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Population True/False Quiz

Are you good at guessing numbers? Then do not hesitate and take this quiz. Knowledge about population and stuff might also come in handy.
As of March 16th, 2019
Sources: Worldometers, How many people have ever lived on earth?, Worldometers
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Last updated: March 17, 2019
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1. According to current calculations, the population of Nigeria, D.R. Congo and Uganda each will have at least doubled by 2050.
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Nigeria: 201 mil. to 410 mil.; D.R. Congo: 87 mil. to 197 mil.; Uganda: 45 mil. to 105 mil.
2. The population of each Oceanic nation is shrinking.
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No. In fact, only Nauru's population is shrinking.
3. The combined population of Nigeria, D.R. Congo and Uganda in 2050 will outnumber the population of Europe, North America and South America each in 2050.
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The population of Nigeria, D.R. Congo and Uganda in 2050 adds up to 710 mil. North America, South America and Europe can only watch and let them pass.
4. The country with the highest population growth rate in the world is Nigeria.
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Niger has the highest population growth rate in the world with a stagering 3.88%. Nigeria only boasts a "measly" 2.6%.
5. The share of the Chinese population in 1950 measured against the world population in 1950 was bigger than the share of the Chinese population today measured against today's population.
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China's world share in 1950 measured 22%, whereas in 2050 it is estimated to measure 14%.
6. The country with the lowest population growth rate in the world, meaning "the highest population shrinking rate" in the world, is Japan.
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Although measuring -0.26%, Latvia easily beats this with -0.98%. Actually, there is one country in Asia that has it even worse (or better?) than Japan in terms of population: Lebanon with -0.48%.
7. The population of the most populous European country (excluding Russia) would not rank in the Top 10 of Africa's most populous countries.
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Germany with its 82 mil. inhabitants would rank 5th between D.R. Congo (87 mil.) and Tanzania (61 mil.).
8. How about 2050? Same question, different year: The population of the most populous European country (excluding Russia) would not rank in the Top 10 of Africa's most populous countries.
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Germany with 79 mil. inhabitants in 2050 would barely make it in the top 10 ranking at number 9 behind Sudan with 80 mil. inhabitants in 2050 and ahead of Angola with 76 mil. inhabitants in 2050.
9. There is no country with a shrinking population in Africa.
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Mauritius has the lowest population growth rate in Africa (0.24%). If you exclude the island nations, Tunisia comes last with 1.06%.
10. The world is more densely populated than Mongolia.
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Mongolia is the least densely populated country on earth with only 1.9 people per km2. The population density of the earth including all water masses is 15 people per km2.
11. It is estimated that we will reach the milestone of 8 bil. people during June 2020.
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There won't be 8 bil. people on earth before 2023, hopefully.
12. It is estimated that a total of approximately a 106 bilion people have been born since the appearance of the modern homo sapiens (about 50,000 BC), making the population currently alive roughly 6% of all people who have ever lived on planet earth.
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See source above.
13. Nigeria is more densely populated than the United Kingdom.
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Nigeria (212 pop/km2) falls just short of the UK (272 pop/km2).
14. The yearly population growth rate is declining, meaning the global population increase in percentage decreases at the moment.
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You might not expect it, but since 1987 the population growth rate is declining, lying at 1.07% in 2019.
15. Around 1800 the earth's population reached 1 bil. people. It took 219 years to reach 7.7 bil. people, which is the current state, and from now it will take over 200 years until the earth's population (2019) is doubled.
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Albeit counterintuitive, this is due to the declining growth rates.
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