I have put very little time into this in my blog, yet it is a statistic that draws me in as it has to do with real estate; WORLD POPULATION!

Here are the numbers:
1804: 1 Billion
1927: 2 Billion (123 years later)
1960: 3 Billion (33 years later)
1974: 4 Billion (14 years later)
1987: 5 Billion (13 years later)
1999: 6 Billion (12 years later)

Predictions for the future, unless growth rate is sustained:
2013: 7 Billion (14 years later)
2028: 8 Billion (15 years later)
2054: 9 Billion (22 years later)

Currently, the planet is at 6.86 Billion people. Go to this website for current population readings info www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
There is an organization that has been devoted to the study, education and promotion of a steady world population. It is called World Population Balance. You can look them up at www.worldpopulationbalance.org.