Table 3.

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Quantitative indicators of population, economics, the environment, and culture in 1900, 1950, 2000, 2050, and 2100.
Variable Unit 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 Notes
Population
Aggregate population
Population size billion people 1.65 2.5 6.1 8.9 10.4 1
Low estimate billion people 7.2 5.6 2
High estimate billion people 10.8 17.5 3
Annual increment million people 10 47 78 33 8 4
Population growth rate %/year 0.61 1.88 1.28 0.37 0.08 5
Doubling time years 114 37 54 187 901 6
Distribution of population
% in ``more developed'' regions % of people 32 20 13 7
U.S. population million people 76 151 281 450 575 8
India population billion people 0.24 0.36 1 1.53 1.62 9
China population billion people 0.4 0.56 1.3 1.5 1.5 10
% of people in cities % 13 30 47 61 11
Urban population billion people 0.21 0.75 2.87 5.43 12
Urban centers of b10 million number 0 1 20 13
% urban pop. in urban centers b 10 % of people 0 1.6 9.6 14
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Age structure

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Median age years 24 26 38 40 15
Children (% <15) % 34 30 20 16
Older persons (% 60) % 8 10 22 17