Global Rate of Population Growth
Currently, the global rate of population growth is declining steadily. The world’s population growth rate hit its peak in 1963, with the annual growth rate of 2.19% and soon began the depression a year later.
As of 2014, the population is now 7 billion; the growth rate is 1.14% presently, which is nearly half of what it used to be half a century ago. This means that while there has been a visibly impressive decrease of the global growth rate, the world’s population still continues to move upwards in numbers but at a much slower rate. Ever since Thomas Malthus—an English economist of the mid 18th century—theorized that our growing population would lead to starvation, people have been concerned about the human race’s prospect. According to the latest resources, the United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs says, that it is unlikely for the population to double in number in the 21st century. They also projected that it will take approximately 43 years to increase the population by 2 billion—therefore making the population over 9 billion in 2050.
Furthermore, conforming to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, by 2050, the growth rate of the global population will decline to 0.34%. This is partially due to the fact that families are becoming smaller, whether it is due to enforced laws in certain countries or the significant growth in one-person and two-person families. In most European countries, birth rates per woman have been around 2.1 children, which is more than half the birth rate in the early-mid 20th century.
As of 2014, the population is now 7 billion; the growth rate is 1.14% presently, which is nearly half of what it used to be half a century ago. This means that while there has been a visibly impressive decrease of the global growth rate, the world’s population still continues to move upwards in numbers but at a much slower rate. Ever since Thomas Malthus—an English economist of the mid 18th century—theorized that our growing population would lead to starvation, people have been concerned about the human race’s prospect. According to the latest resources, the United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs says, that it is unlikely for the population to double in number in the 21st century. They also projected that it will take approximately 43 years to increase the population by 2 billion—therefore making the population over 9 billion in 2050.
Furthermore, conforming to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, by 2050, the growth rate of the global population will decline to 0.34%. This is partially due to the fact that families are becoming smaller, whether it is due to enforced laws in certain countries or the significant growth in one-person and two-person families. In most European countries, birth rates per woman have been around 2.1 children, which is more than half the birth rate in the early-mid 20th century.
Figure 1: https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/images/worldgr.png