Courtesy of United Nations, "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables," United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, pp. 1-2, 2017
Description
This report from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations analyzes world population projects from 2017 to 2100. The first two pages of the report featured in this source focus on the summary and key findings by the UN department.
Transcript of UN World Population Prospects
Source-Dependent Questions
- When was the first World Population Prospects report filed? What data is factored into the report? Why would those factors be included?
- How fast is world population growing today? How does that compare to ten years ago?
- What was the world population by mid-2017? What is the expected population for 2100? What is the percentage increase between those two time periods?
- What are the two most populated countries on Earth? Why might the population be high in both of those areas?
- What challenges might there be with a world population over 11 billion people?
Citation Information
"World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables," United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, pp. 1-2, 2017. Courtesy of United Nations