The world’s population in 1901

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 1901

RegionPopulation
1United States77.8M
2Russia72.8M
3German Empire55.6M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.6M
5Austrian Galicia47.4M
6United Kingdom40.3M
7French Third Republic38.3M
8Empire of Japan35.2M
9Sichuan32.9M
10Shandong31.3M

The largest relative change from 1900: Delhi, IN (−3.5M people).