Data for 1980

Total Population, 1980

1980, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Population, 1980 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 983,163,542; Vatican City is lowest, at 743. The middle country reads 3,426,399. Against 1979, 222 values changed (214 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Population · Data for 1980

HighestChina

983,163,542

LowestVatican City

743

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
1980the year it describes
222distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Total Population, 1980, 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, 1980: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	983,163,542
2	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	687,354,025
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	229,858,655
4	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	148,950,540
5	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	138,572,623
6	BrazilBRASouth America	121,207,461
7	JapanJPNEastern Asia	118,358,756
8	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	88,016,432
9	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	82,291,010
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	78,315,375
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	73,764,641
12	MexicoMEXCentral America	67,300,334
13	ItalyITASouthern Europe	56,412,084
14	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	56,282,103
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	53,941,061
16	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	52,490,101
17	UkraineUKREastern Europe	49,955,152
18	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	48,043,740
19	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	45,650,022
20	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	45,408,815
21	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	43,950,413
22	IranIRNSouthern Asia	39,842,324
23	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	38,141,107
24	SpainESPSouthern Europe	37,537,565
25	PolandPOLEastern Europe	35,576,519
26	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	34,428,514
27	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	33,227,204
28	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	29,518,857
29	ArgentinaARGSouth America	28,011,596
30	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	26,711,099
31	ColombiaCOLSouth America	26,104,498
32	CanadaCANNorthern America	24,533,776
33	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	22,154,771
34	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	19,459,943
35	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	19,189,769
36	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	18,607,174
37	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	18,236,786
38	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	18,086,520
39	PeruPERSouth America	17,360,949
40	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	17,058,905
41	KenyaKENEastern Africa	16,018,459
42	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	15,619,936
43	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	15,553,105
44	VenezuelaVENSouth America	15,258,218
45	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	15,152,949
46	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	14,847,974
47	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	14,721,347
48	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	14,162,686
49	IraqIRQWestern Asia	13,591,992
50	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	13,275,741
51	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	13,169,311
52	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	12,983,363
53	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	11,941,448
54	ChileCHLSouth America	11,508,550
55	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	11,336,221
56	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	10,695,367
57	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	10,275,403
58	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	9,833,093
59	CubaCUBCaribbean	9,804,796
60	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	9,763,624
61	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	9,653,414
62	BelarusBLREastern Europe	9,603,171
63	YemenYEMWestern Asia	9,543,358
64	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9,006,032
65	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	8,957,663
66	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	8,859,537
67	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	8,512,219
68	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	8,310,469
69	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	8,220,714
70	EcuadorECUSouth America	8,165,877
71	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	8,133,872
72	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7,796,280
73	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	7,548,406
74	MaliMLIWestern Africa	7,530,515
75	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	7,041,303
76	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6,947,900
77	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6,900,212
78	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	6,606,195
79	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,319,846
80	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	6,284,708
81	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	6,265,529
82	NigerNERWestern Africa	6,135,971
83	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	6,047,997
84	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5,936,154
85	SenegalSENWestern Africa	5,845,638
86	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5,802,833
87	BoliviaBOLSouth America	5,758,900
88	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	5,729,037
89	HaitiHTICaribbean	5,614,493
90	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	5,353,259
91	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	5,199,872
92	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	5,165,546
93	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	5,123,081
94	GuineaGINWestern Africa	5,047,419
95	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,976,655
96	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	4,962,484
97	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	4,779,350
98	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	4,643,896
99	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	4,540,382
100	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4,515,453
101	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	4,383,706
102	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4,339,030
103	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	4,148,426
104	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,085,604
105	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4,048,713
106	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3,995,256
107	BeninBENWestern Africa	3,925,251
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,729,374
109	HondurasHNDCentral America	3,727,173
110	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3,721,665
111	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3,428,419
112	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3,424,378
113	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,415,240
114	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	3,292,573
115	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3,272,089
