Country rankings
Population by Country in 1900
China has the highest 1900 (395.9M), followed by India (280.7M) and United States (74.8M). Mayotte has the lowest (200).
1900Better 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 →
217 of 235 countries1900
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 217 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
1.1M
Middle half 135.2K – 4M
Average
7.5M
217 countries
Highest
395.9M
China
Lowest
200
Mayotte
Data
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217 countries · # = rank by 1900
What correlates with 1900?
Pearson r against 1,325 other country metrics sharing at least 131 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher 1900 tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher 1900 tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest 1900?
- China has the highest 1900, at 395.9M, followed by India (280.7M) and United States (74.8M).
- Which country has the lowest 1900?
- Mayotte has the lowest 1900, at 200.
- What is the median 1900 across countries?
- The median is 1.1M across the 217 countries with data.
- Where does this population by country in 1900 data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review.
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