2 world population. How many people live on earth now? Comparison with data from anthropology and demography
Based on data set out in UN projections of world population
Around 8000 BC, the world population was approximately 5 million people. Over the 8000 year period before 1 AD. it grew to 200 million people (some estimates say 300 million or even 600 million), with a growth rate of 0.05% per year. A huge change in population occurred with the advent of the Industrial Revolution:
- In 1800, the world population reached one billion.
- The second billion in population was reached in just 130 years in 1930.
- The third billion was reached in less than 30 years in 1959.
- Over the next 15 years, the fourth billion was reached in 1974.
- In just 13 years, in 1987 - the fifth billion.
During the 20th century alone, the world's population grew from 1.65 to 6 billion.
In 1970 the population was half what it is now. Due to the decline in population growth, to double the population from the data today, it will take more than 200 years.
Table with population data by year and population growth dynamics in the world by year until 2017
| Pop% | World population | % increase compared to previous year | Absolute annual increase number of people | Average age of the population | Population density: number of people per 1 sq. km. | Urbanization (urban population) as a percentage of the total population | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 515 284 153 | 1,11% | 82 620 878 | 29,9 | 58 | 54,7% | 4 110 778 369 |
| 2016 | 7 432 663 275 | 1,13% | 83 191 176 | 29,9 | 57 | 54,3% | 4 034 193 153 |
| 2015 | 7 349 472 099 | 1,18% | 83 949 411 | 30 | 57 | 53,8% | 3 957 285 013 |
| 2010 | 6 929 725 043 | 1,23% | 82 017 839 | 29 | 53 | 51,5% | 3 571 272 167 |
| 2005 | 6 519 635 850 | 1,25% | 78 602 746 | 27 | 50 | 49,1% | 3 199 013 076 |
| 2000 | 6 126 622 121 | 1,33% | 78 299 807 | 26 | 47 | 46,6% | 2 856 131 072 |
| 1995 | 5 735 123 084 | 1,55% | 85 091 077 | 25 | 44 | 44,8% | 2 568 062 984 |
| 1990 | 5 309 667 699 | 1,82% | 91 425 426 | 24 | 41 | 43% | 2 285 030 904 |
| 1985 | 4 852 540 569 | 1,79% | 82 581 621 | 23 | 37 | 41,3% | 2 003 049 795 |
| 1980 | 4 439 632 465 | 1,8% | 75 646 647 | 23 | 34 | 39,4% | 1 749 539 272 |
| 1975 | 4 061 399 228 | 1,98% | 75 782 307 | 22 | 31 | 37,8% | 1 534 721 238 |
| 1970 | 3 682 487 691 | 2,08% | 71 998 514 | 22 | 28 | 36,7% | 1 350 280 789 |
| 1965 | 3 322 495 121 | 1,94% | 60 830 259 | 23 | 21 | No data | No data |
| 1960 | 3 018 343 828 | 1,82% | 52 005 861 | 23 | 23 | 33,8% | 1 019 494 911 |
| 1955 | 2 758 314 525 | 1,78% | 46 633 043 | 23 | 21 | No data | No data |
The world population is currently (2017) growing at a rate of about 1.11% per year (up from 1.13% in 2016).
Currently, the average annual population growth is estimated at approximately 80 million people. The annual growth rate peaked in the late 1960s, when it was 2% or higher. The population growth rate peaked at 2.19 percent per year in 1963.
Annual growth rates are currently declining and are projected to continue declining in the coming years. Population growth is projected to be less than 1% per year by 2020 and less than 0.5% per year by 2050. This means that the world population will continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a slower rate compared to the recent past.
The world population doubled (100% increase) in the 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion). The world's population is currently projected to increase by another 50% in 39 years, to 9 billion by 2038.
Forecast of the world population (all countries of the world) and demographic data for the period until 2050:
| Date | Population | Number growth % in 1 year | Absolute increase over 1 year in the number of people | Average age of the world's population | Population density: number of people per 1 sq. km. | Urbanization percentage | Total urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 758 156 792 | 1,09% | 81 736 939 | 31 | 60 | 55,9% | 4 338 014 924 |
| 2025 | 8 141 661 007 | 0,97% | 76 700 843 | 32 | 63 | 57,8% | 4 705 773 576 |
| 2030 | 8 500 766 052 | 0,87% | 71 821 009 | 33 | 65 | 59,5% | 5 058 158 460 |
| 2035 | 8 838 907 877 | 0,78% | 67 628 365 | 34 | 68 | 61% | 5 394 234 712 |
| 2040 | 9 157 233 976 | 0,71% | 63 665 220 | 35 | 70 | 62,4% | 5 715 413 029 |
| 2045 | 9 453 891 780 | 0,64% | 59 331 561 | 35 | 73 | 63,8% | 6 030 924 065 |
| 2050 | 9 725 147 994 | 0,57% | 54 251 243 | 36 | 75 | 65,2% | 6 338 611 492 |
Main stages of world population growth
10 billion (2056)
The United Nations projects a world population of 10 billion by 2056.
