Historical urban community sizes

This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 2000, 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

17th to 19th century

20th Century

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

Further reading

External links

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