Population Chart

Population and its Annual Rate of Growth 

Year

Population
(million)

Compound Annual Rate of Growth

1776 1.9 1.8%
1876 10.9 1.9%
1900 17.3 2.2%
1940 41.2 2.3%
1970 93.2 2.7%
1980 121.3 1.7%
1991 146.9 1.89%
1995 155.8 ( estimated) 1.8%
1997 159.8 ( estimated) 1.3%
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