How many old people have ever lived?

<b>Background</b>: Uninformed generalizations about how many elderly people have ever lived, based on a poor understanding of demography, are found in a surprising number of important publications. <b>Objective</b>: We extend the methodology applied to the controversial qu...

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Main Authors: Miguel Sánchez-Romero, Dalkhat Ediev, Gustav Feichtinger, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2017-05-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol36/54/