The world’s population in 1871

1.34B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.

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Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Austrian Galicia, German Empire, Joseon, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1871

RegionPopulation
1Non-state societies (population aggregate)53.1M
2Russia48.1M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.5M
4German Empire40.0M
5United States39.7M
6French Third Republic36.5M
7Austrian Galicia36.3M
8United Kingdom30.1M
9Bihar30.1M
10Guangdong29.5M

The largest relative change from 1870: Congress Poland (+8.0M people).