List of countries by population in 1500

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1400 1500 1600

This is a list of countries by population in 1500. Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1500 (which were on various dates in that year).

Rank Country/Territory Population c.1500 estimate Percentage of World Population
-   World[1] 438,000,000 -
1 Ming Empire[2] 125,000,000 28.5
2 Ashikaga shogunate [3] 17,000,000 3.9
3 Domains of the French Crown
16,250,000 3.7
4 Holy Roman Empire[5] 16,000,000 3.7
5 Inca Empire[8][9] 12,000,000 2.5
6 Ottoman Empire [10] 11,000,000 2.3
7 Spanish Empire 8,550,000 2.0
8 Polish–Lithuanian Union [12] 7,500,000 1.7
9 Aztec Empire [9] 6,000,000 1.4
10 Union of Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia[13][14] 4,000,000 0.9
11 Vijayanagara Empire[15] 4,000,000 0.9
12 Kingdom of Portugal[11] 3,000,000 0.7
13 English Crown 2,750,000 0.6
14 Papal States[4] 2,000,000 0.5
15 Kingdom of Naples[4] 2,000,000 0.5
16 Republic of Venice[4] 1,500,000 0.3
17 Crown of Sweden[6]
900,000 0.2
18 Denmark–Norway
840,000 0.2
19 Republic of Florence[4] 750,000 0.2
20 Kingdom of Scotland[19] 500,000 0.1
21 Morocco 250,000 0.1
22 Ethiopian Empire ? ?
23 Kingdom of Lan Xang ? ?
24 Trucial Sheikhs ? ?
25 Ayutthaya Kingdom ? ?
26 Tondaiman ? ?
27 Đại Việt ? ?
28 Kingdom of Kongo ? ?
29 Arakan ? ?
30 Venad ? ?
31 Duchy of Prussia ? ?
32 Zapotec civilization ? ?
33 Principality of Zeta ? ?
34 Ryukyu Kingdom ? ?
35 Sindh ? ?
36 Principality of Moldavia ? ?
37 Kingdom of Morocco ? ?
38 Tír Eoghain ? ?
39 Duchy of Parma ? ?
40 Duchy of Savoy ? ?
41 Republic of Genoa ? ?
42 Rinpungpa ? ?
43 Phagmodrupa Dynasty ? ?
44 Republic of Lucca ? ?
45 Manchu ? ?
46 Kingdom of Kozhikode ? ?
47 Duchy of Mirandola ? ?
48 Duchy of Modena and Reggio ? ?
49 Adil Shahi dynasty ? ?
50 Qutb Shahi dynasty ? ?
51 Garhwal Kingdom ? ?
52 Pandyan dynasty ? ?
53 Kingdom of Middag ? ?
54 Most Serene Republic of San Marino ? ?
55 Ag Qoyunlu ? ?
56 Shirvan ? ?
57 Marashis ? ?
58 Paduspanids ? ?
59 Mihrabanids ? ?
60 Afrasiyab dynasty ? ?
61 Kingdom of Kartli ? ?
62 Kingdom of Imereti ? ?
63 Samtskhe-Saatabago ? ?
64 Kingdom of Kakheti ? ?
65 Aceh Sultanate ? ?
66 Samudera Pasai Sultanate ? ?
67 Adal Sultanate ? ?
68 Ahmadnagar Sultanate ? ?
69 Bahmani Sultanate ? ?
70 Ahom kingdom ? ?
71 Yemen ? ?
72 Avar Khanate ? ?
73 Alodia ? ?
74 Kingdom of Arakan ? ?
75 Bonoman ? ?
76 Denkyira ? ?
77 Astrakhan Khanate ? ?
78 Golden Horde ? ?
79 Joseon ? ?
80 Sultanate of Bali ? ?
81 Delhi Sultanate ? ?
82 Benin Empire ? ?
83 Duchy of Brittany ? ?
84 Bruneian Empire ? ?
85 Tondo ? ?
86 Malacca Sultanate ? ?
87 Kingdom of Kotte ? ?
88 Moghulistan ? ?
89 Four Oirat ? ?
90 Champa ? ?
91 Cherokee ? ?
92 Republic of Cospaia ? ?
93 Kingdom of Ava ? ?
94 Muscogee ? ?
95 Gujarat Sultanate ? ?
96 Malwa Sultanate ? ?
97 Garha-Mandla ? ?
98 Chanda-Sirpur ? ?
99 Deogarh-Nagpur ? ?
100 Sheikdom of al-Hassa ? ?
101 Hausa Kingdoms ? ?
102 Hejaz ? ?
103 Wyandot people ? ?
104 Grand Duchy of Muscovy ? ?
105 Iroquois ? ?
106 Bornu Empire ? ?
107 Kashmir ? ?
108 Kazakh Khanate ? ?
109 Knights Hospitaller ? ?
110 Cambodia ? ?
111 Khandesh Sultanate ? ?
112 Khanate of Kazan ? ?
113 Leinster ? ?
114 Lan Na ? ?
115 Sultanate of Makassar ? ?
116 Sultanate of Maldives ? ?
117 Mamluk Sultanate ? ?
118 Mali Empire ? ?
119 Maya ? ?
120 Manipur ? ?
121 Kingdom of Mutapa ? ?
122 Thomond ? ?
123 Kingdom of Ormond ? ?
124 Kingdom of Desmond ? ?
125 Kingdom of Mrauk U ? ?
126 Northern Yuan dynasty ? ?
127 Kara Del ? ?
128 Monaco ? ?
129 Nogai Horde ? ?
130 Nepal ? ?
131 Fartak [20] ? ?
132 Union of Viscounty of Béarn and Kingdom of Navarre ? ?
133 Timurid Empire ? ?
134 Sharifate of Mecca ? ?
135 Hafsid dynasty ? ?
136 Ormus ? ?
137 Kingdom of Tlemcen ? ?
138 Oman ? ?
139 Gajapati Kingdom ? ?
140 Oyo Empire ? ?
141 Hanthawaddy Kingdom ? ?
142 Ulster ? ?
143 Terra Mariana ? ?
144 Republic of Siena ? ?
145 Khanate of Sibir ? ?
146 Shawnee ? ?
147 Shan States ? ?
148 Swahili people ? ?
149 Sukhothai Kingdom ? ?
150 Songhai Empire ? ?
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    References

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    18. Only about 1/3 of Ireland was under the English Crown in 1500 (through direct control by the crown, such as The Pale, or through the Anglo-Irish Lords.
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