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   What is population growth?

   • Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020.

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   What is the global population growth rate per year?

   • In the chart, we see the global population growth rate per year. This is based on historical UN estimates and its medium projection to 2100. Global population growth peaked in the 1960s at over 2% per year. Since then, rates have more than halved, falling to less than 1%. The UN expects rates to continue to fall until the end of the century.

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   How has the population growth rate changed over time?

   • This visualization shows again how the population growth rate has changed dramatically over time. It wasn’t until 1805 that the world reached its first billion; it then took another 120 years to reach two billion. By the third billion, this period had reduced to 35 years, reduced further to 14 years to reach four.

   How has world population growth changed over time?

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   Is the global population growing exponentially?

   • There’s a popular misconception that the global population is growing exponentially. But it’s not. While the global population is still increasing in absolute numbers, population growth peaked decades ago. In the chart, we see the global population growth rate per year.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Population_growthPopulation growth - Wikipedia

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   Population growth. Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. [2] The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020. [3]

   • List of countries by population growth rate - Wikipedia

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3. ourworldindata.org › population-growth-over-timeHow has world population growth changed over time?

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   Jun 1, 2023 · The chart shows that global population growth reached a peak in 1962 and 1963 with an annual growth rate of 2.2%; but since then, world population growth has halved. 4 For the last half-century we have lived in a world in which the population growth rate has been declining.

4. ourworldindata.org › population-growthPopulation Growth - Our World in Data

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   While the global population is still increasing in absolute numbers, population growth peaked decades ago. In the chart, we see the global population growth rate per year. This is based on historical UN estimates and its medium projection to 2100.

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5. ourworldindata.org › world-population-update-2022Five key findings from the 2022 UN Population Prospects

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   Jul 11, 2022 · Since 2019, the global population growth rate has fallen below 1%. That’s less than half its peak growth rate – of 2.3% – in the 1960s. As global fertility rates continue to fall (see below), this rate will continue to fall. The UN estimates around 15 million excess deaths in 2020 and 2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic.

6. population.un.org › wppWorld Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations

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   The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population...