Aust's population to pass 23m
AUSTRALIA'S population is set to pass 23 million on Tuesday.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) population clock is expected to reach the milestone on Tuesday evening (AEST).
The world's population is more than seven billion, so Australia represents 0.3 per cent of humans on the planet.
It added its latest million people between September 2009 and April 2013 at an annual growth rate of 1.25 per cent, and in terms of the world's most populous nations, is ranked in the mid-50s.
It is the sixth-largest nation in land area.
According to the ABS, the nation's population passed five million in 1919, 10 million in 1960, 15 million in 1983 and 20 million in the December quarter of 2003.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/austs-population-to-pass-23m/...Perpetual growth of population = a major collapse coming.
Should we avoid this collapse by setting a realistic population policy (alongside a sustainable economic system).
Absolutely.
There are far too many countries trying to sustain populations that neither their economy nor environment can handle.