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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_England

England.

Population in 1800: 7.7 million.

Population in 1900: 30 million.

So not quite 5x, but almost 4x, not that far off.

I'm pretty sure there are many other examples of nations undergoing a huge population boom as they industrialize.

parent oblio 6 years ago

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