The world’s population in 1892

1.53B 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 1892

RegionPopulation
1United States65.6M
2Russia64.0M
3Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.1M
4German Empire49.1M
5Austrian Galicia42.5M
6French Third Republic38.6M
7United Kingdom36.9M
8Empire of Japan32.4M
9Bihar32.1M
10Sichuan31.1M

The largest relative change from 1891: Natal (+44k people).