Human Population Trends

As of February 2008, the worldwide population is believed to have reached over 6.6 billion people. At this current pace, the Earth would reach a human population of nine billion by the year 2050. The 2007 CIA World Factbook claims that the current population increases by 211,090 people per day.

From DSW-Datareport 2006 (”Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung”), here’s the list of the most populous nations:

• China: 1.32 billion (about 20% of world population)
• India: 1.12 billion (about 17%)
• United States: 300 million (about 4.6%)
• Indonesia: 225 million (about 3.5%)
• Brazil: 186 million (about 2.8%)

Earth’s carrying capacity based upon economic factors, land, natural resources… ect. will eventually come under too much stress. When referring to the ever-booming population, how much is too much?

For many more fascinating global trends, we highly recommend checking out EarthTrends. It is a great source to find the trends for nearly anything.