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 ::Issues 
 ::#Section ""Population figures"" is not the only section containing figures, and it has a focus on history. Therefore, it should be labeled History. 
 ::#Section ""Population figures"" contains information concerning ancient, medieval, and modern eras. Due to relatively more public interest in the modern history of population, not to mention its distinct differences from population growth in the past, separating it using subheadings will spare readers uninterested in the older history some time in sifting through the text to find information about modern population growth. Alienation may provoke the otherwise interested reader to avoid the section ""Population figures"" entirely. 
 ::#Section ""Population growth tables"" and ""Rate of increase"" are in separate sections. Both are subsets of population growth. 
 ::#Section ""Distribution by region"" speaks of only one kind of distribution (i.e. population not population density). Therefore the title of the section is overly broad and should be renamed to ""Population by region"". 
 ::#Section ""Population density"" is under ""Most populous nations"". However, the word ""populous"" refers to the number of inhabitants, disregarding the area of habitation. 
 ::#Sections with the word ""nations"" should rather refer to ""countries"" not ""nations"". The distinction between to the two should be clear for anyone who has taken classes on globalization. 
 ::#Section ""Milestones"" concerns a restricted case concerning increases of world population by increments of 1 billion, and is it therefore better to make note of this fact. Because many people will likely be interested in these milestones, this section placing it near the top of the article where it is more accessible. The same is true for the content in section ""Distribution by region"". 
 ::#Section ""Forecasts"" mixes forecasts of population growth and the issues of scarcity as it relates to limited resources and poverty under the same heading. Forecasts of population growth would actually fit under the section discussing population growth. There should be a separate section concerning scarcities. 
 ::#Sections ""Ethnicity"" and ""Demographics of Youth"" both concern demographics of a population and thus are distinctly unique from subject of overall level of population (or even population density). Therefore, a section entitled ""Demographics"" is justified, under which ""Ethnicity"" and ""Youth"" are subheadings. 
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