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The Demographic Transition

By Jeff Speakes
Wednesday Nov 9, 2011

Global population is estimated to reach 7 billion this year. The United Nations is projecting that global population may reach 15 billion by the end of the century. This projection is based on population growth continuing at its current growth rate of a shade under 1% per year. However, extrapolation of the current growth rate… Read more