Worlds Population Will Hit 7 Billion On October 31st This Year

SharpshooterTom · 12-05-2011 11:50AM #1

UNITED NATIONS, New York—World population is projected to reach 7 billion on 31 October 2011, according to the 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects, the official United Nations population projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and released today.

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is planning a series of activities to engage partners and the general public to underline the significance of this population milestone.

“A world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an opportunity,” said UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. “Globally, people are living longer, healthier lives and choosing to have smaller families. But reducing inequities and finding ways to ensure the well-being of people alive today – as well as the generations that follow – will require new ways of thinking and unprecedented global cooperation,” he said.

http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/news/pid/7597

Brief summary of other milestones:

1804 - 1 billion
1927 - 2 billion
1960 - 3 billion
1975 - 4 billion
1987 - 5 billion
1999 - 6 billion
2011 - 7 billion

Currently we are growing at 1 billion every 12 years. Considering it was only just under a century ago when the titanic sank the world's population was just over 1 billion. It shows how quickly the worlds population has grown.

Some estimates predict the population to slow although other estimates suggest it still may not.

So the day of 7 billion on 31st october 2011, day of celebration lol?

orourkeda · 12-05-2011 11:52AM

Go on the 7 billion

My name is URL · 12-05-2011 11:53AM

There needs to be a global catastrophe of some sort to bring the numbers down..

..that or an increase in carbon-tax

Redhairedguy · 12-05-2011 11:54AM

If we nuke China, that'll make a decent dent in bringing the population down.

jester77 · 12-05-2011 11:55AM

Durex need to start looking into their QA

JohnMarston · 12-05-2011 11:56AM

Redhairedguy wrote: »

If we nuke China, that'll make a decent dent in bringing the population down.

They have the right idea in enforcing restrictions on family size

Naikon · 12-05-2011 11:56AM

"There's too many men. Too many people. Making too many problems."

orourkeda · 12-05-2011 11:56AM

Redhairedguy wrote: »

If we nuke China, that'll make a decent dent in bringing the population down.

What are we supposed to do for duck in black bean sauce

Biggins · 12-05-2011 11:57AM

Cancel October!

orourkeda · 12-05-2011 11:57AM

Naikon wrote: »

"There's too many men. Too many people. Making too many problems."

and not much love to go 'round

Bruthal · 12-05-2011 11:57AM

Gnobe wrote: »

just under a century ago when the titanic sank the world's population was just over 1 billion.

Must of been more on it than they thought.

Miguel_Sanchez · 12-05-2011 11:58AM

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RedXIV · 12-05-2011 11:59AM

I helped make that 7 billion, without me there would only be 6,999,999,998

Kaneda_ · 12-05-2011 12:00PM

We have to start looking at moving humans to mars, or the moon at least.

smokedeels · 12-05-2011 12:00PM

orourkeda wrote: »

What are we supposed to do for duck in black bean sauce

Uncle Ben, who should remain perfectly safe from the blast, in his home, on the island of fictional marketing gimmicks.

NothingMan · 12-05-2011 12:01PM

Naikon wrote: »

"There's too many men. Too many people. Making too many problems."

orourkeda wrote: »

and not much love to go 'round

Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

gigino · 12-05-2011 12:01PM

Gnobe wrote: »

Brief summary of other milestones:

1804 - 1 billion
1927 - 2 billion
1960 - 3 billion
1975 - 4 billion
1987 - 5 billion
1999 - 6 billion
2011 - 7 billion

Currently we are growing at 1 billion every 12 years. Considering it was only just under a century ago when the titanic sank the world's population was just over 1 billion. It shows how quickly the worlds population has grown.

No wonder there are so many problems in the world, climate change, migration , etc etc The Pope has a lot to answer for with his stance on condoms.

