The world’s population in 1882

1.42B 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 1882

RegionPopulation
1Russia56.2M
2United States52.7M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN46.1M
4German Empire44.6M
5Austrian Galicia38.6M
6French Third Republic37.7M
7United Kingdom33.9M
8Bihar30.3M
9Empire of Japan30.0M
10Sichuan29.9M

The largest relative change from 1881: Principality of Bulgaria (+164k people).