Data for 1967
Total Population, 1967
1967, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Total Population, 1967 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 761,026,026; Vatican City is lowest, at 806. The middle country reads 2,693,775. Against 1966, 222 values changed (212 up, 10 down), the same countries are covered.
Total Population · Data for 1967
HighestChina
761,026,026LowestVatican City
806Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Total Population, 1967, 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.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHNEastern Asia | 761,026,026 |
| 2 | INDSouthern Asia | 511,606,372 |
| 3 | USANorthern America | 200,699,911 |
| 4 | RUSEastern Europe | 128,342,644 |
| 5 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 106,526,393 |
| 6 | JPNEastern Asia | 102,965,527 |
| 7 | BRASouth America | 88,446,124 |
| 8 | DEUWestern Europe | 76,970,791 |
| 9 | BGDSouthern Asia | 63,510,929 |
| 10 | PAKSouthern Asia | 55,214,768 |
| 11 | GBRNorthern Europe | 54,973,661 |
| 12 | ITASouthern Europe | 52,338,334 |
| 13 | NGAWestern Africa | 52,293,065 |
| 14 | FRAWestern Europe | 49,574,909 |
| 15 | UKREastern Europe | 46,215,988 |
| 16 | MEXCentral America | 46,129,608 |
| 17 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 38,895,080 |
| 18 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 34,621,320 |
| 19 | TURWestern Asia | 34,050,421 |
| 20 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 33,037,801 |
| 21 | ESPSouthern Europe | 32,820,751 |
| 22 | EGYNorthern Africa | 32,196,360 |
| 23 | POLEastern Europe | 31,828,630 |
| 24 | KOREastern Asia | 30,495,728 |
| 25 | IRNSouthern Asia | 26,628,432 |
| 26 | ETHEastern Africa | 25,620,276 |
| 27 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 25,406,429 |
| 28 | ARGSouth America | 22,799,059 |
| 29 | CANNorthern America | 20,408,780 |
| 30 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 20,314,066 |
| 31 | COLSouth America | 19,235,618 |
| 32 | ROUEastern Europe | 18,998,555 |
| 33 | CODMiddle Africa | 18,462,782 |
| 34 | MARNorthern Africa | 13,968,175 |
| 35 | PRKEastern Asia | 13,958,350 |
| 36 | TWNEastern Asia | 13,901,470 |
| 37 | DZANorthern Africa | 12,876,118 |
| 38 | NLDWestern Europe | 12,607,834 |
| 39 | PERSouth America | 12,448,814 |
| 40 | TZAEastern Africa | 12,200,109 |
| 41 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 11,810,519 |
| 42 | NPLSouthern Asia | 11,652,716 |
| 43 | KAZCentral Asia | 11,584,428 |
| 44 | LKASouthern Asia | 11,457,328 |
| 45 | UZBCentral Asia | 10,659,180 |
| 46 | SDNNorthern Africa | 10,550,597 |
| 47 | AFGSouthern Asia | 10,505,959 |
| 48 | VENSouth America | 10,358,513 |
| 49 | HUNEastern Europe | 10,206,810 |
| 50 | KENEastern Africa | 10,111,057 |
| 51 | CZEEastern Europe | 9,758,983 |
| 52 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 9,507,099 |
| 53 | BELWestern Europe | 9,505,919 |
| 54 | UGAEastern Africa | 9,408,924 |
| 55 | CHLSouth America | 9,348,939 |
| 56 | PRTSouthern Europe | 8,845,842 |
| 57 | BLREastern Europe | 8,823,254 |
| 58 | IRQWestern Asia | 8,778,869 |
| 59 | GRCSouthern Europe | 8,655,156 |
| 60 | CUBCaribbean | 8,352,625 |
| 61 | BGREastern Europe | 8,311,124 |
| 62 | GHAWestern Africa | 8,271,913 |
| 63 | SWENorthern Europe | 7,866,404 |
| 64 | MOZEastern Africa | 7,724,550 |
| 65 | AUTWestern Europe | 7,376,289 |
| 66 | SRBSouthern Europe | 7,154,389 |
| 67 | YEMWestern Asia | 6,516,444 |
| 68 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6,332,944 |
| 69 | MDGEastern Africa | 6,136,486 |
| 70 | CHEWestern Europe | 5,991,733 |
| 71 | MLIWestern Africa | 5,990,906 |
| 72 | CMRMiddle Africa | 5,977,318 |
| 73 | SYRWestern Asia | 5,790,198 |
