The world’s population in 1906

1.69B 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 1906

RegionPopulation
1United States85.8M
2Russia79.4M
3German Empire59.8M
4Austrian Galicia49.6M
5Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN48.4M
6United Kingdom42.2M
7French Third Republic38.6M
8Empire of Japan37.2M
9Sichuan33.9M
10Shandong32.5M

The largest relative change from 1905: Ottoman Empire exclave (+92k people).