The world’s population in 1880

1.40B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.

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Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes French Congo, Austrian Galicia, German Empire, French West Africa (Senegal and French Sudan), Joseon, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1880

RegionPopulation
1Russia54.6M
2United States50.2M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN45.4M
4German Empire44.0M
5Austrian Galicia37.9M
6French Third Republic37.5M
7United Kingdom33.2M
8Bihar29.9M
9Sichuan29.7M
10Empire of Japan29.5M

The largest relative change from 1879: Non-state societies (population aggregate) (−30.8M people).