World Population Growth
|
10000 BC |
1,000,000 |
|
5000 BC |
5,000,000 |
|
2000 BC |
27,000,000 |
|
1000 BC |
50,000,000 |
|
500 BC |
100,000,000 |
|
1 |
170,000,000 |
|
500 |
190,000,000 |
|
1000 |
254,000,000 |
|
1500 |
425,000,000 |
|
1600 |
545,000,000 |
|
1700 |
600,000,000 |
|
1800 |
813,000,000 |
|
1900 |
1,550,000,000 |
|
1920 |
1,860,000,000 |
|
1940 |
2,300,000,000 |
|
1960 |
2,800,000,000 |
|
1970 |
3,700,000,000 |
|
1980 |
4,500,000,000 |
|
1990 |
5,300,000,000 |
|
2000 |
6,100,000,000 |
|
2006 |
6,500,000,000 |
Top Ten Populated Cities: in 100 AD
Top Ten Populated Cities: 1000 AD
Today the World has more than 6.5 billion people. This number is expected to rise to as much as 10 billion by 2050. Population growth in the “industrialized” countries has effectively leveled off, while the emerging nations are experiencing geometric growth. The population growth in the last 50 years multiplied more than ever before and more than it will ever in the future.
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Top Ten Metro Areas: 2000 AD
|
1 |
Rome, Italy |
450,000 |
|
2 |
Honan, China |
420,000 |
|
3 |
Seleucia, Iraq |
250,000 |
|
4 |
Alexandria, Egypt |
250,000 |
|
5 |
Antioch, Turkey |
150,000 |
|
6 |
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
130,000 |
|
7 |
Peshawar, Pakistan |
120,000 |
|
8 |
Carthage, Tunisia |
100,000 |
|
9 |
Suzhou, China |
95,000 |
|
10 |
Smyrna, Turkey |
90,000 |
|
1 |
Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan |
33,190,000 |
|
2 |
New York, United States |
21,360,000 |
|
3 |
Seoul-Inchon, South Korea |
19,900,000 |
|
4 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
19,620,000 |
|
5 |
Sao Paulo, Bazil |
17,720,000 |
|
6 |
Bombay, India |
17,580,000 |
|
7 |
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan |
16,930,000 |
|
8 |
Los Angeles, United States |
16,370,000 |
|
9 |
Manila, Phillipines |
14,140,000 |
|
10 |
Cairo, Egypt |
14,000,000 |
|
1 |
Cordova, Spain |
450,000 |
|
2 |
Kaifeng, China |
400,000 |
|
3 |
Constantinople, Turkey |
300,000 |
|
4 |
Angor, Cambodia |
200,000 |
|
5 |
Kyoto, Japan |
175,000 |
|
6 |
Cairo, Egypt |
135,000 |
|
7 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
125,000 |
|
8 |
Nishapur, Iran |
120,000 |
|
9 |
Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia |
110,000 |
|
10 |
Patan, India |
100,000 |
Memories & Impressions of an Era