List of countries by population in 1800

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This is a list of countries by population in 1800. Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1800 (which were on various dates in that year). The bulk of these numbers are sourced from Alexander V. Avakov's Two Thousand Years of Economic Statistics, Volume 1, pages 21 to 24, which cover population figures from the year 1800 divided into modern borders. Avakov, in turn, cites a variety of sources, mostly Angus Maddison. Italian sub figures are derived from elsewhere.[1] Other figures come from Jan Lahmeyer's website,[2] which in turn is based on a variety of sources.[3]

List

Rank Country/Territory Population c. 1800 Percentage of

World Population

–   World 1,035,908,890 –
1 Qing China[2]
subdivisions
 300,150,000 30.4%
2 Maratha Confederacy[6][note 1] ~116,000,000 14.5%
3 Britain and possessions[7][2][8][note 2]
subdivisions
 ~49,907,000 ~5.0%
4 Holy Roman Empire[14]
subdivisions
 ~41,050,000 ~4.2%
5 French First Republic France and possessions[16][2]
subdivisions
 ~39,600,000 ~4.0%
6  Russian Empire[2]
subdivisions
 35,005,000 3.6%
7
Tokugawa Japan[2] 		29,000,000 3.0%
8 Spain and possessions[2][17]
subdivisions
 26,500,000 2.7%
9  Ottoman Empire[2][18]
subdivisions
vassal states
 27,000,000 2.7%
10 Habsburg monarchy[2]
subdivisions
 23,145,000 2.4%
11 Joseon[23] 13,800,000 1.4%
12 Sikh Empire[24] 12,000,000 1.2%
13 Kingdom of Prussia
subdivisions
 10,700,000 [citation needed] 1.1%
14 Carnatic Sultanate[25] 10,000,000 1%
15 Durrani Afghan Empire[7] 9,780,000 0.9%
16  Portuguese Empire[2]
subdivisions
 ~9,400,000 ~0.9%
17
Tây Sơn dynasty (Đại Việt)[26] 		7,291,000 0.7%
18
Kingdom of Naples[16]
subdivisions
 7,000,000 0.7%
19  Batavian Republic
subdivisions
 ~6,050,000 ~0.6%
20 Qajar Iran[27] 6,010,000 0.6%
21
United States of America[28]		 5,509,879 0.5%
22 Morocco[7] 5,000,000 0.3%
23
Konbaung dynasty (Burma)[29]		 4,200,000 0.4%
24
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)[30][31] 		4,050,000[note 5] 0.1%-0.4%
25 Talpur Sindh[32] 4,000,000 0.4%
26
Sweden[33]		 3,347,000 0.3%
27

Kazakh Khanate[34]

2,985,000 0.3%
28
Ethiopian Empire[35]		 2,950,000 0.3%
29 Kingdom of Sardinia 2,900,000[1] 0.30%
30
Papal States[36]		 2,300,000 0.2%
31
Denmark–Norway[33][2]
subdivisions
 ~2,200,000 ~0.2%
32 Oyo Empire[37][38][note 6] ~2,175,016 0.2%
33 Emirate of Diriyah[7]
subdivisions
 2,132,000 0.2%
34 Cambodia[7] 2,090,000 0.2%
35 Southern Vietnam under Nguyễn Ánh[39] 1,770,000 0.2%
36
Grand Duchy of Tuscany[16]		 1,224,000 0.13%
37 Emirate of Bukhara[40] 1,200,000 0.12%
38  Parma[16] 415,000 0.042%
39 Sultanate of Oman[7]
subdivisions
 363,000 0.037%
40 Aro Confederacy[37][41][note 7] ~349,081 0.036%
41 Ankole[42][note 8] 205,800 0.021%
42 Ryukyu Kingdom[43] (Japanese vassal) 155,650 0.016%
43 Hawaiian Kingdom[note 9] 145,000 (est.)[44][note 10] 0.015%
44 Republic of Lucca[16] 120,000 0.012%
45 Republic of Ragusa[2] 30,000 0.012%
46 Dendi Kingdom[42][note 11] ~17,243 0.0018%
47
Kingdom of Tahiti[note 12] 		16,000[46][note 13] 0.0016%
48
Qatar[7]		 14,000 0.0014%
49  Liechtenstein 5,800[47] 0.00059%
50 San Marino 5,490[47] 0.00056%
51  Andorra 2,650[47] 0.00027%

Note

The aggregate populations will exceed the total population because some states existed in multiple entities. For example, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg monarchy had holdings that were also part of the Holy Roman Empire (though not all of the Prussian and Habsburg territories shared this aspect). In another case, the province of Wallachia was a vassal of the Ottoman sultan, but also a tributary of the Russian Empire.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In 1800 the Maratha Confederacy controlled roughly 2,500,000 km2 of land, or 56% of the Indian subcontinent, which had a population of 207 million at the time according to Mahalanobis and Bhattacharya.
  2. ^ Several territories were under the rule of the British East India Company rather than being directly controlled by the British government. London would not directly manage the Indian princely states until 1858
  3. ^ This estimation of population excludes Aboriginal Australians who were not included in estimations of populations until 1967.
  4. ^ Left-bank Ukraine and Right-bank Ukraine included.
  5. ^ 1800 (Lieberman)/Early 19th century (Baker-Phongpaichit).
  6. ^ In 2021, the Yoruba population was estimated to make up 17.9% of the Nigerian population. In 1800, the population of Nigeria was 12.1 million, and 17.9% of that rounds to 2,175,016.
  7. ^ In 2006, the Aro population was estimated to make up 2.9% of the Nigerian population. In 1800, the population of Nigeria was 12.1 million, and 2.9% of that rounds to 349,081.
  8. ^ Today, the Ankole population is estimated to make up 9.8% of the Ugandan population. In 1800, the population of Uganda was 2.1 million, and 9.8% of that is 205,800.
  9. ^ Hawaii adopted the British Red Ensign as an independent nation from 1793 to 1800.
  10. ^ 1819 estimate
  11. ^ Today, the Dendi population is estimated to make up 0.02% of the African population. In 1800, the population of Africa was 85,589,000, and 9.8% of that rounds to 17,243.
  12. ^ Tahiti did not have a national flag until 1822.[45]
  13. ^ 1797 estimate

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  14. ^ The combined population of Germany (25m), Austria (3.37m), Czechia (5.516m), Belgium (3.434m), Slovenia (0.469m), and a third of Italy (6.7m). Avakov, p. 21-23. Many of these places were under the occupation of France, but the Empire was not formally dissolved until 1806.
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