The world’s population in 1984

4.73B 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 1984

RegionPopulation
1Sichuan103.2M
2Java97.5M
3Bangladesh92.9M
4Pakistan92.7M
5Henan77.1M
6Shandong76.8M
7Nigeria75.4M
8Bihar74.9M
9Mexico72.6M
10Maharashtra67.6M

The largest relative change from 1983: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (−251k people).