The World Population Is Topping Off

The global human population is the total number of people living around the world at a specific time. It is determined by the births and deaths of individuals, as well as by their life expectancy.

The world population has gone from almost 1,000 million inhabitants in 1800 to more than 6,000 million in the year 2000. On October 30, 2011, it reached 7,000 million (7 billion). In November 2017, the 7,350 million inhabitants were counted.

The evolution of the population and population growth are the results of several interrelated factors. Food, the generalization of hygiene, health, the diffusion of medicines and in general the development of technology have been decisive for the strong growth of the world population, which has gone from almost 1000 million in the year 1800 to more of 6000 million in 2000 and about 7000 million at the end of 2011.

Significant increase

It should be noted that during the so-called demographic transition there was a sharp reduction in the crude mortality and birth rate, which will be exacerbated during the second demographic transition -from 1950 onwards-, the world population has continued with high growth, even with a low birth rate in many countries, since the strong and constant reduction of mortality has been joined by the generalized increase in life expectancy. Likewise, the so-called reproductive revolution confirms that the reduction of reproductive effort supposes a high reproductive efficiency.

Now, the world population is expected to grow to approximately 11 billion by 2100, according to a new report from United Nations estimates.

Even so, it is necessary to indicate that, like Sarah Feldman of Statista, in spite of that great amount, it is foreseen that many regions of the world have slower population growth. In this way, the population growth in Asia and Oceania is expected to begin to slow down in 2070. Almost a decade earlier, it is estimated that Europe will be the first region where demographers anticipate that the population will begin to decline. While North America is expected to remain directly behind Europe, and the population will begin to shrink by 2065.

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Source: Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge