Population, Armies, and Navies of Western Planetos (excluding Dothraki and Eastern Essos and Ibben) as of 255AC
The Seven Kingdoms
Note: The urban populations are mostly guesswork and only count the truly large cities in Westeros. Undoubtedly there are a few larger towns that should probably qualify, but instead of trying to mess with it, I've left that number in the rural count. Ultimately, it doesn't matter too much, since Westeros is less urbanized than Essos anyway, so the comparison still stands.
Note: In regard to warships, warships are loosely classified. They vary in type and size greatly, especially from region to region. For merchant vessels, I've mostly excluded the really small ones and ones that are designed solely for river travel.
Note: Please note that this is as of 255AC, so the numbers won't all be the same as they would be in 45 years. For example, the North suffered a terrible winter 19 years ago, and is still recovering. Please don't point out different people online point to 4 million as a population – I don't disagree, for 295AC, but not 255AC.
- North
o Urban: 40,000
o Rural: 3,760,000
o Armed Forces: 38,000
o Warships: 10
o Merchants: 200
- Ironborn
o Urban: 5,000
o Rural: 400,000
o Armed Forces: 0
o Warships: 500 (made up of longships – the Iron Fleet doesn't exist at this time)
o Merchants: 500 (made up mostly of knarrs)
- Westerlands
o Urban: 200,000
o Rural: 5,300,000
o Armed Forces: 55,000
o Warships: 50
o Merchants: 600
- Riverlands
o Urban: 10,000
o Rural: 5,990,000
o Armed Forces: 45,000
o Warships: 5
o Merchants: 50
- Vale
o Urban: 50,000
o Rural: 3,950,000
o Armed Forces: 40,000
o Warships: 40
o Merchants: 500
- Crownlands
o Urban: 350,000
o Rural: 1,950,000
o Armed Forces: 23,000
o Warships: 300
o Merchants: 1,000
- Stormlands
o Urban: 10,000
o Rural: 2,490,000
o Armed Forces: 30,000
o Warships: 10
o Merchants: 200
- Reach
o Urban: 350,000
o Rural: 11,650,000
o Armed Forces: 120,000
o Warships: 350 (significant portion of this is the Redwyne Fleet)
o Merchants: 1,800
- Dorne
o Urban: 10,000
o Rural: 2,990,000
o Armed Forces: 30,000
o Warships: 3
o Merchants: 600
- Free Folk: 70,000
Essos
Note: The armed forces for the Essosi cities are a different beast than Westeros, due to how the cities work. So, the numbers you see here for armed forces are less a limit and more of where they sit as of 255AC.
- Tyrosh
o Urban (of the named city): 400,000
o Urban (of tributary cities): 120,000
o Rural: 4,160,000
o Local Forces: 14,000
o Mercenaries: 36,000
o Slave Soldiers: 600
o Warships: 300
o Merchants: 1,500
- Lys
o Urban (NC): 400,000
o Urban (TC): 130,000
o Rural: 3,900,000
o Local Forces: 14,000
o Mercenaries: 36,000
o Slave Soldiers: 600
o Warships: 400
o Merchants: 1,800
- Myr
o Urban (NC): 400,000
o Urban (TC): 120,000
o Rural: 4,000,000
o Local Forces: 14,000
o Mercenaries: 36,000
o Slave Soldiers: 1,000
o Warships: 200
o Merchants: 1,400
- Volantis
o Urban (NC): 1,200,000
o Urban (TC): 1,700,000
o Rural: 22,000,000
o Local Forces: 30,000
o Mercenaries: 60,000
o Slave Soldiers: 6,000
o Warships: 700
o Merchants: 6,000
- Braavos
o Urban (NC): 800,000
o Urban (TC): 400,000
o Rural: 6,500,000
o Local Forces: 15,000
o Mercenaries: 18,000
o Slave Soldiers: 0
o Warships: 300
o Merchants: 3,000
- Pentos
o Urban (NC): 500,000
o Urban (TC): 400,000
o Rural: 5,700,000
o Local Forces: 1,000
o Mercenaries: 0
o Slave Soldiers: 0
o Warships: 20
o Merchants: 1,500
- Norvos
o Urban (NC): 600,000
o Urban (TC): 200,000
o Rural: 5,900,000
o Local Forces: 7,000
o Mercenaries: 10,000
o Slave Soldiers: 800
o Warships: 200
o Merchants: 800
- Qohor
o Urban (NC): 500,000
o Urban (TC): 300,000
o Rural: 5,300,000
o Local Forces: 7,000
o Mercenaries: 9,000
o Slave Soldiers: 3,000
o Warships: 50
o Merchants: 600
- Lorath
o Urban (NC): 250,000
o Urban (TC): 50,000
o Rural: 2,050,000
o Local Forces: 4,000
o Mercenaries: 5,000
o Slave Soldiers: 0
o Warships: 100
o Merchants: 800
- Nomad population: 100,000 (not including Dothraki or Lhazareen)
- Unaligned Populations: 2,000,000