8 billion (2023)
The world population is expected to reach 8 billion in 2023 according to the United Nations (and in 2026 according to the US Census Bureau).
7.5 billion (2017)
The current world population is 7.5 billion as of January 2017, according to United Nations estimates.
7 billion (2011)
According to the United Nations, the world's population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011. The US Census Bureau made a lower estimate - 7 billion was reached on March 12, 2012.
6 billion (1999)
According to the United Nations, on October 12, 1999, the world population was 6 billion. According to the US Census Bureau, this value was reached on July 22, 1999, at approximately 3:49 a.m. GMT.
Population globe called total number people living on Earth and continuously renewing their numbers through the process of reproduction. Today the planet is inhabited by more than seven billion people.
According to calculations by a statistician from the Netherlands (Center for Informatics and Mathematics), Peter Grunwald, over the course of the entire history of human development, equal to more than 162 thousand years, more than one hundred and seven and a half billion people were born on Earth. Based on his calculations, it can be assumed that approximately 6% of all people living on the planet before our time are equal to 6.7 billion people living today (2008 data). Grunwald also admits that one cannot be completely sure about the 107.5 billion people born on Earth throughout all time, as well as about the size of the population and about percentage Almost nothing is known about the birth rate in ancient times. At the same time, the researcher considers incorrect what some scientists claim about living on Earth at the present time more people than during the entire period of formation of human history.
Based on estimates of the earth's agro-natural potential, the planet is able to feed more than 80 billion people, and within the framework of history, the population could not exceed 100 million people. Before it happened neolithic revolution, The earth could not support more than 3 million people. The UN has set an approximate population limit of 8 billion, at which point the population of each country will begin to promote the maximum possible birth control, as well as fertility equal to two births per healthy woman.
Demographic forecasts
The most accurate forecast regarding the population size was made by D. Huxley, a biologist from England. Based on his calculations, in 1964 he made a conclusion that the planet's population would reach 6 billion by the year 2000. The UN Foundation announced that by 1999 the number of people living on Earth had reached 6 billion, and in 2011 - seven billion. The UN predicts a significant population decline from 2015 to 2050 for the following countries: Russia, Germany, China, Poland, Romania, Thailand, Ukraine, Serbia, Japan, as well as for the countries of Western, Southeast and East Asia.
General growth trend
The works of many scientists (H. Förster, A.V. Korotaev, S.P. Kapitsa, M. Kremer) say that the increase in the earth's population over the past six thousand years followed the law of hyperbole, that is, the entire increase in human numbers was equal proportional to its square. But, judging by the historical chronicle, the population of the planet throughout its history not only increased sharply, but also became smaller, which was facilitated by destructive wars, long-term conflicts, the latest developments in technology and their development. For example, the population of the Middle East has grown at a slow pace over the past 4,000 years (ten times slower than the rest of the planet).
By the beginning of the 60s, the main rate of increase in human numbers began to gradually slow down, and in its place another type of population increase, logistical, appeared. The rate of natural increase in the number of people populating the world has begun to decline since 1989, which is a consequence of a sharp jump in demographics.
Dynamics of population growth of the entire globe in billions of people from 1000 to 2000 AD
At the beginning of our era, there were already 300 million people living on the planet, by the end of the first millennium - 400 million, 500 million - 1500, one billion - 1820, 1.6 billion - 1900, three billion - 1960, 5.65 billion - 1993 . At the end of October 1999, the number of people inhabiting the globe reached 6 billion people, 6.3 in 2003, 6.5 in 2006, 6.8 in 2010, at the beginning of November 2011 - 7 billion. In 2015, the world population should be more than 7 billion people.
According to the UN forecast, the planet's population will be 8.1 billion people by 2025, 9 billion by 2050, and 10 billion by 2100.
Until the seventies, the number of people inhabiting the Earth grew, according to the law of hyperbole; today the growth rate has noticeably decreased. According to demographic studies, the population is still growing rapidly, despite the fact that its growth has already become half as much as in 1963 (at which time the peak growth rate was reached).
Over the past 11 years (from 1994 to 2015), the number of elderly people has doubled, and throughout the world there are significantly more of them than children under 5 years of age (according to the latest data provided by the UN).
For the first time, during the formation of all human history, the number of people living within the city was equal to the number living in villages and villages, which amounted to 3.4 billion. It is also predicted that the largest part of the population living on the globe will be city dwellers, which is confirmed, judging by the latest data.
By 2050, more of the world's population will live in Asia, ¼ in Africa, 8.2% in Latin America, 7.4% – in Europe, 4.7% – in North America.
