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Global historical population data The population data starts from -1000000 BC to 1990 with the average number of people. There are several population data from the different reports such as: . ...

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/core/population-global-historical/
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/README.md
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/UPDATE_SCRIPT_MAINTENANCE_REPORT.md
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/data/population.csv
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/datapackage.json
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datapackage.json— metadata & schema
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/datapackage.json
README.md— documentation
https://datahub.io/core/population-global-historical/_r/-/README.md
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Schema

nametypedescription
Yearnumber
AveragenumberAverage number of people in millions
DeeveynumberNumber of people in millions
McEvedy and Jones 1978numberNumber of people in millions
Durand LownumberNumber of people in millions
Durand HighnumberNumber of people in millions
ClarknumberNumber of people in millions
BirabennumberNumber of people in millions
BlaxternumberNumber of people in millions
UNnumberNumber of people in millions
KremernumberNumber of people in millions

Data Files

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population
1.85 kBabout 2 months ago
population
FilesSizeFormatCreatedUpdatedLicenseSource
11.85 kBcsvabout 2 months agoOpen Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL)Appendix in Joel E. Cohen, *How Many People Can the Earth Support?*, Norton 1996, ISBN 0-393-31495-2
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Update Script Maintenance Report

Date: 2026-03-04

  • Ran updater: python scripts/consolidate.py.
  • Root cause: script was Python 2 style (file(...)) and did not target current repository paths.
  • Fixes made:
    • Ported script to Python 3.
    • Updated file handling to use data/population.csv directly.
    • Added monthly + manual GitHub Actions workflow with contents: write.
  • Validation summary: script completes successfully and rewrites consolidated Average values in place.