{"id":4057,"date":"2013-07-15T00:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T04:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2013-07-15T00:39:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T04:39:37","slug":"world-population-growth-over-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/07\/15\/world-population-growth-over-time\/","title":{"rendered":"World Population Growth Over Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World population growth accelerated in the last century. During the twentieth century alone, the number of people increased from 1.5 billion to 6 billion.<\/p>\n

In the year 1800 the world’s population had reached 1 billion<\/strong>, with most people living in Asia and Europe. By 1927, 127 years later, the population of the world had doubled, reaching an staggering 2 billion<\/strong> people.<\/p>\n

\"population<\/a>Population growth remained almost the same until 1950 when advances in science and medicine increased life expectancy, specially in developed nations.<\/p>\n

The world’s population reached 3 billion<\/strong> inhabitants by 1960, 4 billion<\/strong> by 1974, 5 billion<\/strong> by 1987, 6 billion<\/strong> by 1999, 7 billion<\/strong> by 2011.<\/p>\n

\"population<\/a>It is estimated that the population of the world will reach 8 billion<\/strong> by 2024, and 9 billion<\/strong> by 2050. Most of the growth will occur in developing nations<\/p>\n

Source: NOVA: Human Numbers Through Time<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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World population growth accelerated in the last century. During the twentieth century alone, the number of people increased from 1.5 billion to 6 billion. In the year 1800 the world’s population had reached 1 billion, with most people living in Asia and Europe. By 1927, 127 years later, the population of the world had doubled, […]<\/p>\n

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