Fascinating
Since the 1800s, our global population has grown from 984 million people to almost 8 billion – an increase of more than 700%.
Which regions around the world have led this growth, and what’s expected for the rest of the century? As Visual Capitalist’s Carmen Ang details below, this animated visualization by James Eagle shows 300 years of population growth, including historical figures as well as projections up to the year 2100.
The global population over 300 years from James Eagle on Vimeo.