| Year | Population | Births per 1,000 | Births Between Benchmarks |
| 50,000 B.C. | 2 | - | - |
| 8000 B.C. | 5,000,000 | 80 | 1,137,789,769 |
| 1 A.D. | 300,000,000 | 80 | 46,025,332,354 |
| 1200 | 450,000,000 | 60 | 26,591,343,000 |
| 1650 | 500,000,000 | 60 | 12,782,002,453 |
| 1750 | 795,000,000 | 50 | 3,171,931,513 |
| 1850 | 1,265,000,000 | 40 | 4,046,240,009 |
| 1900 | 1,656,000,000 | 40 | 2,900,237,856 |
| 1950 | 2,516,000,000 | 31-38 | 3,390,198,215 |
| 1995 | 5,760,000,000 | 31 | 5,427,305,000 |
| 2002 | 6,215,000,000 | 23 | 983,987,500 |
| Number who have ever been born | 106,456,367,669 |
| World population in mid-2002 | 6,215,000,000 |
| Percent of those ever born who are living in 2002 | 5.8 |
Source: Population Reference Bureau estimates.
via prb.org
Looking at the chart, I was initially wondering if this was religious in origin — that number “2″ at 50,000BC seemed to have Adam and Eve written all over it. Turns out they were just using the minimum number necessary in order to be conservative :)
A fascinating, gorgeous look at our planet is here.
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You know what has the power to dramatically improve women’s lives? Brazilian soap operas.
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