The world’s population in 1894

1.56B 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 1894

RegionPopulation
1United States68.3M
2Russia65.2M
3German Empire50.2M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.3M
5Austrian Galicia43.6M
6French Third Republic38.7M
7United Kingdom37.7M
8Empire of Japan32.8M
9Bihar32.1M
10Sichuan31.5M

The largest relative change from 1893: Natal (+44k people).