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// There were too many people, with people to spare, people to waste. // 06.08.10
World population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death, around 1400. At the beginning of the 19th century it had reached roughly 1 billion people. Increases in life expectancy and resource availability during the industrial revolution led to rapid population growth on a worldwide level. By 1960, the world population had reached 3 billion and doubled to 6 billion over the next four decades. As of 2009, the estimated annual growth rate was 1.10%, down from a peak of 2.2% in 1963, and the world population stood at roughly 6.7 billion. Current projections show a steady decline in the population growth rate, with the population expected to reach between 8 and 10.5 billion between the year 2040 and 2050.