If fertility remained at current levels, the population would reach the absurd figure of 296 billion in just 150 years. Even if it dropped to 2.5 children per woman and then stopped falling, the population would still reach 28 billion.
The richest 20 percent of humanity consumes 86 percent of all goods and services, while the poorest fifth consumes just 1.3 percent.
Only 17% of the world's population lives in industrialized countries
The average life expectancy is 61, up from 40 in just 50 years. The numbers of people 65 and older make up 10-15% of the world population today and is expected to increase to 20-30% by 2050.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that hunger is a daily concern for 13.8% of Americans
There will be 125 million births in the world this year. By the time this group is ready to start school, there will have been another 625 million births.
Every 20 minutes, the human population grows by about 3,000. At the same time another plant or animal becomes extinct (27,000 each year).
According to the U.N., if fertility were to stay constant at 1995-2000 levels, the world population would soar to 244 billion by 2150 and 134 trillion by 2300.
The population of the U.S. tripled during the 20th century, but the U.S. consumption of raw materials increased 17-fold.
World Population Awareness http://www.overpopulation.org/
The WOA!! web page on WWW.OVERPOPULATION.ORG originated in Sacramento, California, USA on July 14, 1997
Karen Gaia - publisher, editor, and webspinner
The goal of this website is to preserve the environment and its natural resources for the benefit of people, families, and future generations. Unfortunately, with exploding population growth, excessive consumption on the part of the more well-off people in the world, errant technology, and corrupt governments, the environment is in trouble and the sustainability of the people of our planet is threatened. The solutions seem simple: empower and enable women to have fewer children, develop simpler lifestyles, tax pollution of any kind, and set up government programs to enable the other three solutions.
Overpopulation is a serious problem getting worse every year: if we continue at the current rate, population could reach as many as 15 billion by 2100 (unless the number is cut by starvation). Overpopulation is the root of most, if not all, environmental and many economic issues: peak oil, timber overharvesting, loss of arable land, ocean depletion, food shortages, water shortages, air pollution, water pollution, flooding, plant and animal habitat loss, global warming, and unsustainable debt-based economies.
Let us find ways to make everyone aware of the seriousness of this problem (see "Why Population Matters") and what are the choices. The people of the world are the ones that have to do something about it.
There are many international groups and national groups, some perhaps with local chapters. Starting with a solidly built grassroots foundation is the best way. People should be talking face to face about overpopulation.
Abortion has made overpopulation awareness a dirty word. Abortion is not necessary for controlling world population. There are plenty of other choices. If people become aware of how bad things are going to be by having too many children, they will find a way to do something about it. Even abstinence and the rhythm method, and delayed marriage will result in fewer children. However, when it comes to saving women's lives, a prerequisite for making voluntary family planning work, safe abortions are necessary, because many women are afraid (and rightly so) they will die in childbirth, or that they cannot possibly feed another child, and will undergo unsafe abortions - for the sake of their families - if no safe alternative is found.
Let us examine all the statistics and demographics and philosophies on this issue.
With enough interested people involved, we can make a difference!
1/3 of the population growth in the world is the result of incidental or unwanted pregnancies.
ReplyDeleteDecember 28, 1998
from the Germany World Population Fund
If fertility remained at current levels, the population would reach the absurd figure of 296 billion in just 150 years. Even if it dropped to 2.5 children per woman and then stopped falling, the population would still reach 28 billion.
ReplyDeleteMay 1998
Bill McKibben - Atlantic Monthly
At least 150 million couples throughout the world want, but do not have, access to reproductive Health Services
ReplyDeleteFor An Additional $1.63 Per U.S. Taxpayer Per Year, 11.7 Million More Couples Would Have Access to Modern Contraception
ReplyDeleteBy 2030, the world's urban population is expected to reach 4.9 billion, while the rural population is expected to decrease by 28 million.
