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UN projected the world's population to pass 7 billion

The world's population is projected to pass 7 billion on Oct. 31 as it heads toward 10 billion or more by

the end of the century, a new U.N. report said on May 4,2011. The report also predicted that the global

population would be higher by mid-century than its last edition forecast two years ago, reaching 9.31

billion instead of 9.15 billion. It attributed this to fewer deaths as well as more births than it hadanticipated.

The October date for reaching the 7 billion mark is based on calculations from current trends and Hania

Zlotnik, head of the U.N. economic department's population division, said it should be taken "with a

grain of salt."

World Population Day 2010

World Population Day 2009 is on July 11, 2010. The theme of World Population Day 2010 is .Every One

Counts. This is an annual event, which seeks to raise awareness about global population issues. This

years theme is about encouraging people to participate in their official census and other methods ofcollecting data on populations.

The theme "Everyone Counts" highlights the compelling stories that numbers tell us about people. In

Asia, when censuses and surveys identified sex-ratio imbalances and missing girls, governments

responded, the media reported extensively on the disturbing trends and people were rallied to action. In

Europe and other regions, policy debate heated up when data analysis examined the levels of

replacement immigration needed to counteract declining and ageing populations.

The World population is estimated to be around 6.8 billion by end of June 2010 as against 5 billion in

July 1987. At the current rate of growth in population, the number of people in the world is likely to

reach 7 billion by October 2012, according to analysts. The population in India has increased more than

three times from 350 million in 1947 to 1.15 billion in 2010.

World Population Day 2009

World Population Day 2009 was observed on July 11, 2009. The theme for the year 2009 was , Fight

Poverty: Educate Girls is a serious reminder that the future of the worlds well being depends on

educating and empowering women. Several studies have shown that investments in health andeducation for women and girls are linked to increase in productivity and national income. Moreover,

women are generally observed to be economic agents for productivity because they invest their

earnings however meagre, in the health and education of their children.


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World Population Day History

About 40 years ago world leaders declared July 11 as World Population Day, upholding the basic

human

right of individuals to freely and responsibly decide the number and timing of their children. Instituted in

1989 as an offshoot of the Day of Five Billion dated July 11, 1987, the United Nations earmarked World

Population Day to increase world awareness of population issues. Importance of family planning, gender

equality, poverty, maternal health, sexual and reproductive health and human rights are some

population- related issues that have a serious impact on the worlds development and environment.

Awareness to tackle population

World Population Day invites attention on the immediacy and importance of population related issues,

with the view to formulate development plans and programs and find solutions to these issues.

However critical the global financial meltdown is, nations cannot ignore funding for education

especially womens education, sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and the prevention andcontrol of epidemics and a host of other population-related factors.

The UNFPA has laid down certain priorities to tackle population related issues in a world that is reeling

under a financial crunch.

Address the urgent need for family planning as it directly impacts cost savings in the health sector, in

promoting maternal health, neonatal and child health

Stress the need to prevent teenage pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy, which can affect womens

health and lead to unsafe abortions

Since statistics prove that maternal mortality has a negative effect on GDP, at least consider the

significant economic returns brought in by investments in maternal healtheven if you dont care

much for womenfolk

World Population

The table that follows shows world human population in millions, in 50-year intervals, since the year

1750.

Year Population

1750......790 million


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1800......980 million

1850...1,260 million

1900...1,650 million

1950...2,555 million

2000...6,080 million

2009...6,200 million

(data from United Nations and Bureau of Census) -

Just in the last 10-year period from 1990 to 2000, the increase for that period is 796 million. This is an

average increase of 79.6 million per year - or about 218,000 per day, 9,100 per hour, 150 per minute.

World Population Problems

The more recent "explosive" growth, which causes serious world population problems and

environmental problems, is due to much more than just advances in agricultural technology. Among

other factors is the decrease in the death rate due to advances in medicine and sanitation. Thousands,

mostly children, starve to death every day in different places around the world. And just a few of the

consequent environmental problems: Forests everywhere are "disappearing." The global unpolluted

fresh water supply is in danger. Air in most big cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.

Initiatives To Check Population Growth in India

In pursuance of the National Population Policy, the Government had set up National Rural Health

Mission (NRHM) and Jansankya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) to check the growth of population. The aims and

objectives include encouragement of Fixed day, Fixed Place Family Planning Services round the year

through 24X7 Primary Health Centres and other facilities under the Health Mission, carefully

introducing new and effective contraceptives in the programme, increase in the compensation package

for sterilization. Also a National Family Planning Insurance Scheme was also started since November

2005 to compensate the sterilization acceptors for failures, complications and deaths. With a view to

achieve good health for people, especially the poor and the underprivileged, the 11th Five Year Plan

(2007-2012) aims at reducing the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) to one per one thousand live births,

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 28 per one thousand live births and the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to 2.1.


