The world’s population in 1942
2.26B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1942 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 1942
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazi Germany | 61.5M |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN | 57.2M |
| 3 | Empire of Japan | 56.3M |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 47.1M |
| 5 | Java | 43.9M |
| 6 | Shandong | 43.8M |
| 7 | Brazil | 43.4M |
| 8 | Sichuan | 43.3M |
| 9 | British India (Bengal) | 40.9M |
| 10 | Henan | 39.9M |
The largest relative change from 1941: General Government, GG (+3.1M people).