The world population of 7.2 billion in mid-2013 is projected to increase by almost one billion people within the next twelve years. It is projected to reach 8.1 billion in 2025, and to further increase to 9.6 billion in 2050 and 10.9 billion by 2100. This assumes a decline of fertility for countries where large families are still prevalent as well as a slight increase of fertility in several countries with fewer than two children per woman on average.…
The world population is expected to grow from 6.1 billion in 2000 to 8.9 billion in 2050, increasing therefore by 47 per cent. The changing distribution, rate and nature of the world’s population consider a number of factors which include urbanisation, population of the developing and developed countries. Also how fast or slow the population increases over a specific period of time, and where the distribution is and why.…
According to the International Program Center, U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the World, projected to 03/27/08 at 19:37 GMT (EST+5) is 6,657,527,872. (US Census Bureau) This rapid growth in population means little to most people living in this today’s world but it’s a phenomenon that should be a concern to all. It took from the start of human history to the industrial revolution around 1945 for the population to grow to 2 billion. If we then look at the figures after 1945 then we would realize that this figure has more than doubled and even tripled. There is a fear that if left uncontrolled and this figure continues to grow exponentially the world population could reach a total of 8 – 12 billion by the end of the 21st century. The world 's current growth rate is about 1.14% which would cause the population to double in 65 years. The world 's growth rate peaked in the 1960s at 2% which was projected to double after 35 years. (Rosenburg)…
Imagine yourself living in the year 2050, the population has increased to 8.9 billion people from the 6.7 billion that it is today, and our essential resources have grown significantly scarce. This really could be our reality as the US census bureau reported by 2050 we are projected to be near 8.9 billion in population by 2050. Overpopulation is a major problem we face and it has created problems not only for our environment – but for the human race as well.…
Population growth is a serious problem, studies show that the world will hit about 8 billion people by the spring of 2024; it may even rise to 10 billion people by 2100! This growth will cause a large impact on quality of life. We will have the same amount of resources as we do today. Developing countries will have the worst time because they already don’t have enough food but now there will be more of them needing the food but still the same amounts of food. The reason the population is growing so much is because healthcare has gotten so much better, children are surviving birth and adults are living longer.…
World population has grown very rapidly after the first billion was reached in 1825. After that, as shown in text-fig1, it took 100 years to add the second billion (1825 – 1930), 30 years to add the third billion (1930 – 1960), 15 years to add the fourth one (1960 – 1975), 12 years to add the fifth one (1975 – 1987), 12 years to add the sixth billion (1987 – 1999). Currently, the world population number equals to 6,5 billion people. Global population is growing rapidly: last year it grew by almost 80 billion people, while 3 billion people are entering in their reproductive years. Up to 95 % of population growth is taking place in LEDCs.However, the world popu-…
Less than one hundred years ago the world’s population was just 2 billion people. Today, the world’s population has soared to over 7 billion people, and the population is projected to reach 8 billion people in just 8 years. According to National Geographic, the world’s fastest growing population is in Africa. Today Africa’s population is just over 1 billion people. The population will continue to grow because of the extremely high birthrate in sub-Saharan Africa. Women who reside here give birth to over 5 children in their lifetime. Because of this, the African population is expected to more than double in the next 40 years to over 2 billion people.…
The world’s population is rapidly increasing year after year the population multiplies faster and faster. “Currently the world population is growing by 80 million people a year”. Overpopulation it’s a nationwide problem, Both developed and developing countries are at risk of the dangerous problems that it can and will create, also can lead to overcrowding and poor quality in housing, goods and it may also cause a lack in countries resources.…
The population of the world has been increasing on a rate of 1.10% for the lasts years. Up to date the human population of the planet is estimated to now have passed 6 billion people. The greatest growth of rate was 2.19% during 1963 after that the rate starts going down and it is expected to be less than 1% by 2020 and .5% by 2050 (Shah, 2011). According to the statistics the world populations will increase another 50% by 2042 leading to a 9 billion people in world. After 2100 the United Nations projections say that the population will stabilize near to 10 billion people (Shah, 2011).…
Is rapid population growth a cause of poverty or is poverty a cause of rapid population growth?…
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To meet the increasing demands of time, human beings deliberately exploit the natural environment to improve their quality of life. Unknowingly, different environmental activities such as construction of roads dams, airports, buildings, irrigation projects, power plants and industries have some negative repercussions on the environment in which man lives.…
The above diagram shows the extent of the increase in the rate of population growth from the year 500B.C. to a forecasted 8.5 billion people in 2025. This highlights that, by 2025 the world’s population is on track to more than treble since 1950.…