World Development Report 2021 - Figure 1.1
The share of people counted in a census grew from about 1 in 10 in 1850 to 9 in 10 today
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Whitby, Andrew. 2020. The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age. New York: Basic Books.
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