The world’s population in 1990
5.21B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 1990 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Czechoslovakia, Germany, Timor (whole island), Yugoslavia.
Largest populations in 1990
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sichuan | 109.1M |
| 2 | Nigeria | 86.9M |
| 3 | Henan | 85.5M |
| 4 | Bihar | 84.7M |
| 5 | Shandong | 84.4M |
| 6 | Mexico | 81.2M |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 77.3M |
| 8 | Jiangsu | 67.1M |
| 9 | West Bengal | 66.7M |
| 10 | Vietnam | 66.0M |
The largest relative change from 1989: Yemen (+3.1M people).