population (millions)
-8000 -  0
lower
estimate
upper
estimate
-10000             1                10  
-8000             5                10  
-6500             5                10  
-5000             5                20  
-4000             7  
-3000           14  
-2000           27  
-1000           50  
-500         100  
-400         162  
-200         150              231  
1         170              400  
 growth factor
1000-1800
          34                40  
average compound
annual rate of growth
0.044% 0.046%
years to double      1 572           1 503  
double             2                 2