https://github.com/datasets/population-global-historical
Global historical population data
https://github.com/datasets/population-global-historical
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Global historical population data
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/datasets/population-global-historical
- Owner: datasets
- Created: 2017-10-24T15:19:08.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-25T14:26:27.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-22T03:35:18.864Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical
- Size: 11.7 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 8
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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Global historical population data
## Data
The population data starts from -1000000 BC to 1990 with the average number of people.
There are several population data from the different reports such as: `Deevey,McEvedy and Jones 1978,Durand Low,Durand High,Clark,Biraben,Blaxter,UN,Kremer`.
Source: Appendix in Joel E. Cohen, *How Many People Can the Earth Support?*, Norton 1996, ISBN 0-393-31495-2.
## License
Public Domain Dedication and License.