Population Trends
7 Billion and Counting
By the Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
2011 [3:35]
Description: Global population trends result from varying levels of population growth and decline among countries. This informative video provides a simple and compelling overview of population trends that have created a world of 7 billion people.
PRB informs people around the world about population, health and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
By the Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
2011 [3:35]
Description: Global population trends result from varying levels of population growth and decline among countries. This informative video provides a simple and compelling overview of population trends that have created a world of 7 billion people.
PRB informs people around the world about population, health and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
Human Population Through Time
By the American Museum of Natural History
2016 [6:24]
Description: 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?
By the American Museum of Natural History
2016 [6:24]
Description: 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?
9 Billion? A Whirlwind Trip Through Population Trends
By Science Magazine.
2011 [7:24]
Description: The world has never seen anything like the population explosion of the past century. The United Nations projects that the global population will top 9 billion by 2050 and 10 billion by 2100. But these projections are uncertain, as they depend on assumptions about the future, such as how many children a woman will have 20 or 30 years hence. This video, part of Science's 29 July 2011 special issue on Population, highlights demographic trends around the globe, which offer a window into what our future world may look like.
By Science Magazine.
2011 [7:24]
Description: The world has never seen anything like the population explosion of the past century. The United Nations projects that the global population will top 9 billion by 2050 and 10 billion by 2100. But these projections are uncertain, as they depend on assumptions about the future, such as how many children a woman will have 20 or 30 years hence. This video, part of Science's 29 July 2011 special issue on Population, highlights demographic trends around the globe, which offer a window into what our future world may look like.
Population Age Structure
By Population Reference Bureau
2018 [3:36]
Description: The world population is growing older. With continued declines in fertility and mortality, the global population's shift toward an older age structure, known as population aging, will accelerate. Older adults' (ages 65+) share of the global population increased from 5 percent in 1960 to 9 percent in 2018 and is projected to rise to 16 percent by 2050, with the segment ages 85 and older growing the fastest. Children's (ages 0 to 14) share is falling, from 37 percent in 1960, to 26 percent in 2018, with a projected decrease to 21 percent by 2050.
By Population Reference Bureau
2018 [3:36]
Description: The world population is growing older. With continued declines in fertility and mortality, the global population's shift toward an older age structure, known as population aging, will accelerate. Older adults' (ages 65+) share of the global population increased from 5 percent in 1960 to 9 percent in 2018 and is projected to rise to 16 percent by 2050, with the segment ages 85 and older growing the fastest. Children's (ages 0 to 14) share is falling, from 37 percent in 1960, to 26 percent in 2018, with a projected decrease to 21 percent by 2050.
World City Populations 1950 - 2035
By LuminoCity3D
Data from the United Nations
Data shown for 1950, 1990, 2015 and 2035.
By LuminoCity3D
Data from the United Nations
Data shown for 1950, 1990, 2015 and 2035.