CAH Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Three hundred years from now, the world's population will have stabilized at about 9 billion and we will look forward to living until age 95. In Japan, that bastion of longevity, people will be hanging around until they're 106. India, China and the United States will still be the most populous countries on the planet -- if they still exist -- and Africa's share of the world's population will double to 25 percent. The average woman will give birth to two children. Those are just a few possibilities projected in a U.N. report released Thursday, which lowers long-term population estimates because of new thinking about fertility rates in the future. The new report acknowledges that population projections are extremely iffy. "What will population trends be like beyond 2050? No one really knows," the report says. "Any demographic projections, if they go 100, 200 or 300 years into the future, are little more than guesses." full story: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/05/un.world....n.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powa Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Interesting, how many people are there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 6 billion :) Approximately And I think that we'll reach 9 bil much sooner than 2300.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zirus Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 http://www.census.gov/ << good population numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Thanks zirus1701, good to know. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerichohol Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I hope we'll have enough fresh water and food for everyone by then otherwise there will be more conflicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzachattack2 Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Apart from limiting factors on the human race (wars/space/resources/etc) we should theoretically hit 9 billion much sooner than 2300. Consider the fact that we've grown from 1.1 billion people(in 1850) to 6.1 billion(in 2000). And with the exponential curve of human growth, the growth over 150/300 hundered years should be MUCH larger than the growth over the past 150 years. I remember reading that if current growth trends continue, we should hit 9 billion by 2050. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 oh my God :o then people's are seem as ant in quantity lol :o :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegel Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 6 billion :) ApproximatelyAnd I think that we'll reach 9 bil much sooner than 2300.. 584876553[/snapback] true i propose a sexual frenzy so we can reach that amount faster all in favor raise your hand raises his hand anyone else ? :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigj Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Umm CNN is crazy. Census Bureau predicts to reach 9 billion within 50 years... By 2300 it will be like 30 billion. Maybe the writer meant 2030? EDIT: Census report http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wp98/ib98-4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 India, China and the United States will still be the most populous countries on the planet -- if they still exist -- and Africa's share of the world's population will double to 25 percent. Ahah, very subtle! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerichohol Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 India, China and the United States will still be the most populous countries on the planet -- if they still exist -- and Africa's share of the world's population will double to 25 percent. The average woman will give birth to two children.full story: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/05/un.world....n.ap/index.html 584874589[/snapback] I'm sure Poster was talking about the United States :laugh: No But seriously who knows what will happen population wise. What if theres a major disaster like a new form of the plague of some other disease which wipes out half the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 i really don't think we will be around at that time considering all the potential global killers we have now. and besides, the government will have a formidble way of population control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Umm CNN is crazy. Census Bureau predicts to reach 9 billion within 50 years...By 2300 it will be like 30 billion. Maybe the writer meant 2030? EDIT: Census report http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wp98/ib98-4.pdf 584882474[/snapback] Actually, both stats are correct...well as correct as they can be. We will probably hit 9 billion sometime around 2050. However, the UN report states that while the population will probably grow somewhat beyond that, it will come back down and stabilize at around 9 billion by 2300. The report also states two other things: - If the population growth rate were to stabilize at 2004 rates (1.85), we'd only have 2.3 billion people on earth on 2300. - If the population growth rate were to continue on the same increasing trend unchecked, we would have 145 trillion people on the planet on 2300. Obviously impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comk Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 If you think the world population will rise until 30 million in 2300, I am affraid that is impossible. The population right now is rising, until certain point it can't rise anymore because there's not enough resources for everyone, the population start decreasing. Then it rise and drop slowly and steadily and then it stays where it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 damn too many!!!! thats why we need wars: to reduce populations. else worl will get overcrouded and overexhausted. i dont believe it will rech 9biliards so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuangyefei Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 India may become the 1st populous country instead of China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 If you think the world population will rise until 30 million in 2300, I am affraid that is impossible. The population right now is rising, until certain point it can't rise anymore because there's not enough resources for everyone, the population start decreasing. Then it rise and drop slowly and steadily and then it stays where it was. 584889489[/snapback] You know it is possible that we will be in space by 2300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademaster Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Its just a guess dont take it too seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comk Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 You know it is possible that we will be in space by 2300. 584895556[/snapback] Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEX4S Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Apart from limiting factors on the human race (wars/space/resources/etc) we should theoretically hit 9 billion much sooner than 2300. Consider the fact that we've grown from 1.1 billion people(in 1850) to 6.1 billion(in 2000). And with the exponential curve of human growth, the growth over 150/300 hundered years should be MUCH larger than the growth over the past 150 years. I remember reading that if current growth trends continue, we should hit 9 billion by 2050. 584877352[/snapback] exactly what I was thinking - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazerBack Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Spreading the disease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEX4S Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Spreading the disease 584919501[/snapback] Hey Rider Of The Astral Fire, come back to reality...come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qkslvr221 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 true i propose a sexual frenzy so we can reach that amount faster all in favor raise your handraises his hand anyone else ? :shifty: 584882082[/snapback] :crazy: now see here... *raises hand* :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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