The world’s population in 1975
3.99B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1975 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Yugoslavia.
Largest populations in 1975
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 97.3M |
| 2 | Sichuan | 87.4M |
| 3 | Java | 82.5M |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 73.7M |
| 5 | Pakistan | 71.6M |
| 6 | Shandong | 66.4M |
| 7 | Henan | 63.9M |
| 8 | Bihar | 61.8M |
| 9 | Nigeria | 61.0M |
| 10 | Federal Republic of Germany, DE | 58.8M |
The largest relative change from 1974: Kuwait (+58k people).