human population
Earth's people total
Human population refers to the total number of people living on Earth or within a specific region at a given time.
The term often appears in discussions of demographics, resource consumption, and environmental impact: The human population has grown exponentially since the Industrial Revolution.
It can also describe the inhabitants of a particular area: the human population of coastal cities.
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- censusOfficial population count
- growthIncrease in size
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- billionsThousands of millions
overcrowding · fertility · birthrate · birth control · family planning · mortality · migration · urbanization · sprawl · exponential · ticking time bomb · Malthus · carrying capacity · standing room only · decline · aging · baby boom · death rate
human populationfauna
Animal life collectively
biodiversity · ecosystem · flora and fauna · flora · marine life
human populationdepopulation
Loss of inhabitants
population collapse · uninhabited · unpopulated · wilderness · population decline
human populationautomated systems
Technology operating without human intervention
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