7 billion people and you. What's your number??

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:48 pm

As the World's population tops 7 billion for the first time, this interesting little site works out YOUR place in human history. It also gives you a little lesson in why population growth will become the issue over the next few years, if it hasn't already.

By the way, when I was born, I was the 3,952,715,180th person in the World and the 78,246,347,984th person ever.

What's your numbers?

noby · Post by **noby** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:21 pm

You were the 5,505,073,537th person

Interesting

Julian Candy · Post by **Julian Candy** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:42 pm

When you were born, you were the 5,682,064,286th person alive on Earth

Learn something new everyday.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:42 pm

Dang. Over 5 billion.

A bit late to the party, I guess.

saturdayindex · Post by **saturdayindex** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:02 pm

When you were born, you were the:
4,994,551,656th

Right on the brink.

Moral of the story: don't have kids! (Or just have one).

Negamuse · Post by **Negamuse** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:30 pm

4,125,477,502nd alive out of 78,519,704,433 ever.

There are now nearly twice as many people alive than when I was born. That surprised me.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:06 am

When you were born, you were the:
4,714,635,742nd person alive on Earth
79,458,227,067th person to have lived since history began

Fascinating.

dp · Post by dp » Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:59 am

when i was born , i was the 4,431,084,947th person alive on Earth. i was the 79,007,362,190th to have lived since history began.

This is really cool stuff. Thanks for bringing it to our attention Mr. Mexicola.

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:00 am

3,586,789,482nd in the world at the time of my birth. Scary that the population has almost doubled in the time since then.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:49 am

IanRedpoint wrote:3,586,789,482nd in the world at the time of my birth. Scary that the population has almost doubled in the time since then.

Hallelujah! I found a twoismer older than myself! Let me guess, you remember the TV going off in the afternoon, £1 notes and Spangles, right?

See you at AWVFTS fella.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:56 pm

I find this scary as shit. hardly anyone in my community, not even my co-workers seem to care about this. think back to 1999.... world population just reached 6 billion. by 2011 it's already at 7. it won't even take another 10 years until we have another billion.

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:21 pm

You were the 5,179,379,675th person. - This is so fascinating. I love BBC.

Rincon · Post by **Rincon** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:33 pm

This is one of the coolest and most terrifying things I've ever seen.
Talk about ontology - whoa.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:27 pm

i am #5,025,891,653

and was the 79,943,612,162nd person to have lived.

Thanks for the link Mexi...rather innaresting

Magrathea · Post by **Magrathea** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:15 am

yes that IS scary

3,594,313,237th person

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:15 am

sevenELIXIR wrote:I find this scary as shit. hardly anyone in my community, not even my co-workers seem to care about this. think back to 1999.... world population just reached 6 billion. by 2011 it's already at 7. it won't even take another 10 years until we have another billion.

Really makes you wonder. What's gonna happen in the next 25 years economically, with our food, water, jobs. I think we're entering one of the most interesting times in human history. Even more so than when Yanni was popular... was Yanni ever popular?

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:55 am

Mexicola wrote:Hallelujah! I found a twoismer older than myself! Let me guess, you remember the TV going off in the afternoon, £1 notes and Spangles, right?

Spangles... Never mind BoC, that's real nostalgia.

In the bookshop a couple of years ago someone tried to give me crisp new £1 note when buying something. Obviously no longer legal tender but I bought it off them (for £1) and its now pinned to the wall in my studio.

Negamuse · Post by **Negamuse** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:11 am

The other thing that scares me when I think about it, (and it's not really about the population doubling in my lifetime, but that folds nicely into it) is the thought that if we had to start all over again, for some reason, on the earth, we no longer have all the raw materials required to get back to the point we're at now. All the oil, the coal, the gas, the easily mineable mineral resources... what we've used, if anything happens to that we're screwed.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:57 am

mechanismj wrote:Really makes you wonder. What's gonna happen in the next 25 years economically, with our food, water, jobs. I think we're entering one of the most interesting times in human history. Even more so than when Yanni was popular... was Yanni ever popular?

MrMessiah wrote:The other thing that scares me when I think about it, (and it's not really about the population doubling in my lifetime, but that folds nicely into it) is the thought that if we had to start all over again, for some reason, on the earth, we no longer have all the raw materials required to get back to the point we're at now. All the oil, the coal, the gas, the easily mineable mineral resources... what we've used, if anything happens to that we're screwed.

And here is the point of the website - the issue at hand. Things will change, eventually, because they have to. 10 years ago, most people in the UK wouldn't have entertained solar panels on their roof. Today, they're popping up all over the place. 20 years ago, fuel economy would never have sold a car, today it's my first concern (£££). There are examples everywhere you look of things slowly, slowly changing. However, food will become THE issue - even more than it is already. Look at how food prices are currently rocketing in the West due to demand and a couple of dodgy harvests. Now add in another 3+ billion people and the effect of global warming on crops. You don't need to be a genius to see where this is heading.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:56 pm

It's really interesting but also so worrying how fast we are filling up our planet. I find it terrifying to think by the time I am 40 there could be 9 billion people on earth, if current trends go on.