Chile | 19,370,624 | |
| Zambia | 19,059,395 | |
| Kashmir | 18,645,335 | |
| Bulgaria | 17,586,938 | |
| Ecuador | 17,546,065 | |
| Guatemala | 17,357,325 | |
| Senegal | 16,789,219 | |
| Somalia | 16,651,190 | |
| Serbia | 16,130,795 | |
| Ruanda | 15,704,617 | |
| Mutapa | 15,526,888 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 15,417,634 | |
| Cuba | 14,125,873 | |
| Chad | 14,023,309 | |
| Switzerland | 13,590,143 | |
| Guinea | 13,371,183 | |
| Dahomey | 13,070,169 | |
| Burundi | 12,617,036 | |
| Denmark | 12,234,149 | |
| Palestine | 12,069,692 | |
| Cartagenia | 11,974,057 | |
| Togoland | 11,901,796 | |
| Finland | 11,506,926 | |
| Haiti | 11,243,848 | |
| New Zealand | 11,080,763 | |
| Dominicana | 11,008,300 | |
| Jordan | 10,865,228 | |
| Norway | 10,629,978 | |
| Azerbaijan | 10,181,730 | |
| Honduras | 10,119,640 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,448,524 | |
| Israel | 8,718,779 | |
| Bosnia | 8,553,431 | |
| Puerto Rico | 8,197,421 | |
| West Indies | 7,994,662 | |
| Sierra Leone | 7,912,558 | |
| Libya | 7,714,712 | |
| Kartvelia | 7,698,589 | |
| Hong Kong | 7,500,958 | |
| Nicaragua | 6,565,267 | |
| Paraguay | 6,393,575 | |
| El Salvador | 6,234,674 | |
| Albania | 6,130,667 | |
| Hawaii | 6,047,896 | |
| Brunei | 5,939,202 | |
| Singapore | 5,909,870 | |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 5,752,790 | |
| Lebanon | 5,702,398 | |
| Latvia | 5,510,411 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,034,320 | |
| Mauritania | 4,600,131 | |
| Oman | 4,522,496 | |
| Kuwait | 4,360,444 | |
| Panama | 4,293,261 | |
| Tibet | 3,648,100 | |
| Mongolia | 3,627,437 | |
| Uruguay | 3,398,968 | |
| Estonia | 3,337,690 | |
| Beafrika | 3,335,060 | |
| Iceland | 3,188,993 | |
| Yemen-Zinjibar | 3,079,661 | |
| Qatar | 2,803,375 | |
| Namibia | 2,728,762 | |
| Aden | 2,581,148 | |
| Gambia | 2,515,733 | |
| Sarawak | 2,470,000 | |
| Botswana | 2,365,894 | |
| Gabon | 2,322,539 | |
| Hadhramaut | 2,252,778 | |
| Lesotho | 2,235,727 | |
| Goa | 2,102,740 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,013,255 | |
| Casamance | 1,968,530 | |
| French Indian Ocean Territories | 1,947,980 | |
| Zanzibar | 1,888,653 | |
| Banat | 1,765,039 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,716,468 | |
| Bahrain | 1,483,077 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1,459,625 | |
| East Timor | 1,326,053 | |
| Montenegria | 1,246,654 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,226,071 | |
| Eswatini | 1,192,729 | |
| Djibouti | 1,105,188 | |
| Fiji | 1,105,188 | |
| Malta | 966,210 | |
| Jerusalem | 966,210 | |
| Cabinda | 914,963 | |
| French West Indies | 844,847 | |
| Bhutan | 809,266 | |
| Solomons | 773,839 | |
| Sikkim | 768,245 | |
| Macau | 676,283 | |
| Surinam | 607,065 | |
| Sahwari | 556,048 | |
| Maldives | 458,327 | |
| Dutch West Indies | 365,647 | |
| Bougainville | 351,562 | |
| French Polynesia | 301,920 | |
| Vanuatu | 298,858 | |
| French Guiana | 290,969 | |
| New Caledonia | 284,176 | |
| Ragusa | 269,652 | |
| Greenland | 265,749 | |
| Samoa | 261,118 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 218,641 | |
| Andorra | 162,281 | |
| Gilbert Ellice and Phoenix Islands | 149,549 | |
| Monaco | 123,649 | |
| Karolinen Islands | 117,389 | |
| Danish West Indies | 117,146 | |
| Tonga | 105,254 | |
| Liechtenstein | 95,662 | |
| Socotra | 79,952 | |
| Faroe Islands | 67,341 | |
| Bermuda | 63,913 | |
| San Marino | 62,131 | |
| Gibraltar | 32,741 | |
| Cook Islands | 17,102 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | 11,387 | |
| Falkland Islands | 7,634 | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | 5,787 | |
| Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5,196 | |
| Adakale | 3,378 | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 2,156 | |
| Vatican City | 779 | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 593 | |
| Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands | 47 |