The world’s population in 1983

4.65B 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 1983

RegionPopulation
1Sichuan102.2M
2Java95.9M
3Bangladesh91.0M
4Pakistan89.9M
5Henan75.7M
6Shandong75.6M
7Nigeria73.7M
8Bihar73.2M
9Mexico71.2M
10Maharashtra66.0M

The largest relative change from 1982: United Arab Emirates (+67k people).