World Population Knowledge Quiz

Are you a Population Powerhouse or just a Demographic Dabbler? Take the World Population Knowledge Quiz to test your understanding of human history and the impacts of population growth.

Question 1 of 10

What was the approximate world population in 1 C.E.?

Which is the largest sector for the employment of women worldwide?

What did German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch invent in the early 20th century that enabled significant population growth in the following decades?

In what year was the birth control pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administratrion?

What is the replacement level fertility rate (rate at which a country will maintain the size of its current population)?

Which of these is not considered a “lifestyle disease” that affects life expectancy?

During the late 1950s at the height of the Baby Boom in the U.S., what was the national fertility rate (number of children per woman average)

When was the first U.S. Census conducted?

Which country’s population is expected to decline between now and 2050?

For every additional year of education a woman has, child mortality decreases by what percentage?