Compare and contrast the world population with that of the United States. Is the United States becoming a larger or a smaller part of the world's population?
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The U.S. population was approximately 311 million in 2011. It is growing at a rate of about one person in every 12 seconds. The world population in 2011 was about 7 billion and is growing at a rate of 30 people in the same 12 seconds. Hence the United States is becoming a smaller fraction of the world's population.
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