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World Population
Introductory to Social Science and Culture
Amika Wardana.Ph.D
a.wardana@uny.ac.id
World Population
It is estimated to number 7.13 billion by the
United States Census Bureau (USCB).
The world population has experienced
continuous growth since the end of the Great
Famine and the Black Death in 1350, when it
stood at around 370 million.
The highest rates of growth:
1950s: 1,8% per year
1962: 2,2% per year
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The Growth
Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 138 million;
Total annual births are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million.
And the deaths number 56 million per year, and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040.
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Population by Continent
Continent Density Population
Asia 96.4 4,298,723,000
Africa 36.7 1,110,635,000
Europe 72.9 742,452,000
North America 22.9 565,265,000
Latin America 22.8 406,740,000
Oceania 4.5 38,304,000
Antartica 0.0003 4,490
Population by Countries
Countries 1990 2008 2025
China 1,141 1,333 1,458
India 849 1,140 1,398
United States 250 304 352
Indonesia 178 228 273
Brazil 150 192 223
Pakistan 108 166 226
Bangladesh 116 160 198
Nigeria 94 151 208
Russia 148 142 137
