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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 1820 divided into modern borders. Avakov, in turn, cites a variety of sources, mostly Angus Maddison. Italian sub figures are derived from elsewhere.Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor, Vol. 3. Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonne comte de Las Cases. 1816. Other figures come from Jan Lahmeyer's website, which in turn is based on a variety of sources.
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Rank Country/Territory Population Percentage ofWorld Population – World 985,000,000 –1 Qing China ~330,000,000 33.5%2 Maratha Confederacy~116,000,000 3 Britain and possessionsSeveral 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 1858~49,907,000 ~4 Holy Roman EmpireThe 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. ~41,050,000 ~5 France and possessions ~39,600,000 ~6 35,005,000 7 Tokugawa Japan 29,000,000 8 Spain and possessions 26,500,000 9 26,000,000 10 Habsburg monarchy 23,145,000 11 Joseon ~18,500,000 ~12 Sikh EmpireSingh, Amarinder, "The Last Sunset: The Rise & Fall of the Lahore Durbar", Roli Books (2012). 12,000,000 13 Kingdom of Prussia 8,700,000Philip Dwyer, "The Rise of Prussia 1700-1830", Routledge: February 2, 2001. Page 246. Per the same page the population had been 5.5 million in 1786; the gains were mainly due to the partitions of Poland.14 Carnatic Sultanate10,000,0001%15 Durrani Empire9,780,0000.9%16 ~9,400,000 ~17 Tây Sơn dynasty (Đại Việt)Vietnam GDP 1800–1970 gpih.ucdavis.edu 7,291,000 18 Kingdom of Naples7,000,000 19 ~6,050,000 ~20 Qajar IranMalcolm, John. "The History of Persia: From the Most Early Period to the Present Time" (1815), via Encyclopædia Iranica at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/economy-viii-in-the-qajar-period 6,010,000 21 United States of America 5,509,879 22 Morocco 5,000,000 23 Konbaung dynasty (Burma)Ritchell, Judith L., "Disease and Demography in Colonial Burma" (2006), pp.11–16, via: https://books.google.com/books?id=bPfIycHCKwMC&dq=population+siam+1800&pg=PA17 4,200,000 24 Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)4,050,000-25 Talpur Sindh4,000,00026 Sweden 3,347,000 27 Kazakh Khanate2,985,0000.3%28 Ethiopian Empire 2,950,000 29 Kingdom of Sardinia 2,900,00030 Papal States 2,300,000 31 Oyo Empire~2,175,01632 Emirate of Diriyah 2,132,000 33 Denmark–Norway 2,100,000 ~34 Cambodia 2,090,000 35 Southern Vietnam under Nguyễn ÁnhKhâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục, Library of National Bureau, 18741,770,000 36 Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1,224,000 37 Emirate of Bukhara1,200,00038 415,000 39 Sultanate of Oman 363,000 40 Aro Confederacy~349,08141 Ankole205,80042 Ryukyu Kingdom(a) Yoshio Oguchi, "Demographics of Satsuma Domian", Reimeikan Chōsa Kenkyū Hōkoku (no. 11), pp. 87–134 (1998). (b) Yoshio Oguchi, "Demographics of Satsuma Domian and early modern Ryūkyū", Reimeikan Chōsa Kenkyū Hōkoku (no. 13), pp. 1–42 (2000) (all in Japanese). (Japanese vassal)155,65043 Hawaiian Kingdom145,000 (est.)44 Republic of Lucca 120,000 45 Republic of Ragusa 30,000 46 Dendi Kingdom~17,24347 Kingdom of Tahiti16,00048 Qatar 14,000 49 5,80050 San Marino5,49051 2,650
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 List of countries by population List of countries by population in 1700 List of countries by population in 1900 List of countries by population in 2000 List of countries by population in 2005
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References
Kurt Witthauer. Bevölkerung der Erde (1958) Calendario atlante de Agostini, anno 99 (2003) The Columbia gazetteer of the world (1998) Britannica book of the year : world data (1997)