World Population · 10,000 BC – 1900
This animated ranking shows the world's most populous countries from 10,000 BC to 1900.
The full video12,000 Years of World Population (10,000 BC – 2100)Data sources
Our World in Data, joining HYDE 3.3 up to 1799 and Gapminder for 1800 to 1900. Before 1800 HYDE splits historians' estimates for larger old regions into today's borders.
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