The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Piggott (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,455 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age is an audiobook by Andrew Whitby: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by David Piggott, released March 31, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Piggott
- Released
- March 31, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Economics, World
- ISBN
- 9781549184321
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age as an audiobook?
The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age?
The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age is narrated by David Piggott.
Is The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.