The World: Population (1998) - Top 100+
World Population: 5,940,580,709
| Rank | Country | Population | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186. | Mayotte | 141,651 | 1998 | |
| 152. | Mauritius | 1,160,659 | 1998 | |
| 137. | Mauritania | 2,374,103 | 1998 | |
| 207. | Marshall Islands | 51,555 | 1998 | |
| 172. | Malta | 385,608 | 1998 | |
| 77. | Mali | 10,046,095 | 1998 | |
| 175. | Maldives | 281,184 | 1998 | |
| 45. | Malaysia | 21,977,232 | 1998 | |
| 66. | Malawi | 11,155,335 | 1998 | |
| 59. | Madagascar | 14,816,581 | 1998 | |
| 141. | Macedonia | 1,995,474 | 1998 | |
| 169. | Macau | 421,609 | 1998 | |
| 168. | Luxembourg | 426,495 | 1998 | |
| 127. | Lithuania | 3,661,168 | 1998 | |
| 211. | Liechtenstein | 31,749 | 1998 | |
| 106. | Libya | 4,884,104 | 1998 | |
| 138. | Liberia | 2,349,511 | 1998 | |
| 143. | Lesotho | 1,896,603 | 1998 | |
| 124. | Lebanon | 3,741,821 | 1998 | |
| 136. | Latvia | 2,413,173 | 1998 | |
| 104. | Laos | 5,167,653 | 1998 | |
| 108. | Kyrgyzstan | 4,729,895 | 1998 | |
| 145. | Kuwait | 1,859,847 | 1998 | |
| 142. | Kosovo | 1,966,249 | 1998 | |
| 196. | Kiribati | 81,528 | 1998 | |
| 36. | Kenya | 29,188,216 | 1998 | |
| 56. | Kazakhstan | 15,840,791 | 1998 | |
| 112. | Jordan | 4,485,217 | 1998 | |
| 9. | Japan | 126,236,616 | 1998 | |
| 135. | Jamaica | 2,560,432 | 1998 | |
| 22. | Italy | 57,567,020 | 1998 | |
| 99. | Israel | 5,808,725 | 1998 | |
| 198. | Isle of Man | 74,311 | 1998 | |
| 125. | Ireland | 3,728,010 | 1998 | |
| 48. | Iraq | 21,402,712 | 1998 | |
| 15. | Iran | 66,953,736 | 1998 | |
| 4. | Indonesia | 207,534,208 | 1998 | |
| 2. | India | 972,112,832 | 1998 | |
| 177. | Iceland | 274,000 | 1998 | |
| 74. | Hungary | 10,200,404 | 1998 | |
| 94. | Hong Kong | 6,544,564 | 1998 | |
| 97. | Honduras | 6,039,095 | 1998 | |
| 84. | Haiti | 8,080,556 | 1998 | |
| 159. | Guyana | 772,603 | 1998 | |
| 151. | Guinea-Bissau | 1,222,239 | 1998 | |
| 88. | Guinea | 7,906,607 | 1998 | |
| 204. | Guernsey | 61,419 | 1998 | |
| 69. | Guatemala | 10,708,144 | 1998 | |
| 185. | Guam | 149,724 | 1998 | |
| 192. | Grenada | 100,385 | 1998 | |
| 206. | Greenland | 56,613 | 1998 | |
| 70. | Greece | 10,520,068 | 1998 | |
| 215. | Gibraltar | 26,752 | 1998 | |
| 50. | Ghana | 18,887,710 | 1998 | |
| 12. | Germany | 82,023,672 | 1998 | |
| 107. | Georgia | 4,848,495 | 1998 | |
| 155. | Gaza Strip | 1,054,880 | 1998 | |
| 153. | Gabon | 1,157,171 | 1998 | |
| 180. | French Polynesia | 227,451 | 1998 | |
| 19. | France | 60,534,768 | 1998 | |
| 105. | Finland | 5,146,983 | 1998 | |
| 158. | Fiji | 792,693 | 1998 | |
| 191. | Federated States of Micronesia | 107,226 | 1998 | |
| 209. | Faroe Islands | 44,560 | 1998 | |
| 20. | Ethiopia | 60,483,904 | 1998 | |
| 148. | Estonia | 1,400,972 | 1998 | |
| 117. | Eritrea | 3,963,110 | 1998 | |
| 166. | Equatorial Guinea | 464,060 | 1998 | |
| 100. | El Salvador | 5,711,571 | 1998 | |
| 17. | Egypt | 62,411,720 | 1998 | |
| 62. | Ecuador | 12,050,626 | 1998 | |
| 156. | East Timor | 943,271 | 1998 | |
| 83. | Dominican Republic | 8,182,207 | 1998 | |
| 200. | Dominica | 70,041 | 1998 | |
| 162. | Djibouti | 620,884 | 1998 | |
| 102. | Denmark | 5,302,767 | 1998 | |
| 24. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49,348,728 | 1998 | |
| 71. | Czech Republic | 10,290,949 | 1998 | |
| 157. | Cyprus | 893,734 | 1998 | |
| 67. | Cuba | 10,973,762 | 1998 | |
| 114. | Croatia | 4,420,195 | 1998 | |
| 55. | Cote d'Ivoire | 16,045,358 | 1998 | |
| 126. | Costa Rica | 3,713,735 | 1998 | |
| 220. | Cook Islands | 17,381 | 1998 | |
| 165. | Comoros | 518,339 | 1998 | |
| 30. | Colombia | 38,132,592 | 1998 | |
| 1. | China | 1,247,502,208 | 1998 | |
| 60. | Chile | 14,792,157 | 1998 | |
| 195. | Channel Islands | 86,400 | 1998 | |
| 91. | Chad | 7,479,317 | 1998 | |
| 120. | Central African Republic | 3,797,957 | 1998 | |
| 210. | Cayman Islands | 36,060 | 1998 | |
| 170. | Cape Verde | 412,972 | 1998 | |
| 34. | Canada | 30,551,660 | 1998 | |
| 61. | Cameroon | 14,637,981 | 1998 | |
| 64. | Cambodia | 11,944,465 | 1998 | |
| 95. | Burundi | 6,417,426 | 1998 | |
| 68. | Burkina Faso | 10,872,709 | 1998 | |
| 87. | Bulgaria | 7,971,774 | 1998 | |
| 173. | Brunei | 310,525 | 1998 |
