Maps illustrate world population changes
31 October 2011 Maps illustrate world population changes A series of maps demonstrating the distribution and changing trends of the world´s population have been created at the University of Sheffield. The three maps were developed by Benjamin Hennig and Professor Danny Dorling from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Geography as part of a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. They illustrate the most recent global population shifts between 1990 and 2015. The declaration of the 7th billion person living on the planet marks a significant milestone within that dynamic development. With recent estimates from the United Nations stating that the world´s population will rise to over 10 billion by 2100, the maps show where the world´s population is growing and declining as well as growth patterns within individual countries. Hennig said: "It is important to reflect on the global population development beyond the issue of mere growth and the national-level trends, but to look at the diverse patterns that happen within countries. These tell us so much more than the current focus on either growth or decline within a country and reveal more complex patterns of changing populations." The first map is an equal population projection which shows the land area of the world resized according to the total number of people living in each country.
