The world’s population in 1902

1.63B 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 1902

RegionPopulation
1United States79.4M
2Russia74.1M
3German Empire56.4M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.6M
5Austrian Galicia47.9M
6United Kingdom40.7M
7French Third Republic38.4M
8Empire of Japan35.6M
9Sichuan33.1M
10Shandong31.5M

The largest relative change from 1901: Natal (+44k people).