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
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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?
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Related content:
Population Connection
http://worldpopulationhistory....
UN World Population Prospects
https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/
Real-time population counter
http://www.worldometers.info/w...
NASA EarthData
https://earthdata.nasa.gov
NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e...
Video credits:
Writer/Producer
AMNH/L. Moustakerski
Animator
AMNH/S. Krasinski
Sound Design
AMNH/J. Morfoot
Scientific Advisors
AMNH/S. Macey
AMNH/J. Zichello
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
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