World Population
The world population in 2001 was estimated to be 6418 million people.
The projected population growth for the whole world between 2001 and 2050 is 49%.
The table below shows the proportion of the world population living in each of the 6 global
regions in 2001 and the projected proportions in 2050.
Region
Asia and the Middle East
Europe
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Oceania
2001
58%
15.7%
12.7%
8.2%
4.9%
0.5%
2050
56.7%
8.8%
20.9%
8.4%
4.6%
0.5%
Task 1:
1. Estimate the population of each of the six regions in 2001.
2. Estimate the projected population of each of the six regions in 2050.
Task 2:
Estimate the population density of each of the six regions in 2001 and in 2050 and
comment on your findings.
Your teacher may have a map you can use to estimate the area of each of the six regions
in km². If not, then you will need to do some research using the internet. Useful sites
include:
United Nations Population Fund
www.unfpa.org
United Nations schools area
www.un.org/cyberschoolbus
Wikipedia online encyclopaedia
http://en.wikipedia.org