World Population! Look at the following growth rates of world population every 100 years; Indian rates are higher. Unless the youth wake up now, the future looks bleak even for food. There are approximately 3.38 billion females in the world. The number of males is about 3.41 billion. People under 14 years of age made up over a quarter of the world population (26.3%), and people age 65 and over made up less than one-tenth (7.9%) in 2011. The world population growth is approximately 1.09%. The world population more than tripled during the 20th century from about 1.65 billion in 1900 to 5.97 billion in 1999. It reached the 2 billion mark in 1927, the 3 billion mark in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, and 5 billion in 1987. Currently, population growth is fastest among low wealth, third world countries. The UN projects a world population of 9.15 billion in 2050, which is a 32.69% increase from 2010 (6.89 billion). World Population Year Million 1500 458 1600 580 1700 682 1750 791 1800 978 1850 1,262 1900 1,650 1950 2,521 1999 5,978 2008 6,707 2013 7,090
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