| Year |
United Nations Variant [1] |
Estimated Continent Population [2] |
| 2050 |
Medium variant |
1,998,465,920 |
| 2045 |
Medium variant |
1,887,318,981 |
| 2040 |
Medium variant |
1,769,615,191 |
| 2035 |
Medium variant |
1,647,780,638 |
| 2030 |
Medium variant |
1,524,187,297 |
| 2025 |
Medium variant |
1,400,183,999 |
| 2020 |
Medium variant |
1,276,369,389 |
| 2015 |
Medium variant |
1,153,037,902 |
| 2010 |
Medium variant |
1,033,042,510 |
| 2005 |
Estimate variant |
921,073,166 |
| 2000 |
Estimate variant |
819,462,297 |
| 1995 |
Estimate variant |
726,284,681 |
| 1990 |
Estimate variant |
638,728,903 |
| 1985 |
Estimate variant |
556,130,885 |
| 1980 |
Estimate variant |
482,235,905 |
| 1975 |
Estimate variant |
418,765,477 |
| 1970 |
Estimate variant |
366,792,207 |
| 1965 |
Estimate variant |
322,309,139 |
| 1960 |
Estimate variant |
285,048,836 |
| 1955 |
Estimate variant |
253,397,232 |
| 1950 |
Estimate variant |
227,269,910 |
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| Population Growth |
Our population is growing at a massive rate, and it looks set to continue, which will bring a whole host of new problems, while making some current issues much harder to deal with. Particularly important issues include finding better ways to utilse the land at our disposal, creating better living conditions for many, and working out what to do with waste |
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| Aging |
One of the main reasons behind the World's massive population spurt of the past century, is our advancements in healthcare. By the standards of only 100 years ago, with the help of medicines and treatments, we are now prolonging life to unimaginable average lengths, and we have now really begun to take control of our body's systems |
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