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Year

The world in 1950

In 1950 the atlas holds 278 states standing across 6 regions. 38 things began that year - India, Korean War and Californium among them - and 22 ended; 77 people were born and 64 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1950s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1950

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 2

Wars and battles 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Regime change 2

Unrest and atrocity 6

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 5

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1950

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 20

and 10 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1950 77

and 61 more in the atlas.

Died in 1950 64

and 48 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1950

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 72 statesEurope72Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 23 statesSub-Saharan Africa23South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 43 statesEast and Southeast Asia43Americas and Oceania: 34 statesAmericas and Oceania34Location unknown: 7 statesLocation unknown7

Europe72 states

and 62 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa23 states

and 13 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia45 states

and 35 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia43 states

and 33 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania34 states

and 24 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown7 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1925 – 1975: every state, war and life of 1950 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1950: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.