Population

Description:

The population of the world has increased dramatically during the 20th century. Advances in food technology has been able to provide food to billions of people. However there is a Limit to Growth of the human population.

Enablers:

Food technology, food supply

Inhibitors:

Education, affluence, lack of food or water, poor environment, war, values, disease

Paradigms:

2nd Estimate: World Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America Oceania 2010 6794.008521 977.8631453 4124.144857 718.0979965 591.6390977 347.6280788 34.6353461 2015 7115.247819 1074.467094 4310.81028 707.3968437 622.6823328 363.6023823 36.28888615 2020 7412.375869 1178.029067 4473.067738 693.0478984 650.4879928 379.903418 37.83975434 2025 7681.565858 1288.738038 4607.339055 675.2599743 674.4515869 396.5096775 39.26752578 2030 7919.545652 1406.750053 4710.524024 654.2943001 694.0269867 413.3976387 40.55264864 2035 8123.723374 1532.183479 4780.116565 630.4581143 708.7465608 430.5417778 41.67687725 2040 8292.292422 1665.114228 4814.303489 604.0971175 718.2392991 447.9145947 42.62369316 2045 8424.309983 1805.571042 4812.040577 575.5870433 722.24597 465.4866492 43.37870098 2050 8519.744236 1953.530894 4773.10164 545.3246365 720.6304684 483.2266109 43.92998609 Avg growth rate of change -0.0096% -0.0305% -0.0215% -0.0313% -0.0045% -0.0200%