User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of population estimates up until the Bronze Age

Estimating prehistoric and historic populations

Population density standards

Author	People Per Hectare (pph) estimates
Tertius Chandler	75—200
Fekri Hassan	100
Robert McCormick Adams Jr.	100—200
George Modelski	100—200
Colin Renfrew	200
Colin McEvedy	250
Max Mallowan	400—500
Yigael Yadin	600
Paul Bairoch	400—700
Giovanni Pettinato	714
Henri Frankfort	75—494
Hans Jörg Nissen	100—200
Ruth Whitehouse	75—400

Estimated global population throughout the Stone and Bronze Ages

Further information: Estimates of historical world population

Millennium BCE	Thomlinson	McEvedy & Jones	Gapminder	PRB	Durand	HYDE
10th	1,000,000	4,000,000				2,000,000
9th						4,000,000
8th				5,000,000
7th						8,000,000
6th						11,000,000
5th		5,000,000			5,000,000	18,000,000
4th		7,000,000			7,000,000	28,000,000
3rd		14,000,000			14,000,000	45,000,000
2nd		27,000,000			27,000,000	72,000,000
1st		50,000,000			50,000,000	115,000,000

Estimated population of Mesopotamia

Century BCE	Estimated urban population	Estimated percentage of non-urban settlements (≤10 hectares)	Estimated percentage of urban settlements (≥40 hectares)	Estimated percentage of Mesopotamians living in urban settlements	Estimated number of urban settlements in Mesopotamia	Total area estimated to have been occupied by Mesopotamians
30th	140,000	10%	78.4%	80%	10	≤0.01 Mm2 (3,900 sq mi)
29th
28th	288,000					≥0.01 Mm2 (3,900 sq mi)
27th
26th	290,000					≥0.03 Mm2 (12,000 sq mi)
25th	305,000				12	≥0.05 Mm2 (19,000 sq mi)
24th	250,000					≥0.065 Mm2 (25,000 sq mi)
23rd	230,000					0.6 Mm2 (230,000 sq mi)
22nd	210,000	18.4%	63.5%			0.2 Mm2 (77,000 sq mi)
21st	300,000	25%	55.1%			0.03 Mm2 (12,000 sq mi)
20th	265,000			50%		0.1 Mm2 (39,000 sq mi)
19th	160,000	29.6%	50.2%			0.2 Mm2 (77,000 sq mi)
18th	175,000
17th	70,000
16th	80,000	56.8%	30.4%
15th	20,000					0.3 Mm2 (120,000 sq mi)

Stone Age

Further information: Stone Age

40th century BCE

Further information: 40th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 40th century BCE

Settlement	Mallowan
Eridu	8 hectares (860,000 square feet)—10 hectares (1,100,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 40th century BCE

Settlement	Modelski
Uruk	5,000
Eridu	4,000

39th century BCE

Further information: 39th century BCE

38th century BCE

Further information: 38th century BCE

37th century BCE

Further information: 37th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 37th century BCE

Settlement	Wright
Eridu	40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 37th century BCE

Settlement	Chandler	Modelski	Wright
Uruk	14,000	14,000
Eridu		6,000—10,000	6,200—10,000
Larak		10,000

36th century BCE

Further information: 36th century BCE

35th century BCE

Further information: 35th century BCE

34th century BCE

Further information: 34th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 34th century BCE

Settlement	Adams
Uruk	100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet)
Larak	50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet)
Eridu	40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet)
Nippur	25 hectares (2,700,000 square feet)
Ur	10 hectares (1,100,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 34th century BCE

Settlement	Chandler	Modelski
Uruk	20,000	20,000
Larak		10,000

Bronze Age

Further information: Bronze Age

33rd century BCE

Further information: 33rd century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 33rd century BCE

Settlement	Bahn
Uruk	200 hectares (22,000,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 33rd century BCE

Settlement	Chandler	Hassan	Bairoch
Uruk	20,000	20,000	30,000

32nd century BCE

Further information: 32nd century BCE

31st century BCE

Further information: 31st century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 31st century BCE

