Population

• By the year 2050, US population is projected to increase by at least 133 million people -- the equivalent of adding more than 38 cities the size of Los Angeles. But if current trends continue, the nation's population could double during the same period.


• This nation's total fertility rate, the average number of children that a woman has during her reproductive lifetime, has risen to 2.1. In the industrialized world, only Iceland and Ireland, both at 2.2, are higher. What country has a negative population growth? Italy, home of the vatican.


• Although 95% of global population is currently occurring in developing nations, Americans place disproportionate demands on world resources.


• The consumption of a child born in the US, in his or her lifetime, will have 30 times more impact on the Earth's environment than a child born in India.


• The average American's energy use is equivalent to the consumption of 3 Japanese, 6 Mexicans, 12 Chinese, 33 Indians, 147 Bangladeshis, 281 Tanzanians, or 422 Ethiopians.


• Human population in the US: 243,000,000