List of countries by population in 1900

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List of Countries by Population
1800 1900 1939

This is a list of countries by population in 1900, with colonial possessions being counted towards the ruling country's total (such as Poland counting towards Russia and Cuba counting as part of the United States).

Contents

Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year and exact population figures are for countries that held a census on various dates in the year 1900.

Map

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World map of 1910 showing colonial possessions and commercial highways

List

RankCountry/TerritoryPopulation c.1900 estimatePercentage of World Population
World1,700,100,000 [1] 100%
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire
constituents
~400,800,000[ citation needed ]23.51%
2Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  Qing China
constituents
400,000,000[ citation needed ]23.5%
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire
constituents
136,305,900[ citation needed ]8.0%
4Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
constituents
78,816,167[ citation needed ]4.6%
5Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg French Empire
constituents
78,790,700[ citation needed ]4.6%
6Reichskolonialflagge.svg German Empire
constituents
67,609,178 [4] 4.0%
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch Empire
constituents
47,980,100[ citation needed ]2.8%
8Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
constituents
47,295,100 [ citation needed ]2.8%
9Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan
constituents
46,605,000 [5] 2.7%
10Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
constituents
33,095,000[ citation needed ]1.9%
11Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire [lower-alpha 1]
constituents
31,706,300[ citation needed ]1.9%
12 Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate.svg Sokoto Caliphate 10-20,000,000 [6] [7] [lower-alpha 2] 0.6-1.1%
13 Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spanish Empire
constituents
18,834,000[ citation needed ]1.1%
14 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil 17,984,000[ citation needed ]1.1%
16Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korean Empire 17,082,000 [8] 1.0%
17Government Ensign of Belgium.svg Belgian colonial empire
constituents
15,426,500[ citation needed ]0.9%
18Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico 13,607,000[ citation needed ]0.8%
19 Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portuguese Empire
constituents
12,434,000[ citation needed ]0.7%
20 Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopian Empire 12,180,600 [9] 0.7%
21Early 20th Century Qajar Flag.svg Qajar Iran 9,860,000[ citation needed ]0.6%
22Flag of the Philippines (1898-1901).svg Philippines 7,409,000[ citation needed ]0.4%
23 Union Jack of Sweden and Norway (1844-1905).svg Union between Sweden and Norway
constituents
7,354,400[ citation needed ]0.4%
24Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg  Morocco 7,000,000 [10] 0.4%
25 Flag of Thailand 1855.svg Siam 6,320,000[ citation needed ]0.4%
26Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6,000,000[ citation needed ]0.4%
27Flag of Afghanistan (1880-1901).svg  Afghanistan 4,550,000[ citation needed ]0.3%
28Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4,542,000[ citation needed ]0.3%
29Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Emirate of Jabal Shammr [lower-alpha 3] ~4,218,000[ citation needed ]~0.2%
30Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia [lower-alpha 4] 4,157,000[ citation needed ]0.2%
31 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 3,744,300[ citation needed ]0.2%
32Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal [lower-alpha 5] 3,599,000[ citation needed ]0.2%
33Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3,315,400[ citation needed ]0.2%
34Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3,110,100[ citation needed ]0.18%
35Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru 3,000,000[ citation needed ]0.18%
36State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia 2,579,800 [lower-alpha 6] [ citation needed ]0.15%
37Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Empire
constituents
2,569,000[ citation needed ]0.15%
39Flag of Venezuela (1863-1905).svg  Venezuela 2,445,000[ citation needed ]0.14%
40Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1,766,000[ citation needed ]0.1%
41Flag of Transvaal.svg  South African Republic 1,400,000[ citation needed ]
42Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1,271,900[ citation needed ]
43Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 943,000[ citation needed ]
44Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 885,000[ citation needed ]
45Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg  El Salvador 801,000[ citation needed ]
46Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 641,000[ citation needed ]
47Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay 635,600[ citation needed ]
48Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 600,000[ citation needed ]
49Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras 543,700[ citation needed ]
50Flag of Muscat.svg Muscat and Oman 500,000[ citation needed ]
51Flag of Nicaragua (1896-1908).svg  Nicaragua 429,300[ citation needed ]
52Flag of the Orange Free State.svg Orange Free State 400,000[ citation needed ]
53Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 341,600[ citation needed ]
54Flag of Montenegro (1860-1905).svg  Montenegro 320,000[ citation needed ]
55Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan [lower-alpha 7] 280,000[ citation needed ]
56Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 252,000[ citation needed ]
57Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 19,000[ citation needed ]
58Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 11,000[ citation needed ]
59Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg  Liechtenstein 10,000[ citation needed ]
60Flag of Andorra (1866-1934).gif  Andorra 6,000[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. The Ottoman empire was highly centralized, so certain subdivisions (such as the Cretan State) are listed separately. This total also doesn't include the tributary states of Egypt, Bulgaria, East Rumelia, Samos, or Thasos
  2. 1837 estimate
  3. Includes all of modern-day Saudi Arabia
  4. Includes modern-day Panama
  5. Nominally independent British protectorate
  6. 1902 figure
  7. Nominally independent British protectorate

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