The world’s population in 1944
2.30B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1944 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 1944
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, IN | 58.5M |
| 2 | Nazi Germany | 58.0M |
| 3 | Empire of Japan | 57.5M |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 47.5M |
| 5 | Brazil | 45.5M |
| 6 | Java | 45.0M |
| 7 | Shandong | 44.4M |
| 8 | Sichuan | 43.8M |
| 9 | British India (Bengal) | 41.6M |
| 10 | Henan | 40.4M |
The largest relative change from 1943: Delhi, IN (+83k people).