2007-06-29 09:22:09 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Population Growth has slowed down and it has only just topped 6.5 billion people, though previous forecasts expected this sooner.
World Population Growth
Year Population
1 ..... 200 million
1000 275 million
1500 450 million
1650 500 million
1750 700 million
1804 1 billion
1850 1.2 billion
1900 1.6 billion
1927 2 billion
1950 2.55 billion
1955 2.8 billion
1960 3 billion
1965 3.3 billion
1970 3.7 billion
1975 4 billion
1980 4.5 billion
1985 4.85 billion
1990 5.3 billion
1995 5.7 billion
1999 6 billion
2000 6.1 billion
2005 6.45 billion
2006 6.5 billion
2010 6.8 billion
2020 7.6 billion
2030 8.2 billion
2040 8.8 billion
2050 9.2 billion
The projections for the decades to come have been revised downwards to take account of the slowdown in population growth. A figure of 12 billion previously touted for 2050 has been drastically pruned in the process.
2007-06-29 13:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
At 7:16 p.m. ET on Saturday, the population here on this good Earth hit 6.5 billion people, according to projections.
Along with this forecast, an analysis by the International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau points to another factoid, Robert Bernstein of the Bureau's Public Information Center advised LiveScience. Mark this on your calendar: Some six years from now, on Oct. 18, 2012 at 4:36 p.m. ET, the Earth will be home to 7 billion folks.
So, at the moment we're somewhere inbetween 6.5 and 7 billions. The best guess is there are 6.6 billons of people live now.
2007-06-29 10:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Each year, about 90 million new people join the human race. This is roughly equivalent to adding three Canadas or another Mexico to the world annually, a rate of growth that will swell human numbers from today's 5.6 billion to about 8.5 billion by 2025.
2007-06-30 23:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our earths population is constantly growing, and at a greater rate than one would imagine. Since 1999, the earths population has been over 6 billion. Currently, at this moment, the estimated population is 6.727 Billion.
2007-06-29 09:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
about 6.6billion is right. they do say that the entire population of the earth would fit on the isle of man (a small patch of ground between England and Ireland for those from other lands). But housing and family services would be under great strain though.
2007-06-29 09:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by dave c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You ask that like that you don't live on Earth... you said "Planet Earth" instead of just "Earth".
The answer: A lot.
2007-06-29 09:25:00 · answer #6 · answered by 54JH12043 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots Of People
2007-06-29 09:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by Raymond J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I visited this nuclear power plant in Whales once and they've got this screen that shows you the number of people alive on Earth.
It's a bit weird when you see a jump of a few thousands and then a drop.
2007-06-30 00:37:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well. There are about 50 living in the house next door. 4 in this one, and three the other side. Hope this helps!
2007-06-29 09:28:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the world PopClock there are 6,605,046,992 people (estimated) as of July 1, 2007.
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html
2007-06-29 17:05:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