People!! People Everywhere!!

Do you know how many people live in your home town? Your state? Your country? The world?


There are 5,576,000 people in the state of MN
California is the most populous state at 39,536,653 people
Michigan is the least populous state with 9,962,311

World populations:
China has 1,395,770,000 people-One billion three hundred ninety-five million seven hundred seventy thousand. **
India has 1,340,950,000 people
The USA has 328,360,000 people


The world has 7.5 billion people

 The country with the least population is Vatican City, which is considered a country, with less than 1,000 people. In terms of a more 'traditional' country, the one with the least population is Tuvalu, at 11,052. That compares with cities in Minnesota such as Little Canada or North Branch.


The U.S.Bank Stadium holds 66,860 people, about 5,000 less than the country of Bermuda at 61,660 people.


Minneapolis has 422,200 people. New York City has 8,175,133 people. For a list of Minnesota cities and their inhabitants, see here: https://www.minnesota-demographics.com/cities_by_population

**In 1979, China began a 'one child only' policy. People were not allowed to have more than one child, unless they were farmers and their first child was a girl. The policy was enforced rigorously. It was modified in 2015 to allow couples to have one more child, but with several limitations: One parent has to be an only child, there must be a 4 year gap between babies, and the mother must be at least 28 years old. Papers giving permission have to be filled out, and employers are allowed to investigate couples planning to have babies as well. But with the cost of housing and school so high, as well as concerns about the tradition of inheritances (depending on whether a child is a boy), many couples still choose to have only one child. Curbing the population had several detrimental results beside removing parents' choices about their families. Read more about it:  https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/world/asia/many-couples-in-china-will-pass-on-a-new-chance-for-a-second-child.html


In the United States, a new person is born every 8 seconds, and someone dies every 11 seconds.
Worldwide counter:  http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/

The Infant Mortality Rate is how many deaths, per 1,000 births, occur in children up to age 5. For 2017, the rates were:


1.8 in the country of Monaco (population: about 38,500)
5.8 in the United States
96.6 in Somalia
110.6 in Afghanistan
100 years ago, infant mortality rates were about 25%. So, a quarter of children born wouldn't live past their 5th birthdays. Women died at a rate of 600 per 100,000 births. Today, about 15 women per 100,000 births, die from complications of childbirth.








Here's an ongoing counter of the world's population:
https://www.census.gov/popclock/
A person's life expectancy has risen to about 75 years in the US, and is lower in other countries and higher in less-developed countries. The term "Developed country" refers to countries with a high level of industrialization, technology, and standard of living.

Did you know there are 793 million people in the world, about 10-11%, who do not have enough to eat? And that 100 million are seriously malnourished? There is enough food to feed them, but it doesn't get to them. They also need reliable clean water.There are three major reasons for hunger: poverty, war or conflict between countries, and climate change. Read more about it here: https://www.worldhunger.org/world-hunger-and-poverty-facts-and-statistics/
Here is life expectancy based on where you live: 

There are a lot of us on this planet. My hope is that this year, we can do a better job of living together.