| World total population: 7,837,998,710 | World rural population: 3,341,540,677 | World agricultural population: 2,372,411,244 | World urbanization degree: 57.37% |
| Africa total population: 1,273,696,249 | Africa rural population: 599,973,363 | Africa agricultural population: 591,595,565 | Africa urbanization degree: 52.9% |
| Asia total population: 4,998,084,587 | Asia rural population: 2,493,137,750 | Asia agricultural population: 1,826,183,998 | Asia urbanization degree: 50.12% |
| S America total population: 437,439,032 | S America rural population: 48,149,058 | S America agricultural population: 67,778,978 | S America urbanization degree: 88.99% |
| N & C America total population: 666,604,973 | N & C America rural population: 73,065,325 | N & C America agricultural population: 23,652,910 | N & C America urbanization degree: 89.04% |
| Europe total population: 675,124,054 | Europe rural population: 171,845,954 | Europe agricultural population: 30,950,630 | Europe urbanization degree: 74.55% |
| Source: Zhang WJ. Environment, Development and Sustainablity, 2008, 10: 717-730 | |||
Nearly half of human consumption of natural resources was attributed to the population growth and half of that resulted from the improvement of living standards.