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

                             

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