Data: Frankema-Jerven African Population Database 1850-1960, version 1.0
Source: Frankema, E. and Jerven, M. (2014). ‘Writing History Backwards and Sideways: Towards a Consensus on African Population, 1850-present‘ Economic History Review 67, S1, 907-931
Note: The population estimates in the data set are best guesses based on projections and best guesses, and do not represent actual population counts. For a description of the methods used to reach the annual population totals please see Frankema, E. and Jerven, M. (2014). ‘Writing History Backwards and Sideways: Towards a Consensus on African Population, 1850-present’ Economic History Review 67, S1, 907-931. The authors welcome comments and suggestions for improvements of the database.
Note 64 of the EHR essay references this website for “a detailed description of our data,” but I see nothing here that adds to that essay. Is it possible to access the data used in Figure 2a?
Dear David,
The description is included in the data-file, please feel free to contact me if anything regarding the construction/sources remains unclear.
Best wishes, Ewout ([email protected])