Why won't SE merge the servers due to few people playing the game?

[Vix]

Is there a list that shows server populations?

I only saw a chart once, but that was a while back. I have since been unable to find any data. And SE has removed the search function so we cant even speculate how many folks are on at a given time. However, if you look on XIV pro, it had 170k+ registered characters in December(havent checked since) But that also takes into account mules and alt's.

SE is probably embarrassed and doesn't want to be spreading the truth around till they have something more favorable to show.