Table of Contents
- 1 What happened to the population during the 1950s?
- 2 What was the world’s population back in 1950?
- 3 What was the population in 1900?
- 4 What was the total population in 1950?
- 5 What was the world population in 1956?
- 6 What was the population of China in 1950?
- 7 What was the population of the United States in 1950?
- 8 How much has the population increased since 1990?
- 9 What was the population of the world in 1990?
- 10 What was the population of the world in 1960?
What happened to the population during the 1950s?
Growth from 1950 to 2010 was rapid—the global population nearly tripled, and the U.S. population doubled.
What was the world’s population back in 1950?
2.5 billion people
In 1950 there were 2.5 billion people on the planet. Now in 2019, there are 7.7 billion.
What happened to the world population between 1960 and 1999?
World population increased from 3 billion to 6 billion between 1960 and 1999, a doubling time of 39 years. The previous doubling time—the time it took the world to grow from 1.5 billion to 3 billion—was about 70 years.
What was the population in 1900?
Estimated global population from 10,000BCE to 2100 (in millions)
| Year | Population in millions |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,143 |
| 1950 | 2,536 |
| 1900 | 1,654 |
| 1850 | 1,263 |
What was the total population in 1950?
1950 United States census
| Seventeenth census of the United States | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Results | |
| Total population | 150,697,361 ( 14.5%) |
| Most populous state | New York 14,830,192 |
What was the population in 1990?
5,327,231,061
World Population by Year
| Year | World Population | Net Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,327,231,061 | 89,789,503 |
| 1989 | 5,237,441,558 | 92,015,550 |
| 1988 | 5,145,426,008 | 92,903,861 |
| 1987 | 5,052,522,147 | 91,954,235 |
What was the world population in 1956?
2,822,443,282
World Population by Year
| Year | World Population | Yearly Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2,925,686,705 | 1.82 % |
| 1957 | 2,873,306,090 | 1.80 % |
| 1956 | 2,822,443,282 | 1.78 % |
| 1955 | 2,773,019,936 | 1.77 % |
What was the population of China in 1950?
552.0 million people
Looking back, in the year of 1950, China had a population of 552.0 million people.
What was the world population in 1957?
2,873,306,090
World Population by Year
| Year | World Population | Yearly Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,034,949,748 | 1.86 % |
| 1959 | 2,979,576,185 | 1.84 % |
| 1958 | 2,925,686,705 | 1.82 % |
| 1957 | 2,873,306,090 | 1.80 % |
What was the population of the United States in 1950?
150,697,361 people
According to the 1950 Census, 150,697,361 people resided in the United States on April 1, 1950, of which 134,942,028 people or 89.5 percent identified as White.
How much has the population increased since 1990?
According to United Nations population statistics, the world population grew by 30%, or 1.6 billion humans, between 1990 and 2010.
What was the population of the world in 1950?
World – Historical Population Data Year Population Growth Rate 2021 7,874,965,825 1.03% 2020 7,794,798,739 1.05% 2019 7,713,468,100 1.08% 2018 7,631,091,040 1.10%
What was the population of the world in 1990?
World – Historical Population Data Year Population Growth Rate 1991 5,414,289,444 1.63% 1990 5,327,231,061 1.71% 1989 5,237,441,558 1.79% 1988 5,145,426,008 1.84%
What was the population of the world in 1960?
World – Historical Population Data Year Population Growth Rate 1960 3,034,949,748 1.86% 1959 2,979,576,185 1.84% 1958 2,925,686,705 1.82% 1957 2,873,306,090 1.80%
What was the population of the world in 1970?
World – Historical Population Data Year Population Growth Rate 1971 3,775,759,617 2.04% 1970 3,700,437,046 2.06% 1969 3,625,680,627 2.09% 1968 3,551,599,127 2.09%