APPROXIMATE POPULATION IN THE YEAR 1887 OF
| The World | 1,500,000,000 | |
| Japan, Siberia, Chinese Empire, Anam, Siam, Oceanica, India | 792,500,000 | |
| Mexico, Central America | 11,800,000 | |
| U. S. of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chili, Patagonia | 11,700,000 | |
| Canada | 4,500,000 | |
| Total | 820,000,000 | |