List of countries by population in 1907

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This is a list of countries by estimated population in 1907.

Rank Continent Population
1907
estimate
- World 1,700,000,000
1 Asia 900,000,000
2 Europe 400,000,000
3 Africa over 200,000,000
4 North America 115,000,000
5 South America 36,424,000
6 Oceania possibly 10,000,000
Rank Country / Territory Population
1907
estimate
- World 1,700,000,000
1 Flag of Qing Dynasty China (Qing Dynasty) 300,000,000 - 400,000,000
2 Flag of India India (UK) 263,539,000 - 314,417,000
3 Flag of Russia Russian Empire c. 150,000,000
4 Flag of the United States United States 87,008,000
5 Flag of German Empire German Empire 62,010,000
6 Flag of Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies (Netherlands) 45,880,000
7 Flag of the Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 40,000,000
8 Flag of Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary 40,000,000
9 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 39,700,000
10 Flag of France France 38,343,000
11 Flag of Italy Italy 33,640,700
12 Ottoman flag Ottoman Empire 28,000,000
13 Flag of Spain Spain 19,671,000
14 Flag of Korean Empire Korean Empire 17,000,000
15 Flag of Mexico Mexico 14,677,000
16 Flag of Congo Free State Congo Free State (Belgium) 14,000,000 - 30,000,000
17 Flag of Brazil Brazil 14,000,000
18 Flag of Poland Poland (Russia) 11,138,700
19 Flag of India Burma (British India) 9,606,000
20 Flag of the United Kingdom Northern Nigeria (UK) 8,500,000
21 Flag of Egypt Egypt (UK) 8,000,000
22 Flag of the United States Philippines (United States) 8,000,000
23 Flag of the United Kingdom Southern Nigeria (UK) 7,500,000
24 Flag of Thailand Siam 7,200,000
25 Persia 7,000,000
26 Flag of Romania Romania 6,630,000
27 Flag of Belgium Belgium 6,136,000
28 Annam (France) 6,000,000
29 Flag of France Tongking (France) 6,000,000
30 Flag of Argentina Argentina 5,800,000
31 Flag of Portugal Portugal 5,758,000
32 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 5,616,000
33 Flag of Canada Canada 5,500,000
34 Flag of Sweden Sweden 5,377,713
35 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 5,000,000
36 Flag of Egypt Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (UK and Egypt) 4,800,000
37 Flag of Nepal Nepal 4,789,000
38 Flag of Colombia Colombia 4,604,000
39 Flag of Ireland Ireland (UK) 4,390,000
40 Arabia (mainly includes (Hejaz, Nejd, Hadramaut and Yemen) 4,218,000
41 Flag of France Morocco (France) 4,162,000
42 Flag of Ethiopia Abyssinia 4,000,000
43 Flag of France Algeria (France) 4,000,000
44 Flag of Australia Australia 4,000,000
45 Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon (UK) 3,700,000
46 Flag of Peru Peru 3,700,000
47 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3,525,300
48 Flag of German Empire Cameroon (Germany) 3,500,000
49 Flag of the Empire of Japan Formosa (Japan) 3,500,000
50 Flag of German Empire German East Africa (Germany) 3,500,000
51 Flag of France Cochin-China (France) 3,200,000
52 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 3,154,000
53 Flag of Chile Chile 2,867,000
54 Flag of Greece Greece 2,800,000
55 Flag of France French Sudan (France) 2,800,000
56 Flag of Gold Coast (British colony) Gold Coast (UK) 2,800,000
57 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 2,741,000
58 Flag of France Madagascar (France) 2,706,700
59 Flag of German Empire Ruanda-Urundi (Germany) 2,700,000
60 Flag of Serbia Serbia 2,650,000
61 Flag of Portugal Portuguese East Africa (Portugal) 2,600,000
62 Grand Duchy of Finland (Russia) 2,431,000
63 Flag of Portugal Portuguese West Africa (Portugal) 2,400,000
64 Flag of France Upper Volta (France) 2,375,000
65 Flag of Norway Norway 2,324,800
66 Croatia-Slavonia (Austria-Hungary) 2,201,000
67 Flag of Denmark Denmark 2,182,000
68 Flag of France Tunis (France) 1,890,000
69 Flag of Uganda Uganda (UK) 1,800,000
70 Flag of Kenya Kenya (UK) 1,700,000
71 Flag of France French Guinea (France) 1,600,000
72 Flag of France Niger (France) 1,570,000
73 Cape Colony (UK) 2,500,000
74 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia (France) 1,500,000
75 Flag of Cuba Cuba 1,500,000
76 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 1,500,000
77 Flag of Transvaal Transvaal (UK) 1,400,000
78 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1,271,000
79 Flag of Russia Bukhara (Russia) 1,250,000
80 Flag of France Senegal (France) 1,230,000
81 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austria-Hungary) 1,200,000
82 Flag of the United Kingdom Natal (UK) 1,200,000
