The world’s population in 2017
7.45B people. One hexagon represents 100,000 people.
Open the 2017 map →Drawn as they stood de facto, the map this year includes Germany.
Largest populations in 2017
| Region | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henan | 98.3M |
| 2 | West Bengal | 95.1M |
| 3 | Egypt | 94.8M |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 94.4M |
| 5 | Vietnam | 94.3M |
| 6 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 92.0M |
| 7 | Southeast, BR | 86.2M |
| 8 | Jiangsu | 84.2M |
| 9 | Sichuan | 82.9M |
| 10 | Germany, DE | 82.8M |
The largest relative change from 2016: Oman (+252k people).