By David J Smith

If the world’s If the world’s population was population was

100 people...100 people...

51% LIVE IN CITIES: 51% LIVE IN CITIES: THERE ARE 21 THERE ARE 21 MEGACITIESMEGACITIES

NATIONALITIENATIONALITIESS

There would be…There would be… 61 Asians 61 Asians 13 Africans 13 Africans 12 Europeans 12 Europeans

8 South Americans, 8 South Americans, Central Americans Central Americans and Caribbeans and Caribbeans 5 Canadians / U.S. 5 Canadians / U.S. 1 Oceania 1 Oceania

More that ½ the More that ½ the people in the global people in the global village come from village come from

the 10 most the 10 most populated populated countries:countries:

21 are from China21 are from China17 are from India17 are from India

5 are from the United States5 are from the United States 4 are from Indonesia4 are from Indonesia

3 are from Brazil3 are from Brazil 3 are from Pakistan 3 are from Pakistan

2 are from Russia2 are from Russia

2 are from Bangladesh2 are from Bangladesh 2 are from Japan2 are from Japan 2 from Nigeria2 from Nigeria

LANGUAGESLANGUAGES6,000 languages are spoken, but more 6,000 languages are spoken, but more

than half of the people speak these 8 than half of the people speak these 8 languages:languages:

22 speak a Chinese dialect22 speak a Chinese dialect

9 speak English9 speak English 4 speak Bengali 4 speak Bengali

8 speak Hindi8 speak Hindi 3 speak Portuguese 3 speak Portuguese

7 speak Spanish 3 speak Russian7 speak Spanish 3 speak Russian

4 speak Arabic4 speak Arabic

AGESAGES10 are children under age 510 are children under age 510 are children between 5 and 910 are children between 5 and 919 are between 10 and 1919 are between 10 and 1916 are between 20 and 2916 are between 20 and 2915 are between 30 and 3915 are between 30 and 3911 are between 40 and 4911 are between 40 and 499 are between 50 and 599 are between 50 and 596 are between 60 and 696 are between 60 and 693 are between 70 and 793 are between 70 and 791 is over 791 is over 79

The average age is 28 The average age is 28

On average, 1 On average, 1 person dies and 3 person dies and 3 babies are born babies are born

every year. every year.

A baby born A baby born in the village in the village can expect to can expect to

live to age live to age 6363..

RELIGIONRELIGION32 are Christians32 are Christians19 are Muslims19 are Muslims13 are Hindus13 are Hindus12 practice shamanism, animism 12 practice shamanism, animism

and other folk religionsand other folk religions 6 are Buddhists6 are Buddhists 2 belong to other global religions2 belong to other global religions 1 is Jewish1 is Jewish15 are non-religious15 are non-religious

The villagers have many The villagers have many animals. They help produce animals. They help produce food or are a source of food food or are a source of food There are:There are:

31 sheep and goats31 sheep and goats

23 cows, bulls, and oxen23 cows, bulls, and oxen

15 pigs15 pigs

3 camels3 camels

2 horses2 horses

189 chickens189 chickens

50 people do not have a 50 people do not have a reliable source of food and reliable source of food and are hungry some or all of the are hungry some or all of the timetime

20 other people are severely 20 other people are severely undernourishedundernourished

Only 30 people always Only 30 people always have enough to eathave enough to eat

WATERWATER

75 have access to a 75 have access to a source of safe watersource of safe water

25 do not and must spend 25 do not and must spend a large part of the each a large part of the each day simply getting safe day simply getting safe waterwater

60 have access to 60 have access to adequate sanitationadequate sanitation

40 do not40 do not

68 breathe clean air68 breathe clean air32 breathe air that is 32 breathe air that is unhealthy because ofunhealthy because of pollutionpollution

SCHOOLSCHOOL

There are 38 school-There are 38 school-aged children.aged children.

- 31 of them attend- 31 of them attend

schoolschool

There is There is 11 teacher teacher for these students.for these students.

Of the 88 people old Of the 88 people old enough to read, 71 enough to read, 71 can read at least a can read at least a little, but 17 cannot little, but 17 cannot read at all.read at all.

MoneyMoney

If all the money in the village were If all the money in the village were divided equally, each person would divided equally, each person would have about $6,200 a year.have about $6,200 a year.

The richest 20 people each have The richest 20 people each have more than $9,000 a year.more than $9,000 a year.

The poorest 20 people each have The poorest 20 people each have less than $1 a day.less than $1 a day.

The other 60 people have something The other 60 people have something in between.in between.

The average cost of The average cost of food, shelter and other food, shelter and other

necessities in the village necessities in the village is $4,000 to $5,000 per is $4,000 to $5,000 per

year. Many people don’t year. Many people don’t have enough money to have enough money to

meet these basic needs.meet these basic needs.

THE MEDIAN INCOME IS THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $12,OOO PER YEAR$12,OOO PER YEAR

76 have it76 have it

24 do not24 do not

42 Radios42 Radios

24 Televisions24 Televisions

30 Telephones (half of 30 Telephones (half of them cellular phones)them cellular phones)

10 Computers10 Computers

5% use 23% of the world’s 5% use 23% of the world’s resourcesresources

In the Past…In the Past…

In 1 C.E., 3 people lived in the village.In 1 C.E., 3 people lived in the village.

In 1000, 5 people lived in the village.In 1000, 5 people lived in the village.

In 1500, 8 people lived in the village.In 1500, 8 people lived in the village.

In 1650, 10 people lived in the village.In 1650, 10 people lived in the village.

In 1800, 17 people lived in the village.In 1800, 17 people lived in the village.

In 1900, 32 people lived in the village.In 1900, 32 people lived in the village.

In 2002, 100 people lived in the village.In 2002, 100 people lived in the village.

The Village in The Village in the Future…the Future…

Village in the Future

Draw a picture (colored) of what you think the village will look like in 30 years on the paper provided to you.