The period of higher world population growth is
- 0-1500
- 1500-1600
- 1600-1700
- 1700-1800
- 1800-1900
- 1900-2000
World population in the year 0 was about 300 million. In 1500, it was about 500 million. Current world population is about 7 billion.
See Table 2.1.
Based on United Nations estimates (Department of Economic and Social Affairs): World population in 1500 was about 500 million; in 1600 about 550 million; in 1700 about 600 million; in 1800 about 1 billion; in 1900 about 1.5 billion; in 1925 about 2 billion; in 1950 about 2.5 billion; in 1960 about 3 billion; in 1975 about 4 billion; in 1990 about 5 billion; in 2000 about 6 billion; in 2010 about 7 billion; by 2025 probably about 8 billion; by 2040 probably about 9 billion; by 2060 about 10 billion; some time after 2100 about 11 billion.