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Australia increased its population by 131.8% over the last 50 years yet its rank has fallen from a high of 40th to the present rank of 52nd biggest population. In comparison, the top 3 countries by population over the past 50 years had the following increases in their population: USA 46.1%; China 125.5%; India 198.1%.

Population in the Year 1950

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Russia
5 Japan
6 Indonesia
7 Germany
8 Brazil
9 United Kingdom
10 Italy
11 Bangladesh
12 France
13 Pakistan

562,579,779
369,880,000
152,271,000
101,936,816
83,805,000
82,978,392
68,374,572
53,443,075
50,127,000
47,105,000
45,645,964
41,828,673
39,448,232

14 Ukraine
15 Nigeria
16 Mexico
17 Spain
18 Vietnam
19 Poland
20 Egypt
21 Philippines
22 Turkey
23 South Korea
24 Ethiopia
25 Thailand
43 Australia

36,774,854
31,796,939
28,485,180
28,062,963
25,348,144
24,824,000
21,197,691
21,131,264
21,121,639
20,845,771
20,174,562
20,041,628
8,267,337

Population in the Year 1960

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Russia
5 Indonesia
6 Japan
7 Germany
8 Brazil
9 Bangladesh
10 United Kingdom
11 Pakistan
12 Italy
13 France

650,660,513
445,857,000
180,671,000
119,631,633
100,145,649
94,091,638
72,480,869
71,694,810
54,621,538
52,372,000
50,386,898
50,197,600
45,670,000

14 Ukraine
15 Nigeria
16 Mexico
17 Vietnam
18 Spain
19 Poland
20 Philippines
21 Turkey
22 Thailand
23 Egypt
24 South Korea
25 Ethiopia
40 Australia

42,644,035
39,919,592
38,578,505
31,656,282
30,641,187
29,589,842
28,528,939
28,217,122
27,512,750
26,846,610
24,784,140
24,168,672
10,361,273

Population in the Year 1970

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Russia
5 Indonesia
6 Japan
7 Brazil
8 Germany
9 Bangladesh
10 Pakistan
11 United Kingdom
12 Italy
13 Mexico

820,403,282
555,042,800
205,052,000
130,245,476
122,291,795
104,344,973
95,684,297
77,783,164
67,402,621
65,705,964
55,632,000
53,661,100
52,775,158

14 Nigeria
15 France
16 Ukraine
17 Vietnam
18 Philippines
19 Thailand
20 Turkey
21 Spain
22 Egypt
23 Poland
24 South Korea
25 Ethiopia
43 Australia

50,787,560
50,787,000
47,235,697
42,576,676
38,603,696
37,090,871
35,758,382
33,876,479
33,574,026
32,526,000
32,241,000
29,468,504
12,660,160

Population in the Year 1980

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Indonesia
5 Russia
6 Brazil
7 Japan
8 Bangladesh
9 Pakistan
10 Germany
11 Nigeria
11 Mexico
13 Italy

984,736,460
687,029,282
227,726,463
154,378,760
139,038,849
122,958,132
116,807,309
88,076,996
85,219,117
78,297,904
68,556,088
68,347,479
56,451,247

14 United Kingdom
15 France
16 Vietnam
17 Philippines
18 Ukraine
19 Thailand
20 Turkey
21 Egypt
22 Iran
23 South Korea
24 Spain
25 Ethiopia
48 Australia

56,314,000
53,869,743
53,715,202
50,940,182
50,046,649
47,025,764
45,120,802
42,634,215
39,583,397
38,124,000
37,488,360
36,036,457
14,615,900

Population in the Year 1990

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Indonesia
5 Brazil
6 Russia
7 Japan
8 Pakistan
9 Bangladesh
10 Nigeria
11 Mexico
12 Germany
13 Vietnam

1,148,364,470
841,655,108
250,131,894
188,005,383
151,083,809
147,974,148
123,537,399
114,578,478
109,896,945
88,514,058
84,913,652
79,380,394
67,282,704

14 Philippines
15 United Kingdom
16 Iran
17 Italy
18 France
19 Egypt
20 Turkey
21 Thailand
22 Ukraine
23 Ethiopia
24 South Korea
25 Spain
49 Australia

64,318,120
57,493,307
57,035,717
56,742,886
56,735,161
56,694,413
56,084,632
55,250,029
51,657,650
48,197,268
42,869,000
39,350,769
17,022,133

Population in the Year 2000

1 China
2 India
3 United States
4 Indonesia
5 Brazil
6 Russia
7 Pakistan
8 Bangladesh
9 Japan
10 Nigeria
11 Mexico
12 Germany
13 Philippines

1,268,853,362
1,002,708,291
282,338,631
224,138,438
175,552,771
146,731,774
146,342,958
130,406,594
126,699,784
114,311,328
99,926,620
82,187,909
79,739,825

14 Vietnam
15 Egypt
16 Turkey
17 Iran
18 Ethiopia
19 Thailand
20 United Kingdom
21 France
22 Italy
23 Congo (Kinshasa)
24 Ukraine
25 South Korea
52 Australia

79,060,410
70,492,342
65,666,677
65,660,289
64,690,052
62,352,043
59,522,468
59,381,628
57,719,337
51,809,830
49,153,027
47,261,283
19,164,620

Statistics are from the US Census Bureau, International Data Base and other sources.

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