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In 2511, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and UNSC estimated the universal human population to be around 39 billion, of which many were unrecorded by colonial infrastructure.<ref name="journal"/> In October 2552, Cortana said that humanity suffered 23 billion casualties throughout the course of the Human-Covenant War, putting the surviving human population around 16 billion.<ref name="palace">'''[[Halo Evolutions]]''', ''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'', ''page 351''</ref> However, the actual population may be larger as it doesn't take into account the population growth from 2511 to 2525, or the population growth from 2525 to 2553 that was overshadowed by the comparatively larger number of deaths. | In 2511, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] and UNSC estimated the universal human population to be around 39 billion, of which many were unrecorded by colonial infrastructure.<ref name="journal"/> In October 2552, Cortana said that humanity suffered 23 billion casualties throughout the course of the Human-Covenant War, putting the surviving human population around 16 billion.<ref name="palace">'''[[Halo Evolutions]]''', ''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'', ''page 351''</ref> However, the actual population may be larger as it doesn't take into account the population growth from 2511 to 2525, or the population growth from 2525 to 2553 that was overshadowed by the comparatively larger number of deaths. | ||
Earth was deemed overpopulated in the 22nd century, jump-starting the colonization programs at the time.<ref name="P42">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 42''</ref> Despite the | Earth was deemed overpopulated in the 22nd century, jump-starting the colonization programs at the time.<ref name="P42">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 42''</ref> Despite the colonization efforts made to resolve the overpopulation issue, Earth's population still remained in the billions.<ref name="P282A">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 282'' (''"Billions still live there despite the ongoing colonization of the stars."'')</ref> The population of Earth prior to the [[Battle of Earth]] was at an approximate 10 billion: the population was said to have been cut in half at the start of the Covenant attack.<ref name="bestiarum"/><ref name="P282B">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 282'' (''"... the entire population of Earth was cut in half as the First Battle of Earth began."'')</ref> By the end of the battle, the population count was reduced to 200 million; this was both due to casualties inflicted by the Covenant as well as a massive off-planet evacuation effort.<ref name="prewarpop">[https://twitter.com/Mr_Admirals/status/429062324737953792 '''Twitter''': ''@HaloWaypoint Hey, what was the population of Earth prior to November 2552?'']</ref><ref name="postwarpop">[https://twitter.com/EasyToAdjust/status/424004810874970113 '''Twitter''': ''@HaloWaypoint Just picked up the Essential Visual Guide. Is the post war population of 200,000,000 on Earth still canon?'']</ref> Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, the population of Earth increased dramatically due to the influx of returning evacuees and refugees from other worlds, being again in the billions by the end of the year 2553.<ref name="prewarpop"/> | ||
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