The world’s population in 1982

4.57B 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 1982

RegionPopulation
1Sichuan101.3M
2Java94.3M
3Bangladesh89.0M
4Pakistan87.1M
5Henan74.4M
6Shandong74.4M
7Nigeria71.9M
8Bihar71.6M
9Mexico69.7M
10Maharashtra64.4M

The largest relative change from 1981: United Arab Emirates (+64k people).