How the World's Population Changed Over 12,000 Years

Описание: This animation maps the distribution of the world's population from 10,000 BCE to 2023, continent by continent, using cartograms. Watch how the Americas held nearly half of all humanity 12,000 years ago, how the Plague of Justinian pushed Asia to its highest-ever share of world population in 600 CE, how colonization reduced North America's population by 87% in a single century, and how the Industrial Revolution nearly doubled the global count in just 100 years.

Full post with maps, tables, and detailed analysis at: https://vividmaps.com/world-populatio...

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