The world’s population in 1941
2.24B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1941 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes French Equatorial Africa, Nazi Germany, French Indochina, French West Africa, Korea, Mandatory Palestine.
Largest populations in 1941
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazi Germany | 63.3M |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN | 56.5M |
| 3 | Empire of Japan | 55.8M |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 46.9M |
| 5 | Shandong | 43.5M |
| 6 | Java | 43.3M |
| 7 | Sichuan | 43.1M |
| 8 | Brazil | 42.3M |
| 9 | British India (Bengal) | 40.5M |
| 10 | Henan | 39.6M |
The largest relative change from 1940: Albania (Italian protectorate) (+674k people).