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Europe's Population · 10,000 BC – 2100

This animated ranking shows the most populous countries in Europe from 10,000 BC to 2100, with one dot for every 500,000 people on the map.

The full videoEurope's Population: 12,000 Years (10,000 BC – 2100)

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Our World in Data, joining HYDE 3.3 up to 1799, Gapminder for 1800 to 1949 and the UN World Population Prospects from 1950 with its medium projection from 2024. Before 1800 HYDE splits historians' estimates for larger old regions into today's borders.

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