Mind-BlowingA mathematical thought experiment once claimed that if China's population walked past you in single file, the line would never end due to reproduction rates—but China's population is now declining for the first time since 1961.1k9k
Mind-BlowingIf Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, only about 30 people would live there.1821k
InterestingDespite being the birthplace of Buddhism, India today has less than 1% Buddhist population, a dramatic decline that occurred over the past thousand years.1202k
Mind-BlowingEach year, the number of births in India is comparable to the entire population of Australia.961k
Mind-BlowingOutdatedEvery person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.143k
InterestingThere are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.122k
OutdatedMind-BlowingThere are more people living in London (8.3m) than the whole of Denmark (5.6m).82k
InterestingLatvia has the largest gender imbalance in Europe. Women outnumber men by over 130,000 — in a country of just 1.86 million people.