The world’s population in 1873

1.35B 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 1873

RegionPopulation
1Non-state societies (population aggregate)53.3M
2Russia49.6M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.5M
4United States42.0M
5German Empire40.8M
6French Third Republic36.7M
7Austrian Galicia36.6M
8United Kingdom30.8M
9Bihar30.0M
10Sichuan29.4M

The largest relative change from 1872: Bulgaria (Ottoman) (−109k people).