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World Population
Introductory to Social Science and Culture
Amika Wardana.Ph.D
a.wardana@uny.ac.id
World Population
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It is estimated to number 7.13 billion by the
United States Census Bureau (USCB).
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The world population has experienced
continuous growth since the end of the Great
Famine and the Black Death in 1350, when it
stood at around 370 million.
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The highest rates of growth:
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1950s: 1,8% per year
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1962: 2,2% per year
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2012: 1,1% per year
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The Growth
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Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at
about 138 million;
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Total annual births are now expected to remain
essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million.
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And the deaths number 56 million per year, and are
expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040.
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The projection of World population is expected to reach
8.3 and 10.9 billion by 2050; and for the year 2150
range between 3.2 and 24.8 billion.
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Population by Continent
Continent
Density
Population
Asia
96.4
4,298,723,000
Africa
36.7
1,110,635,000
Europe
72.9
742,452,000
North America
22.9
565,265,000
Latin America
22.8
406,740,000
Oceania
4.5
38,304,000
Antartica
0.0003
4,490
Population by Countries
Countries
1990
2008
2025
China
1,141
1,333
1,458
India
849
1,140
1,398
United States
250
304
352
Indonesia
178
228
273
Brazil
150
192
223
Pakistan
108
166
226
Bangladesh
116
160
198
Nigeria
94
151
208
Russia
148
142
137
Japan
124
128
126
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