By David J Smith

If the worlds population was 100 people...

51% LIVE IN CITIES: THERE ARE 21 MEGACITIES

NATIONALITIES

There would be… 61 Asians 13 Africans 12 Europeans 8 South Americans, Central Americans and Caribbeans 5 Canadians / U.S. 1 Oceania

More that ½ the people in the global village come from the 10 most populated countries:

21 are from China 17 are from India 5 are from the United States 5 are from the United States 4 are from Indonesia 4 are from Indonesia 3 are from Brazil 3 are from Brazil 3 are from Pakistan 3 are from Pakistan 2 are from Russia 2 are from Russia 2 are from Bangladesh 2 are from Bangladesh 2 are from Japan 2 are from Japan 2 from Nigeria 2 from Nigeria

LANGUAGES 6,000 languages are spoken, but more than half of the people speak these 8 languages: 22 speak a Chinese dialect 9 speak English 4 speak Bengali 9 speak English 4 speak Bengali 8 speak Hindi 3 speak Portuguese 8 speak Hindi 3 speak Portuguese 7 speak Spanish 3 speak Russian 7 speak Spanish 3 speak Russian 4 speak Arabic 4 speak Arabic

AGES 10 are children under age 5 10 are children between 5 and 9 19 are between 10 and are between 20 and are between 30 and are between 40 and 49 9 are between 50 and 59 6 are between 60 and 69 3 are between 70 and 79 1 is over 79

The average age is 28

On average, 1 person dies and 3 babies are born every year.

A baby born in the village can expect to live to age 63.

RELIGION 32 are Christians 19 are Muslims 13 are Hindus 12 practice shamanism, animism and other folk religions 6 are Buddhists 6 are Buddhists 2 belong to other global religions 2 belong to other global religions 1 is Jewish 1 is Jewish 15 are non-religious

The villagers have many animals. They help produce food or are a source of food There are: 31 sheep and goats 23 cows, bulls, and oxen 15 pigs 3 camels 2 horses 189 chickens

50 people do not have a reliable source of food and are hungry some or all of the time 20 other people are severely undernourished Only 30 people always have enough to eat

WATER 75 have access to a source of safe water 25 do not and must spend a large part of the each day simply getting safe water

60 have access to adequate sanitation adequate sanitation 40 do not

68 breathe clean air 32 breathe air that is unhealthy because of unhealthy because of pollution pollution

SCHOOL

There are 38 school- aged children of them attend school school

There is 1 teacher for these students.

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

Money If all the money in the village were divided equally, each person would have about $6,200 a year. The richest 20 people each have more than $9,000 a year. The poorest 20 people each have less than $1 a day. The other 60 people have something in between.

The average cost of food, shelter and other necessities in the village is $4,000 to $5,000 per year. Many people dont have enough money to meet these basic needs.

THE MEDIAN INCOME IS $12,OOO PER YEAR

76 have it 24 do not

42 Radios 24 Televisions 30 Telephones (half of them cellular phones) 10 Computers

5% use 23% of the worlds resources

In the Past… In 1 C.E., 3 people lived in the village. In 1000, 5 people lived in the village. In 1500, 8 people lived in the village. In 1650, 10 people lived in the village. In 1800, 17 people lived in the village. In 1900, 32 people lived in the village. In 2002, 100 people lived in the village.

The Village in the Future…

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