The world’s population in 1987

4.97B 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 1987

RegionPopulation
1Sichuan106.1M
2Pakistan101.2M
3Henan81.2M
4Nigeria81.0M
5Shandong80.5M
6Bihar79.8M
7Mexico76.9M
8Maharashtra72.5M
9Jiangsu64.5M
10West Bengal62.7M

The largest relative change from 1986: West Berlin, DE (+133k people).