SortStack #3386 — 2035-09-16

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Sitting United States senators 100

   Two per state since 1789 — the chamber only grows when a new state joins the union.

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

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

3. Ancient Rome at the height of the empire 1M

   No European city reached a million residents again until London, around 1800.

4. The population of Jamaica 2.8M

   Has won more Olympic sprint medals per capita than any nation in history.

5. The population of North Korea 26.2M

   Almost exactly the same as Australia's — packed into an area smaller than Mississippi.

6. The European Union, all member states combined 449M

   Twenty-seven countries, twenty-four official languages, one market.

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