The world’s population in 1917
1.85B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1917 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes French Equatorial Africa, Austrian Galicia, German Empire, French Indochina, French West Africa, Korea, Ottoman Empire.
Largest populations in 1917
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 101.9M |
| 2 | Russian SFSR | 91.0M |
| 3 | German Empire | 66.6M |
| 4 | Austrian Galicia | 52.0M |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN | 47.3M |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 45.1M |
| 7 | Empire of Japan | 42.7M |
| 8 | French Third Republic | 38.7M |
| 9 | Sichuan | 37.5M |
| 10 | Shandong | 36.5M |
The largest relative change from 1916: Ottoman Empire, OT (+1.5M people).