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List of countries by population in 1900

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This is a list of countries by population in 1900, with colonial possessions being counted towards the ruling country's total (such as Poland counting towards Russia and Cuba counting as part of the United States).

Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year and exact population figures are for countries that held a census on various dates in the year 1900.

Map

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World map of 1910 showing colonial possessions and commercial highways
Map from The Harmsworth atlas and Gazetter showing the worlds population density in 1908

List

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Ottoman empire was highly centralized, so certain subdivisions (such as the Cretan State) are listed separately. This total also doesn't include the tributary states of Egypt, Bulgaria, East Rumelia, Samos, or Thasos
  2. ^ 1837 estimate
  3. ^ Includes all of modern-day Saudi Arabia
  4. ^ Includes modern-day Panama
  5. ^ Nominally independent British protectorate
  6. ^ 1902 figure
  7. ^ Nominally independent British protectorate

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Egypt". The World Counts. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Population of Egypt from 1800 until 2020". Statista. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ Statistik des Deutschen Reichs. Band 150: Die Volkszählung am 1. Dezember 1900 im Deutschen Reich. Berlin, 1903, according to Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte 1871 – 1990 2006 by Dr. Michael Rademacher M.A.
  4. ^ Estimated population as of Jan, 1. 1900. Meiji go-nen ikō wagakoku no jinkō (1930). [1].
  5. ^ Falola, Toyin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.
  6. ^ "Usman dan Fodio: Sokoto Caliphate founder – DW – 02/24/2020". dw.com.
  7. ^ 권태환 신용하 (1977). 조선왕조시대 인구추정에 관한 일시론 (in Korean).
  8. ^ Epstein, M. (2016-12-24). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1933. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-27062-6.
  9. ^ Martin, Frederick; Keltie, Sir John Scott; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Epstein, Mortimer; Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry; Paxton, John; (Librarian), Brian Hunter (1905). "The Statesman's Year-book".
  • Calendario atlante de Agostini, anno 99 [Agostini atlas calendar, year 99] (in Italian). 2003.
  • The Columbia gazetteer of the world. 1998.
  • Britannica book of the year: World Data. 1997.
  • Witthauer, Kurt (1958). Bevölkerung der Erde [Population of the earth] (in German).