World
Pop
Inspired by Gap Minder, this shows the population of the countries of the world by morphing their shapes from 1880 to 2020.
1800
1900
2000
2100
Projection: Mollweide
Some observations:
- Ireland 1840 is a populous country in Europe, with 8 millon people,
3 million more than today
- India's population keeps growing but was the smallest in 1980 relative to the
global population.
- Japan remains relatively stable until 2000, when it starts to shrink fast.
- Australia is almost invisible in 1800 and remains quite small,
even in 2100.
- Africa is where the growth is in 21st century, with Nigeria projected to overtake the US
by 2060.
- China is the most populous country until around 2020 when India overtakes it.
Yet, it relative size shrinks during this entire timespan.