The world’s population in 1895

1.57B 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, Joseon, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1895

RegionPopulation
1United States69.6M
2Russia65.8M
3German Empire50.8M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.3M
5Austrian Galicia44.2M
6French Third Republic38.8M
7United Kingdom38.1M
8Empire of Japan33.1M
9Bihar32.2M
10Sichuan31.7M

The largest relative change from 1894: Natal (+44k people).