Anthropology Interview Question:

What year did the total number of people living in the world equal the total number of people who had already died?

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To answer your question one would need accurate data spanning thousands of years. 99% of records come from a time after writing was invented. Even then, most of that information is from latter times.

The following is a helpful article by Carl Haub, which explains fluctuations in human population over various periods and provides you with an estimated figure:
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