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Top countries population

The 16 countries with the largest total population

Country / Territory Population Date % of world population

1. China

(excluding Hong Kong and Macau) 1,329,740,000 March 25, 2009 19.66%

2. India 1,145,174,000 March 3, 2009 16.94%

3.United States 305,924,270 March 2, 2009 4.53%

4.Indonesia 229,631,355 March 3, 2009 3.4%

5.Brazil 190,765,170 March 3, 2009 2.82%

6.Pakistan 166,137,500 April 15, 2009 2.45%

7.Bangladesh 155,688,660 March 2, 2009 2.3%

8.Nigeria 148,235,170 UN estimate 2.19%

9.Russia 141,849,333 March 3, 2009 2.1%

10.Japan 127,170,110 March 2, 2009 1.88%

11.Mexico 111,077,375 March 2, 2009 1.64%

12.Philippines 93,843,460 March 2, 2009 1.39%

13.Vietnam 86,709,095 March 2, 2009 1.28%

14.Germany 82,060,000 December 2008 1.21%

15.Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.18%

16.Egypt 75,973,137 March 3, 2009 1.12%

Source: Counties Population clock, Statistics Bureau

Population in India


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India is the second largest country in population after China. According to the India Population clock its

population on March 3, 2009 was 1,145,174,000 that is nearly 16.94% of world population. Even the

population of Indian states are more than some countries.

The population in India has increased more than three times from 350 million in 1947 to 1.15 billion in

2010. As per Report of the Working Group on Population Stabilization 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012),Indian population is expected to overtake that of China by the year 2030 and the country will be the

largest in the world with an estimated population of around 1.53 billion.

The population of Indian states in comparison with some countries of world

Indian states Population (In crores) Some Countries Population (In crores)

Uttar Pradesh 18.30 Brazil 18.70

Maharastra. 10.40 Mexico 10.40

Bihar . 9.0 Germany 8.30

West Bengal. 8.50 Vietnam 8.50

Andra Pradesh 8.0 Philippines 8.0

Madhya Pradesh 6.60 Thailand 6.30

Tamil Nadu. 6.50 France 6.10

.Rajasthan 6.20 Italy 5.90

Gujarat 5.50 South Africa 4.70

Punjab 2.60 Peru 2.60

Hariyana 2.30 Romania 2.20

Chattishgarh 2.20 Ghana 2.20

Delhi 1.60 Columbia 1.40

Jammu-Kashmir 1.10 Belgium 1.0

Uttrakhand 0.90 Austria 0.80

Source: UN Population Prospectus 2006


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World populationFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World population from 1800 to 2100, based on UN 2004 projections (red, orange, green) and US Census Bureau historical

estimates (black).

The world population is the total number of living humans on the planet Earth, currently estimated to be

6.93 billion by the United States Census Bureau.[1] The world population has experienced continuous

growthsince the end of the Bubonic Plague, Great Famine and Hundred Years Wars in 1350, when it was

about 300 million.[2] The highest rates of growthincreases above 1.8% per yearwere seen briefly during the

1950s, for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s; the growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and declined

to 1.1% by 2009. Annual births have reduced to 140 million since their peak at 173 million in the late 1990s,

and are expected to remain constant, while deaths number 57 million per year and are expected to increase to

80 million per year by 2040. Current projections show a continued increase of population (but a steady decline

in the population growth rate) with the population to reach between 7.5 and 10.5 billion by the year 2050.[3][4][5]

Contents

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1 Population by region

2 Milestones by the billions

o 2.1 Regional billion milestones

3 History

o 3.1 Antiquity and Middle Ages

o 3.2 Modern era

4 Overpopulation

o 4.1 Human population control

5 Largest populations by country

6 Most densely populated countries

7 Growth

o 7.1 Forecast

o 7.2 Population by region

8 World population by continent (2011)

9 Mathematical approximations

o 9.1 Years for world population to double

10 Demographics

o 10.1 Ethnicity

o 10.2 Youth

o 10.3 General

11 Forecasts of scarcity

12 Number of humans who have ever lived

13 United Nations and world population

14 See also

15 Further resources

16 References

17 External links

[edit]Population by region


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Population statistics for 6 continents and 10 countries

