What would the population of the United States be, if it were as densely populated as India? I was under the impression that India's population density is only slightly greater than that of the U.S. This assumption is wrong.
The answer to the question is 4 billion people. When will this happen? The quick way to answer this question is to consider historical growth rates. During the 20th century, the U.S. averaged 1.3% population growth per year. At this rate, population would reach 4 billion by the year 2210. A lot can happen in 200 years to affect the actual growth rate. That being said, the U.S. may reach a population of 1 billion—the equivalent of the population density of Europe—by the year 2100 at a 1.3% growth rate.
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