SortStack #831 — 2028-09-17

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of the Pitcairn Islands 47

   Nearly all are descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers who hid there in 1790.

2. Residents of Saint Helena, Napoleon's island of exile 4.4K

   Until its airport opened in 2017, the only way in was a five-day boat trip from Cape Town.

3. The population of Nauru 12.5K

   The world's smallest island nation was once, briefly, the richest country per capita on Earth.

4. The population of Australia 26.6M

   Nine in ten Australians live within 50 km of the coast; the interior is nearly empty.

5. The population of Italy 59M

   Home to the most UNESCO World Heritage sites of any country.

6. Natural redheads worldwide 140M

   Just one to two percent of humanity; the gene is recessive, so it can skip generations.

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