List of countries by population in 1600

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This is a list of countries by population in 1600. Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1600 (which were on various dates in that year).

Country/Territory Population c. 1600 estimate Percentage of World Population
  World 579,000,000 -
Imperial seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming Empire[1] 160,000,000 27.6%
Imperial Seal of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire [2][3] 88,000,000 15.2%
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Iberian Union [4] 29,997,000 5.2%
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Ottoman Empire [6] 26,000,000 4.5%
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire [6] 20,300,000 3.5%
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France[8] 20,000,000 3.5%
Flag of the Tokugawa Shogunate.svg Tokugawa shogunate[6] 18,500,000 3.2%
Flag of Oryol (variant).svg Tsardom of Russia[9] 14,000,000 2.4%
Flag of the king of Joseon.svg Joseon [6] 9,879,000 1.7%
Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[10] 7,950,000 1.4%
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British Crown[9] 5,600,000 1.0%
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Habsburg Monarchy [6][11] 5,550,000 1.0%
Red flag.svg Đại Việt [6] 4,447,000 0.8%
Safavid Flag.svg Persia [12] 3,200,000 0.6%
Flag of Morocco 1258 1659.svg Kingdom of Morocco [6] 2,250,000 0.4%
Flag of the Alaungpaya Dynasty of Myanmar.svg Myanmar [6] 2,380,000 0.4%
Seal of Ayutthaya (King Narai).png Ayutthaya Kingdom [6] 2,236,000 0.4%
Ethiopian Pennants.svg Ethiopian Empire [6] 2,104,000 0.4%
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic[6] 1,500,000 0.3%
Sweden-Flag-1562.svg Kingdom of Sweden[13] 1,300,000 0.2%
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark–Norway[13][14][15] 1,000,000 0.2%
Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg Kingdom of Scotland [16] 800,000 0.14%
Kingdom of Lan Xang [6] 319,000 0.055%
Flag of the Trucial States.svg Trucial Sheikhs [6] 35,000 0.006%

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References[edit]

  1. ^ A. Maddison, The World Economy Volume 1: A Millennial Perspective Volume 2, 2007, p. 238
  2. ^ "Asian Population History". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  3. ^ "The Cambridge Economic History of India: Volume 1, C.1200-c.1750". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  4. ^ "Kingdom of Naples". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  5. ^ http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/time/timetbl1.html
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Two Thousand Years of Economic Statistics, Volume 1". Retrieved 4 May 2016. 
  7. ^ A. Maddison, The World Economy Volume 1: A Millennial Perspective, 2001
  8. ^ "Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques". Retrieved 1 July 2016. 
  9. ^ a b "European Population History". Retrieved 30 June 2016. 
  10. ^ Charles A. Frazee, World History the Easy Way, Barron's Educational Series, ISBN 0-8120-9766-1, Google Print, 50
  11. ^ "Population of 17th Century Europe". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  12. ^ "Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600-1750". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  13. ^ a b "Historical Population of Scandinavia". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  14. ^ "History of Iceland". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  15. ^ "Population Growth and Agrarian Change: An Historical Perspective". Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  16. ^ R. E. Tyson, "Population Patterns", in M. Lynch, ed., The Oxford Companion to Scottish History (New York, 2001), pp. 487–8.
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  • Calendario atlante de Agostini, anno 99 (2003)
  • The Columbia gazetteer of the world (1998)
  • Britannica book of the year : world data (1997)