Populaiton Facts 10/8

• Over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now
• Increasing by over 80 million per year by 220,980 per day
• 14,000 births per hour           
• 90% of this population growth takes place in the devoloping countries of Africa, South, and East Asia, and Latin America
• In 1804, the population reached 1 billion

Net Migration Rate: the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year.
Total Fertiliy Rate: average number of babies born per woman in a county