SortStack #376 — 2027-06-20

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of Venice's historic island center 50K

   Down from 175,000 in 1950 — on busy days, tourists outnumber Venetians.

2. The population of Samoa 220K

   In 2011 it skipped December 30 entirely, jumping across the date line to trade with Australia.

3. The population of Istanbul 15.6M

   The only major city spanning two continents — you can commute between Europe and Asia by ferry.

4. Greater Delhi, India's capital region 33M

   Adds roughly the population of a mid-size European city every single year.

5. The population of the United Kingdom 68M

   More than a third of everyone in England lives in just the Southeast corner around London.

6. Every human alive at the height of the Roman Empire 300M

   Fewer people than live in the United States today — across the entire planet.

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