Thursday, December 12, 2024

The Count In Your Family


What was global population
when your grandparent were born?

Your parents?

You?

What is it now? 

What will it be when your kids are 60?

This is story of population growth within the lives of people you know. It’s not ancient history, rumor, or speculative fiction.

▪️My grandfather was born in 1900, when world population was 1.6 billion.

▪️My father was born in 1938, when world population was 2 billion.

▪️I was born in 1959, when world population was 3 billion.

▪️My daughter was born in 1987, when world population was 5 billion.

▪️My grandson was born in 2022, when world population was 8 billion.

▪️When my daughter is 60, world population will be 9.7 billion

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