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India had a population of approx 79million in 1000 CE https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png After successive invasions, by t

India had a population of approx 79million in 1000 CE https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png After successive invasions, by the Mughals, Dutch, Portuguese and British it shot up to over 300 million, a much bigger rise say compared to other countries. Largely due to the poverty it was left in, people ended up having more kids to make sure they survived. Anyhow I agree it has been refused as the poverty levels are now being tackled and mass education programmes in place.

rgbrenner 9y ago
"After successive invasions..." You draw this clear line between invasions and population growth for India... but India doesn't look a whole lot different than others (considering it started off with a higher base than other countries also): http://visualeconsite.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/popgrowthsince_1500.jpg http://visualeconsite.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/po... It was the 2nd largest by population even in 1000 CE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_populatio... India, like every other country, was affected by vaccines and other developments that reduced the death rate and caused population to explode.
- amriksohata 9y ago
  My point is the rate of growth rather than the baseline, were these vaccines you mention available in 1700? To the general poorer population? Highly unlikely.
  - rgbrenner 9y ago
    India was the worlds 2nd largest population in 1000 (60m), 2nd largest in 1500 (90m), the 2nd largest in 1700 (160m), the 2nd largest in 1900 (330m), and the 2nd largest today. It had 19% of the population in 1000; 20% in 1500; and 17.5% today. And you say that last part is someone elses fault. What surprise that the worlds 2nd largest population for over 1000 years would be the 2nd largest today... with nearly exactly the same percent of the world population it had over 1000 years ago. Clearly some outside force has caused India to grow from 2nd largest in the world a 1000 years ago all the way up to 2nd largest today. What else could explain it? /s Do you realize that the US from 1900 to today has had a higher growth rate than India? 428% vs 401%
    - amriksohata 9y ago
      You didnt answer the vaccine question, nor the rate of growth topic, look at the chart again, it looks more exponential than linear: https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png
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rgbrenner 9y ago

"After successive invasions..." You draw this clear line between invasions and population growth for India... but India doesn't look a whole lot different than others (considering it started off with a higher base than other countries also): http://visualeconsite.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/popgrowthsince_1500.jpg http://visualeconsite.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/po... It was the 2nd largest by population even in 1000 CE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_populatio... India, like every other country, was affected by vaccines and other developments that reduced the death rate and caused population to explode.

amriksohata 9y ago
My point is the rate of growth rather than the baseline, were these vaccines you mention available in 1700? To the general poorer population? Highly unlikely.
- rgbrenner 9y ago
  India was the worlds 2nd largest population in 1000 (60m), 2nd largest in 1500 (90m), the 2nd largest in 1700 (160m), the 2nd largest in 1900 (330m), and the 2nd largest today. It had 19% of the population in 1000; 20% in 1500; and 17.5% today. And you say that last part is someone elses fault. What surprise that the worlds 2nd largest population for over 1000 years would be the 2nd largest today... with nearly exactly the same percent of the world population it had over 1000 years ago. Clearly some outside force has caused India to grow from 2nd largest in the world a 1000 years ago all the way up to 2nd largest today. What else could explain it? /s Do you realize that the US from 1900 to today has had a higher growth rate than India? 428% vs 401%
  - amriksohata 9y ago
    You didnt answer the vaccine question, nor the rate of growth topic, look at the chart again, it looks more exponential than linear: https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/2928N.png
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