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This is a list of countries by population in 1939 (including any dependent, occupied or colonized territories for empires), providing an approximate overview of the world population before World War II.
Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1939 (which were on various dates in that year).
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| Rank | Country/territory | Population c. 1939 | Percentage of world's population |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | 2,300,000,000 | – | |
| 1 | British Empire subdivisions
| 545,463,825 | 23.7% |
| 2 | Japanese Empire subdivisions
| 304,119,000 | 13.2% |
| 3 | China | 267,568,000 | 11.6% |
| 4 | Soviet Union subdivisions
| 170,918,811 | 7.4% |
| 5 | United States subdivisions
| 138,499,069 | 6.0% |
| 6 | French Empire subdivisions
| 111,524,472 | 4.8% |
| 7 | Germany subdivisions
| 86,755,281 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Dutch Empire subdivisions
| 78,366,300 | 3.4% |
| 9 | Italian Empire subdivisions
| 57,596,517 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Brazil | 40,289,000 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Poland | 34,849,000 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Spanish Empire subdivisions
| 26,822,800 | 1.2% |
| 13 | Belgian Empire subdivisions
| 22,491,000 | 1.0% |
| 14 | Romania | 19,933,800 | 0.9% |
| 15 | Mexico | 19,320,000 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Portuguese Empire subdivisions
| 18,595,400 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Turkey | 17,370,000 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Yugoslavia | 15,490,000 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Thailand | 15,023,000 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Persia | 14,340,000 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Argentina | 13,948,000 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Canada (Semi-independent British dominion) | 11,267,000 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Union of South Africa (Semi-independent British dominion) | 10,160,000 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Hungary | 9,129,000 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Colombia | 8,896,000 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Greece | 7,222,000 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 6,970,000 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Peru | 6,572,000 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 6,458,000 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Sweden | 6,341,000 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Nepal | 6,087,000 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Chile | 4,914,000 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Cuba | 4,235,000 | 0.18% |
| 34 | Switzerland | 4,210,000 | 0.18% |
| 35 | Denmark (including colonies) subdivisions
| 3,959,200 | 0.17% |
| 36 | Finland | 3,700,000 | 0.16% |
| 37 | Iraq (semi-independent British protectorate) | 3,698,000 | 0.16% |
| 38 | Venezuela | 3,628,000 | 0.16% |
| 39 | Ireland | 2,960,000 | 0.13% |
| 40 | Norway | 2,945,000 | 0.13% |
| 41 | Yemen | 2,775,000 | 0.12% |
| 42 | Haiti | 2,707,000 | 0.12% |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 2,670,000 | 0.12% |
| 44 | Bolivia | 2,659,000 | 0.12% |
| 45 | Slovakia (semi-independent German protectorate) | 2,655,000 | 0.12% |
| 46 | Lithuania | 2,575,000 | 0.11% |
| 47 | Ecuador | 2,412,000 | 0.10% |
| 48 | Guatemala | 2,150,000 | 0.093% |
| 49 | Latvia | 1,994,500 | 0.087% |
| 50 | Uruguay | 1,953,000 | 0.085% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 1,634,000 | 0.071% |
| 52 | El Salvador | 1,459,600 | 0.063% |
| 53 | Estonia | 1,134,000 | 0.049% |
| 54 | Honduras | 1,096,950 | 0.048% |
| 55 | Albania | 1,073,000 | 0.047% |
| 56 | Tibet | 1,000,000 | 0.043% |
| 57 | Paraguay | 931,800 | 0.041% |
| 58 | Mongolia | 819,000 | 0.036% |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 806,000 | 0.035% |
| 60 | Liberia | 780,000 | 0.034% |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 623,400 | 0.027% |
| 62 | Panama | 605,000 | 0.026% |
| 63 | Bhutan (semi-independent British protectorate) | 470,000 | 0.020% |
| 64 | Danzig | 408,000 | 0.018% |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 295,000 | 0.013% |
| 66 | Monaco | 24,000 | 0.0010% |
| 67 | San Marino | 14,500 | 0.00063% |
| 68 | Liechtenstein | 13,000 | 0.00057% |
| 69 | Andorra | 6,000 | 0.00026% |
| 70 | Vatican City | 1,000 | 0.000046% |
See also
- List of countries by population
- List of countries by population in 1900
- List of countries by population in 1989
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2005
- List of territories occupied by the United Kingdom
- List of territories occupied by Imperial Japan
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