Overpopulation

Paper Summary:

Worldwide population growth continues to increase at a significant rate. The United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau have projected that almost nine and a half billion people will populate the earth by the year 2050. The paper shows that despite struggling to support their current population, many of the world's poorest countries continue to experience the most rapid growth. The paper examines demographic implications such as fertility and mortality and their impact on global environment and natural resources. The paper also includes tables.

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"According to the United Nations Population Division, China with the largest of the world's populations has a U. S. dollar annual per capita gross domestic product of 798 ; compare this to India at 453; and the United States at 32,778. An examination of the U. S. Census Bureau's age-sex pyramid for China in 2000 shows a wide base with decreased numbers after age thirty-four. For 2025, although the number of births has decreased, so have infant deaths. When combined with an increased life expectancy this bulges the population numbers that do not start to decrease significantly until after age sixty-four. Therefore, despite the drop in birth rate and the decrease in annual rate of growth to 0.6, the population will increase from the 2000 level of 1,262,474,000 up to a 2025 level of 1,448,447,000."

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