Top 100 Largest Early Modern Empires by Population

Early modern refers to period from 1500 to 1800.
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Population
Answer
Year
Region
330,000,000
Qing China
1800
East Asia
158,400,000
Mughal Empire
1700
South Asia
150,000,000
Ming China
1600
East Asia
117,668,250
Maratha Empire
1760
South Asia
109,863,907
British Empire
1800
Western Europe
87,270,354
Afsharid dynasty
1740
West Asia
71,692,790
Sur Empire
1554
South Asia
52,563,000
Delhi Sultanate
1525
South Asia
48,916,046
French Empire
1800
Western Europe
45,401,227
Russian Empire
1796
Eastern Europe
41,515,973
Kingdom of France
1702
Western Europe
37,766,442
Ottoman Empire
1769
West Asia
35,509,663
Durrani Empire
1771
South Asia
32,777,073
Iberian Union
1600
Southern Europe
32,288,062
Hotak dynasty
1729
South Asia
29,000,000
Tokugawa Japan
1800
East Asia
28,306,187
Spanish Empire
1795
Southern Europe
26,008,750
Vijayanagara Empire
1556
South Asia
25,000,000
Habsburg monarchy
1789
Central Europe
19,908,333
Tsardom of Russia
1700
Eastern Europe
18,000,000
Imperial Japan
1581
East Asia
17,789,225
Bengal Subah
1757
South Asia
16,500,000
Joseon
1800
East Asia
14,629,919
Kingdom of Mysore
1615
South Asia
14,000,000
Poland-Lithuania
1772
Eastern Europe
13,060,680
Saadi Sultanate
1600
North Africa
12,000,000
Inca Empire
1500
South America
11,747,289
Castille
1515
Southern Europe
11,519,168
English Empire
1706
Western Europe
11,411,410
Bengal Sultanate
1537
South Asia
11,296,000
Ashikaga Japan
1568
East Asia
11,156,606
Portuguese Empire
1800
Southern Europe
10,700,000
Kingdom of Prussia
1800
Central Europe
10,000,000
Safavid Empire
1700
West Asia
9,700,981
Dutch Empire
1794
Western Europe
9,574,458
Carnatic Sultanate
1800
South Asia
9,240,800
Timurid Empire
1507
West Asia
8,944,290
Dai Viet
1789
Southeast Asia
8,816,288
Commonwealth of England
1659
Western Europe
7,778,000
Muscovy
1546
Eastern Europe
7,385,398
Batavian Republic
1795
Western Europe
7,179,960
Qajar Empire
1800
West Asia
7,056,792
Konbaung Empire
1767
Southeast Asia
6,651,136
Mamluk Sultanate
1516
North Africa
6,095,025
Sikh Empire
1759
South Asia
6,000,000
Aztec Empire
1500
Central America
6,000,000
Toungoo Empire
1584
Southeast Asia
5,930,083
Rattanakosin Kingdom
1782
Southeast Asia
5,908,375
Thonburi Kingdom
1781
Southeast Asia
5,308,483
United States
1800
Northern America
5,014,160
Aq Qoyunlu
1503
West Asia
5,000,000
Kingdom of Naples
1800
Southern Europe
4,658,926
Kingdom of Morocco
1659
North Africa
4,530,000
Zand dynasty
1780
West Asia
4,050,000
Hungary-Croatia
1500
Eastern Europe
4,000,000
Kingdom of Nepal
1800
South Asia
4,000,000
Talpur dynasty
1800
South Asia
3,978,560
Majapahit Empire
1511
Southeast Asia
3,918,439
Kingdom of Poland
1569
Eastern Europe
3,794,080
Malla dynasty
1778
South Asia
3,690,750
Ayutthaya Kingdom
1766
Southeast Asia
3,600,000
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1500
Eastern Europe
3,500,000
Wattasid dynasty
1500
North Africa
3,750,000
Taungoo Kingdom
1700
Southeast Asia
3,554,697
Duchy of Savoy
1717
Southern Europe
3,400,000
Bavaria
1799
Central Europe
3,307,648
North Inca Empire
1525
South America
3,302,542
Kingdom of Cambodia
1755
Southeast Asia
3,188,348
Kingdom of Sweden
1800
Northern Europe
3,073,794
Songhai Empire
1580
West Africa
3,000,000
Ahom Kingdom
1750-1800
South Asia
3,000,000
Holy Roman Empire
1500
Central Europe
3,000,000
Kazakh Khanate
1800
Central Asia
2,950,000
Ethiopian Empire
1800
East Africa
2,900,000
Kingdom of Sardinia
1800
Southern Europe
2,760,000
Yuan dynasty
1600
East Asia
2,700,000
Swedish Empire
1700
Northern Europe
2,692,352
South Inca Empire
1525
South America
2,500,000
Kingdom of Champa
Unknown
Southeast Asia
2,300,000
Papal States
1800
Southern Europe
2,193,833
Denmark-Norway
1800
Northern Europe
2,175,016
Oyo Empire
1800
West Africa
2,162,840
Sukhothai Kingdom
1569
Southeast Asia
2,144,500
Khanate of Bukhara
1800
Central Asia
2,140,000
Ava Kingdom
1556
Southeast Asia
2,000,000
Republic of Venice
1600
Southern Europe
1,992,824
Republic of Genoa
1797
Southern Europe
1,961,456
Demak Sultanate
1568
Southeast Asia
1,899,720
Kalmar Union
1523
Northern Europe
1,803,000
Switzerland
1792
Central Europe
1,770,000
Nguyen lords
1800
Southeast Asia
1,700,000
Kingdom of Sicily
1800
Southern Europe
1,657,500
Kingdom of Tlemclen
1521
North Africa
1,607,637
Mali Empire
1610
West Africa
1,599,325
Crown of Aragon
1515
Southern Europe
1,500,000
Brandenburg-Prussia
1700
Central Europe
1,384,615
Jin dynasty
1635
East Asia
1,224,000
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1800
Southern Europe
1,200,000
Kingdom of Scotland
1700
Western Europe
1,062,000
Emirate of Diriyah
1800
West Asia
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