Data for 1983

Total Population, 1983

Name: Total Population, 1983
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1983, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Total Population, 1983 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 1,029,064,956; Vatican City is lowest, at 737. The middle country reads 3,629,981. Against 1982, 222 values changed (206 up, 16 down), the same countries are covered.

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Total Population · Data for 1983

HighestChina

1,029,064,956

LowestVatican City

737

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

222countries
1measure
1983the 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, 1983, 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, 1983: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1,029,064,956
2	India`IND`Southern Asia	737,372,681
3	United States`USA`Northern America	236,986,365
4	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	159,651,381
5	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	141,331,278
6	Brazil`BRA`South America	129,790,077
7	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	119,948,947
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	95,335,155
9	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	92,227,711
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	80,438,260
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	78,224,133
12	Mexico`MEX`Central America	71,971,240
13	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56,766,111
14	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	56,337,921
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	56,332,058
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	54,889,408
17	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	52,194,620
18	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50,637,029
19	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48,447,410
20	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	48,423,309
21	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	47,786,402
22	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	46,029,535
23	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	40,000,941
24	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	38,253,244
25	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37,740,817
26	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	36,573,699
27	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	35,162,715
28	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	32,739,304
29	Argentina`ARG`South America	29,391,332
30	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	29,250,963
31	Colombia`COL`South America	27,988,173
32	Canada`CAN`Northern America	25,412,608
33	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	22,459,207
34	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	21,079,874
35	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	21,060,696
36	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	20,558,115
37	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	19,109,770
38	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	19,054,034
39	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	19,022,625
40	Peru`PER`South America	18,705,957
41	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	17,846,374
42	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	16,908,400
43	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	16,689,119
44	Venezuela`VEN`South America	16,562,205
45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	15,665,551
46	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	15,414,893
47	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	15,388,794
48	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14,840,555
49	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	14,396,901
50	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	14,285,907
51	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	14,221,881
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13,029,836
53	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	12,073,822
54	Chile`CHL`South America	12,026,138
55	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	10,917,982
56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	10,622,989
57	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	10,621,499
58	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	10,302,943
59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	9,991,026
60	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	9,925,258
61	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	9,911,493
62	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	9,904,809
63	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	9,869,132
64	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	9,843,044
65	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9,815,555
66	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9,272,744
67	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	9,215,397
68	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	9,082,983
69	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	8,933,326
70	Ecuador`ECU`South America	8,840,417
71	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8,328,915
72	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	8,098,404
73	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8,034,400
74	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	7,864,593
75	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,561,163
76	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7,551,129
77	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	7,419,642
78	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7,252,941
79	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	7,053,800
80	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7,051,709
81	Niger`NER`Western Africa	6,708,644
82	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6,602,326
83	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,419,311
84	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	6,381,038
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	6,324,504
86	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6,198,430
87	Bolivia`BOL`South America	6,149,060
88	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	6,147,248
89	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	5,951,096
90	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	5,905,311
91	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5,636,203
92	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	5,359,814
93	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5,290,180
94	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	5,235,106
95	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5,114,467
96	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5,086,445
97	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4,979,130
98	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	4,855,788
99	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	4,808,528
100	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4,712,884
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	4,707,367
102	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	4,661,574
103	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	4,350,874
104	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4,278,978
105	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	4,258,728
106	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	4,172,076
107	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4,128,336
108	Honduras`HND`Central America	4,078,174
109	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	3,965,758
110	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3,959,630
111	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	3,718,961
112	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3,541,001
113	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	3,530,282
114	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	3,505,432
115	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3,497,608
116	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	3,481,646
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	3,333,633
118	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	3,332,645
119	Paraguay`PRY`South America	3,318,068
120	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	3,219,278
121	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	3,191,539
122	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3,094,996
123	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3,067,534
124	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3,033,077
125	Uruguay`URY`South America	2,988,778
126	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,905,130
127	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2,685,981
128	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2,595,153
129	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2,546,971
130	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	2,537,399
131	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	2,537,307
132	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	2,234,832
133	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	2,107,113
134	Panama`PAN`Central America	2,101,106
135	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	1,991,901
136	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	1,950,321
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1,923,354
138	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,829,092
139	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1,744,295
140	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	1,736,160
141	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	1,719,245
142	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	1,618,777
143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	1,606,746
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	1,534,413
145	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1,505,237
146	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,235,305
147	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,181,459
148	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1,160,534
149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1,046,137
150	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1,037,511
151	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	997,366
152	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	869,592
153	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	811,005
154	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	794,525
155	Guyana`GUY`South America	775,891
156	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	707,225
157	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	689,835
158	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	677,707
159	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	658,957
160	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	596,956
161	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	477,460
162	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	400,707
163	Suriname`SUR`South America	378,746
164	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	369,553
165	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	367,233
166	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	365,490
167	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	348,591
168	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	343,421
169	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	337,654
170	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	329,709
171	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	270,503
172	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	264,068
173	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	253,992
174	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	244,698
175	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	236,964
176	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	204,741
177	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	179,128
178	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	171,750
179	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	166,714
180	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	156,827
181	Belize`BLZ`Central America	156,297
182	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	155,003
183	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	125,044
184	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	123,998
185	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	118,508
186	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	106,838
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	104,380
188	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	99,446
189	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	97,998
190	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	94,948
191	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	84,680
192	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	72,365
193	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	68,360
194	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	64,934
195	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	64,630
196	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	64,169
197	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	63,096
198	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	54,777
199	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	51,967
200	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	44,670
201	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	42,334
202	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	40,565
203	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	36,271
204	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	34,811
205	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	28,733
206	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	27,960
207	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	26,238
208	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	24,936
209	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	22,229
210	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	19,598
211	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	17,279
212	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	16,133
213	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	13,006
214	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	12,370
215	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	11,485
216	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	11,120
217	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	8,697
218	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	8,216
219	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	7,789
220	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	6,647
221	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	3,108
222	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	737

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China1,029,064,956
2India737,372,681
3United States236,986,365
4Indonesia159,651,381
5Russia141,331,278

Lowest

222Vatican City737
221Niue3,108
220Anguilla6,647
219Tuvalu7,789
218Nauru8,216

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3,629,981. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
206 · 16rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

India720,313,473 → 737,372,681+17,059,208
China1,013,588,179 → 1,029,064,956+15,476,777
Indonesia156,052,152 → 159,651,381+3,599,229
Pakistan89,089,246 → 92,227,711+3,138,465
Brazil126,923,155 → 129,790,077+2,866,922

Fell most

Germany78,393,674 → 78,224,133−169,541
Afghanistan10,991,378 → 10,917,982−73,396
Hungary10,656,116 → 10,622,989−33,127
Austria7,573,078 → 7,561,163−11,915
Libya3,724,765 → 3,718,961−5,804

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 1983.
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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Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1983). Total Population, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population/1983

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