The world’s population in 1974

3.92B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.

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Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Yugoslavia.

Largest populations in 1974

RegionPopulation
1Uttar Pradesh95.1M
2Sichuan85.6M
3Java80.8M
4Bangladesh71.5M
5Pakistan69.5M
6Shandong65.3M
7Henan62.5M
8Bihar60.4M
9Nigeria59.6M
10Federal Republic of Germany, DE58.7M

The largest relative change from 1973: Cyprus, CY (−142k people).