Data for 1970

Total Population, 1970

Name: Total Population, 1970
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1970, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Population, 1970 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 823,308,967; Vatican City is lowest, at 745. The middle country reads 2,843,478. Against 1969, 222 values changed (213 up, 9 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Population · Data for 1970

HighestChina

823,308,967

LowestVatican City

745

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

222countries
1measure
1970the year it describes
222distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Total Population, 1970, 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, 1970: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	823,308,967
2	India`IND`Southern Asia	545,864,268
3	United States`USA`Northern America	207,796,339
4	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	130,367,189
5	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	115,657,495
6	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	106,712,368
7	Brazil`BRA`South America	95,375,651
8	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	78,205,102
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	69,058,894
10	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	60,166,719
11	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	55,893,838
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	55,663,801
13	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	53,390,236
14	Mexico`MEX`Central America	50,814,953
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	50,813,075
16	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	47,261,306
17	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	41,475,230
18	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37,622,204
19	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	36,638,465
20	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	35,954,408
21	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	34,623,990
22	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	33,812,723
23	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	32,542,633
24	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32,542,197
25	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	29,145,100
26	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	27,829,128
27	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	27,193,016
28	Argentina`ARG`South America	23,878,327
29	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	22,279,984
30	Canada`CAN`Northern America	21,440,022
31	Colombia`COL`South America	20,811,782
32	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20,137,436
33	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	20,011,625
34	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	15,172,775
35	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	15,129,449
36	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	14,815,745
37	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	13,783,719
38	Peru`PER`South America	13,501,237
39	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	13,492,677
40	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	13,052,078
41	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	12,599,411
42	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	12,436,190
43	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	12,419,057
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	12,287,110
45	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	11,762,638
46	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11,695,771
47	Venezuela`VEN`South America	11,387,790
48	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	11,368,791
49	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	11,290,128
50	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	10,321,603
51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	10,315,143
52	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10,178,802
53	Chile`CHL`South America	9,845,344
54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	9,801,252
55	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	9,735,611
56	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	9,630,504
57	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9,014,897
58	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	8,925,813
59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	8,824,382
60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	8,747,776
61	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	8,669,523
62	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	8,490,825
63	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	8,250,506
64	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8,042,780
65	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,466,319
66	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	7,324,425
67	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	7,065,279
68	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	6,672,003
69	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	6,639,182
70	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	6,449,793
71	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	6,380,609
72	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	6,276,472
73	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,180,922
74	Ecuador`ECU`South America	6,155,387
75	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	5,852,788
76	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	5,610,304
77	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5,411,567
78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	5,396,966
79	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	5,215,918
80	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	5,183,825
81	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	5,131,396
82	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	4,928,668
83	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4,804,055
84	Niger`NER`Western Africa	4,650,275
85	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	4,635,124
86	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	4,633,944
87	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	4,606,305
88	Bolivia`BOL`South America	4,590,010
89	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	4,525,871
90	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	4,466,328
91	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4,462,673
92	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4,399,290
93	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	4,321,718
94	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	4,277,535
95	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	3,980,669
96	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	3,875,345
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	3,773,247
98	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	3,739,916
99	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	3,738,448
100	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3,727,828
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3,668,796
102	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	3,643,517
103	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3,562,470
104	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3,530,432
105	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	3,409,614
106	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	3,135,872
107	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	3,065,057
108	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	3,025,142
109	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2,961,403
110	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	2,936,779
111	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,864,778
112	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2,822,177
113	Uruguay`URY`South America	2,790,807
114	Honduras`HND`Central America	2,750,715
115	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,734,422
116	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	2,712,286
117	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2,669,702
118	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2,505,628
119	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2,475,633
120	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2,423,065
121	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2,388,028
122	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2,386,114
123	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2,357,559
124	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	2,195,616
125	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,181,220
126	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	2,149,478
127	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	2,097,505
128	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2,091,558
129	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	2,082,589
130	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1,878,196
131	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1,838,949
132	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1,739,861
133	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	1,664,208
134	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	1,565,163
135	Panama`PAN`Central America	1,513,070
136	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,466,676
137	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	1,397,638
138	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1,361,866
139	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,295,272
140	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	1,249,555
141	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	1,243,453
142	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	1,116,280
143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	1,099,806
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	1,019,273
145	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	991,471
146	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	827,696
147	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	809,114
148	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	757,868
149	Guyana`GUY`South America	702,705
150	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	662,680
151	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	647,446
152	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	595,846
153	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	590,334
154	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	584,403
155	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	553,069
156	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	531,188
157	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	529,671
158	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	524,105
159	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	441,216
160	Suriname`SUR`South America	379,442
161	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	339,332
162	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	326,011
163	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	320,803
164	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	308,528
165	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	287,885
166	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	286,536
167	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	257,396
168	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	249,387
169	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	244,185
170	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	224,809
171	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	204,478
172	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	184,982
173	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	176,579
174	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	150,865
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	145,175
176	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	140,400
177	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	135,138
178	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	123,219
179	Belize`BLZ`Central America	120,736
180	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	116,350
181	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	114,010
182	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	109,338
183	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	103,165
184	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	98,414
185	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	95,964
186	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	88,365
187	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	86,266
188	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	84,401
189	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	77,626
190	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	68,908
191	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	64,528
192	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	63,856
193	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	58,950
194	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58,922
195	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	57,510
196	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	55,300
197	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	54,252
198	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	52,124
199	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	45,465
200	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	44,606
201	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	38,269
202	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	27,026
203	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	26,634
204	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	24,229
205	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	22,530
206	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	21,143
207	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	20,488
208	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	19,977
209	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	18,168
210	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	11,368
211	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	11,332
212	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	10,517
213	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	10,170
214	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	9,933
215	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	6,710
216	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	6,414
217	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	6,298
218	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	6,047
219	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	5,667
220	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	5,663
221	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	5,109
222	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	745

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China823,308,967
2India545,864,268
3United States207,796,339
4Russia130,367,189
5Indonesia115,657,495

Lowest

222Vatican City745
221Niue5,109
220Tuvalu5,663
219Turks and Caicos Islands5,667
218Saint Martin6,047

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2,843,478. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031969 → 1970

Since 1969

What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
213 · 9rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

China802,140,332 → 823,308,967+21,168,635
India533,880,544 → 545,864,268+11,983,724
Indonesia112,517,639 → 115,657,495+3,139,856
United States205,300,033 → 207,796,339+2,496,306
Brazil93,045,777 → 95,375,651+2,329,874

Fell most

Portugal8,754,238 → 8,669,523−84,715
Finland4,624,084 → 4,606,305−17,779
Equatorial Guinea322,517 → 320,803−1,714
Saint Kitts and Nevis45,731 → 44,606−1,125
Aruba59,052 → 58,950−102

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.

How values are stored

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 1970.
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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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Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1970). Total Population, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population/1970

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