Urban Population in Roman Cities
Better measure of Roman development than raw city count because it captures concentration, not just settlement presence.
800.0kpeople
Trend YoY growth is -42.7%, slowing by 0.1 pp/year over the last 550Y. Latest: -20.0%, 22.7 pp above trend, a 2.2σ deviation.
Level
YoY %
y = 19.7% − 0.1 pp/yr · t
Deviation from trend