List of states by population in 1 CE
This is a list of states by population in 1 C.E.. Estimates are for the beginning of the year.
| Country/Territory | Population c. 1 C.E. estimate | Percentage of World Population |
|---|---|---|
| World[1] | 255,000,000 | - |
| Han dynasty[2] | 57,674,000 | 22.62% |
| Roman Empire[3] | 45,000,000 | 17.65% |
| Satavahana dynasty | 7,000,000-10,000,000 |
3.33% |
| Parthian Empire
subdivisions
|
8,000,000 | 3.14% |
| Xiongnu | 2,000,000 | 0.78% |
| Dacia | 2,000,000 | 0.78% |
| Kingdom of Mauretania | 1,500,000 |
0.59% |
| Kingdom of Meroe | 1,150,000 | 0.45% |
| Mayan Polity[7]
subdivisions
|
200,000 | 0.08% |
| Bactria[8]
subdivisions
|
100,000 | 0.04% |
Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 1 AD
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World population estimates (1 C.E.) and growth rates (till 1000 C.E.) with 20 current countries[9]
| Region | Population (in '000s)[9] |
% global (in 1 C.E.) |
% growth (1-1000 C.E.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 500 | 0.2 | 0.03 |
| Belgium | 300 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| Denmark | 180 | 0.1 | 0.07 |
| Finland | 20 | 0 | 0.07 |
| France | 5000 | 2.2 | 0.03 |
| Germany | 3000 | 1.3 | 0.02 |
| Italy | 7000 | 3 | -0.03 |
| Netherlands | 200 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| Norway | 100 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Sweden | 200 | 0.1 | 0.07 |
| Switzerland | 300 | 0.1 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 800 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
| 12 Countries Total | 17600 | 7.6 | 0.01 |
| Portugal | 500 | 0.2 | 0.02 |
| Spain | 4500 | 1.9 | -0.01 |
| Other | 2100 | 0.9 | -0.06 |
| Total Western Europe | 24700 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Eastern Europe | 4750 | 2.1 | 0.03 |
| Former USSR | 3900 | 1.7 | 0.06 |
| United States | 680 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| Other Western Offshoots | 490 | 0.2 | 0.03 |
| Total Western Offshoots | 1170 | 0.5 | 0.05 |
| Mexico | 7500 | 3 | 0.07 |
| Brazil | 6900 | 3 | |
| Other Latin America | 6400 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Total Latin America | 18600 | 7 | 0.07 |
| Japan | 3000 | 1.3 | 0.09 |
| China | 59600 | 25.8 | 0 |
| India | 75000 | 32.5 | 0 |
| Other Asia | 36600 | 15.9 | 0.01 |
| Total Asia (excluding Japan) | 171200 | 74.2 | 0 |
| Africa | 16500 | 7.1 | 0.07 |
| World | 249420 | 100 | 0.02 |
Alternative Estimates of the Regional Components of World Population, 1 C.E. (in thousands)[9]
| Europe (Including area of the former USSR) |
Americas | Asia (including Australasia) |
Africa | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | 44 500 | 3 000 | 185 000 | 23 000 | 225 500 |
| Durand | 42 500 | 12 000 | 207 000 | 35 000 | 296 500 |
| Biraben | 43 000 | 12 000 | 171 000 | 26 000 | 252 000 |
| Mc Evedy and Jones | 32 800 | 4 500 | 114 200 | 16 500 | 168 700 |
| Maddison | 33 350 | 6 320 | 174 650 | 16 500 | 230 820 |
See also
References
- Biraben, Jean-Noel, 1980, An Essay Concerning Mankind's Evolution, Population, Selected Papers, December, table 2.
- Nishijima (1986), pp. 595–596.
- Beloch, Karl Julius (1886). Die Bevölkerung der griechisch-römischen Welt. p. 507.
- Delia (1988)
- Appendix B Growth of World Population, GDP and GDP Per Capita before 1820. p 238. http://www.ggdc.net/MADDISON/other_books/appendix_B.pdf
- Creighton, Mandell; Winsor, Justin; Gardiner, Samuel Rawson; Poole, Reginald Lane; Edwards, Sir John Goronwy (1892). "The English Historical Review".
- "El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya".
- Tertius Chandler (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census. St. David's University Press. ISBN 0-88946-207-0. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- Maddison. "Growth of World Population, GDP and GDP Per Capita before 1820" (PDF).
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