The world’s population in 1874

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 1874

RegionPopulation
1Non-state societies (population aggregate)50.5M
2Russia50.3M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.5M
4United States43.2M
5German Empire41.2M
6French Third Republic36.8M
7Austrian Galicia36.8M
8United Kingdom31.2M
9Bihar30.0M
10Sichuan29.5M

The largest relative change from 1873: Sudan (+894k people).