The world’s population in 1904

1.66B 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 1904

RegionPopulation
1United States82.6M
2Russia76.7M
3German Empire58.1M
4Austrian Galicia48.8M
5Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.5M
6United Kingdom41.4M
7French Third Republic38.5M
8Empire of Japan36.5M
9Sichuan33.5M
10Shandong32.0M

The largest relative change from 1903: Colombia (−207k people).