The world’s population in 1893

1.54B 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 1893

RegionPopulation
1United States66.9M
2Russia64.6M
3German Empire49.6M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.2M
5Austrian Galicia43.1M
6French Third Republic38.7M
7United Kingdom37.3M
8Empire of Japan32.6M
9Bihar32.1M
10Sichuan31.3M

The largest relative change from 1892: Natal (+44k people).