The most large state China is the largest country in terms of population, but, based on UN forecasts, India will also reach overpopulation by 2025. Until the beginning of 1991, the USSR occupied third place in terms of population; after it collapsed, this place was taken by the USA (at the end of 2006, the population was equal to 300 million people), Indonesia occupied fourth place, Brazil occupied fifth place, and Pakistan, seventh - Bangladesh, eighth - Nigeria, ninth - Russia.
According to CIA estimates, in mid-summer 2013 the number of people inhabiting the planet was 7,095,217,980.
Population of planet Earth in 2015
At the beginning of 2014, the UN commission made a statement saying that the world's population had reached 7.2 billion people, and in 2015 the world's population is planned to be about 7.3 - 7.4 billion people. 
Population of the countries of the world and Russia in 2015
| № | Country | Number | % of total population |
| 1 | China | 1 369 723 215 | 19,013% |
| 2 | India | 1 263 419 215 | 17,537% |
| 3 | USA | 319 078 215 | 4,429% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 253 276 460 | 3,516% |
| 5 | Brazil | 203 724 463 | 2,828% |
| 6 | Pakistan | 188 546 242 | 2,617% |
| 7 | Nigeria | 178 981 119 | 2,484% |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 157 967 552 | 2,193% |
| 9 | Russia | 146 497 215 | 2,033% |
| 10 | Japan | 127 304 215 | 1,767% |
| 11 | Mexico | 119 977 418 | 1,665% |
| 12 | Philippines | 100 481 263 | 1,395% |
| 13 | Vietnam | 89 973 115 | 1,249% |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 88 217 206 | 1,225% |
| 15 | Egypt | 87 528 932 | 1,215% |
| 16 | Germany | 81 044 215 | 1,125% |
| 17 | Iran | 77 813 220 | 1,080% |
| 18 | Türkiye | 76 932 079 | 1,068% |
| 19 | DR Congo | 69 624 333 | 0,966% |
| 20 | Thailand | 65 135 215 | 0,904% |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 64 572 476 | 0,896% |
| 22 | France | 64 192 823 | 0,891% |
| 23 | Italy | 61 046 883 | 0,847% |
| 24 | South Africa | 54 266 215 | 0,753% |
| 25 | Myanmar | 53 983 173 | 0,749% |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 50 268 656 | 0,698% |
| 27 | Colombia | 48 104 215 | 0,668% |
| 28 | Tanzania | 47 686 001 | 0,662% |
| 29 | Spain | 46 771 975 | 0,649% |
| 30 | Kenya | 45 810 195 | 0,636% |
| 31 | Ukraine | 43 068 274 | 0,598% |
| 32 | Argentina | 42 933 715 | 0,596% |
| 33 | Algeria | 40 193 162 | 0,558% |
| 34 | Uganda | 39 108 839 | 0,543% |
| 35 | Sudan | 39 028 305 | 0,542% |
| 36 | Poland | 38 759 874 | 0,538% |
| 37 | Iraq | 35 032 976 | 0,486% |
| 38 | Canada | 34 525 215 | 0,479% |
| 39 | Morocco | 33 674 215 | 0,467% |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 31 544 733 | 0,438% |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 30 752 815 | 0,427% |
| 42 | Peru | 30 739 359 | 0,427% |
| 43 | Venezuela | 30 591 215 | 0,425% |
| 44 | Malaysia | 29 841 390 | 0,414% |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 29 633 643 | 0,411% |
| 46 | Nepal | 28 384 955 | 0,394% |
| 47 | Mozambique | 26 737 192 | 0,371% |
| 48 | Ghana | 26 706 393 | 0,371% |
| 49 | DPRK | 25 290 803 | 0,351% |
| 50 | Yemen | 25 232 723 | 0,350% |
| 51 | Australia | 24 525 215 | 0,340% |
| 52 | Madagascar | 23 836 177 | 0,331% |
| 53 | Republic of China | 23 674 495 | 0,329% |
| 54 | Cameroon | 22 982 847 | 0,319% |
| 55 | Angola | 22 301 476 | 0,310% |
| 56 | Syria | 22 150 830 | 0,307% |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 21 609 990 | 0,300% |
| 58 | Ivory Coast | 20 968 989 | 0,291% |
| 59 | Romania | 20 106 857 | 0,279% |
| 60 | Niger | 18 699 017 | 0,260% |
| 61 | Chile | 17 987 215 | 0,250% |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 17 583 830 | 0,244% |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 17 494 709 | 0,243% |
| 64 | Netherlands | 17 076 890 | 0,237% |
| 65 | Malawi | 16 993 359 | 0,236% |
| 66 | Guatemala | 16 023 929 | 0,222% |
| 67 | Mali | 15 932 442 | 0,221% |
| 68 | Cambodia | 15 572 485 | 0,216% |
| 69 | Ecuador | 15 245 215 | 0,212% |
| 70 | Zambia | 15 185 217 | 0,211% |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 14 763 540 | 0,205% |
| 72 | Senegal | 14 712 386 | 0,2042% |
| 73 | Chad | 13 375 361 | 0,1857% |
