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Global population increases by 2.5 people per second • Per minute: 150 people • Per day: 216,000 people • Per Year: 78 million people According to global statistics, the world population on earth increases by 2.5 people every second. This increase appears to be extraordinary. It implies per minute: 150 people. However, this number is both commonly misunderstood and misinterpreted in articles and discussions as it does not imply 2.5 new born people in every second. Rather, 4.3 people are born on average in every second while 1.8 die in the same time. In a whole, this implies an increase in the global population of 2.5 people per second (4.3 born people minus 1.8 dead people equals 2.5). Extrapolated, these numbers imply a number of 137 million people who are born in every year on a global level whilst 58 million people die in the same period of time.

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Over 9 Billion People By 2050 The onholding demographic change is one of the central issues within the 21st century and therefore, adressed by several political reforms. In order to make senseful reforms, one has to ask in what way the global population will change over time and what increase in the global population can be expected. Until 2050, the United Nations expect the number of global population to increase both further and in a dramatical way. Today's number of around 7.238 billion people in 2014 is supposed to reach a number of 9.683 billion people in 2050, likely causing new challenges for the international community.

WORLD POPULATION 1920-2100 As the world population has grown by over 5 billion from 1920 to today, the capability of national governments and organizations to provide basic needs and resources to that population has been repeatedly challenged staying in step with the growth. This article goes over the changes experienced by a series of nations over the past century and what those population changes could look like in the future. Since 1920, the population of China has almost quadrupled — growing from from 448 million to 1.389 billion — making it the most populous nation on Earth. From 1920 to 2020, India's population rose even more rapidly, increasing fivefold from the 219 million reported in 1920 to the current projection of 1.380 billion people. Consistently in 2020, the United States is the third-most populous nation in the world, having risen above Indonesia as the nation's population increased from 105 million to 330 million. Other nations that have seen a significant increase in population over the century are Brazil (rising from 41 million to 207 million), Pakistan (from 21 million to 209 million), Nigeria (from 16 million to 201 million), Bangladesh (from 45 million to 163 million), Russia (from 78 million to 144 million), Mexico (from 15 million to 128 million), Japan (from 73 million to 126 million), Ethiopia (from 10 million to 109 million) and Philippines (from 17 million to 109 million). As the world population rate is expected to increase in the future, a handful of nations could experience even more accelerated growth. The population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, is projected to almost double from 84 million to 168 million by the year 2100 - and the population of Ethiopia is also expected to significantly increase, reaching as high as 210 million by the end of the century. Other nations that are projected to experience notable population growth in the near future are Nigeria (to 442 million), the United States (378 million), China (1.514 billion), India (1.628 billion), Indonesia (358 million), Pakistan (311 million) and Bangladesh (193 million). Not all nations are expected to experience rapid population growth, however — Japan's population is projected to decline from 126 million to 97 million by 2100, and Russia's is expected to drop from 144 million to 110 million. As population increases at an exponential rate and resources become ever more scarce, it is essential that governments, organizations, and individuals across the globe focus on developing solutions that will ease the burden of meeting basic needs and maintain a livable natural environment for humanity. Only by getting our population growth under control can we ensure resources are available for all.