Asia accounts for over 60% of the world population with more than 4 billion people. China and India together

have about 37 percent of the world's population.Africa follows with 1 billion people, 15% of the world's

population. Europe's 733 million people make up 11% of the world's population. Latin America and the

Caribbean region is home to 589 million (9%), Northern America is to 352 million (5%) and Oceania to 35

million ( 0.5 %).[6]

[edit]Milestones by the billions

World population estimates milestones

Population(in billions)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Year 1804 1927 1960 1974 1987 1999 20122025- 2045


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30 50

Years

elapsed- 123 33 14 13 12 12 14-20 1525

It is estimated that the population of the world reached one billion in 1804, two billion in 1927, three billion in

1960, four billion in 1974, five billion in 1987, and six billion in 1999. It is projected to reach seven billion in

October 2011, and around eight billion by 20252030. By 20452050, the world's population is currently

projected to reach around nine billion, with alternative scenarios ranging from 7.4 billion to 10.6

billion.[7][8][9][10][11] Projected figures vary depending on such things as the underlying assumptions and which

variables are manipulated in projection calculations, especially the fertility variable. Such variations give long-

range predictions to 2150, ranging from population decline to 3.2 billion in the 'low scenario', to high scenarios

of 24.8 billion, or soaring to 256 billion assuming fertility remains at 1995 levels.[12]

There is no estimation on the exact day or month the world's population surpassed both the one and two billion

marks. The day of three and four billion were not officially noted, but the International Database of the United

States Census Bureau places them in July 1959 and April 1974. The United Nations did determine, and

celebrate, the "Day of 5 Billion" (11 July 1987), and the "Day of 6 Billion" (12 October 1999). The International

Programs division of the United States Census Bureau estimated that the world reached six billion on 21 April

1999 (several months earlier than the official United Nations day). The "Day of 7 Billion" has been targeted by

the United States Census Bureau to be in July 2012,[13]while the Population Division of the United Nations

suggests 26 August 2011.[14]

[edit]Regional billion milestones

Regionally, the first region to hit a billion people was the Northern Hemisphere, followed shortly by the Eastern

Hemisphere, not too long after the world hit a billion.[citation needed] Next in coming wasAsia, then East

Asia and South Asia, followed by China in 1980, India in 1999, Western Hemisphere in 2000s andAfrica in

2010. The next billion people milestones expected by demographers are theAmericas, with a current

population of around 920 million, the Southern Hemisphere and Subsaharan Africa with each around 850

million people. It is not known if the current next contenders, Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America in that

order, will ever surpass 1 billion people.

As for 2, 3, and 4 billion, only the Northern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, andAsia have surpassed these

figures.

[edit]History

Further information: World population estimates andHistory of the world


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[edit]Antiquity and Middle Ages

A dramatic population bottleneck is theorized for the period around 70,000 BC (see Toba catastrophe theory).

After this time and until the development of agriculture, it is estimated that the world population stabilized at

about one million people whose subsistence entailed hunting and foraging, a lifestyle that by its nature ensured

a low population density. The total world population probably never exceeded 15 million inhabitants before the

invention ofagriculture.[15] By contrast, it is estimated that more than 55 million people lived in the combined

eastern and western Roman Empire (AD 300400).[16]

The Plague of Justinian caused Europe's population to drop by around 50% between 541 and the 8th

century.[17] The population of Europe was more than 70 million in 1340. [18] TheBlack Deathpandemic in the

14th century may have reduced the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375

million in 1400.[19] It took roughly 200 years for Europe's population to regain its 1340 level. [20] China

experienced a population decline from an estimated 123 million around 1200 to an estimated 65 million in

1393,[21] which was presumably due to a combination ofMongol invasions and plague.[22] William McNeill

clearly states that China's population decline is better explained by bubonic plague than by Mongol

ferocity.[citation needed]

At the founding of the Ming Dynasty in 1368, China's population was reported to be close to 60 million, and

toward the end of the dynasty in 1644 it might have approached 150 million. [23][24]England's population reached

an estimated 5.6 million in 1650, up from an estimated 2.6 million in 1500. [25] New crops that had come

toAsia and Europe from the Americas via the Spanish colonizers in the 16th century contributed to the

population growth.[26][27] Since being introduced by Portuguese traders in the 16th

century,[28]maize andmanioc have replaced traditionalAfrican crops as the continents most important staple

food crops.[29]Alfred W. Crosby speculated that increased production of maize, manioc, and other American

crops "...enabled the slave traders [who] drew many, perhaps most, of their cargoes from the rain forest

areas,preciselythose areas where American crops enabled heavier settlement than before." [30]

