Historical urban community sizes

This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods.

Many of the figures are uncertain, especially in ancient times. Estimating population sizes before censuses were conducted is a difficult task.

Neolithic settlements

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Middle Ages

Early Modern era

See also

• List of largest cities throughout history (7000 BC – AD 2000)
• List of largest cities, present day
• Estimates of historical world population

Notes

Citations

References

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• Chandler, Tertius; Fox, Gerald (2013). 3000 Years of Urban Growth. New York and London: Academic Press. ISBN 9781483271255.
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• Mitchell, Brian (1998a). International Historical Statistics Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750–1993 (3rd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-349-14740-3.
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Further reading

• Connolly, Peter; Dodge, Hazel (1998). The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens and Rome. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-521409-9.
• Smith, Michael E. (2005). "City Size in Late Post-Classic Mesoamerica" (PDF). Journal of Urban History. 31 (4): 403–434. doi:10.1177/0096144204274396. S2CID 145452272.

External links

• Interactive Map: Urban Growth (BBC, covering 1955–2015)
• Early Medieval and Byzantine Civilization: Constantine to Crusades