Distinguish between population growth and population change

When and why did the world population grow? And how does rapid population growth come to an end? These are the big questions that are central to this research article. The world population increased from 1 billion in 1800 to around 8 billion today. The world population growth rate declined from around 2% per year 50 years ago to under 1.0% per year. Other relevant research: • Births and deaths per year with UN projections • Population since 10,000 BC • Population by age group • Population by world region 10000 BCE to 2100, with UN projections • Population growth rate with UN projections • Annual population growth with UN projections • Birth rate vs. death rate • Births per year with UN projections • Births per year • Births per year, by world region • Births that are registered • Change in Global Hunger Index vs. Population growth • Child deaths per year • Children per woman vs. population growth • Deaths per year with UN projections • Deaths per year, by age group • Deaths per year, by world region • Fertility rate: children per woman with UN projections • Natural population growth with UN projections • Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate • Natural population growth rate vs. median age • Number of one-year-olds • Population since 10,000 BC, Marimekko • Population 10000 BCE to 2100, with UN projections • Population 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • Population by age group 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • Population growth rate by level of developme...

Social indicators of development These measure social issues and indicate how good the quality of life is in a particular country. For example: Social issue Indicator Health Number of people per doctor Education Percentage of adults who are literate Diet Number of calories consumed per person per day Life expectancy Average age people are expected to live to Infant mortality Number of children per 1,000 born who die before the age of one Population change Number of babies born per 1,000 women per year As with using only economic indicators, similar problems occur when trying to evaluate the development of a country using only social indicators . Social indicators are also averages across a country, so they hide regional differences and do not compare health with education and diet. It is better to examine both social and economic indicators if you want to get a true picture of development in a country.