WORLD POPULATION
By the UNITE NATIONS
estimate, the world population by 200BC
was 108million. This grew to 120million
in 1000BC, 138million in A.D, and 275million
by 100A.D, but had more than doubled
by 1000A.D. The world population
doubled again between 1650 and 1850, a period of 200years.
Between 1850 and 1970 (120years), it tripled and by 1982 when population was estimated as 4551million, at the present rate of increase world population is
estimated to be about 6.5billion by
the year 2000.
Out of the total world population of 4,551,000000 in 1982, 2,712,000000
live in ASIA . The second most populous Continent in
Europe with 669,000000 followed by AFRICA
and AUSTRALIA in descending order.
The most
populous country in the World is CHINA
with a total population of (969,665000)people
according to 1982 estimate. The
second most populous country is INDIA
with a total of (692,860000)
according to 1982 estimate. And the
third is RUSSIA
with a total of (269,51000) according
to 1982 estimate.
LARGEST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD IN POPULATION ( 1982est)
RANK
|
COUNTRY
|
POPULATION
|
1
|
|
969,665,000
|
2
|
|
692,860,000
|
3
|
|
269,591,000
|
4
|
United State
|
230,086,000
|
5
|
|
160,210,000
|
6
|
|
128,892,000
|
7
|
|
120,448,000
|
8
|
|
93,849,000
|
9
|
|
89,118,000
|
10
|
|
87,497,000
|
11
|
|
60,924,000
|
12
|
|
58,935,000
|
13
|
|
58,159,000
|
14
|
|
56,019,000
|
15
|
|
54,446,000
|
16
|
|
54,427,000
|
17
|
|
51,992,000
|
18
|
|
49,981,000
|
19
|
|
47,999,000
|
20
|
|
43,876,000
|
21
|
|
40,663,000
|
22
|
|
39,556,000
|
23
|
|
38,420,000
|
24
|
|
36,190,000
|
25
|
|
35,133,000
|
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