| 74 | Guinea | 12 208 113 | 0,1695% |
| 75 | South Sudan | 11 902 933 | 0,1652% |
| 76 | Cuba | 11 422 812 | 0,1586% |
| 77 | Belgium | 11 368 207 | 0,1578% |
| 78 | Greece | 11 156 804 | 0,1549% |
| 79 | Tunisia | 11 050 715 | 0,1534% |
| 80 | Bolivia | 11 011 879 | 0,1529% |
| 81 | Somalia | 10 969 866 | 0,1523% |
| 82 | Benin | 10 763 725 | 0,1494% |
| 83 | Rwanda | 10 701 437 | 0,1485% |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 10 693 169 | 0,1484% |
| 85 | Czech Republic | 10 676 634 | 0,1482% |
| 86 | Burundi | 10 586 967 | 0,1470% |
| 87 | Haiti | 10 565 624 | 0,1467% |
| 88 | Portugal | 10 531 516 | 0,1462% |
| 89 | Hungary | 9 983 215 | 0,1386% |
| 90 | Sweden | 9 749 079 | 0,1353% |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9 581 315 | 0,1330% |
| 92 | Belarus | 9 579 315 | 0,1330% |
| 93 | Serbia | 9 572 593 | 0,1329% |
| 94 | Austria | 8 612 001 | 0,1195% |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 8 309 615 | 0,1153% |
| 96 | Switzerland | 8 240 904 | 0,1144% |
| 97 | Israel | 8 236 215 | 0,1143% |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 7 580 323 | 0,1052% |
| 99 | Honduras | 7 522 215 | 0,1044% |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 7 301 892 | 0,1014% |
| 101 | Hong Kong (PRC) | 7 192 515 | 0,0998% |
| 102 | Paraguay | 6 728 846 | 0,0934% |
| 103 | Jordan | 6 699 315 | 0,0930% |
| 104 | Eritrea | 6 592 391 | 0,0915% |
| 105 | Salvador | 6 439 967 | 0,0894% |
| 106 | Laos | 6 405 015 | 0,0889% |
| 107 | Libya | 6 309 667 | 0,0876% |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 6 261 597 | 0,0869% |
| 109 | Togo | 6 247 370 | 0,0867% |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 6 127 260 | 0,0850% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 919 315 | 0,0822% |
| 112 | Denmark | 5 683 450 | 0,0789% |
| 113 | Finland | 5 528 715 | 0,0767% |
| 114 | Slovakia | 5 468 223 | 0,0759% |
| 115 | Singapore | 5 368 615 | 0,0745% |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 5 363 386 | 0,0744% |
| 117 | Norway | 5 222 115 | 0,0725% |
| 118 | Lebanon | 5 022 129 | 0,0697% |
| 119 | UAE | 4 856 465 | 0,0674% |
| 120 | CAR | 4 765 418 | 0,0661% |
| 121 | Ireland | 4 660 244 | 0,0647% |
| 122 | Republic of the Congo | 4 581 809 | 0,0636% |
| 123 | New Zealand | 4 562 615 | 0,0633% |
| 124 | Georgia | 4 513 715 | 0,0627% |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 4 443 764 | 0,0617% |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 4 324 927 | 0,0600% |
| 127 | Croatia | 4 269 915 | 0,0593% |
| 128 | Liberia | 4 213 215 | 0,0585% |
| 129 | Mauritania | 3 913 215 | 0,0543% |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 859 592 | 0,0536% |
| 131 | Puerto Rico (USA) | 3 749 004 | 0,0520% |
| 132 | Moldova | 3 580 815 | 0,0497% |
| 133 | Kuwait | 3 502 586 | 0,0486% |
| 134 | Panama | 3 429 028 | 0,0476% |
| 135 | Uruguay | 3 227 007 | 0,0448% |
| 136 | Armenia | 3 128 764 | 0,0434% |
| 137 | Lithuania | 2 954 075 | 0,0410% |
| 138 | Albania | 2 854 956 | 0,0396% |
| 139 | Oman | 2 796 694 | 0,0388% |
| 140 | Mongolia | 2 760 015 | 0,0383% |
| 141 | Jamaica | 2 729 015 | 0,0379% |
| 142 | Namibia | 2 371 203 | 0,0329% |
| 143 | Lesotho | 2 120 726 | 0,0294% |
| 144 | Slovenia | 2 098 085 | 0,0291% |
| 145 | Macedonia | 2 088 984 | 0,0290% |
| 146 | Botswana | 2 061 802 | 0,0286% |
| 147 | Latvia | 2 013 515 | 0,0279% |
| 148 | Gambia | 1 932 169 | 0,0268% |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 769 013 | 0,0246% |
| 150 | Gabon | 1 720 509 | 0,0239% |
| 151 | Qatar | 1 708 650 | 0,0237% |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 326 929 | 0,01842% |
| 153 | Estonia | 1 318 034 | 0,01830% |
| 154 | Mauritius | 1 298 004 | 0,01802% |
| 155 | Swaziland | 1 269 919 | 0,01763% |
| 156 | Bahrain | 1 236 786 | 0,01717% |
| 157 | East Timor | 1 068 624 | 0,01483% |
| 158 | Fiji | 889 242 | 0,01234% |
| 159 | Djibouti | 888 528 | 0,01233% |
| 160 | Cyprus | 860 215 | 0,01194% |
| 161 | Reunion (France) | 830 796 | 0,01153% |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 780 276 | 0,01083% |
| 163 | Butane | 767 767 | 0,01066% |
| 164 | Comoros | 753 653 | 0,01046% |
| 165 | Guyana | 736 769 | 0,01023% |
| 166 | Montenegro | 625 550 | 0,008683% |
