The World tops 7 billion....

[ElFenix]

Try again. Africa needs to get some birth control.

1,000/230 = ~4.3
so... quadrupled.

 

[mugs]

1,000/230 = ~4.3
so... quadrupled.

d'oh, yeah I didn't notice that the graph ended in the future.

 

[TecHNooB]

when you're oppressed, have sex!

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

China will lead to the downfall of mankind

 

[Kaido]

Here's a pretty cool interactive graph - http://www.boston.com/news/world/world_population/

I had no idea there were 17 million people in the Caribbean.

 

[Senor_Bubbles]

We need a new plague.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Out of the 7 billion humans on planet earth, 6.93 billion of them are complete morons.

In this case, I am proud to be part of the 1%! (actually .01%)

 

[darkxshade]

In this case, I am proud to be part of the 1%! (actually .01%)

.01% is 1/100 of a 1% so obviously you're part of the 99%

 

[CottonRabbit]

China will lead to the downfall of mankind

Indeed, their population is on track to start shrinking in about 20 years, which will stall their economic growth, cause massive unrest and be a huge pain for the world to deal with.

 

[xaeniac]

It's the Catholic church and "condoms cause AIDS!" campaign.

You are an idiot.

 

[CPA]

It's the Catholic church and "condoms cause AIDS!" campaign.

what? Islam is the largest religion in Africa, so why blame Catholics?

 

[Jeff7]

our race loves sex

A fine example of what Earth-based life tends to do when most natural predators are eliminated or mitigated.

 

[ViviTheMage]

WoW , %% wise Central america grew FAST.

 

[routan]

Here's a pretty cool interactive graph - http://www.boston.com/news/world/world_population/

why is population DECLINING 2040-2050?

 

[Arcadio]

Excite.com is still around?

 

[bignateyk]

why is population DECLINING 2040-2050?

The only place I see it declining is in Europe. It makes sense.. the more educated you are the less likely you are to have kids. There are alot of countries that have birthrates nearing or below replacement, and when that happens, the population will start to decline.

You can mostly thank third world countries for huge population growth these days.

 

[mnewsham]

This is why my SO and I have decided that if and when we decide to have kids we will adopt

 

[Wyndru]

It will be a while before we reach carrying capacity, long after we are in the ground. I'm more concerned about disease, natural disaster or war than population worries.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Spay and neuter is the key to population control.

No kidding. Way too many people on this planet.

 

[mugs]

why is population DECLINING 2040-2050?

Because Soylent Green is PEOPLE.

 

[bignateyk]

This is why my SO and I have decided that if and when we decide to have kids we will adopt

That's easy to say until you look at the cost. Most adoptions are $20K -$30K+. Why would someone in middle class or below opt to spend 30 grand to adopt when they could make a baby for practically free?

 

[Shlong]

Asia needs to slow the fuck down.

I believe it's all China & India, population in Korea, Japan and some other asian countries are on the decline I believe.

 

[Bateluer]

Try again. Africa needs to get some birth control.

Doesn't Africa have a 30%+ HIC infection rate? Their pop might be crashing in the next decade.

 

[Oyeve]

Excite.com is still around?

Yeah, ive been using them as my news source for like 15 years or so. Its mostly AP.

 

[bignateyk]

I believe it's all China & India, population in Korea, Japan and some other asian countries are on the decline I believe.

Chinas birth rate is under 2 at this point (weren't they only allowing 1 child per couple?). Their population will be declining as well.