World Affairs

Human Population Through Time

Source: American Museum of Natural History   June 29, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwmA3Q0_OE

It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion-and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.

But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on Earth's resources, even as we approach 11 billion?

Published on Nov 4, 2016

 

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