World Population The world population in 2001 was estimated to be 6418 million people. The projected population growth for the whole world between 2001 and 2050 is 49%. The table below shows the proportion of the world population living in each of the 6 global regions in 2001 and the projected proportions in 2050. Region Asia and the Middle East Europe Africa Latin America and the Caribbean North America Oceania 2001 58% 15.7% 12.7% 8.2% 4.9% 0.5% 2050 56.7% 8.8% 20.9% 8.4% 4.6% 0.5% Task 1: 1. Estimate the population of each of the six regions in 2001. 2. Estimate the projected population of each of the six regions in 2050. Task 2: Estimate the population density of each of the six regions in 2001 and in 2050 and comment on your findings. Your teacher may have a map you can use to estimate the area of each of the six regions in km². If not, then you will need to do some research using the internet. Useful sites include: United Nations Population Fund www.unfpa.org United Nations schools area www.un.org/cyberschoolbus Wikipedia online encyclopaedia http://en.wikipedia.org