The Size of the World’s Population — With Predictions Through 2060

The Size of the World’s Population over the Long Run
from Max Roser & Hannah Ritchie for Our World in Data; slow reveal by Jenna Laib

(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: line graph

Visualization Source: Max Roser and Hannah Ritchie (2023) – “How has world population growth changed over time?” Published online at OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from: ‘https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth-over-time‘ [Online Resource]

Data Source: Gapminder Population v7 (2022).

Potential Math Content: line graph, scale, rate of change, slope, exponents, exponential growth, modeling, polynomial functions, parabolas, estimating values, making predictions

Potential Content Connections: population, climate crisis

Sustainable Development Goals:
#11 – Sustainable cities and human settlements
#15 – Life on land