Population of the Dead 2011

"How many people have ever lived?" The numbers in this graphic are speculative but are as accurate as modern research allows. It's widely accepted that prior to 2002 there had been somewhere between 106 and 140 billion homo sapiens born to the world. The graphic below uses the conservative number (106 bn) as the basis for a circle graph. The center dot represents how many people are currently living (red) versus the dead (white). The spectral graph immediately below this text illustrates the population 'benchmarks' that were used to estimate the population over time. Adding the population numbers gets you to 106 billion. The red sphere is then used (at scale) to compare against other data. 1850 A.D. 4,046,240,009 1995A.D. 1650 A.D. 5,427,305.000 12,782,002,453 prior to 8,000 B.C. 1,137,789,769 1200 A.D. 1900 A.D. 2000 A.D. 983,987,500 26,591,343,000 2,900,237,856 1 A.D. 1750 A.D. 3,171,931,513 46,025,332,354 1950 A.D. 3,390,198,215 POPULATION OF THE DEAD 106 - 140 billion red = 7 bn white = 106 bn grey = 140 bn The estimated number of humans who have ever lived. 7 billion estimated world population (2011) 4.1 billion Total dead during the 20th century (all causes). 170 million Estimated number of people killed in the world's many genocides. 5.5 billion The combined number of people currently living in Asia, Africa, and Latin America make up 79% of the world's population. 3.8 billion are in Asia alone. 10 billion The hypothetical maximum 'carrying capacity' of the earth based on current trends, known resources, and existing technologies. The world population is expected to reach this size shortly after 2050. 200 million Estimated number of people killed in all the wars of the 20th century. 500 million Estimated dead from small pox, the deadliest plague humanity has ever known. © 2009 - 2011 Appfrica Intl Inc. Colors and Numbers by Jon Gosier (@jongos)