116	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3,252,403
117	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3,213,680
118	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,146,327
119	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,131,512
120	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3,107,415
121	ParaguayPRYSouth America	3,053,235
122	UruguayURYSouth America	2,951,953
123	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,944,763
124	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2,832,203
125	TogoTGOWestern Africa	2,791,408
126	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,735,416
127	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2,511,759
128	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	2,450,535
129	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,437,493
130	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,390,633
131	JordanJORWestern Asia	2,234,186
132	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2,145,658
133	PanamaPANCentral America	1,957,534
134	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1,933,038
135	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,929,253
136	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1,903,069
137	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1,828,985
138	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,701,335
139	EritreaERIEastern Africa	1,605,797
140	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	1,604,818
141	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1,504,782
142	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1,476,463
143	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1,474,043
144	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,469,059
145	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,406,521
146	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1,121,744
147	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,015,700
148	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,001,248
149	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	981,434
150	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	954,216
151	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	937,485
152	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	829,303
153	GuyanaGUYSouth America	774,367
154	GabonGABMiddle Africa	748,389
155	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	713,913
156	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	683,076
157	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	649,871
158	FijiFJIMelanesia	641,975
159	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	596,644
160	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	584,820
161	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	433,404
162	SurinameSURSouth America	375,377
163	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	363,705
164	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	358,978
165	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	342,877
166	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	337,721
167	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	325,815
168	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	323,301
169	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	288,644
170	QatarQATWestern Asia	275,913
171	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	251,524
172	MacauMACEastern Asia	246,097
173	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	238,135
174	BahamasBHSCaribbean	232,526
175	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	228,144
176	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	186,111
177	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	164,835
178	SamoaWSMPolynesia	164,322
179	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	156,660
180	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	156,471
181	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	149,817
182	BelizeBLZCentral America	145,062
183	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	119,290
184	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	115,660
185	GuamGUMMicronesia	110,141
186	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	104,213
187	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	98,544
188	TongaTONPolynesia	97,769
189	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	96,567
190	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	94,538
191	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	77,407
192	DominicaDMACaribbean	73,083
193	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	66,260
194	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	64,513
195	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	64,076
196	ArubaABWCaribbean	62,039
197	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	61,148
198	BermudaBMUNorthern America	53,673
199	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	50,111
200	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	43,072
201	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42,850
202	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	35,782
203	American SamoaASMPolynesia	32,403
204	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	30,774
205	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	28,675
206	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	27,122
207	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	25,090
208	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	21,585
209	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	17,697
210	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	17,625
211	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	17,079
212	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	12,410
213	PalauPLWMicronesia	12,271
214	MontserratMSRCaribbean	11,339
215	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	11,130
216	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	8,288
217	NauruNRUMicronesia	7,649
218	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	7,564
219	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	7,366
220	AnguillaAIACaribbean	6,588
221	NiueNIUPolynesia	3,533
222	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	743

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China983,163,542
2India687,354,025
3United States229,858,655
4Indonesia148,950,540
5Russia138,572,623

Lowest

222Vatican City743
221Niue3,533
220Anguilla6,588
219Tuvalu7,366
218Turks and Caicos Islands7,564

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3,426,399. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
214 · 8rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

India671,155,747 → 687,354,025+16,198,278
China969,288,069 → 983,163,542+13,875,473
Indonesia145,434,834 → 148,950,540+3,515,706
Pakistan78,997,039 → 82,291,010+3,293,971
Brazil118,380,821 → 121,207,461+2,826,640

Fell most

Afghanistan13,655,567 → 13,169,311−486,256
Suriname377,602 → 375,377−2,225
Grenada95,490 → 94,538−952
Saint Kitts and Nevis43,033 → 42,850−183
Niue3,652 → 3,533−119

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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One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1980.
The position is ours
UN DESA Population Division publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
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 (1980). Total Population, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population/1980

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