The Khoikhoi Population, 1652-1780: A Review of the Evidence and Two New Estimates

Sumner La Croix

No 201802, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: Fourie and Green construct estimates of the Khoikhoi population over the 1652-1780 period using benchmarks for the initial and terminal Khoi populations and benchmarks for the punctuated population declines from smallpox epidemics in 1713 and 1755. I review the evidence underlying each of the four population benchmarks and argue for a revised 1780 benchmark. Qualitative evidence also points to a higher rate of population decline between 1652 and 1723 and a smaller rate of decline between 1723 and 1780. Using the Fourie-Green methodology and adopting 3 of their 4 population benchmarks, I develop two revised estimates of the Khoi population to supplement the original Fourie and Green estimates.

Keywords: Khoi; Khoikhoi; San; Cape Colony; smallpox; population decline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J10 J11 N17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-03
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