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Table 1 |
World Population Comparisons : 1950 to
2000[Source : CIA - The World Factbook]
| Year |
World Population
|
Persons
Per
Sq. KM |
| 1950 |
|
2,556,517,137 |
|
19.5 |
|
| 2000 |
|
6,081,527,896 |
|
46.4 |
|
| % change |
|
237.88% |
|
237.95% |
|
A Few Well Developed Countries' Population Figures : 1950 to 2000 |
| No. |
Country |
1950 |
2000 |
%
change |
| 1 |
UK |
50,127,000 |
59,522,468 |
118.74% |
| 2 |
Belgium |
8,639,369 |
10,263,618 |
118.80% |
| 3 |
Germany |
68,374,572 |
82,187,909 |
120.20% |
| 4 |
Italy |
47,105,000 |
57,719,337 |
122.53% |
| 5 |
Denmark |
4,271,000 |
5,337,416 |
124.97% |
| 6 |
Sweden |
7,014,005 |
8,923,569 |
127.23% |
| 7 |
Finland |
4,008,900 |
5,168,595 |
128.93% |
| 8 |
Norway |
3,265,126 |
4,492,400 |
137.59% |
| 9 |
France |
41,828,673 |
59,381,628 |
141.96% |
| 10 |
Japan |
83,805,000 |
126,699,784 |
151.18% |
| 11 |
Switzerland |
4,694,000 |
7,266,920 |
154.81% |
| 12 |
US |
152,271,000 |
282,338,631 |
185.42% |
| 13 |
Canada |
14,011,422 |
31,278,097 |
223.23% |
| Sorted in ascending order of % Change |
A Few Rainforest Nations' Population Figures : 1950 to 2000 |
| No. |
Country |
1950 |
2000 |
%
change |
| 1 |
Guyana |
427,971 |
755,171 |
176.45% |
| 2 |
Suriname |
208,068 |
429,323 |
206.34% |
| 3 |
Indonesia |
82,978,392 |
224,138,438 |
270.12% |
| 4 |
Bolivia |
2,766,028 |
8,152,620 |
294.74% |
| 5 |
Brazil |
53,443,075 |
175,552,771 |
328.49% |
| 6 |
Peru |
7,632,500 |
25,979,722 |
340.38% |
| 7 |
Colombia |
11,591,658 |
39,685,655 |
342.36% |
| 8 |
Ecuador |
3,369,955 |
12,505,204 |
371.08% |
| 9 |
Belize |
65,797 |
247,887 |
376.75% |
| 10 |
Congo(Kinsasha) |
13,568,762 |
52,021,832 |
383.39% |
| 11 |
Costa Rica |
866,982 |
3,710,558 |
427.99% |
| 12 |
Venezuela |
5,009,006 |
23,542,649 |
470.01% |
| 13 |
Fr. Guiana |
25,516 |
172,605 |
676.46% |
| Sorted in ascending order of % Change |
Remarks :
1] Population has increased both in the developed countries and the rainforest nations between the years 1950 and 2000.
2] The population increase in the selected developed countries is less than the world figure of 237.88%
3] The population increase in the selected rainforest nations is more than the world figure of 237.88%, except in the case of Guyana and Suriname.
| Comparison of Number of Persons per Square Kilometer |
A Few Well Developed Countries' Figures : 1950 to 2000 |
| No. |
Country |
1950 |
2000 |
%
change |
| 1 |
Canada |
1.5 |
3.4 |
226.67% |
| 2 |
Norway |
10.6 |
14.6 |
137.74% |
| 3 |
Finland |
13.1 |
16.9 |
129.01% |
| 4 |
US |
16.6 |
30.8 |
185.54% |
| 5 |
Sweden |
17 |
21.7 |
127.65% |
| 6 |
France |
76.7 |
108.8 |
141.85% |
| 7 |
Denmark |
100.8 |
126 |
125.00% |
| 8 |
Switzerland |
118 |
182.7 |
154.83% |
| 9 |
Italy |
160.2 |
196.3 |
122.53% |
| 10 |
Germany |
195.2 |
234.6 |
120.18% |
| 11 |
UK |
207.5 |
246.4 |
118.75% |
| 12 |
Japan |
212.3 |
321 |
151.20% |
| 13 |
Belgium |
285.8 |
339.5 |
118.79% |
A Few Rainforest Nations' Figures : 1950 to 2000 |
| No. |
Country |
1950 |
2000 |
%
change |
| 1 |
Fr. Guiana |
0.3 |
1.9 |
633.33% |
| 2 |
Suriname |
1.3 |
2.7 |
207.69% |
| 3 |
Guyana |
2.2 |
3.8 |
172.73% |
| 4 |
Bolivia |
2.6 |
7.5 |
288.46% |
| 5 |
Belize |
2.9 |
10.9 |
375.86% |
| 6 |
Venezuela |
5.7 |
26.7 |
468.42% |
| 7 |
Peru |
6 |
20.3 |
338.33% |
| 8 |
Congo(Kinsasha) |
6 |
22.9 |
381.67% |
| 9 |
Brazil |
6.3 |
20.8 |
330.16% |
| 10 |
Colombia |
11.2 |
38.2 |
341.07% |
| 11 |
Ecuador |
12.2 |
45.2 |
370.49% |
| 12 |
Costa Rica |
17.1 |
73.2 |
428.07% |
| 13 |
Indonesia |
45.8 |
123.7 |
270.09% |
| Sorted in ascending order of No. of persons per Sq. Km of 1950 |
Remarks :
1] Among the selected well developed countries only Canada, Norway, Finland, US and Sweden were having No. of persons less than those of the world figures of 19.5 and 46.4 for 1950 and 2000. All other countries were having figures in excess of the world figures for both 1950 and 2000.
2] All the selected rainforest nations except Indonesia were having less number of persons per square kilometer in both 1950 and 2000 with one exception - Costa Rica's number for the year 2000 (73.2) was more than the world figure of 46.4.
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