In demographics, the center of population is a geographical spot representing a center point of the region’s population. On average, the point nearest to everyone on our planet is in the north of South Asia, with a mean distance of 5,000 kilometers or 3,000 miles.
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Finland exhibits a unique population distribution pattern characterized by urban concentration, regional disparities, and a preference for coastal and southern areas. With a relatively small population of around 5.6 million people, Finland’s land area is sparsely populated, creating distinct population dynamics.
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The global population is more than three times larger than it was in the mid-twentieth century. The world’s human population surpassed 8 billion in mid-November 2022 from an assessed 2.5 billion people in 1950, adding 1 billion people since 2010 and 2 billion since 1998. The global population is predicted to increase by nearly 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from the present 8 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 and could culminate at about 10.4 billion in the mid-2080s.
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White non-Hispanic Americans are a significant part of the U.S. population. This article explores their distribution, states and counties with the highest and lowest percentages, and changes over time, supported by an animated map from 1990 to 2022. Discover fascinating insights and future predictions about this community.
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Our United States map reveals dramatic population shifts from 1990 to 2022. See which counties boomed, which declined, and understand the forces reshaping America’s demographic landscape.
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Explore a fascinating world map that reshapes countries based on population size, not land area. This unique cartogram offers a fresh perspective on global demographics, revealing surprising insights about our planet’s 7.633 billion inhabitants.
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Examine Finland’s remarkable population shift through unique maps showing how Helsinki grew from housing 15% to 28% of Finns between 1987-2017, while northern regions adapted to maintain their share of the population in a smaller area.
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In 1910, Manhattan crammed 2.3 million residents into 22 square miles—a density the borough has never matched since. By 2025, the overnight population sits around 1.7 million. But Manhattan’s real story isn’t about who lives here anymore. Every weekday, the island swells to nearly 4 million people by early afternoon, then empties out again each night. Midtown hits densities comparable to Mumbai and Macau at peak hours, while neighborhoods north of Central Park lose residents during work hours. Maybe the question isn’t how many people live in Manhattan—it’s how many people Manhattan holds at any given moment.
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Dive into the shifting demographics of the United States with this post on the fastest- and slowest-growing metropolitan areas since 2010.
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South Asia is home to over 2 billion people—more than the combined populations of the U.S., Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, Mexico, and the EU. What caused this population boom, and what does the future hold?
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