The world’s population in 1898

1.61B 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, Korean Empire, Ottoman Empire.

Largest populations in 1898

RegionPopulation
1United States73.6M
2Russia68.3M
3German Empire53.2M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN49.5M
5Austrian Galicia45.9M
6United Kingdom39.2M
7French Third Republic39.0M
8Empire of Japan34.1M
9Sichuan32.3M
10Bihar32.2M

The largest relative change from 1897: Mahdist State, MAH (−896k people).