The world’s population in 1966
3.36B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1966 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Yugoslavia.
Largest populations in 1966
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 85.1M |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 81.0M |
| 3 | Japan | 79.9M |
| 4 | Sichuan | 72.0M |
| 5 | Java | 68.4M |
| 6 | East Pakistan | 61.5M |
| 7 | Shandong | 57.4M |
| 8 | Federal Republic of Germany, DE | 55.7M |
| 9 | Pakistan | 53.1M |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 52.8M |
The largest relative change from 1965: Jordan (+90k people).