Country rankings
Population by Country in 1800
China has the highest Population in 1800 (330M), followed by India (200.7M) and Russia (31.3M). Mayotte has the lowest (65).
Population in 1800Better directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
228 of 235 countriesPopulation in 1800
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 228 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
396.1K
Middle half 46.1K – 2M
Average
4.3M
228 countries
Highest
330M
China
Lowest
65
Mayotte
Data
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228 countries · # = rank by Population in 1800
What correlates with Population in 1800?
Pearson r against 1,286 other country metrics sharing at least 137 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Population in 1800 tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Population in 1800 tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Population in 1800?
- China has the highest Population in 1800, at 330M, followed by India (200.7M) and Russia (31.3M).
- Which country has the lowest Population in 1800?
- Mayotte has the lowest Population in 1800, at 65.
- What is the median Population in 1800 across countries?
- The median is 396.1K across the 228 countries with data.
- Where does this population by country in 1800 data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Population, 1800 - OurWorldInData; List of countries by population in 1800 - Wiki.
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