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Well, populations are typically modeled as a sigmoid function, they only appear to be growing exponentially. I think it's fair to assume total population will s
by tmorgan 16y ago
Well, populations are typically modeled as a sigmoid function, they only appear to be growing exponentially. I think it's fair to assume total population will stabilise whilst we are still resource limited to Earth.
- jules 16y agoIt seems that we are at the inflection point of the sigmoid: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/World-Population-1800-2100.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/World-Pop...
- shasta 16y agoReassuring to see that the UN doesn't predict any large discontinuities in that graph
- j_baker 16y agoThe last estimate I seem to find on the subject said that the population should level off at 10 billion in 2200. Granted, this is from 1999: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/sixbillion/sixbilpart1.pdf http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/sixbillion/six...