http://visualizingeconomics.com/2007/11/30/china-2000-years-of-income-and-population-growth/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://visualizingeconomics.com/2007/11/30/china-2000-years-of-income-and-population-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Mehda Bisht Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:19:37 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/11/30/china-2000-years-of-income-and-population-growth/#comment-295 The chart appears to show that the population for China was unchaged from 0 to 1000 AD. That is clearly wrong. Scholars over the last two decades have estimated that China under the Tang dynasty had a population anywhere between 75 million to as high as 120 million. Even if we assume the low end estimate of 75 million, that is higher than the population of about 60 million during the Han dynasty (~1st century). Also, it is largely accepted by scholars that the Song dynasty had a population of at least 100 million by 1100, and that excludes territories ruled by other dynasties. It is unlikely that the population stayed at about 60 milion (according to the graph) and leaped to 100 million in less than a century. The chart appears to show that the population for China was unchaged from 0 to 1000 AD. That is clearly wrong. Scholars over the last two decades have estimated that China under the Tang dynasty had a population anywhere between 75 million to as high as 120 million. Even if we assume the low end estimate of 75 million, that is higher than the population of about 60 million during the Han dynasty (~1st century). Also, it is largely accepted by scholars that the Song dynasty had a population of at least 100 million by 1100, and that excludes territories ruled by other dynasties. It is unlikely that the population stayed at about 60 milion (according to the graph) and leaped to 100 million in less than a century.

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