The world’s population in 1883

1.43B 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 1883

RegionPopulation
1Russia57.0M
2United States54.0M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN46.5M
4German Empire44.9M
5Austrian Galicia39.0M
6French Third Republic37.8M
7United Kingdom34.2M
8Bihar30.5M
9Empire of Japan30.2M
10Sichuan30.0M

The largest relative change from 1882: Principality of Bulgaria (+164k people).