Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box
TED・8 minutes read
The world population has doubled since 1960, with the rich-poor gap lessening as emerging economies progress economically, while the poorest two billion continue to struggle for basic necessities. Projections indicate that investments in green technology are crucial for China and other emerging economies to advance economically by 2050 and stabilize population growth by improving education, child survival rates, and reducing poverty.
Insights
- The world population has doubled since 1960, with significant economic growth in both the industrialized and developing world, leading to a shift in aspirations from owning cars to bicycles and motorbikes.
- To stabilize population growth and improve living conditions for the poorest two billion people, investments in education, child survival rates, poverty alleviation, and green technology are crucial by 2050.
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Recent questions
How has the world population changed since 1960?
Doubled, with four billion added by 2010.
What are the aspirations of emerging economies?
Owning bicycles and motorbikes.
How has the gap between the rich and poor changed?
Lessened, with emerging economies aspiring to own bicycles.
What is crucial for the economic advancement of China and other emerging economies?
Investments in green technology.
How can the poorest two billion stabilize population growth by 2050?
Receive education, improve child survival rates, and escape poverty.
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Summary
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World Population Growth and Economic Disparities
- In 1960, the world population was three billion people, with one billion in the industrialized world and two billion in the developing world.
- The industrialized world had healthy, educated, and rich individuals with small families aspiring to own cars like Volvos, while the developing world struggled for basic necessities like food and shoes.
- Since 1960, the world population has doubled, with four billion people added by 2010, leading to economic growth in the West and emerging economies in developing countries.
- The gap between the rich and poor has lessened, with emerging economies now aspiring to own bicycles and motorbikes, while the poorest two billion are still struggling for basic needs.
- By 2050, projections suggest that China and other emerging economies will progress economically, with investments in green technology crucial to their advancement.
- The poorest two billion, due to population growth, are expected to increase to four billion by 2050 unless they receive education, improved child survival rates, and escape poverty, which could stabilize population growth.
