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Subject: Population of Earth D the 20th Century
Category: Science > Earth Sciences
Asked by: crazy_irish-ga
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Posted: 20 May 2006 15:46 PDT
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Question ID: 730802
What was the exact or estimated population of the Earth in the years:
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000?
Please differentiate whether the numbers given are exact or estimated.
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Subject: Re: Population of Earth D the 20th Century
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 20 May 2006 18:24 PDT
 
Hello Crazy_irish,


Below you will find World population estimates for each decade from 1900 to 2000.


UNITED NATIONS POPULATION ESTIMATES

Year   Population (in billions)

1900   1.65
1910   1.75
1920   1.86
1930   2.07
1940   2.30
1950   2.52
1960   3.02
1970   3.70
1980   4.44
1990   5.27
2000   6.06
Source: United Nations Population Division.
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/sixbillion/sixbilpart1.pdf


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Historical Estimates of World Population
(Population in millions. When lower and upper estimates are the same
they are shown under "Lower.")

Year    Upper    Lower
1900    1,550    1,762
1910    1,750
1920    1,860
1930    2,070
1940    2,300
1950    2,400     2,557										
United States Census Bureau 
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html



World Population: 1950 to 2050 has the latest ESTIMATES and
projections of world population from the U.S. Census Bureau.

1950        2,556,517,137 
1960        3,040,966,466 
1970        3,708,751,360
1980        4,452,645,562
1990        5,282,765,827
2000        6,081,527,896

United States Census Bureau 
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldpop.html



World Population (thousands)

Year           Population 
1950           2,519,470 
1960           3,023,812 
1970           3,696,588 
1980           4,442,295 
1990           5,279,519 
2000           6,085,572 

Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects:
The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision,
http://esa.un.org/unpp



World Population Information
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html


Search terms used: 
Population on earth 1900..2000
World population 1900..2000


I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
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