Question

Which country had the largest population in 1990?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

china

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Answer 2

China,

This is a list of countries by population in 1989, providing an overview of the world population before the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Data is taken from the annual dictionary[1] which appeared in late 1990. While population data is almost exclusively dated 1989, political developments before the summer of 1990 are taken into account, including Yemeni unification and Namibian independence but not German reunification which was finalised only in October.

The numbers given in "Aktuell '91" are fully compatible with the data given by the U.S. Census Bureau,[2] where they can be compared, as the US Census Data refers to modern national borders instead of 1989 borders. Similar remarks apply to 1990 estimates in the List of countries by past and future population which also only apply to modern-day national borders. See also Soviet Census (1989) and 1990 United States Census for comparison.

Rank

Country

Population

1989

estimate

Percentage of world's population

- World population 5,230,452,409[3]

1 China 1,110,000,000 21.2%

2 India 814,000,000 15.5%

3 Soviet Union 287,800,000 5.5%

4 United States 250,000,000 4.7%

5 Indonesia 175,000,000 3.3%

6 Brazil 147,500,000 2.8%

7 Japan 123,000,000 2.3%

8 Nigeria 114,000,000 2.1%

9 Bangladesh 112,800,000 2.1%

10 Pakistan 107,000,000 2.0%

11 Mexico 84,900,000 1.6%

12 Vietnam 64,400,000 1.2%

13 West Germany 62,000,000 1.1%

14 Philippines 59,200,000 1.1%

15 Italy 57,500,000 1.0%

16 United Kingdom 57,100,000 1.0%

17 France 56,000,000 1.0%

18 Turkey 55,400,000 1.0%

19 Egypt 55,000,000 1.0%

20 Thailand 55,000,000 1.0%

21 Iran 55,000,000 1.0%

22 Ethiopia 47,700,000 0.9%

23 South Korea 42,400,000 0.8%

24 Myanmar 39,900,000 0.7%

25 Spain 39,200,000 0.7%

26 Poland 37,900,000 0.7%

27 South Africa

bantustans[4]

Transkei – 2,323,000

Bophuthatswana – 1,323,600

Venda – 315,500

Ciskei – 677,800

Lebowa – 1,700,000

Gazankulu – 514,300

QwaQwa – 157,600

KwaZulu – 3,400,000

KwaNdebele – 156,400

KaNgwane – 161,100

35,600,000