The 20 Most Populous Countries in Europe in 1500

Can you name the 20 European countries that had the most people in the year 1500?
Using current borders
Sources: Maddison Project, WorldPopulationReview
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Est. Population
Country
15,000,000
France
12,000,000
Germany
10,500,000
Italy
7,600,000
Russia
6,800,000
Spain
4,000,000
Poland
3,942,000
United Kingdom
2,700,000
Ukraine
2,160,000
Czechia
2,000,000
Austria
2,000,000
Romania
1,400,000
Belgium
1,250,000
Hungary
1,000,000
Greece
1,000,000
Portugal
990,000
Serbia
950,000
Netherlands
840,000
Slovakia
800,000
Bulgaria
800,000
Ireland
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2025
One thing to note:

Population info for Serbia includes not only Serbia but also Kosovo and Montenegro. However, it's very likely Serbia would have still made it on this list even if there was individual data for the 3 countries.