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
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
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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).
See also
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List of countries by population
This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ...
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List of countries by population in 1900
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List of countries by population in 1907
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List of countries by population in 1989
This is a list of countries by population in 1989, providing an overview of the world population before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
While the population data is almost exclusively dated 1989, political developments before the summer of 1990 a ...
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List of countries by population in 2000
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List of countries by population in 2005
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List of territories occupied by the United Kingdom
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List of territories occupied by Imperial Japan
This is a list of regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan. Control over all territories except most of the Japanese mainland (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyu ...
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Constituents
References
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1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
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