How much are we?

1996/04/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Giza zientziak

The human population is growing and the pace of growth will be difficult to maintain in the future. So it was thought until the Institute of Applied Systems of Analysis published its last forecast. In fact, they announce that the growth of the human population will slow down in the next 75 years, annulling most of the calculations made to date. It is still to be seen, but there is no doubt that it has allowed us to review some theories.

According to data provided by the institute, the population of the planet will continue to grow in the coming years, but by 2100 will not double, as confirmed by other studies. To reach these conclusions, the human population of the planet was divided into 13 zones that were assigned to a group of independent experts for study.

The emergence of new diseases, the exhaustion of energy sources or the new projects that will be implemented to curb birth rates are factors that have directly influenced the results of the study. However, no data have been given on the influence of new population trends on development. This is the challenge of other organizations!