The population of theAmericas in 1500 may have been between 50 and 100 million.[31] The pre-

Columbian North American population probably numbered somewhere between 2 million and 18

million.[32] Encounters between European explorers and populations in the rest of the world often introduced

local epidemics of extraordinary virulence.[33] Archaeological evidence indicates that the death of around 90%

of the Native American population of the New World was caused by Old World diseases such as smallpox,

measles, and influenza.[34] Over the centuries, the Europeans had developed high degrees of immunity to these

diseases, while the indigenous peoples had no such immunity. [35]

[edit]Modern era


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Urban areas with at least one million inhabitants in 2006.

3% of the world's population lived in cities in 1800, rising to 47% at the end of the twentieth century.

During theAgricultural and Industrial Revolutions, the life expectancy of children increased dramatically.[36] The

percentage of the children born in London who died before the age of five decreased from 74.5% in 1730-1749

to 31.8% in 1810-1829.[37][38]Europes population increased from about 100 million in 1700 to 400 million by

1900.[39] Altogether, the areas of European settlement comprised 36% of the world's population in 1900. [40]

The population growth became more rapid after the introduction of compulsory vaccination and improvements

inmedicine and sanitation.[41][42][43] As living conditions and health care improved during the 19th century,

theUnited Kingdom's population doubled every fifty years. [44] By 1801 the population of England had grown to

8.3 million, and by 1901 had grown to 30.5 million. [45] The first fifty years of the 20th century in Russia and the

Soviet Union were marked by a succession of disasters, each accompanied by largescale population

losses.[46] By 1945, therefore, the population was about 90 million less than it could have been otherwise. [47]

The population of the Indian subcontinent, which stood at about 125 million in 1750, had reached 389 million by

1941.[48] Today, the region is home to 1.18 billion people.[49] The total number of inhabitants ofJava increased

from about five million in 1815 to more than 130 million in the early 21st century. [50]Mexico's population has

grown from 13.6 million in 1900 to about 112 million in 2009. [51] In eighty years, Kenya's population has grown

from 2.9 million to 37 million.[52]

[edit]Overpopulation

Main article: Overpopulation

The scientific consensus is that the current population expansion and accompanying increase in usage of

resources is linked to threats to the ecosystem.[53][54] The InterAcademy Panel Statement on Population Growth,

which was ratified by 58 membernational academies in 1994, called the growth in human numbers

"unprecedented", and stated that many environmental problems, such as rising levels of atmospheric carbon

dioxide, global warming, and pollution, were aggravated by the population expansion. [55] At the time, the world


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population stood at 5.5 billion, and lower-bound scenarios predicted a peak of 7.8 billion by 2050, a number

that current estimates show will be reached around 2030.[56]

[edit]Human population control

Main article: Human population control

Human population control is the practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population.

Historically, human population control has been implemented by limiting the population's birth rate, by

contraception or by government mandate, and has been undertaken as a response to factors including high or

increasing levels ofpoverty, environmental concerns, religious reasons, and overpopulation.

[edit]Largest populations by country

Further information: List of countries by population

Map of countries by total population.

The 10 countries with the largest total population:

Rank

Country / Territory Population Date

% of world

population

Source

1 People's Republic ofChina

[57]

1,344,900,000 July 2,2011 19.4% Chinese Official Population Clock

2 India 1,210,193,422 March 2011 17% Census of India Organisation

3 United States 311,671,000 July 2,2011 4.5%United States Official Population

Clock

4 Indonesia 238,400,000 May 2010 3.38%SuluhNusantara Indonesia Census

report

5 Brazil 194,882,000February 2,

20112.81% Brazilian Official Population Clock

6 Pakistan 176,506,000 July 2,2011 2.55% Official Pakistani Population Clock

7 Bangladesh 164,425,000 2010 2.37% 2008 UN estimate for year2010


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8 Nigeria 158,259,000 2010 2.28% 2008 UN estimate for year2010

9 Russia 141,927,297January 1,

20102.05%

Federal State Statistics Service of

Russia

10 Japan 127,380,000 June 1,2010 1.84% Official Japan Statistics Bureau

Approximately 4.03 billion people live in these ten countries, representing 58.7% of the world's population as of

November 2010.

