The world’s population in 1876

1.37B 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 1876

RegionPopulation
1Russia51.7M
2Non-state societies (population aggregate)47.8M
3United States45.5M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.4M
5German Empire42.0M
6Austrian Galicia37.2M
7French Third Republic37.1M
8United Kingdom31.9M
9Bihar29.9M
10Sichuan29.5M

The largest relative change from 1875: Cape Colony (+51k people).