is the world too crowded?  what will happen? when?
349543
Yes it is over crowded with the Human race,eliminate that and the world will be a better place,and I mean all of them including the one typing this.
82103
I think because the world would be over populated.  Also, I think it is to give everyone else a "turn".
82347
Yes, and other countries should follow their example.  There are already too many people on this planet and we need to take action on population growth.
680635
Every day 400000 babies are born, 150000 people die for a net increase of 250000 human beings a day.\n\nCurrently the worldpopulation increases with 90 million a year, or about 1.4%. We are crowding 6500 million people on the planet.
305327
Are you serious? Because there's way too many people crowded in a small space, one on top of the other, on top of the other.
1124198
Sorry we are overcrowded now.\n\nSorry-America;\n\n  There is a lot to see here. Many luxuries. Our Cities are stunning. All kinds of people of all races, nationalities, religions cultures. And it is not hard to be friendly.\n  Down side-Political up heaving, crooked government, Our Services Schools and Medical and State funding is in trouble. Our legal system is in trouble--the Justice system are not taking the bad element off the street. But with so many people who notices it.\n If you to come-enjoy but be careful.\n And yes we are overcrowded.
116876
It is a symptom of a much bigger problem, namely overpopulation. This world is finite and if humans don't find a way to thin the herd mother nature will.
429242
Everyone has a different idea of what a beautiful world would be like.  I can already tell you that if you are striving for world peace, your idea will never work.  If you think world-wide peace is a possibility, then you have a seriously skewed view of reality.\n\nCooperation can and will occur when natural resources are abundant.  When resources are scarce, competition increases and you will see more conflict.\n\nBut, I am an optimist and am curious.  What are some of your ideas?
854883
I can only imagine.Mankind would probably be in a much better, if not more crowded place, but I'm not sure how our government would be fareing.
467875
Think of it this way - not everybody in the world is having a child, or 2 children. And besides, there are ways that our world can cope with an expanding population. It's in countries where we can't cope that there's a problem. Have all the babies you want, so long as you can nurture them and care for them. Just don't build a giant house and don't support subdivisions. That's where it starts to hurt the Earth.
725012
"There are too many people in my country?"\n\nNo idea, But China does have a population of 1.3 Billion.
1431
The most crowded town is Tokyo, with a population of 26.5 million people in 2001. For more information, please refer to the following links :\n\nhttp://www.earthdaysac.org/megacities.htm\nhttp://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Tokyo
755981
No the "World" will not drown, but low lying areas around every\ncoast in the World will become flooded. Alot of land will disappear. Rivers will rise and alot of people would have to seek\nliving courters in higher elevated parts.
268152
It's a LOT more complicated that a maximum number of people per square mile.  You'd have to take into account how the land is being used.  And even when you fill the land you have, you can build up instead of out (if they can stack people 50 stories high, you've got a lot more people per area).  Ultimately, the number of people a country can support will depend more on other resources (like) than on surface area, and this is constantly changing, and a larger population will tend to produce more, too.  There's no really maximum occupancy of a country.
431558
To the world (the planet)? Then it is probably that we're heading toward another ice age if that meteor doesn't hit us.\n\nTo the world (People)? Then it's probably the planet -- it will get us all in the end, earthquakes, floods, famines, plagues, disease, superbugs... we have the present vanity of thinking we have caused problems and so we can solve them -- that we have control or the upper hand. Nope, sorry. We don't, we could solve the global warming and then hey, throw a Nuclear War or die from antibiotic-resistant superbugs, Mad Cow disease or Bird Flu!\n\nTo the world (culture/history)?  Then the answer is digital communication -- vinyl is dead, magnetic tape lives forever but the machines are dead, CDs are rotting, formats change and we lose data -- will there be anything for future archaeologists to dig up?  For a communication age, I don;t see photos, letters or even music as surviving more than a generation.  All our libraries will vanish under a computer supervirus in 2020! Arrgh!
714630
How do you know they arent all as crowded as us?
83533
yes, but the way we americans like to respond to things we won't do a thing about it until america is overpopulated. Look at california, population around 27 million. Japan is roughly the same size as cali and has 140 million people. China has over a billion, and India is supposed to overtake china within the next 25 years...