| 74 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5,641,807 |
| 75 | ECUSouth America | 5,629,057 |
| 76 | BFAWestern Africa | 5,326,348 |
| 77 | GTMCentral America | 4,978,862 |
| 78 | AZEWestern Asia | 4,867,301 |
| 79 | DNKNorthern Europe | 4,835,217 |
| 80 | CIVWestern Africa | 4,799,744 |
| 81 | TUNNorthern Africa | 4,760,970 |
| 82 | ZWEEastern Africa | 4,748,307 |
| 83 | FINNorthern Europe | 4,606,650 |
| 84 | GEOWestern Asia | 4,582,952 |
| 85 | SVKEastern Europe | 4,436,104 |
| 86 | HRVSouthern Europe | 4,400,269 |
| 87 | HTICaribbean | 4,382,999 |
| 88 | MWIEastern Africa | 4,303,012 |
| 89 | BOLSouth America | 4,292,572 |
| 90 | NERWestern Africa | 4,283,590 |
| 91 | SENWestern Africa | 4,083,870 |
| 92 | GINWestern Africa | 4,040,153 |
| 93 | DOMCaribbean | 4,038,928 |
| 94 | ZMBEastern Africa | 3,936,343 |
| 95 | NORNorthern Europe | 3,784,110 |
| 96 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3,656,223 |
| 97 | RWAEastern Africa | 3,629,577 |
| 98 | TCDMiddle Africa | 3,508,512 |
| 99 | MDAEastern Europe | 3,494,202 |
| 100 | HKGEastern Asia | 3,474,128 |
| 101 | SOMEastern Africa | 3,454,537 |
| 102 | SLVCentral America | 3,385,184 |
| 103 | BDIEastern Africa | 3,300,690 |
| 104 | SSDEastern Africa | 3,277,648 |
| 105 | SAUWestern Asia | 3,157,242 |
| 106 | LTUNorthern Europe | 3,035,378 |
| 107 | IRLNorthern Europe | 2,905,420 |
| 108 | BENWestern Africa | 2,872,997 |
| 109 | KGZCentral Asia | 2,780,169 |
| 110 | URYSouth America | 2,732,277 |
| 111 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2,723,419 |
| 112 | TJKCentral Asia | 2,664,130 |
| 113 | PRICaribbean | 2,630,514 |
| 114 | SLEWestern Africa | 2,562,384 |
| 115 | ISRWestern Asia | 2,538,657 |
| 116 | HNDCentral America | 2,518,648 |
| 117 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 2,487,715 |
| 118 | PNGMelanesia | 2,337,532 |
| 119 | ARMWestern Asia | 2,307,492 |
| 120 | LVANorthern Europe | 2,296,079 |
| 121 | PRYSouth America | 2,229,994 |
| 122 | LBNWestern Asia | 2,206,731 |
| 123 | NICCentral America | 2,205,567 |
| 124 | TKMCentral Asia | 2,027,403 |
| 125 | ALBSouthern Europe | 2,008,521 |
| 126 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1,965,679 |
| 127 | CAFMiddle Africa | 1,960,444 |
| 128 | TGOWestern Africa | 1,912,764 |
| 129 | LBYNorthern Africa | 1,898,199 |
| 130 | JAMCaribbean | 1,812,865 |
| 131 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1,703,870 |
| 132 | CRICentral America | 1,689,523 |
| 133 | MKDSouthern Europe | 1,582,492 |
| 134 | PANCentral America | 1,388,628 |
| 135 | LBRWestern Africa | 1,358,435 |
| 136 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1,320,053 |
| 137 | COGMiddle Africa | 1,278,691 |
| 138 | JORWestern Asia | 1,271,183 |
| 139 | MNGEastern Asia | 1,196,996 |
| 140 | XKXSouthern Europe | 1,187,667 |
| 141 | ERIEastern Africa | 1,152,339 |
| 142 | PSEWestern Asia | 1,135,820 |
| 143 | MRTWestern Africa | 1,003,843 |
| 144 | TTOCaribbean | 956,418 |
| 145 | LSOSouthern Africa | 913,982 |
| 146 | MUSEastern Africa | 784,257 |
| 147 | NAMSouthern Africa | 696,045 |
| 148 | GUYSouth America | 662,311 |
| 149 | CYPWestern Asia | 629,251 |
| 150 | KWTWestern Asia | 628,089 |
| 151 | OMNWestern Asia | 613,318 |
| 152 | BWASouthern Africa | 580,933 |
| 153 | GNBWestern Africa | 569,011 |
| 154 | GABMiddle Africa | 563,108 |
| 155 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 524,648 |
| 156 | MNESouthern Europe | 514,096 |
| 157 | FJIMelanesia | 498,873 |
| 158 | GMBWestern Africa | 481,588 |
| 159 | SWZSouthern Africa | 409,031 |
| 160 | SURSouth America | 342,679 |
| 161 | LUXWestern Europe | 335,517 |
| 162 | MLTSouthern Europe | 323,813 |
| 163 | GNQMiddle Africa | 311,805 |
