World population
This POSTnote examines the underlying trends in global population, the reasons for them, their implications and related issues. POSTnote 25. POST. 1991.
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The human population is growing by nearly 100 million people every year. This is faster than predicted ten years ago, and the UN has had to revise upwards its forecasts of future populations. It now predicts that global population could double or even triple from its current 5,300 million.
This POSTnote examines the underlying trends in global population, the reasons for them, their implications and related issues.
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