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A brief review of the human population

A brief review of the human population. For most of human history, the global population did not exceed 10 million at any time. Population 2000 years ago. The following manner of depicting the growth in population is due to John Ritch, World Nuclear Association. 10 million.

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A brief review of the human population

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  1. A brief review of the human population For most of human history, the global population did not exceed 10 million at any time

  2. Population 2000 years ago The following manner of depicting the growth in population is due to John Ritch, World Nuclear Association 10 million

  3. Population 1000 years ago 300 million

  4. Robert Malthus publishes his essay on the Principle of Population 1800: Beginning of the Industrial Age 1 billion

  5. 1927 Global Population 2 billion

  6. 1960 3 billion

  7. 1974 4 billion

  8. 1987 5 billion

  9. 1999 6 billion

  10. 2050 Estimate 9 billion

  11. 2100 5 billion or 10 billion?

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