World's Population?

Question

Some folk say that there are 6 billion people on this planet; others say 6 thousand-million.
1 billion is 10 to the 12th power, not 10 to the 9th power.
So, at the last census I recall that there are approximately 6...
thousand-million or billion?
(I say 6 thousand-million)

No offence, but I think that some are missing out on the true mathematics.
To those in the US: remember how the early Americans deliberately changed the spellings in the English language to fully break away from England? The same went for 1 thousand-million to 1 billion in the States.
Think about it. =)

Looks like 1 person got it specifically.

Answer 1

1 - one
10 - ten
100 - one hundred
1,000 - one thousand
10,000 - ten thousand
100,000 - one hundred thousand
1,000,000 - one million
10,000,000 - ten million
100,000,000 - one hundred million
1,000,000,000 - one thousand million
10,000,000,000 - ten thousand million
100,000,000,000 - one hundred thousand million
1,000,000,000,000 - one million million - ONE BILLION

Answer 2

Depends on where you are from for the definition of a billion. Some say a billion is 1,000,000,000 and others believe a billion is 1,000,000,000,000 or a million millions. Here in the US a billion is 1,000,000,000. So in this case 6 billion is the same as 6 thousand-million. In the case where a billion is 1,000,000,000,000. Then 6 billion is not the same as 6 thousand-million. I would say, to be correct for all circumstances, 6 thousand-million people are in the world.

Answer 3

If you are in the U.S. thousand-million is not an "acceptable" word. You are wrong when you say 1 billion = 10 ^12. 1 billion = 1^9. 1^12 = 1 trillion. In U.S. English, the convention is to never say "thousand-x" (thousand-million, thousand-trilion) but rather to use a new name at every 10 ^ 3 increase. While I am certain this is true of U.S. English, I am only about 95% certain this is true of non-U.S. English, who may be essentially taking other ways of counting and making a more literal translation into English.

Answer 4

a thousand million is a billion
and the US census bureau predicts 7 billion by 2012

Answer 5

I say 6 billion

Answer 6

6 billion people. There are no such thing as thousand million. After 999 million, it's 1 billion.

Answer 7

"Today there are more than 6.5 billion people walking on Earth, according to United Nations estimates. Recently, the population has been increasing by about 1.2 percent each year, down from the late 1960s peak of a 2.1 percent yearly growth rate. Some industrialized countries, especially France and Japan, have very low birth rates and their populations are actually dwindling, Haub notes. In developing nations populations continue to grow, but some countries, such as India, are experiencing a slowdown in their growth rate."

VERY interesting article in 'SCIENCE NEWS' on Internet, about - if there are more people living now than have ever lived.

Answer 8

actually, it's closer to 7 billion

supposed to be around 9 billion in the next 10 years

Answer 9

a thousand million is a billion

Answer 10

weird way to put question. it's about 6 1/2 billion

Answer 11

6 thousand-million