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World Population Study 1955
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1955 |
2005 |
WORLD |
2 757 399 000 |
6 464 750 000 |
Africa |
250 253 000 |
905 936 000 |
Asia
|
1 539 784 000 |
3 905 415 000 |
Europe |
575 186 000 |
728 389 000 |
Latin
America |
191 034 000 |
561 346 000 |
North
America |
186 882 000 |
330 608 000 |
Oceania |
14 260 000 |
33 056 000 |
Difference |
3 707 351 000 |
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% change
from 1955 to 2005 |
+234.5% |
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INSERT:
World population projection to 2050 (
9 075 903 000 ) |
SOURCE:
United Nations Population Division |
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