Before you click that "Upgrade to Artisan" button, check your supply of Sausages, Bread, and Soap. The ratio is a target, not a constraint. It is better to have 200 happy Workers than 100 starving Artisans. Aim for the 15/25/30/20/10 population ratio in your mixed-use cities. For housing count, use the 1 Investor : 2 Engineer : 3 Artisan : 4 Worker : 5 Farmer house ratio. And always, always keep a buffer of 50 unemployed lower-tier residents to fill production gaps.
In Anno 1800 , your end-game population looks like an or a diamond. Why? Higher-tier residences (Engineers/Investors) hold more people per house and consume vastly more complex goods. To support 1,000 Investors, you might need 3,000 Farmers working in the background. anno 1800 population ratio
15% : 25% : 30% : 20% : 10%
Do you have a favorite Town Hall item that completely breaks these ratios? Let me know in the comments below! Happy building, and may your warehouses never overflow. Before you click that "Upgrade to Artisan" button,
But you don't need raw numbers—you need ratios . After hundreds of hours of playtesting and community data (thanks to the Anno math wizards on Reddit and Discord), the most stable functional ratio for a self-sustaining economy (excluding Crown Falls mega-cities) is roughly: Aim for the 15/25/30/20/10 population ratio in your