This chart depicts the growth of the worldwide population (in thousands) from 1750 to 2000.
I think the chart in itself is so absurd that no explanation is necessary.
It’s interesting to note that the initial figure – about 800 million – is the total population growth since the dawn of time until 1750.
The world population at different times in history, as estimated by Wikipedia:
- At the time of Abraham in the old testament (1900 BC): somewhere around 35 million.
- About at the time of Israel’s hey-days (900 BC): roughly 50-60 million.
- Around the birth of Jesus (1 AD): 200 million.
- Deep in the Medieval age (1000 AD): 300 million.
- Today (2005 AD): 6.4 billion.