The world’s population in 1889

1.50B 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 Indochina, French West Africa (Senegal and French Sudan), Joseon, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1889

RegionPopulation
1Russia61.9M
2United States61.7M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.7M
4German Empire47.5M
5Austrian Galicia41.0M
6French Third Republic38.3M
7United Kingdom35.9M
8Bihar31.9M
9Empire of Japan31.6M
10Sichuan30.6M

The largest relative change from 1888: Non-state societies (population aggregate) (−1.0M people).