<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> World </Th> <Th> Africa </Th> <Th> Asia </Th> <Th> Europe </Th> <Th> Latin America & Carib . </Th> <Th> North America </Th> <Th> Oceania </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 70,000 BC </Th> <Td> <0.015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10,000 BC </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8000 BC </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6500 BC </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5000 BC </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4000 BC </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3000 BC </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000 BC </Th> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1000 BC </Th> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 500 BC </Th> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> AD 1 </Th> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1000 </Th> <Td> 400 </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> 269 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1500 </Th> <Td> 458 </Td> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> 243 </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1600 </Th> <Td> 580 </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> 339 </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1700 </Th> <Td> 682 </Td> <Td> 106 </Td> <Td> 436 </Td> <Td> 125 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1750 </Th> <Td> 791 </Td> <Td> 106 </Td> <Td> 502 </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1800 </Th> <Td> 1,000 </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> <Td> 656 </Td> <Td> 203 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1850 </Th> <Td> 1,262 </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> 809 </Td> <Td> 276 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1900 </Th> <Td> 1,650 </Td> <Td> 133 </Td> <Td> 947 </Td> <Td> 408 </Td> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1950 </Th> <Td> 2,525 </Td> <Td> 229 </Td> <Td> 1,394 </Td> <Td> 549 </Td> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> 172 </Td> <Td> 12.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1955 </Th> <Td> 2,758 </Td> <Td> 254 </Td> <Td> 1,534 </Td> <Td> 577 </Td> <Td> 193 </Td> <Td> 187 </Td> <Td> 14.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 </Th> <Td> 3,018 </Td> <Td> 285 </Td> <Td> 1,687 </Td> <Td> 606 </Td> <Td> 221 </Td> <Td> 204 </Td> <Td> 15.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1965 </Th> <Td> 3,322 </Td> <Td> 322 </Td> <Td> 1,875 </Td> <Td> 635 </Td> <Td> 254 </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> <Td> 17.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1970 </Th> <Td> 3,682 </Td> <Td> 366 </Td> <Td> 2,120 </Td> <Td> 657 </Td> <Td> 288 </Td> <Td> 231 </Td> <Td> 19.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 4,061 </Td> <Td> 416 </Td> <Td> 2,378 </Td> <Td> 677 </Td> <Td> 326 </Td> <Td> 242 </Td> <Td> 21.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1980 </Th> <Td> 4,440 </Td> <Td> 478 </Td> <Td> 2,626 </Td> <Td> 694 </Td> <Td> 365 </Td> <Td> 254 </Td> <Td> 23.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1985 </Th> <Td> 4,853 </Td> <Td> 550 </Td> <Td> 2,897 </Td> <Td> 708 </Td> <Td> 406 </Td> <Td> 267 </Td> <Td> 24.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 5,310 </Td> <Td> 632 </Td> <Td> 3,202 </Td> <Td> 721 </Td> <Td> 447 </Td> <Td> 281 </Td> <Td> 27.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1995 </Th> <Td> 5,735 </Td> <Td> 720 </Td> <Td> 3,475 </Td> <Td> 728 </Td> <Td> 487 </Td> <Td> 296 </Td> <Td> 29.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Td> 6,127 </Td> <Td> 814 </Td> <Td> 3,714 </Td> <Td> 726 </Td> <Td> 527 </Td> <Td> 314 </Td> <Td> 31.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Td> 6,520 </Td> <Td> 920 </Td> <Td> 3,945 </Td> <Td> 729 </Td> <Td> 564 </Td> <Td> 329 </Td> <Td> 33.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 6,930 </Td> <Td> 1,044 </Td> <Td> 4,170 </Td> <Td> 735 </Td> <Td> 600 </Td> <Td> 344 </Td> <Td> 36.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Td> 7,349 </Td> <Td> 1,186 </Td> <Td> 4,393 </Td> <Td> 738 </Td> <Td> 634 </Td> <Td> 358 </Td> <Td> 39.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> World </Th> <Th> Africa </Th> <Th> Asia </Th> <Th> Europe </Th> <Th> Latin America & Carib . </Th> <Th> North America </Th> <Th> Oceania </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 70,000 BC </Th> <Td> <0.015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10,000 BC </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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