| 167 | Macau (PRC) | 608 715 | 0,008449% |
| 168 | SADR | 586 861 | 0,008146% |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 574 080 | 0,007969% |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 550 895 | 0,007647% |
| 171 | Suriname | 545 140 | 0,007567% |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 504 852 | 0,007008% |
| 173 | Malta | 426 599 | 0,005921% |
| 174 | Brunei | 424 420 | 0,005891% |
| 175 | Guadeloupe (France) | 405 850 | 0,005633% |
| 176 | Martinique (France) | 393 506 | 0,005462% |
| 177 | Bahamas | 383 786 | 0,005327% |
| 178 | Maldives | 352 787 | 0,004897% |
| 179 | Iceland | 326 886 | 0,004537% |
| 180 | Belize | 323 668 | 0,004493% |
| 181 | Barbados | 287 281 | 0,003988% |
| 182 | French Polynesia (France) | 281 050 | 0,003901% |
| 183 | New Caledonia (France) | 261 039 | 0,003623% |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 259 516 | 0,003602% |
| 185 | Guiana (France) | 238 764 | 0,003314% |
| 186 | Mayotte (France) | 229 285 | 0,003183% |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 199 097 | 0,002764% |
| 188 | Samoa | 193 046 | 0,002680% |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 184 813 | 0,002565% |
| 190 | Guam (USA) | 168 761 | 0,002343% |
| 191 | Curaçao (Nida) | 150 894 | 0,002094% |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110 586 | 0,001535% |
| 193 | Virgin Islands (USA) | 108 007 | 0,001499% |
| 194 | Grenada | 107 518 | 0,001492% |
| 195 | Tonga | 106 997 | 0,001485% |
| 196 | Kiribati | 104 657 | 0,001453% |
| 197 | Micronesia | 104 618 | 0,001452% |
| 198 | Aruba (Nida) | 104 146 | 0,001446% |
| 199 | Jersey (British) | 98 572 | 0,001368% |
| 200 | Seychelles | 94 021 | 0,001305% |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91 618 | 0,001272% |
| 202 | Isle of Man (British) | 87 190 | 0,001210% |
| 203 | Andorra | 76 813 | 0,001066% |
| 204 | Dominica | 73 056 | 0,001014% |
| 205 | Bermuda (British) | 66 176 | 0,000919% |
| 206 | Guernsey (British) | 63 800 | 0,000886% |
| 207 | Cayman Islands (British) | 59 941 | 0,000832% |
| 208 | Greenland (Denmark) | 57 679 | 0,000801% |
| 209 | American Samoa (USA) | 55 835 | 0,000775% |
| 210 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55 304 | 0,000768% |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 55 046 | 0,000764% |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 53 287 | 0,000740% |
| 213 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 48 674 | 0,000676% |
| 214 | Monaco | 38 581 | 0,000536% |
| 215 | Sint Maarten (Nid.) | 37 944 | 0,000527% |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 37 644 | 0,000523% |
| 217 | Saint Martin (France) | 36 801 | 0,000511% |
| 218 | Turks and Caicos (Brit.) | 34 251 | 0,000475% |
| 219 | San Marino | 32 152 | 0,000446% |
| 220 | Gibraltar (British) | 30 516 | 0,000424% |
| 221 | Virgin Islands (British) | 29 077 | 0,000404% |
| 222 | Åland Islands (Finland) | 28 717 | 0,000399% |
| 223 | Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (Nid.) | 23 511 | 0,000326% |
| 224 | Palau | 21 312 | 0,000296% |
| 225 | Cook Islands (New Green) | 20 947 | 0,000291% |
| 226 | Anguilla (British) | 14 675 | 0,000204% |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 13 421 | 0,000186% |
| 228 | Nauru | 10 296 | 0,000143% |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 9 989 | 0,000139% |
| 230 | Saint Barthelemy (France) | 9 130 | 0,000127% |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6 175 | 0,0000857% |
| 232 | Montserrat (British) | 5 230 | 0,0000726% |
| 233 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Islands | 4 155 | 0,0000577% |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (British) | 3 087 | 0,0000428% |
| 235 | Spitsbergen (Norway) | 2 690 | 0,0000373% |
| 236 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 2 337 | 0,0000324% |
| 237 | Christmas Island (Australia) | 2 087 | 0,0000290% |
| 238 | Tokelau (New Green) | 1 426 | 0,0000198% |
| 239 | Niue (New Green) | 1 317 | 0,0000183% |
| 240 | Vatican | 803 | 0,0000111% |
| 241 | Cocos Islands (Australia) | 560 | 0,0000078% |
| 242 | Pitcairn Islands (British) | 60 | 0,00000083% |
Remember:
Question: What is the number of people on Earth?
