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[71] [62] [228] [229] [23] Predicted exponential population growth or any "population explosion" did not materialise; instead, population growth slowed. [110] [37] Critics suggest that enough resources are available to support projected population growth, and that human impacts on the environment are not attributable to overpopulation. [166 ...
The majority of world population growth today is occurring in less developed countries. According to United Nations population statistics, the world population grew by 30%, or 1.6 billion humans, between 1990 and 2010. [39] In number of people the increase was highest in India (350 million) and China (196 million).
Rosling states that this number is representative worldwide, the reason why the total number of children globally is now at a stable level of 2 billions. According to him, the so-called population explosion has already been overcome. The human population will peak at eleven billions, and stabilize at this level by the end of the century. [1] [2]
Graph of world population over the past 12,000 years . As a general rule, the confidence of estimates on historical world population decreases for the more distant past. Robust population data exist only for the last two or three centuries. Until the late 18th century, few governments had ever performed an accurate census.
Population of the present-day top seven most-populous countries, 1800 to 2100. Future projections are based on the 2024 UN's medium-fertility scenario. Chart created by Our World In Data in 2024. The UN Population Division has calculated the future population of the world's countries, based on current demographic trends.
Fears of a "population explosion" existed in the mid-20th century baby boom years, but the book and its authors brought the idea to an even wider audience. [3] [4] [5] The book has been criticized since its publication for an alarmist tone, and over the subsequent decades, for inaccurate assertions and failed predictions. For instance, regional ...
Population growth rate for 2023 by Our World in Data [1] This article includes a table of annual population growth rate for countries and subnational areas . Methodology
Estimates of world population by their nature are an aspect of modernity, possible only since the Age of Discovery.Early estimates for the population of the world [10] date to the 17th century: William Petty, in 1682, estimated the world population at 320 million (current estimates ranging close to twice this number); by the late 18th century, estimates ranged close to one billion (consistent ...