The world’s population in 1985

4.81B 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 1985

RegionPopulation
1Sichuan104.2M
2Java99.1M
3Pakistan95.6M
4Bangladesh94.8M
5Henan78.4M
6Shandong78.0M
7Nigeria77.2M
8Bihar76.5M
9Mexico74.0M
10Maharashtra69.2M

The largest relative change from 1984: United Arab Emirates (+75k people).