The world’s population in 1903

1.64B 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 1903

RegionPopulation
1United States81.0M
2Russia75.4M
3German Empire57.3M
4Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.5M
5Austrian Galicia48.3M
6United Kingdom41.0M
7French Third Republic38.5M
8Empire of Japan36.1M
9Sichuan33.3M
10Shandong31.8M

The largest relative change from 1902: Natal (+44k people).