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I seem to remember an article that put that value at 12%, but can't find it now.
by MattBearman 15y ago
I seem to remember an article that put that value at 12%, but can't find it now.
- kijin 15y agohttp://www.prb.org/Articles/2002/HowManyPeopleHaveEverLivedonEarth.aspx http://www.prb.org/Articles/2002/HowManyPeopleHaveEverLivedo... It is estimated that approximately 106 billion have lived on Earth between 8000 BC and 2002. (The population before 8000 BC is thought to have been too small to count on a scale of billions.) So, it seems that 7% is about right.
- ctdonath 15y agoTangent to that: if one now lives 100 years, one's lifespan is 1% of recorded human history. That's not a lot of history.