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What was the biggest country in 1500?
List of countries by population in 1500
| Country/Territory | Population c. 1500 estimate | Percentage of World population |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Empire | 103,000,000 | 23.5% |
| Holy Roman Empire show Subdivisions | 23,000,000+ | 5.3% |
| Delhi Sultanate Lodi dynasty | 20,000,000 to 55,000,000 | |
| Vijayanagara Empire show Subdivisions | 18,000,000 | 3.7% |
What was the population in the 1500s?
Estimated global population from 10,000BCE to 2100 (in millions)
| Year | Population in millions |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 554 |
| 1500 | 461 |
| 1400 | 390 |
| 1300 | 392 |
What was the population of Germany in 1500?
12 million
Despite the impressive advance of trade and industry in the later Middle Ages, German society was still sustained chiefly by agriculture. Of an estimated population of 12 million in 1500, only 1.5 million resided in cities and towns.
What was the population of China in 1500?
60,105,835
Census data
| Period | Year | Census Population |
|---|---|---|
| Ming | 1500 | 60,105,835 |
| Ming | 1550 | 60,692,856 |
| Ming | 1600 | |
| Qing | 1650 | 123,000,000 |
What country has 6 million population?
Brazil
Countries in the world by population (2021)
| # | Country (or dependency) | Yearly Change |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brazil | 0.72 % |
| 7 | Nigeria | 2.58 % |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1.01 % |
| 9 | Russia | 0.04 % |
What was Europe’s population in 1500?
61.6 million
A recent estimate by the American historian Jan De Vries set Europe’s population (excluding Russia and the Ottoman Empire) at 61.6 million in 1500, 70.2 million in 1550, and 78.0 million in 1600; it then lapsed back to 74.6 million in 1650.
When did the world population reach 1 million?
World population milestones
| World population milestones in billions (USCB estimates) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1 | 9 |
| Year | 1804 | 2046 |
| Years elapsed | –– | 19 |
What was the population of UK in 1500?
In 1500 the population of England was about 3 million.
What was the population of England in 1550?
3 million
York may have had a population of about 13,000 by 1400 but it then fell to about 10,000 by 1500. Most towns had between 2,000 and 5,000 inhabitants. By 1530 the population of England and Wales had risen to around 3 million and by 1600 it was about 4 million.
Who is the best country in Asia?
Singapore tops our list when it comes to the best countries in Asia to study. It features among the top 20 in the QS World University Rankings.