83 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 1,116,300
84 Flag of the United States Porto Rico (United States) 1,100,000
85 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 1,046,000
86 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1,026,000
87 Flag of the United Kingdom Sierra Leone (UK) (including protectorate) 1,000,000
88 Ottoman flag Tripoli (Ottoman Empire) 1,000,000
89 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 967,000
90 Flag of France Ivory Coast (France) 950,000
91 Flag of German Empire Togoland (Germany) 920,000
91 Flag of the United Kingdom Federated Malay States (UK) 900,000
92 Nyasaland (UK) 850,000
93 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica (UK) 820,000
94 Flag of France Chad (France) 810,000
95 Flag of Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia (UK) 770,000
96 Flag of Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia (UK) 734,000
97 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 715,000
98 Flag of Liberia Liberia 664,000
99 Flag of France Oubangui-Chari (France) 630,000
100 Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 610,000
101 Flag of France Dahomey (France) 570,000
102 Flag of Straits Settlements Straits Settlements (UK) 550,000
103 Flag of France Laos (France) 550,000
104 Flag of France Mauretania (France) 540,000
105 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 515,000
106 Flag of Honduras Honduras 505,000
107 Muscat and Oman 500,000
108 Sarawak 500,000
109 Flag of Portugal Portuguese India (Portugal) 475,000
110 Flag of Italy Italian Somaliland (Italy) 400,000
111 Flag of Russia Khiva (Russia) 400,000
112 Orange River Colony (earlier called Orange Free State) (UK) 400,000
113 Flag of the United Kingdom Territory of Papua (UK, de facto Australia) 400,000
114 Flag of the United Kingdom Basutoland (UK) 383,000
115 Flag of the United Kingdom Mauritius (UK) 375,000
116 Flag of Spain Canary Islands (Spain) 360,000
117 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 341,600
118 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong (UK) 325,000
119 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 320,000
120 Flag of the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago (UK) 320,000
121 Flag of Panama Panama 318,000
122 Crete 310,000
123 Flag of North Borneo North Borneo (UK) 300,000
124 Flag of British Guiana British Guiana (UK) 300,000
125 British Somaliland (UK) 300,000
126 Flag of Portugal Portuguese Timor (Portugal) 300,000
127 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 280,000
128 Flag of France French India (France) 280,000
129 Flag of France Middle Congo (also called French Congo) (France) 280,000
130 Flag of Portugal Azores (Portugal) 260,000
131 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 252,000
132 Flag of the United Kingdom Zanzibar (UK) 250,000
133 Flag of the United Kingdom Cyprus (UK) 240,000
134 Flag of Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland 230,000
135 Flag of France Gabon (France) 240,000
136 Flag of Italy Eritrea (Italy) 220,000
137 Flag of German Empire German South West Africa (Germany) 210,000
138 Flag of Portugal Portuguese Guinea (Portugal) 200,000
140 Flag of Malta Malta (UK) 195,000
141 Flag of France Guadeloupe (France) 190,000
142 Flag of German Empire German New Guinea (Germany) 188,000
143 Flag of France Kwang-Chou-Wan (France) 185,000
144 Flag of France Martinique (France) 185,000
145 Flag of Barbados Barbados (UK) 182,000
146 Flag of France Réunion (France) 178,000
147 Flag of the United Kingdom Gambia (UK) 165,000
148 Flag of Portugal Madeira (Portugal) 160,000
149 Flag of Hawaii Hawaii (United States) 154,000
150 Flag of Spain Spanish Guinea (or Rio Muni) (Spain) 150,000
151 Flag of Portugal Cape Verde (Portugal) 140,000
152 Flag of the United Kingdom British Solomon Islands (UK) 135,000
153 Flag of Fiji Fiji (UK) 125,000
154 Flag of France Comoros (France) 112,000
155 Flag of the United Kingdom Bechuanaland (UK) 90,000
156 Flag of the United Kingdom Swaziland (UK) 90,000
157 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch Guiana (Netherlands) 86,000
158 Flag of Iceland Iceland (Denmark) 82,000
159 Flag of Portugal Macau (Portugal) 80,000
160 Flag of the United Kingdom Bahrain (UK) 70,000
161 Flag of the United Kingdom Grenada (UK) 70,000
162 Flag of the United Kingdom Trucial Oman (UK) 70,000
163 Flag of Portugal Sao Tomé and Principe (Portugal) 61,000
164 Flag of German Empire Kiaochow (Germany) 60,000
165 Flag of India Sikkim (British India) 60,000
166 Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man (UK) 57,000