Settlement	Nissen	Weiss	Adams
Uruk	250 ha (27,000,000 sq ft)
Nagar		110 ha (12,000,000 sq ft)
Nippur			25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft)
Bad-tibira			25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft)
Larak			20 ha (2,200,000 sq ft)
Ur			15 ha (1,600,000 sq ft)
Kish			7 ha (750,000 sq ft)

Estimated settlement populations during the 31st century BCE

Settlement	Modelski
Uruk	50,000
Nagar	22,000

30th century BCE

Further information: 30th century BCE

29th century BCE

Further information: 29th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 29th century BCE

Settlement	Adams	Wright
Uruk	400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft)
Ur		21 ha (2,300,000 sq ft)

Estimated settlement populations during the 29th century BCE

Settlement	Adams	Wright
Uruk	40,000—50,000
Ur		6,000

28th century BCE

Further information: 28th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 28th century BCE

Settlement	Bahn	Adams
Uruk	550 ha (59,000,000 sq ft)	400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft)
Kish	60 ha (6,500,000 sq ft)
Shuruppak	40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft)
Umma	40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft)
Nippur	50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Adab	50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Bad-tibira	25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft)
Ur	21 ha (2,300,000 sq ft)
Kesh	10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)
Isin	10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)

Estimated settlement populations during the 28th century BCE

Settlement	Hassan	Chandler	Modelski	Bairoch
Uruk	40,000	55,000	80,000	82,500
Kish			40,000
Umma			26,000
Shuruppak			20,000
Nagar			20,000
Bad-tibira			16,000
Nippur			13,000
Adab			11,000

27th century BCE

Further information: 27th century BCE

26th century BCE

Further information: 26th century BCE

25th century BCE

Further information: 25th century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 25th century BCE

Settlement	Adams	Roux	Pettinato
Uruk	400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft)
Kish	84 ha (9,000,000 sq ft)
Shuruppak		100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft)
Umma	400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft)
Nippur	50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Adab	50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Bad-tibira	25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft)
Ur	50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Kesh	10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)
Isin	10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)
Nagar			100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft)
Shekhna			100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft)
Ebla			56 ha (6,000,000 sq ft)

Estimated settlement populations during the 25th century BCE

Settlement	Modelski	Pettinato
Uruk	50,000
Lagash	40,000
Umma	34,000
Kish	25,000
Nippur	20,000
Shekhna	20,000
Shuruppak	17,000
Nagar	15,000
Adab	13,000
Kesh	11,000
Larsa	10,000
Ebla		40,000

24th century BCE

Further information: 24th century BCE

23rd century BCE

Further information: 23rd century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 23rd century BCE

Settlement	Adams	Weiss
Umma	40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet)
Nippur	40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet)
Adab	40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet)
Ur	50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet)
Nagar		100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet)
Shekhna		100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet)
Ebla		75 hectares (8,100,000 square feet)
Mari		50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 23rd century BCE

Settlement	Modelski
Akkad	36,000
Ebla	30,000
Umma	20,000
Shekhna	20,000
Nagar	15,000
Lagash	10,000
Kish	10,000
Zabala	10,000
Nippur	10,000
Adab	10,000

22nd century BCE

Further information: 22nd century BCE

21st century BCE

Further information: 21st century BCE

Estimated settlement sizes during the 21st century BCE

Settlement	Wright	Woolley
Ur	50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet)	50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement populations during the 21st century BCE

Settlement	Wright	Woolley
Ur	34,000	34,000

20th century BCE

Further information: 20th century BCE

Estimated settlement populations during the 20th century BCE

Settlement	Modelski
Isin	40,000
Larsa	40,000
Lagash	30,000
Umma	20,000
Zabala	10,000
Nippur	10,000
Adab	10,000

19th century BCE

Further information: 19th century BCE

18th century BCE

Further information: 18th century BCE

Estimated settlement populations during the 18th century BCE

Settlement	Modelski
Isin	20,000
Larsa	20,000
Umma	20,000
Lagash	10,000
Zabala	10,000
Adab	10,000
Eshnunna	<10,000

17th century BCE

Further information: 17th century BCE

16th century BCE

Further information: 16th century BCE

15th century BCE

Further information: 15th century BCE

14th century BCE

Further information: 14th century BCE

13th century BCE

Further information: 13th century BCE

12th century BCE

Further information: 12th century BCE

References

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