The world’s population in 1977

4.15B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.

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Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, Timor (whole island), Yugoslavia.

Largest populations in 1977

RegionPopulation
1Uttar Pradesh101.9M
2Sichuan91.2M
3Java85.9M
4Bangladesh78.2M
5Pakistan75.8M
6Shandong68.6M
7Henan66.8M
8Bihar64.5M
9Nigeria63.9M
10Mexico61.3M

The largest relative change from 1976: United Arab Emirates (+84k people).