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Based on the number of people in both Western and Eastern Europe, the period saw <u>MORE</u> deaths in the West.
The percentage decline in population in the period was 32%.
<h3>How much did the population decline?</h3><h3 />
The population decline in Western Europe from 1340 to 1450 was:
= 35.5 - 22.5
= 13 million
In Eastern Europe it was:
= 13 - 9.3
= 3.7 million
More people therefore died in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe.
The percentage decline in population was:
= (73.5 - 50) / 73.5
= 32%
In conclusion, the population decline was 32%.
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