Which dynasty in the history of China had the largest population?

When the Qing Dynasty first entered the Central Plains, its population was only 6.5438+0.43 million. After the prosperity of Kanggan, the people's life was guaranteed and the population soared. Before Daoguang, the population reached 4130 thousand. Since then, the Qing Dynasty has also created the third population peak in history, with a population of over 400 million, which is also the most populous dynasty in ancient China. However, in the Republic of China, the number of people came out of stagnation.

2. Second place: Ming Dynasty

The population in the early Ming Dynasty was 60.55 million. Later, the cultivation of farmland increased. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, the commodity economy developed and capitalism sprouted. The population of the Ming dynasty soared, and the population of the Ming dynasty was close to 200 million in Wanli period.

3. Third place: Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty is the second most populous dynasty in Chinese history, and the first dynasty with a population of over 100 million. Although the Song Dynasty was politically weak, its social and economic development was quite rapid. Production in the south was prosperous, and agriculture, handicrafts and science and technology were at the advanced level in the world at that time. In the early Song Dynasty, the growth rate from more than 20 million people in the Northern Song Dynasty to 65.438+0.4 billion people was rare in history.

4. Fourth place: Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty was the first population peak in Chinese history, but the peak was only over 59 million, not exceeding 1 100 million. But by that time, it had made great progress. At that time, almost no dynasty could exceed 60 million people.

5. Fifth place: Yuan Dynasty

At the end of the Song Dynasty, there were heavy casualties and a sharp drop in population. After the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty, the population was only 59.85 million, which was very shocking. However, based on the population base of the Song Dynasty, after the Yuan Dynasty entered the Central Plains, the population was still much larger than that of other dynasties.

These five dynasties were prosperous and peaceful in ancient times. With the improvement of people's living standards, the population has also increased. But at that time, the population did not continue to grow, because the tragic war of regime change would make many people and soldiers die. This is also the biggest reason for the small population in ancient China.