Answer: The population is constantly changing, currently it is approximately 7.4 billion people
My geographical research:
Question: How many years did it take for people to reach 1 billion people (Fig. 2.2)
Answer: by 1830 the population was about 1 billion people
Question: How did the periods of time during which the number of the Earth’s inhabitants increased by 1 billion people change in the future?
Answer: The Earth's population began to grow at a phenomenal, explosive pace.
About 100 years after reaching the billion level (1830) it reached 2 billion, 30 years later - 3 billion, etc.
There are currently 7.4 billion people living on Earth. According to UN calculations, in the coming years this figure will increase by an average of 78 million annually, and by 2050 will reach 9 billion. Population growth will continue mainly in the most populous and poorest regions.
Question: What do scientists estimate will be the number of earthlings in 2050? How much will it increase compared to the current population?
Answer: According to scientists' forecasts, by 2050. the number of earthlings will be about 9 billion. people, and compared to 2016 will increase by 1.6 billion people
Questions and tasks:
Question: Why are population censuses conducted?
Answer: The purposes of the census are economic in nature. To know how much water, food, household items, clothing, transport, etc. is needed for the population today and how much will be needed tomorrow. To plan production in order to provide the population of a country (planet) with the necessary conditions for life, you need to know how many people live in a particular country, continent, world, for this purpose a Population Census is carried out, which is carried out once every 5 or 10 years. In Russia, the population census has been conducted since 1897.
Question: How have the population growth rates changed?
Answer: Before 1800 The population grew at a slow pace, no more than 10 million per hundred years.
The world population is currently growing at a rate of about 1.15% per year. Average annual population changes are currently estimated at more than 77 million (i.e. 1 billion + 1 year = 1.07 billion, etc.).
Annual growth rates peaked in the late 1960s, when the figure was 2% or even higher. The growth rate has therefore almost doubled since its peak of 2.19 percent, which was achieved in 1963 to the current 1.15%.
The annual growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to fall in the coming years, but the rate of future change is still unclear. It is currently projected to be less than 1% by 2020 and less than 0.5% in 2050.
This means that the world's population will continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a slower rate compared to the recent past. The world population doubled (100% increase) in the 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion). It is currently estimated that a 50% increase will take another 42 years, with the mark exceeding 9 billion in 2050.
Question: What are the reasons influencing the population size?
Answer: The reasons influencing the population include the level economic development countries, the level of education and well-being of an individual, national and religious traditions, such social phenomena as hunger, disease, as well as natural disasters, and the most terrible creation of humanity - wars.
Question: What indicators determine population change?
Answer: The change in population is determined by the ratio of fertility and mortality; the positive difference between fertility and mortality is an indicator called Population Growth.
Question: Name the continent whose countries have the greatest natural population growth.
Answer: continent Africa.
There are more than 200 states on planet Earth (including partially recognized and unrecognized countries).
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They all differ in living standards, incomes, cultural development and other important indicators.
In this situation, it is natural that the number of inhabitants of the countries of the globe varies significantly.
Against the backdrop of states with a huge number of inhabitants, there are countries where literally several thousand people live.
General information
According to various estimates, 7.444-7.528 billion people live on planet Earth. There is a constant population increase of approximately 90 million people.
But the distribution of inhabitants around the planet is extremely uneven. More than 1/3 of all humanity lives in China and India, and 2/3 of the Earth’s inhabitants live in the 15 most populous countries.
For comparison, we present in the table information on the planet’s population during different periods of human development:
Note. Data from 1500 and beyond early periods obtained through scientific evaluation. At this time, registration and census were not yet carried out.
Key indicators
The population of each country is taken into account both by local authorities and the international scientific community.
In this case, data obtained as a result of censuses, migration registration, etc. is used. In some states, it is almost impossible to accurately estimate the number of residents.This is hampered by military conflicts, and also part of the population of some countries lives in extremely inaccessible areas.