Biggins · 12-05-2011 12:02PM

NothingMan wrote: »

Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

I hear what your saying, I Phil ya! :pac:

holystungun9 · 12-05-2011 12:05PM

NothingMan wrote: »

Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

This is the world we live in.

orourkeda · 12-05-2011 12:05PM

smokedeels wrote: »

Uncle Ben, who should remain perfectly safe from the blast, in his home, on the island of fictional marketing gimmicks.

while china boils in the bag

partyndbs · 12-05-2011 12:15PM

imagine the world when there was just like 500 million?

wonder how much people have lived on earth in its entire history?

Sykk · 12-05-2011 12:15PM

Waiting for the obligatory "There's room for more" posts..

SharpshooterTom · 12-05-2011 12:17PM

partyndbs wrote: »

wonder how much people have lived on earth in its entire history?

193 billion or something some online population clock has at the moment. Not sure how they worked that out. Isn't the world only meant to be 6000 years old according to some in America?

jimthemental · 12-05-2011 12:17PM

In fairness we're probably past it already, growth projections are out of date as soon as they are published.

Redhairedguy · 12-05-2011 12:19PM

Kaneda_ wrote: »

We have to start looking at moving humans to mars

MOAR THREE BREASTED WOMEN!!!

Kaneda_ · 12-05-2011 12:19PM

partyndbs wrote: »

imagine the world when there was just like 500 million?

wonder how much people have lived on earth in its entire history?

I remember that was a question on a quiz show a few years back - the answer was that 10 percent of humans that have ever lived are alive now.

So 7 billion now = 70 billion human beings! I dont know if this is right or wrong , but then again i dont think anyone does,but thats what the quiz show said!

philologos · 12-05-2011 12:21PM

You can fit the worlds population into an area the size of Texas.

The whole world's population could fit in the state of Texas...Amazing as it may seem, the entire population of the world can be housed in the U.S. state of Texas — and very comfortably indeed, with each person enjoying a living far in excess of that now available to all but the most wealthy.
Consider these facts: The land area of Texas is some 262,000 square miles* and current UN estimates of the world's population (for 12 October 1999) are about 6 billion.** By converting square miles to square feet — remember to multiply by 5,280 feet per mile twice — and dividing by the world's population, one readily finds that there are more than 1,217 square feet per capita.
A family of 5 would thus occupy more than 6,085 square feet of living space. Even in Texas, that's a mansion.

Source here.
Albeit it's perhaps a seventh more tight now because of the extra billion, but none the less it really puts the overpopulation lark to rest.

Jumpy · 12-05-2011 12:25PM

philologos wrote: »

You can fit the worlds population into an area the size of Texas.

Source here.
Albeit it's perhaps a seventh more tight now because of the extra billion, but none the less it really puts the overpopulation lark to rest.

What do they eat?

Dyr · 12-05-2011 12:25PM

holystungun9 wrote: »

This is the world we live in.

su su sudio

bonerm · 12-05-2011 12:26PM

philologos wrote: »

You can fit the worlds population into an area the size of Texas.

Source here.
Albeit it's perhaps a seventh more tight now because of the extra billion, but none the less it really puts the overpopulation lark to rest.

I heard somewhere you could fit the entire population of the world (back-to-back) onto the Isle of Wight (tho that may not be enough anymore).

SharpshooterTom · 12-05-2011 12:27PM

philologos wrote: »

You can fit the worlds population into an area the size of Texas.

Source here.
Albeit it's perhaps a seventh more tight now because of the extra billion, but none the less it really puts the overpopulation lark to rest.

UN estimates suggest that only 2 billion or so at most can live a first world lifestyle with the limited resources that will continue to be the problem for the next 50-100 years. If the worlds population goes to 10, 11 billion etc then this will be a problem.

David Attenborough did a documentary last year with the BBC highlighting the dangers of it and has a joined a optimumpopulation organization to try and limit the growth. He's deadly serious, with all the natural resources a world population of 12, 13 billion is not a smart idea.

Worlds Population Will Hit 7 Billion On October 31st This Year

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