The world’s population in 1890

1.51B 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 1890

RegionPopulation
1United States63.0M
2Russia62.8M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.0M
4German Empire48.0M
5Austrian Galicia41.4M
6French Third Republic38.4M
7United Kingdom36.2M
8Bihar32.1M
9Empire of Japan32.0M
10Sichuan30.7M

The largest relative change from 1889: Non-state societies (population aggregate) (−1.5M people).