Practice question · Estimate
In pre-industrial Europe, roughly what percentage of the population worked in agriculture?
Estimate on a scale from 0% (0) to 100% (100).
Hints
- Most people were farmers.
- Between 70% and 80%.
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75 (answers within ±10 count)
Why
Around 70-80% of the pre-industrial workforce was agricultural, because organic yields were low enough that feeding one non-farmer required three to four farmers.
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