https://ugc.berkeley.edu/background-content/population-growth/
World human population growth from 10,000 BC to 2019 AD. Data from: The United Nations. Human population growth impacts the Earth system in a variety of ways, including: Increasing the extraction of resources from the environment. These resources include fossil fuels (oil,

https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/world-population-surpasses-8-billion-what-are-implications-planetary-health-and
10 July 2023 I n November 2022, the world's population surpassed 8 billion people, having grown by 1 billion since 2010.Reaching this milestone raises important questions concerning the impact

https://www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/overpopulation-cause-and-effect
The Causes of Overpopulation. Today the Earth is home to over 8 billion people. By 2100 the population is on track to hit 10.8 billion, according to the United Nations — and that's assuming steady fertility declines in many countries.Interestingly, if extra progress is made in women's reproductive self-determination, and fertility falls more than the United Nations assumes is likely, the

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/population-growth-climate-change/
According to the United Nations Population Fund, fast-growing developing countries (like China and India) will contribute more than half of global CO2 emissions by 2050, leading some to wonder if

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497702/
It might seem counterintuitive to select contemporary Europe as the location to examine the effects of population growth. As is well known, Europe is the world region with by far the lowest growth rate. ... Some have pointed out that, on a global level, migration is a zero-sum game and therefore world population growth matters, not changes in

https://populationconnection.org/resources/population-and-climate/
The combination of climate change impacts and rapid population growth to regions already dealing with poverty and gender inequalities presents a humanitarian problem that will only continue to worsen if left unaddressed. ... Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to double in population by 2050—accounting for half the world's population growth [3].

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/overpopulation-climate-crisis-energy-resources-1.6853542
With that upward trajectory, concerns about the impact of population growth emerged. In the mid-1970s, India launched a mass sterilization campaign of men and women.

https://theconversation.com/8-billion-humans-how-population-growth-and-climate-change-are-connected-as-the-anthropocene-engine-transforms-the-planet-193075
Population growth fuels knowledge, leading to new technology and energy use, fueling more population growth. ... The more people we have on this planet, the larger their collective impact on the

https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth
Population growth is one of the most important topics we cover at Our World in Data. For most of human history, the global population was a tiny fraction of what it is today. Over the last few centuries, the human population has gone through an extraordinary change. In 1800, there were one billion people. Today there are more than 8 billion of us.

https://populationmatters.org/news/2020/04/report-overpopulation-one-of-ten-greatest-threats-to-humanity/
Population growth is a key driver of emissions, shortage of food, water and other resources, pollution, biodiversity loss, and disease emergence and spread. The authors note that the expected fourfold increase in the human population from 1950 to 2050 " is the underlying driver of all the catastrophic risks we now face, combined with our

https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/population-environment
The United Nations estimates that the world population will reach 9.2 billion by 2050. For most of our existence the human population has grown very slowly, kept in check by disease, climate fluctuations and other social factors. It took until 1804 for us to reach 1 billion people.

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-billion-humans-population-growth-climate.html
At first glance, the connections between the world's growing population and climate change seem obvious. The more people we have on this planet, the larger their collective impact on the climate.

https://www.un.org/en/desa/population-growth-environmental-degradation-and-climate-change
The human population has experienced a period of unprecedented growth, more than tripling in size since 1950. It reached almost 7.8 billion in 2020 and is projected to grow to over 8.5 billion in

https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-update-2022
And, by the end of 2022, another one will pass: there will be 8 billion people worldwide. While this absolute growth is similar to previous decades, the growth rate continues to fall. Since 2019, the global population growth rate has fallen below 1%. That's less than half its peak growth rate - of 2.3% - in the 1960s.

https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth-over-time
The fastest doubling of the world population happened between 1950 and 1987: from 2.5 to 5 billion people in just 37 years — the population doubled within a little more than one generation. This period was marked by a peak population growth of 2.1% in 1962. Since then, population growth has been slowing, and the doubling time alongside it.

https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-no-130-why-population-growth-matters-for-sustainable-development/
Even though the pace of global population growth will continue to decline in the coming decades, world population is likely to be between 20 and 30 per cent larger in 2050 than in 2020.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-impacts-of-population-growth.html
In the last 50 years, the number of people on this planet has more than doubled. The population increased from 3 billion to 7 billion in a fairly short time, and this fact had immense effects on the world we live in. By current estimates, we will be a population of 10 billion by the year 2050. Who and what feels the impact of population growth?

https://sciencing.com/environmental-problems-due-population-growth-8337820.html
Population growth also results in increased greenhouse gases, mostly from CO 2 emissions. For visualization, during that same 20th century that saw fourfold population growth, CO 2 emissions increased twelvefold. As greenhouse gases increase, so do climate patterns, ultimately resulting in the long-term pattern called climate change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth
1. World population growth 1700-2100, 2022 projection. Population projections are attempts to show how the human population statistics might change in the future. These projections are an important input to forecasts of the population's impact on this planet and humanity's future well-being.

https://www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/overpopulation-as-a-global-concern
Each day, there are approximately 382,000 births, compared to 168,000 deaths. This accounts for a global net growth of over 200,000 people per day. There is good news. According to the World Population Prospect the global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950. The global growth has fallen by 50% — a good thing, to be sure.

https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth-past-future
In pink, you see the annual population growth rate (that is, the percentage change in population per year) of the global population. It peaked around half a century ago. Peak population growth was reached in 1963 with an annual growth of 2.3%. Since then the increase of the world population has slowed and today grows by 0.9% per year.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/population-decline-will-change-the-world-for-the-better/
China's population has fallen after decades of sky-high growth.This major shift in the world's most populous country would be a big deal by itself, but China's hardly alone in its declining

https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-projected-reach-98-billion-2050-and-112-billion-2100
Slower world population growth due to lower fertility rates In recent years, fertility has declined in nearly all regions of the world. Even in Africa, where fertility levels are the highest of

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/health/global-fertility-rates-lancet-study/index.html
A previous analysis by IHME published in the Lancet in 2020 predicted that the world population will peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion and then decline to 8.8 billion by 2100. Another projection

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/7-jobs-that-will-be-in-high-demand-by-2030/ar-AAXlkoT
The growth in population and demand in various ... Jobs likely to see noteworthy growth by 2030 include special effects artists and animators, who will see 16% growth; producers and directors, at

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/india-debuts-on-jpmorgan-bond-index-what-are-the-risks-impact-on-markets
The world's fastest-growing major economy, which has the largest population on the planet, has never been fully connected to the global finance machine. But starting on Friday, June 28, foreign