If the World Were a Village of 100 People

Understanding Global Demographics in Perspective

If we could reduce the world’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the demographics would look something like this:

Geographic Distribution

60
Asians
14
Africans
12
Europeans
8
Latin Americans
5
USA/Canada
1
South Pacific

Gender

51

Male

49

Female

Ethnicity

82

Non-white

18

White

Religion

67

Non-Christian

33

Christian

Living Conditions

80

Would live in substandard housing

67

Would be unable to read

50

Would be malnourished

33

Would lack access to safe water

39

Would lack access to improved sanitation

24

Would not have electricity

Connection & Education

7
people
Internet Access
1
person
College Education
1
person
Has HIV

Life Cycle

2
people

Would be near birth

1
person

Would be near death

Wealth Distribution

32% of wealth
68% of wealth
5 people
(all US citizens)
95 people
(rest of the village)

Just 5 people (all US citizens) would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth.

Source: Originally from FamilyCare.org (link no longer active)

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