The world’s population in 1988
5.05B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1988 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, Timor (whole island), Yugoslavia.
Largest populations in 1988
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sichuan | 107.1M |
| 2 | Nigeria | 82.9M |
| 3 | Henan | 82.6M |
| 4 | Shandong | 81.8M |
| 5 | Bihar | 81.4M |
| 6 | Mexico | 78.4M |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 74.1M |
| 8 | Jiangsu | 65.4M |
| 9 | West Bengal | 64.0M |
| 10 | Vietnam | 63.1M |
The largest relative change from 1987: United Arab Emirates (+89k people).