167 Flag of the United Kingdom Maldives (UK) 56,000
168 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Bahamas (UK) 55,000
169 Flag of Jersey Jersey (UK) 54,000
170 Flag of France New Caledonia (France) 54,000
171 Flag of France French Somaliland (France) 50,000
172 Flag of German Empire German Solomon Islands (Germany) 50,000
173 Flag of the United Kingdom and Flag of France New Hebrides (shared between UK and France) 50,000
174 Flag of the United Kingdom Saint Lucia (UK) 50,000
175 Flag of the United Kingdom Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (UK) 49,000
176 Flag of Aden (colony) Aden Protectorate (UK) 45,000
177 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 44,000
178 Flag of British Honduras British Honduras (UK) 45,000
179 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Saint Kitts (with Nevis) (UK) 45,000
180 Flag of Guernsey Guernsey (UK) 42,000
181 Flag of the United Kingdom Kuwait (UK) 40,000
182 Flag of Spain Rio de Oro (Spain) 40,000
183 Flag of German Empire German Samoa 37,000
184 Flag of German Empire Caroline Islands (Germany) 36,000
185 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Antigua (with Barbuda and Redonda) (UK) 35,000
186 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Dominica (UK) 32,000
187 Flag of the United Kingdom Gilbert Islands (UK) 30,000
188 Flag of France French Polynesia (France) 30,000
189 Flag of the United Kingdom Gibraltar (UK) 29,000
190 Flag of Denmark Danish Virgin Islands (Denmark) 28,000
191 Flag of Spain Fernando Po (Spain) 25,000
192 Flag of France French Guiana (France) 24,000
193 Flag of the United Kingdom Brunei (UK) 22,000
194 Flag of Spain Spanish Morocco (mainly Ceuta and Melilla) (Spain) 22,000
195 Flag of the United Kingdom Seychelles (UK) 22,000
196 Flag of Tonga Tonga (UK) 21,000
197 Flag of the United Kingdom Bermuda (UK) 20,000
198 Flag of Denmark Faroe Islands (Denmark) 17,000
199 Flag of Monaco Monaco 19,000
200 Flag of German Empire Micronesia (Germany) 15,000
201 Flag of the United Kingdom Witu (UK) 15,000
202 Flag of German Empire Marshall Islands (Germany) 15,000
203 Flag of Denmark Greenland (Denmark) 13,000
204 Flag of the United States Guam (United States) 12,000
205 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Montserrat (UK) 12,000
206 Flag of the United Kingdom Qatar (UK) 11,000
207 Flag of San Marino San Marino 11,000
208 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10,000
209 Flag of Andorra Andorra 6,000
210 Flag of New Zealand Cook Islands (UK) 6,000
211 Flag of the United States American Samoa (United States) 6,000
212 Flag of France Wallis and Futuna (France) 6,000
213 Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 5,500
214 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] British Virgin Islands (UK) 5,000
215 Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (UK) 5,000
216 Flag of France Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 5,000
217 [[Image:|22x20px|border |]] Anguilla (UK) 4,500
218 Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK) 4,500
219 Flag of German Empire Palau (Germany) 4,000
220 Flag of Niue Niue (UK) 4,000
221 Flag of Spain Elobey, Annobón and Corisco (Spain) 3,000
222 Moresnet (Neutral territory) 3,000
223 Flag of German Empire Mariana Islands (Germany) 2,500
224 Flag of the United Kingdom Ellice Islands (UK) 2,400
225 Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (UK) 2,300
226 Flag of German Empire Nauru (Germany) 1,500
227 Flag of Straits Settlements Christmas Island (UK) 900
228 Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City 700
229 Flag of Straits Settlements Cocos Islands (UK) 650
230 Flag of the United Kingdom Tokelau Islands (UK) 500
231 Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (UK) 170
232  Goust 150
233 Flag of the United Kingdom Ascension Island (UK) c. 100-200?
234 Flag of the United Kingdom Tristan da Cunha (UK) 95
235 Tavolara 60
236 Flag of the United Kingdom Phoenix Islands (UK) 60

[edit] References

Originally this site incorporated statistics from the Nuttall Encyclopedia published in 1907. The list includes the populations of all countries, states and territories listed in the Encyclopedia with an estimated population. The populations listed here, rounded to the nearest 1,000, represent the best estimate of population by the editors of the Nuttall Encyclopedia.

The other main sources are:

http://www.populstat.info/

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Main_Page

http://www.zum.de/psm/imperialismus/kolonialatlas05/atlas002.php

[edit] See also