World Population Growth, 1800-2100
a free-verse bar-graph, in non-proportional font 1800 This 10 poem 20 says 30 more 40 than 1850 even 60 wordy 70 opuses 80 usually 90 can since 1900 it also is 10 a bar graph, 20 and a picture 30 is typically worth 40 ten thousand words. 1950 The length of each line displays the 60 increase, in millions, of the population of 70 the world during the decades indicated on the left. 80 (Do you find your eyes get tired cruising all the letters 90 running up to now?) WE CERTAINLY DO LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES. 2000 Perhaps more interesting (or scary) is the fact that almost 10 all this growth is taking place in less-developed nations: 20 growth of more-developed ones is shown by orange 30 color text. I got this information from 40 the Population Reference Bureau 2050 Population Bulletin 60 vol.41; no.2 70 graph 2 80 page 90 4 2100 . 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Average Annual Increase (in millions), by Decade
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