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INDIAN EXPLOSION
source: Population Division of the
Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2003). World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision. Highlights. New York: United Nations.
www.un.org/esa/population/
publications/wpp2002/wpp2002
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World population is currently growing at a rate of 1.2% annually...
 implying a net addition of 77 million people/year.
6 countries account for 1/2 of that annual increment.
Population growth/highest rates| country | % rate | | India | 21 | | China | 12 | | Pakistan | 5 | | Bangladesh | 4 | | Nigeria | 4 | | USA | 4 |
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