[edit]Most densely populated countries

Population density (people per km2) map of the world in 1994.

Further information: List of countries and dependencies by population density

The 10 most densely populated countries (with population above 1 million)

Rank Country/Region Population Area (km2)Density

(Pop per km2)

Notes

1 Singapore 5,076,700 707.1 6,535

2 Bangladesh 157,813,124 147,570 1,069[58]

3 Mauritius 1,288,000 2040 631[59]

4 Palestinian territories 4,223,760 6,020 702

5 Taiwan 22,955,395 36,190 634[60]

6 South Korea 48,456,369 99538 487[59][61]

7 Lebanon 4,224,000 10452 404[59]

8 Netherlands 16,680,000 41,526 402[62]

9 Rwanda 9,998,000 26338 380[59]

10 Israel 7,697,600 20770 371[63]


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Countries ranking in the top both in terms of total population (more than 15 million people)and population

density(more than 250 people per square kilometer):

Country Population Area (km2)Density

(Pop. per km2)

Notes

India 1,199,870,000 3,287,240 365 Growing country

Bangladesh 157,813,124 143,998 1,069 Fast growing country

Japan 127,170,110 377,873 337 Declining in population

Philippines 94,013,200 300,076 313 Fast growing country

Vietnam 85,789,573 331,689 259 Growing country

United Kingdom 62,041,708 243,610 255 Steady in population

South Korea 49,354,980 99,538 493 Steady in population

Taiwan 22,955,395 35,980 639 Steady in population

Sri Lanka 20,238,000 65,610 309 Growing country

Netherlands 16,680,000 41,526 402 Steady in population

[edit]Growth

Main article: Population growth

Population evolution in different continents. The vertical axis is logarithmic and is millions of people.

Different regions have different rates ofpopulation growth. According to the above table, the growth in

population of the different regions from 2000 to 2005 was:

237.771 million inAsia

92.293 million inAfrica


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38.052 million in Latin America

16.241 million in Northern America

3.264 million in Europe

1.955 million in Oceania

383.047 million in the whole world

In the 20th century, the world saw the biggest increase in its population

in human history due to lessening of the mortality rate in many

countries due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural

productivity attributed to the Green Revolution.[64][65][66]

In 2000, the United Nations estimated that the world's population was

growing at the rate of 1.14% (or about seventy-five million people) per

year,[67] down from a peak of eighty-eight million per year in 1989. In

the last few centuries, the number of people living on Earth has

increased many times over. By 2000, there were ten times as many

people on Earth as there were three hundred years ago. According to

data from the CIA's 20052006 World Factbooks, the world human

population increased by an average of 203,800 people every

day.[68] The CIA Factbook increased this to 211,090 people every day

in 2007, and again to 220,980 people every day in 2009.

A world map showing countries by fertility rate, 2005-2010.[citation needed]

7-8 Children

6-7 Children

5-6 Children

4-5 Children

3-4 Children

2-3 Children1-2 Children

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Globally, the population growth rate has been steadily declining from its

peak of 2.19% in 1963, but growth remains high in Latin America,

the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.[69]

In some countries there is negative population growth

(i.e. net decrease in population over time), especially

in Central and Eastern Europe (mainly due to low fertility rates). Within

the next decade, Japan and some countries in Western Europe are

also expected to encounter negative population growth due to sub-

replacement fertility rates.

In 2006, the United Nations stated that the rate of population growth is

diminishing due to thedemographic transition. If this trend continues,

the rate of growth may diminish to zero, concurrent with a world

population plateau of 9.2 billion, in 2050.[70] However, this is only one of

many estimates published by the UN. In 2009, UN projections for 2050

range from about 8 billion to 10.5 billion. [71]

Population (est.) 10,000 BCAD 2000.

Population (est.) 10,000 BCAD 2000 in log y scale

World population 19502000


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Increase rate 19502000

[edit]Forecast

Main article: World population estimates

See also: Overpopulation

UN (medium variant, 2010 rev.) and US Census Bureau (December

2010) estimates[72][73]

YearUN est

(millions)Diff.

US est

(millions)Diff.

2000 6,123 - 6,090 -

2010 6,896 773 6,852 763

2020 7,657 761 7,593 740

2030 8,321 665 8,249 656

2040 8,874 553 8,801 552

2050 9,306 432 9,256 456

In the long run, the future population growth of the world is difficult to

predict and the UN and US Census Bureau give different estimates.

