The world’s population in 1961
3.05B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1961 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Yugoslavia.
Largest populations in 1961
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 75.6M |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 73.8M |
| 3 | Brazil | 73.3M |
| 4 | Sichuan | 67.2M |
| 5 | Java | 61.4M |
| 6 | East Pakistan | 55.3M |
| 7 | Shandong | 53.6M |
| 8 | Federal Republic of Germany, DE | 52.9M |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 51.4M |
| 10 | Henan | 48.6M |
The largest relative change from 1960: Mountain, US (+7.0M people).