Let's consider how much the world's population is by state in 2020. following table:
| Country | Number of inhabitants |
| China | 1389983000 |
| India | 1350494000 |
| USA | 325719000 |
| Indonesia | 267272972 |
| Pakistan | 211054704 |
| Brazil | 209078488 |
| Nigeria | 196463654 |
| Bangladesh | 166576197 |
| Russia | 146880432 |
| Japan | 126560000 |
| Mexico | 123982528 |
| Philippines | 105908950 |
| Ethiopia | 104569310 |
| Egypt | 97351896 |
| Vietnam | 95600601 |
| Germany | 82521653 |
| Iran | 82018816 |
| DRC | 81339988 |
| Türkiye | 80810525 |
| Thailand | 69037513 |
| United Kingdom | 65808573 |
| France | 64859599 |
| Italy | 60589445 |
| Tanzania | 57310019 |
| South Africa | 54956900 |
| Myanmar | 53370609 |
| Republic of Korea | 51732586 |
| Colombia | 49749000 |
| Kenya | 49699862 |
| Spain | 46528966 |
| Argentina | 43131966 |
| Uganda | 42862958 |
| Ukraine | 42216766 |
| Algeria | 41318142 |
| Sudan | 40533330 |
| Poland | 38424000 |
| Iraq | 38274618 |
| Canada | 35706000 |
| Afghanistan | 35530081 |
| Morocco | 35197000 |
| Uzbekistan | 32511900 |
| Saudi Arabia | 32248200 |
| Venezuela | 31882000 |
| Malaysia | 31700000 |
| Peru | 31488625 |
| Angola | 29784193 |
| Mozambique | 29668834 |
| Nepal | 29304998 |
| Ghana | 28833629 |
| Yemen | 28250420 |
| Australia | 25787000 |
| Madagascar | 25570895 |
| DPRK | 25490965 |
| Ivory Coast | 24294750 |
| Republic of China | 23547448 |
| Cameroon | 23248044 |
| Niger | 21477348 |
| Sri Lanka | 20876917 |
| Romania | 19644350 |
| Mali | 18541980 |
| Chile | 18503135 |
| Burkina Faso | 18450494 |
| Syria | 18269868 |
| Kazakhstan | 18195900 |
| Netherlands | 17191445 |
| Zambia | 17094130 |
| Zimbabwe | 16529904 |
| Malawi | 16310431 |
| Guatemala | 16176133 |
| Cambodia | 15827241 |
| Ecuador | 15770000 |
| Senegal | 15256346 |
| Chad | 14496739 |
| Guinea | 12947122 |
| South Sudan | 12733427 |
| Burundi | 11552561 |
| Bolivia | 11410651 |
| Cuba | 11392889 |
| Rwanda | 11262564 |
| Belgium | 11250659 |
| Somalia | 11079013 |
| Tunisia | 10982754 |
| Haiti | 10911819 |
| Greece | 10846979 |
| Dominican Republic | 10648613 |
| Czech Republic | 10578820 |
| Portugal | 10374822 |
| Benin | 10315244 |
| Sweden | 10005673 |
| Hungary | 9779000 |
| Azerbaijan | 9730500 |
| Belarus | 9491800 |
| UAE | 9400145 |
| Tajikistan | 8931000 |
| Israel | 8842000 |
| Austria | 8773686 |
| Honduras | 8725111 |
| Switzerland | 8236600 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7776115 |
| Togo | 7496833 |
| Hong Kong (PRC) | 7264100 |
| Serbia | 7114393 |
| Jordan | 7112900 |
| Paraguay | 7112594 |
| Bulgaria | 7101859 |
| Laos | 6693300 |
| Sierra Leone | 6592102 |
| Libya | 6330159 |
| Nicaragua | 6198154 |
| Salvador | 6146419 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6140200 |
| Lebanon | 6082357 |
| Turkmenistan | 5758075 |
| Denmark | 5668743 |
| Finland | 5471753 |
| Singapore | 5469724 |
| Slovakia | 5421349 |
| Norway | 5383100 |
| Eritrea | 5351680 |
| CAR | 4998493 |
| New Zealand | 4859700 |
| State of Palestine | 4816503 |
| Costa Rica | 4773130 |
| Republic of the Congo | 4740992 |
| Liberia | 4731906 |
| Ireland | 4635400 |
| Croatia | 4190669 |
| Oman | 4088690 |
| Kuwait | 4007146 |
| Panama | 3764166 |
| Georgia | 3729600 |
| Mauritania | 3631775 |
| Moldova | 3550900 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3531159 |
| Uruguay | 3415866 |
| Puerto Rico (US Colony) | 3411307 |
| Mongolia | 3119935 |
| Armenia | 2982900 |
| Jamaica | 2930050 |
| Albania | 2886026 |
| Lithuania | 2812713 |
| Namibia | 2513981 |
| Botswana | 2303820 |
| Qatar | 2269672 |
| Lesotho | 2160309 |
| Slovenia | 2097600 |
| Macedonia | 2069172 |
| Gambia | 2054986 |
| Gabon | 2025137 |
| Latvia | 1932200 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1888429 |
| Republic of Kosovo | 1804944 |
| Bahrain | 1451200 |
| Swaziland | 1367254 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1364973 |
| Estonia | 1318705 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1267689 |
| Mauritius | 1261208 |
| East Timor | 1212107 |
| Djibouti | 956985 |
| Fiji | 905502 |
| Cyprus | 854802 |
| Reunion (France) | 844994 |
| Comoros | 806153 |
| Guyana | 801623 |
| Butane | 784103 |
| Macau (PRC) | 640700 |
| Montenegro | 622218 |