ReplyDeleteSeptember 2010
Population Reference Bureau
1983 Year that world grain production per person began to decline(ecofuture.org)
ReplyDelete1985 Year that humanity's demand for resources first exceeded supply(mec.ca)
1989 Year that world fish catch per person began to decline(ecofuture.org)
1999 Year that the world population reached 6 billion (US Census Bureau)
2012 Year that the world population will reach 7 billion(US Census Bureau)
2050 Year that the world population will reach 9.2 billion(US Census Bureau)
3 Days for the world population to increase by that of San Francisco
6 Months for the world population to increase by that of California
200,000 World population growth each day
70 Years for population to double, in any country, at a 1% growth rate per year
(2009)
The richest 20 percent of humanity consumes 86 percent of all goods and services, while the poorest fifth consumes just 1.3 percent.
ReplyDeleteOnly 17% of the world's population lives in industrialized countries
The average life expectancy is 61, up from 40 in just 50 years. The numbers of people 65 and older make up 10-15% of the world population today and is expected to increase to 20-30% by 2050.
(2009)
1) The use of contraception among couples in developing countries has increased from 10% in the early 1960's to 60% today.
ReplyDelete2) During this period, the fertility rate fell from about six births per woman in the mid-1960's to below three per woman in 2000.
3) Global population growth has slowed to an annual rate of 1.35%, the lowest in decades.
4) Uncountable numbers of women and children have lived instead of died.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that hunger is a daily concern for 13.8% of Americans
ReplyDeleteThere will be 125 million births in the world this year. By the time this group is ready to start school, there will have been another 625 million births.
Every 20 minutes, the human population grows by about 3,000. At the same time another plant or animal becomes extinct (27,000 each year).
According to the U.N., if fertility were to stay constant at 1995-2000 levels, the world population would soar to 244 billion by 2150 and 134 trillion by 2300.
The population of the U.S. tripled during the 20th century, but the U.S. consumption of raw materials increased 17-fold.
April 2004 US Census Bureau
World Population Awareness
ReplyDeletehttp://www.overpopulation.org/
The WOA!! web page on WWW.OVERPOPULATION.ORG originated in Sacramento, California, USA on July 14, 1997
Karen Gaia - publisher, editor, and webspinner
The goal of this website is to preserve the environment and its natural resources for the benefit of people, families, and future generations. Unfortunately, with exploding population growth, excessive consumption on the part of the more well-off people in the world, errant technology, and corrupt governments, the environment is in trouble and the sustainability of the people of our planet is threatened. The solutions seem simple: empower and enable women to have fewer children, develop simpler lifestyles, tax pollution of any kind, and set up government programs to enable the other three solutions.
Overpopulation is a serious problem getting worse every year: if we continue at the current rate, population could reach as many as 15 billion by 2100 (unless the number is cut by starvation). Overpopulation is the root of most, if not all, environmental and many economic issues: peak oil, timber overharvesting, loss of arable land, ocean depletion, food shortages, water shortages, air pollution, water pollution, flooding, plant and animal habitat loss, global warming, and unsustainable debt-based economies.
Let us find ways to make everyone aware of the seriousness of this problem (see "Why Population Matters") and what are the choices. The people of the world are the ones that have to do something about it.
There are many international groups and national groups, some perhaps with local chapters. Starting with a solidly built grassroots foundation is the best way. People should be talking face to face about overpopulation.
Abortion has made overpopulation awareness a dirty word. Abortion is not necessary for controlling world population. There are plenty of other choices. If people become aware of how bad things are going to be by having too many children, they will find a way to do something about it. Even abstinence and the rhythm method, and delayed marriage will result in fewer children. However, when it comes to saving women's lives, a prerequisite for making voluntary family planning work, safe abortions are necessary, because many women are afraid (and rightly so) they will die in childbirth, or that they cannot possibly feed another child, and will undergo unsafe abortions - for the sake of their families - if no safe alternative is found.
Let us examine all the statistics and demographics and philosophies on this issue.
With enough interested people involved, we can make a difference!