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World Population
At the start of the nineteenth century, the world population was 1 billion. Today, 200 years later, that number has jumped to nearly 6 billion. In 2025, the population is projected to be nearly 8 billion. In 2050, it is projected to reach 9.3 billion. The rate of growth in the new millennium is not expected to be as rapid as it has been for the last century; however, it is still much too large to be ignored. In the next 50 years, our world population is expected to grow by nearly 150 percent.
Under-representation…Mistakes We Can't Repeat in Census 2000
Censuses are handled differently in different parts of the world, but a majority of countries will be participating in some type of census in the year 2000. Many others, such as Pakistan and Spain, will conduct theirs in 2001. Unfortunately, census counts usually under-represent key groups, especially minorities.
Census News How the Census is Used Government officials aren't the only ones who will be using Census 2000 data come 2001. People from many walks of life use census data to advocate for causes, research markets, target advertising, locate pools of skilled workers, prevent diseases, even rescue disaster victims.
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