| Solomon Islands | 594934 |
| SADR | 584206 |
| Luxembourg | 576249 |
| Suriname | 547610 |
| Cape Verde | 526993 |
| Transnistria | 475665 |
| Malta | 434403 |
| Brunei | 428874 |
| Guadeloupe (France) | 403750 |
| Bahamas | 392718 |
| Belize | 387879 |
| Martinique (France) | 381326 |
| Maldives | 341256 |
| Iceland | 332529 |
| Northern Cyprus | 313626 |
| French Polynesia (France) | 285735 |
| Barbados | 285006 |
| Vanuatu | 270470 |
| New Caledonia (France) | 268767 |
| Guiana (France) | 254541 |
| Mayotte (France) | 246496 |
| Republic of Abkhazia | 243564 |
| Samoa | 194523 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 194390 |
| Saint Lucia | 186383 |
| Guam (USA) | 172094 |
| Curaçao (Nida) | 158986 |
| Kiribati | 114405 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109644 |
| Grenada | 107327 |
| Tonga | 106915 |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | 106415 |
| Micronesia | 104966 |
| Aruba (Nida) | 104263 |
| Jersey (British) | 100080 |
| Seychelles | 97026 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 92738 |
| Isle of Man (British) | 88421 |
| Andorra | 85470 |
| Dominica | 73016 |
| Guernsey (British) | 62711 |
| Bermuda (British) | 61662 |
| Cayman Islands (British) | 60764 |
| Greenland (Denmark) | 56196 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56183 |
| American Samoa (USA) | 55602 |
| Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 55389 |
| South Ossetia | 53532 |
| Marshall Islands | 53069 |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 48599 |
| Monaco | 37863 |
| Liechtenstein | 37622 |
| Sint Maarten (Nid.) | 37224 |
| Saint Martin (France) | 36457 |
| Turks and Caicos (Brit.) | 34904 |
| Gibraltar (British) | 33140 |
| San Marino | 31950 |
| Virgin Islands (British) | 30659 |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (Nid.) | 24279 |
| Palau | 21501 |
| Cook Islands (New Green) | 20948 |
| Anguilla (British) | 14763 |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | 13112 |
| Nauru | 10263 |
| Tuvalu | 9943 |
| Saint Barthelemy (France) | 9417 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6301 |
| Montserrat (British) | 5154 |
| Saint Helena (British) | 3956 |
| Falkland Islands (British) | 2912 |
| Niue (New Green) | 1612 |
| Tokelau (New Green) | 1383 |
| Vatican | 842 |
| Pitcairn Islands (British) | 49 |
Leading countries
Most people live in China and India. In total, more than 2.740 billion people live in these two states.
The United States, which ranks third in terms of the number of inhabitants, lags behind any of these countries very significantly, because only 325.719 million people live in them.
In Russia, which is in 9th place, even significantly fewer people live - 146.880 million people.
Who's behind?
On political map There are planets and states with a very small number of inhabitants. The fewest people live in the Vatican (less than 850 people).
But this does not mean that a sparsely populated country is an exception to the rule. There are also full-fledged states with literally several thousand inhabitants.
For example, only about 10 thousand people live in Tuvalu or Nauru. Less than 50 thousand people live in countries such as Palau, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and Monaco.
Growth dynamics
For a long time, the number of people on planet Earth was relatively small. It began to grow significantly only in the 19th century, but the real demographic explosion occurred in the 1960-1980s.
It is associated with an increase in the availability of quality medical care, overall growth standard of living and a non-declining birth rate in a number of countries.
The majority of newborns occur in countries such as China and India. Many in countries of Latin America, as well as Africa.
Forecast for the future
Scientists are constantly considering various scenarios for the further development of humanity and changes in the number of inhabitants of the planet.
According to them, by 2020 there will be about 7.7-7.8 billion people living in the world and in the future it will only increase.
According to forecasts, by 2030 there will be more than 8.463 billion people on the planet, and by 2050 - already 9.568 billion. In 2100, the world's population may reach 11 billion.
