The world’s population in 1877

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 1877

RegionPopulation
1Russia52.4M
2Non-state societies (population aggregate)47.9M
3United States46.7M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.4M
5German Empire42.5M
6Austrian Galicia37.4M
7French Third Republic37.2M
8United Kingdom32.2M
9Bihar29.9M
10Sichuan29.6M

The largest relative change from 1876: Cape Colony (+51k people).