Ideal Earth Population

[EquinoxOmega]

the best for would be if there were no humans on Earth at all

 

[samildanach]

You see I get to sleep with their wives when they foolishly blow themselves up... hummm!

When I blow myself up Hambabs you can have my wife to. She is in the box under my desk - foot pump included. I know you'll treat her right when I'm gone.

 

[ComradeDavo]

Less than 10 million permanent residents, because ideally most of us could go live elsewhere and 'visit' the earth when we feel like. That way we can give other animals a chance to multiply and elvove.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

You're right on the difference in birth rate, but I don't agree with violent deaths being the main cause over all.
Sure, for young men they do indeed count for more deaths than young women, but at an older age women definately live longer than men.
Here's one statistic from USA for you:

In 1999, there were 20.2 million older women and 14.3 million older men, or a sex ratio of 141 women for every 100 men. The sex ratio increased with age, ranging from 118 for the 65-69 group to a high of 237 for persons 85 and over.

All that seems to say is that there are more old women than old men, which might still be attributable to the high mortality rate among men. (I can agree that "violent" deaths aren't the main cause, but I still contend that men die in larger numbers than women of unnatural causes, which leads to an overweight of women in the "old" category.)

 

[CenturionV]

I would'nt worry about it, so many people will die this century that in a few decades we will probably be more worried about running out of people, not filling up.

 

[Mathilda]

All that seems to say is that there are more old women than old men, which might still be attributable to the high mortality rate among men. (I can agree that "violent" deaths aren't the main cause, but I still contend that men die in larger numbers than women of unnatural causes, which leads to an overweight of women in the "old" category.)

I'm wondering what unnatural causes affect the men between the ages 69 and 85 so that in that period more than 100 of them die to every 50 women dieng.

 

[boogaboo]

Awareness is awful.
There should not be any organisms on this planet (plants are ok, since they don't have a nerve system).
So, 0 it is.
Say no more.