| 164 | BTNSouthern Asia | 278,852 |
| 165 | CPVWestern Africa | 261,404 |
| 166 | MACEastern Asia | 260,423 |
| 167 | BRBCaribbean | 247,091 |
| 168 | COMEastern Africa | 223,859 |
| 169 | BHRWestern Asia | 214,189 |
| 170 | ISLNorthern Europe | 198,783 |
| 171 | AREWestern Asia | 179,700 |
| 172 | SLBMelanesia | 164,245 |
| 173 | BHSCaribbean | 162,267 |
| 174 | CUWCaribbean | 146,098 |
| 175 | WSMPolynesia | 133,764 |
| 176 | DJIEastern Africa | 121,649 |
| 177 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 121,017 |
| 178 | MDVSouthern Asia | 112,528 |
| 179 | BLZCentral America | 111,272 |
| 180 | PYFPolynesia | 102,754 |
| 181 | LCACaribbean | 99,504 |
| 182 | NCLMelanesia | 98,587 |
| 183 | GRDCaribbean | 98,066 |
| 184 | VCTCaribbean | 93,124 |
| 185 | GUMMicronesia | 82,719 |
| 186 | QATWestern Asia | 81,439 |
| 187 | TONPolynesia | 79,814 |
| 188 | VUTMelanesia | 78,921 |
| 189 | STPMiddle Africa | 73,596 |
| 190 | DMACaribbean | 65,585 |
| 191 | ATGCaribbean | 61,837 |
| 192 | ABWCaribbean | 58,990 |
| 193 | KIRMicronesia | 54,996 |
| 194 | VIRCaribbean | 54,910 |
| 195 | FSMMicronesia | 53,846 |
| 196 | IMNNorthern Europe | 51,741 |
| 197 | SYCEastern Africa | 50,667 |
| 198 | BMUNorthern America | 49,514 |
| 199 | KNACaribbean | 48,605 |
| 200 | GRLNorthern America | 41,398 |
| 201 | FRONorthern Europe | 37,202 |
| 202 | GIBSouthern Europe | 25,015 |
| 203 | ASMPolynesia | 24,863 |
| 204 | MCOWestern Europe | 23,230 |
| 205 | LIEWestern Europe | 19,554 |
| 206 | COKPolynesia | 19,326 |
| 207 | MHLMicronesia | 18,655 |
| 208 | SMRSouthern Europe | 17,688 |
| 209 | ANDSouthern Europe | 15,837 |
| 210 | MSRCaribbean | 11,502 |
| 211 | PLWMicronesia | 10,988 |
| 212 | MNPMicronesia | 10,749 |
| 213 | CYMCaribbean | 9,769 |
| 214 | VGBCaribbean | 8,646 |
| 215 | NRUMicronesia | 6,135 |
| 216 | AIACaribbean | 6,130 |
| 217 | TCACaribbean | 5,657 |
| 218 | TUVPolynesia | 5,652 |
| 219 | MAFCaribbean | 5,472 |
| 220 | NIUPolynesia | 5,239 |
| 221 | SXMCaribbean | 5,071 |
| 222 | VATSouthern Europe | 806 |
02In 1967
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
China761,026,026
- 2
India511,606,372
- 3
United States200,699,911
- 4
Russia128,342,644
- 5
Indonesia106,526,393
Lowest
- 222
Vatican City806
- 221
Sint Maarten5,071
- 220
Niue5,239
- 219
Saint Martin5,472
- 218
Tuvalu5,652
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2,693,775. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031966 → 1967
Since 1966
What changed between 1966 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 212 · 10rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
China742,402,213 → 761,026,026+18,623,813
India500,740,247 → 511,606,372+10,866,125
Indonesia103,792,754 → 106,526,393+2,733,639
United States198,265,406 → 200,699,911+2,434,505
Brazil86,139,359 → 88,446,124+2,306,765
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 1967.
The position is ours
UN DESA Population Division publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN DESA Population Division (1967). Total Population, 1967 [data set], describing 1967. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population/1967
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07Questions
Total Population, 1967: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population in Total Population, 1967?
China, at 761,026,026, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Total Population, 1967 describe?
1967.
How many countries does Total Population, 1967 cover?
222.
Where can I download Total Population, 1967?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Total Population, 1967 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Total Population, 2023.