There are roughly eight billion people in the world today. Which map best shows where they live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people.)
69% get this wrongAccording to the United Nations, the world population will increase by another 2.4 billion people by 2100. The main reason is that there will be more…
64% get this wrongWhat share of the world’s population lives in countries where women on average have less than 3 babies?
67% get this wrongThere are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0-14 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100 according to the United Nations?
89% get this wrongThe total number of old people worldwide (age 65+) is expected to increase by 800 million by 2050. How much of the increase will happen in high-income countries?
74% get this wrongBy 2050, the number of old people (age 65+) will double everywhere, except:
83% get this wrongToday, 65% of the world’s population are of working age (15-64 years old). What do UN experts think this number will be in 2100?
82% get this wrongThere are currently 8 billion people on Earth. How many people do UN experts think there will be in 2100?
74% get this wrongWhat share of all countries will have fewer people in 2050 than they have today, if current population trends continue?
74% get this wrongThirty years ago, less than 25% of the world's population lived in middle-income countries. What is the share today?
84% get this wrongIt took 12 years for the world's population to grow from 6 to 7 billion people. How long did it take from 7 to 8 billion?
89% get this wrongHow many of the world’s 195 countries do UN experts expect to decrease in population size between now and 2050?
79% get this wrongWhich part of the world has the largest genetic diversity, meaning variation of human DNA?
76% get this wrongIn this image the world population is split into three income groups, divided at $2/day and $24/day. Which option, A, B or C, best shows the groups' sizes in 2022?
80% get this wrongToday, more than 5 times more people live in towns and cities than in 1950. What happened to the rural population?
82% get this wrongAround half of the world's population is below:
70% get this wrongWhat percentage of the world's population lives in countries where women on average have 5 or more babies?
81% get this wrong