Data for 1969

Total Population, 1969

1969, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Population, 1969 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 802,140,332; Vatican City is lowest, at 753. The middle country reads 2,779,187. Against 1968, 222 values changed (211 up, 11 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Population · Data for 1969

HighestChina

802,140,332

LowestVatican City

753

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

222countries
1measure
1969the year it describes
222distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Total Population, 1969, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Total Population, 1969: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	802,140,332
2	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	533,880,544
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	205,300,033
4	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	129,762,187
5	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	112,517,639
6	JapanJPNEastern Asia	105,475,170
7	BrazilBRASouth America	93,045,777
8	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	77,944,020
9	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	67,294,133
10	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	58,460,939
11	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	55,456,207
12	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	54,631,914
13	ItalyITASouthern Europe	53,060,137
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	50,355,295
15	MexicoMEXCentral America	49,233,194
16	UkraineUKREastern Europe	46,976,256
17	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	40,582,096
18	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	36,660,799
19	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	35,787,774
20	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	34,973,782
21	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	33,811,615
22	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33,496,935
23	PolandPOLEastern Europe	32,322,775
24	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31,852,761
25	IranIRNSouthern Asia	28,273,482
26	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	27,072,571
27	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	26,585,112
28	ArgentinaARGSouth America	23,508,711
29	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	21,614,676
30	CanadaCANNorthern America	21,037,618
31	ColombiaCOLSouth America	20,291,942
32	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	19,701,808
33	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19,570,445
34	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	14,767,615
35	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	14,734,255
36	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	14,523,594
37	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	13,475,960
38	PeruPERSouth America	13,166,767
39	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	13,036,700
40	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	12,890,636
41	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	12,272,380
42	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	12,167,036
43	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	12,156,212
44	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	12,013,858
45	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	11,403,150
46	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	11,298,936
47	VenezuelaVENSouth America	11,040,280
48	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	11,017,409
49	KenyaKENEastern Africa	10,939,695
50	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	10,281,589
51	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	10,014,858
52	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	9,947,597
53	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	9,787,789
54	ChileCHLSouth America	9,680,282
55	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	9,589,188
56	IraqIRQWestern Asia	9,403,356
57	BelarusBLREastern Europe	8,954,597
58	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	8,754,238
59	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	8,747,073
60	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8,690,383
61	CubaCUBCaribbean	8,666,640
62	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	8,435,276
63	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	8,066,951
64	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	7,968,011
65	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	7,440,301
66	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7,271,051
67	YemenYEMWestern Asia	6,875,859
68	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	6,604,725
69	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	6,484,716
70	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	6,283,462
71	MaliMLIWestern Africa	6,177,704
72	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6,175,166
73	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,136,351
74	EcuadorECUSouth America	5,975,236
75	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5,763,685
76	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5,513,177
77	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	5,257,081
78	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5,192,221
79	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5,081,774
80	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5,058,181
81	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	5,004,697
82	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,891,799
83	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4,743,028
84	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	4,624,084
85	HaitiHTICaribbean	4,549,334
86	NigerNERWestern Africa	4,525,725
87	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	4,521,184
88	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,495,038
89	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4,488,232
90	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	4,444,447
91	SenegalSENWestern Africa	4,334,974
92	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	4,277,035
93	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4,198,300
94	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4,197,116
95	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3,861,271
96	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,847,304
97	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	3,737,765
98	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3,651,113
99	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	3,641,015
100	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3,599,990
101	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	3,576,485
102	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3,454,590
103	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3,417,114
104	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3,395,521
105	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	3,365,533
106	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3,103,419
107	BeninBENWestern Africa	2,998,222
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,944,840
109	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2,940,753
110	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2,845,273
111	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2,784,399
112	UruguayURYSouth America	2,773,974
113	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,754,157
114	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2,698,423
115	HondurasHNDCentral America	2,670,289
116	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2,661,365
117	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,606,959
118	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,446,927
119	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2,424,030
120	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2,348,398
121	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2,337,666
122	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,334,992
123	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,328,159
124	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2,139,024
125	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,126,875
126	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,052,157
127	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	2,051,515
128	TogoTGOWestern Africa	2,043,416
129	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2,014,293
130	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,855,127
131	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,789,276
132	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1,728,683
133	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1,636,345
134	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,473,100
135	PanamaPANCentral America	1,470,886
136	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,429,605
137	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1,356,182
138	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1,348,702
139	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,262,284
140	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	1,231,460
141	EritreaERIEastern Africa	1,212,005
142	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,113,086
143	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1,066,754
144	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	983,202
145	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	980,706
146	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	813,741
147	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	749,452
148	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	736,120
149	GuyanaGUYSouth America	690,223
150	OmanOMNWestern Asia	645,255
151	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	641,189
152	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	587,066
153	GabonGABMiddle Africa	583,276
154	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	581,610
155	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	543,356
156	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	524,446
157	FijiFJIMelanesia	520,797
158	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	509,440
159	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	429,875
160	SurinameSURSouth America	366,906
161	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	338,263
162	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	324,753
163	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	322,517
164	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	298,214
165	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	279,248
166	MacauMACEastern Asia	255,306
167	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	249,444
168	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	239,660
169	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	237,001
170	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	222,469
171	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	203,377
172	BahamasBHSCaribbean	177,981
173	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	172,476
174	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	149,394
175	SamoaWSMPolynesia	138,233
176	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	136,078
177	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	131,446
178	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	119,564
179	BelizeBLZCentral America	118,040
180	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	110,111
181	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	104,849
182	QatarQATWestern Asia	103,025
183	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	101,879
184	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	98,204
185	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	95,058
186	GuamGUMMicronesia	86,404
187	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	83,755
188	TongaTONPolynesia	82,885
189	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	76,083
190	DominicaDMACaribbean	67,934
191	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	63,819
192	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	60,537
193	ArubaABWCaribbean	59,052
194	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	57,145
195	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	56,360
196	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	54,074
197	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	53,081
198	BermudaBMUNorthern America	51,306
199	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	45,731
200	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	44,137
201	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	37,907
202	American SamoaASMPolynesia	26,375
203	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	26,120
204	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	23,831
205	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	21,305
206	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	20,622
207	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	20,081
208	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	18,555
209	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	18,026
210	MontserratMSRCaribbean	11,372
211	PalauPLWMicronesia	11,159
212	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	10,165
213	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	9,989
214	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	9,533
215	NauruNRUMicronesia	6,581
216	AnguillaAIACaribbean	6,238
217	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	5,948
218	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	5,868
219	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	5,652
220	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	5,631
221	NiueNIUPolynesia	5,162
222	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	753

02In 1969

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China802,140,332
2India533,880,544
3United States205,300,033
4Russia129,762,187
5Indonesia112,517,639

Lowest

222Vatican City753
221Niue5,162
220Tuvalu5,631
219Turks and Caicos Islands5,652
218Saint Martin5,868

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2,779,187. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031968 → 1969

Since 1968

What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
211 · 11rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

China781,011,025 → 802,140,332+21,129,307
India522,716,889 → 533,880,544+11,163,655
Indonesia109,450,006 → 112,517,639+3,067,633
Brazil90,741,240 → 93,045,777+2,304,537
United States203,011,019 → 205,300,033+2,289,014

Fell most

Portugal8,809,704 → 8,754,238−55,466
Palestine1,121,742 → 1,113,086−8,656
Finland4,627,346 → 4,624,084−3,262
Macau257,933 → 255,306−2,627
Saint Kitts and Nevis47,245 → 45,731−1,514

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1969). Total Population, 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population/1969

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