According to the latter, world population will hit seven billion in July

2012[74] or by late 2011, according to UN prediction.[5]


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Birth rates are declining slightly on average, but vary greatly between

developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below

replacement levels), developing countries, and different

ethnicities. Death rates can change unexpectedly due

to disease, wars and catastrophes, oradvances in medicine.

The UN has issued multiple projections of future world population,

based on different assumptions. Over the last ten years, the UN has

consistently revised these projections downward, until the 2006

revision issued March 14, 2007 revised the 2050 mid-range estimate

upwards by 273 million.

In some scenarios, disasters triggered by the growing population's

demand for scarce resources will eventually lead to a sudden

population crash, or even a Malthusian catastrophe (also

see overpopulation and food security).

UN 2008 estimates and medium variant projections (in millions).[75]

Year World Asia Africa EuropeLatin

AmericaNorthernAmerica

Oceania

2000 6,1153,698

(60.5%)819

(13.4%)727

(11.9%)521

(8.5%) 319 (5.2%)31

(0.5%)

2005 6,5123,937

(60.5%)921

(14.1%)729

(11.2%)557

(8.6%)335 (5.1%)

34(0.5%)

2010 6,9094,167

(60.3%)1,033

(15.0%)733

(10.6%)589

(8.5%)352 (5.1%)

36(0.5%)

20157,302

4,391

(60.1%)

1,153

(15.8%)

734

(10.1%)

618

(8.5%)368

(5.0%

)

38

(0.5%)

2020 7,6754,596

(59.9%)1,276

(16.6%)733

(9.6%)646

(8.4%)383 (5.0%)

40(0.5%)


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2025 8,0124,773

(59.6%)1,400

(17.5%)729

(9.1%)670

(8.4%)398 (5.0%)

43(0.5%)

20308,309

4,917

(59.2%)

1,524

(18.3%)

723

(8.7%)

690

(8.3%)410 (4.9%)

45

(0.5%)

2035 8,5715,032

(58.7%)1,647

(19.2%)716

(8.4%)706

(8.2%)421 (4.9%)

46(0.5%)

2040 8,8015,125

(58.2%)1,770

(20.1%)708

(8.0%)718

(8.2%)431 (4.9%)

48(0.5%)

2045 8,9965,193

(57.7%)

1,887

(21.0%)

700

(7.8%)

726

(8.1%)

440 (4.9%)50

(0.6%)

2050 9,1505,231

(57.2%)1,998

(21.8%)691

(7.6%)729

(8.0%)448 (4.9%)

51(0.6%)

[edit]Population by region

Below is a table with historical and predicted population figures shown

in millions.[75][76][77][78]

The availability of historical population figures varies by region.

World historical and predicted populations (in millions)[79][80][citation needed]

Region150

0

160

0

170

0

175

0

180

0

185

0

190

0

195

0

199

9

200

8

205

0

215

0

World 458 580 682 791 9781,26

21,65

02,52

15,97

86,70

78,90

99,74

6

Africa 86 114 106 106 107 111 133 221 767 9731,76

62,30

8

Asia 243 339 436 502 635 809 9471,40

2

3,63

4

4,05

4

5,26

8

5,56

1

Europe 84 111 125 163 203 276 408 547 729 732 628 517

LatinAmericaand the

Caribbean[

Note 1]

39 10 10 16 24 38 74 167 511 577 809 912

NorthernAmerica[Not

e 1]3 3 2 2 7 26 82 172 307 337 392 398


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Oceania 3 3 3 2 2 2 6 13 30 34 46 51

World historical and predicted populations by percentagedistribution [79][80]

[citation needed]

Region150

0

160

0

170

0

175

0

180

0

185

0

190

0

195

0

199

9

200

8

205

0

215

0

World 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Africa 18.8 19.7 15.5 13.4 10.9 8.8 8.1 8.8 12.8 14.5 19.8 23.7

Asia 53.1 58.4 63.9 63.5 64.9 64.1 57.4 55.6 60.8 60.4 59.1 57.1

Europe 18.3 19.1 18.3 20.6 20.8 21.9 24.7 21.7 12.2 10.9 7.0 5.3

LatinAmericaand the

Caribbean[Note 1]

8.5 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.5 6.6 8.5 8.6 9.1 9.4

Northern

America[Note1]

0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.1 5.0 6.8 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.1

Oceania 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Estimated world population at various dates (in millions)[citation needed]

Year World Africa Asia EuropeLatin

America[Note1]

NorthernAmerica

Oceania Notes

70,000BC

Documents

UN Projected the World's Population