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Population Levels and Growth, 5000 BC-
Date
Population
Population Growth
Rate
GDP/Capita
World GDP (Billion
Modern $)
World GDP
Growth Rate
World GDP per
Capita Growth
Rate
-5000
5
0.00034
$517
$3
0.00037
0.00003
Subsistence GDP/P
$500.00
-4000
7
0.00069
$535
$4
0.00069
-0.00000
2%/Yr Growth
$1000.00
-3000
14
0.00066
$533
$7
0.00065
-0.00000
-2000
27
0.00062
$531
$14
0.00069
0.00007
-1000
50
0.00139
$569
$28
0.00138
-0.00001
-500
100
0.00135
$568
$57
0.00113
-0.00022
-200
150
0.00063
$531
$80
0.00059
-0.00003
0
170
0.00056
$528
$90
0.00029
-0.00027
200
190
0.00000
$500
$95
0.00013
0.00013
400
190
0.00026
$513
$97
0.00036
0.00011
600
200
0.00048
$524
$105
0.00069
0.00021
800
220
0.00093
$547
$120
0.00135
0.00042
1000
265
0.00189
$594
$157
0.00127
-0.00061
1100
320
0.00118
$559
$179
0.00006
-0.00111
1200
360
0.00000
$500
$180
-0.00029
-0.00029
1300
360
-0.00028
$486
$175
0.00178
0.00206
1400
350
0.00194
$597
$209
0.00159
-0.00036
1500
425
0.00152
$576
$245
0.00187
0.00034
1600
495
0.00192
$596
$295
0.00247
0.00054
1650
545
0.00225
$613
$334
0.00392
0.00166
1700
610
0.00332
$666
$406
0.00497
0.00165
1750
720
0.00446
$723
$521
0.00809
0.00363
1800
900
0.00734
$867
$780
0.00939
0.00364
1850
1200
1850
1200
0.00606
$1040
$1248
0.01201
0.00595
1900
1625
0.00874
$1400
$2275
0.02707
0.01833
1950
2516
0.01804
$3500
$8806
0.03381
0.01577
2000
6200
0.00745
$7700
$47740
0.04000
0.02000
World Population and Real GDP Growth Rate
-0.002
0.000
0.002
0.003
0.005
Population (Millions)
0
150
300
450
600
750
900
Pre-1800 Data: Kremer Specifi cation:
“Gunpowder Empires” Project
-0.01000
0.00000
0.01000
0.02000
0.03000
0.04000
$0
$12500
$25000
$37500
$50000
World GDP Growth Rate
