How many people on earth? World population 1800-1938
Giovanni Federico, Antonio Tena Junguito Historical demography is important for research, but data have been limited to the most advanced countries. This column introduces newly estimated world populations for all polities from 1800 to 1938. Baseline estimates suggest the world population grew by 123%, from just above 1 billion in 1800 to 2.2 billion in […]
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Αντιγράφω επιστολή αναγνώστριας με τίτλο ‘Democracy’s strength is it allows debate and dissent’ στην Φαϊνάνσιαλ Τάιμς της 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2023. Απλή, σαφής και, πάνω απ’ όλα, ακριβοδίκαιη – συνάμα και καυστική. “An inconsistency weakens the analysis of Martin Wolf’s Weekend Essay ‘In defence of democratic capitalism’ (Life & Arts, January 21). He professes to love […]