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Total World Population, 1950-2000, with Projections to 2050
Population Growth Variant
Year
Low
Medium
High
Million
1950
2,519
2,519
2,519
1955
2,755
2,755
2,755
1960
3,020
3,020
3,020
1965
3,334
3,334
3,334
1970
3,691
3,691
3,691
1975
4,066
4,066
4,066
1980
4,430
4,430
4,430
1985
4,825
4,825
4,825
1990
5,255
5,255
5,255
1995
5,662
5,662
5,662
2000
6,057
6,057
6,057
2005
6,397
6,441
6,484
2010
6,702
6,826
6,938
2015
6,983
7,207
7,415
2020
7,241
7,579
7,901
2025
7,470
7,937
8,391
2030
7,651
8,270
8,887
2035
7,778
8,576
9,392
2040
7,855
8,855
9,904
2045
7,884
9,105
10,421
2050
7,866
9,322
10,934
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision (New York: February 2001).

 

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