World Population Growth

Re:World Population Growth by avefilip on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:35AM (#20028528)

The fact that there was 3 billion people in 1960 is mind-blowing to me.

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Re:World Population Growth by NeedMoreTea on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:54AM (#20028866)

Just exponential growth being exponential. Find the doubling time by dividing 70 by that tiny percentage yearly growth.

I really wish the politicians wittering on about seeking constant growth - whether population or GDP - could comprehend it.

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Re:World Population Growth by k__ on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:52AM (#20029490)

In Germany, we have 83 million people and the world population grew multiples of that in my lifetime.

That's just baffling. I mean, the "new" people are more than enough to sustain multiple own countries...

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Re:World Population Growth by mihaifm on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:55AM (#20029509)

Also mind blowing: 6.5% of all the people who have ever lived are alive now. That's 1 in 15 humans who have ever walked the Earth, being alive now.

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Re:World Population Growth by xhgdvjky on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:24PM (#20034022)

holy crap

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Re:World Population Growth by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:40AM (#20028793)

Yes, that's almost in my lifetime.

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