World Population
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World Population:
  • reached 8 billion on November 15, 2022 according to the latest United Nations estimates.
  • is projected to reach 9 billion in 2037, and 10 billion in 2058.
  • has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).
  • is currently (2024) growing at a rate of around 0.91% per year, adding around 73 million people per year to the total.
  • growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2.09%.
  • growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years (reaching below 0.50% by 2048, reach 0 in 2086, and decline by -0.11% in 2100) .
  • a tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history up to the year 1800 for world population to reach 1 billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), the fifth billion in 13 years (1987), the sixth billion in 11 years (1998), the seventh billion and eighth billion in 12 years each (2010 and 2022). During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.

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retrieving data...Births this year
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"today" = from the beginning of the current day up to now
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"net population growth" = births minus deaths
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Government & Economics
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  • Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 9% of world GDP
  • Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60%

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  • Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP

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  • As recently as 1965, bicycle and car production volumes were essentially the same, at nearly 20 million each per year, but as of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with around 50 million cars produced that year.

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Society & Media
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  • Internet Live Stats (InternetLiveStats.com)
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Environment
retrieving data...Forest loss this year (hectares)
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  • The number shown above is net of reforestation
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  • CO2 Emissions shown are from Fossil Fuel Combustion
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Food
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Water
retrieving data...Water used this year (million L)

Quick Facts:

  • Withdrawals for irrigation are nearly 70% of the total withdrawn for human uses, those for industry 20%, and those for municipal use about 10%

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  • Global Water Outlook to 2025 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  • World Water Council
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Energy
retrieving data...Energy used today (MWh), of which:
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retrieving data...- from non-renewable sources (MWh)
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  • Renewables Global Status Report - REN21
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retrieving data...Oil pumped today (barrels)
Quick Facts:
  • Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters

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Assumption:
  • If consumed at current rates

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  • Boe = barrel of oil equivalent

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Health
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retrieving data...Seasonal flu deaths this year
Quick facts:
  • Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.
  • This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.

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  • Abortion - World Health Organization (WHO)
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  • Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
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  • Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
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