METHODOLOGY
The estimated population for each group was calculated using the figures fromhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855617.html and http://www.population.com/.Example: Columbia has a population listed at 47,289,570, of which the percentages of population are listed as: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%. Some groups, such as Australian aborigines,black/Amerindian mix, etc. couldn't easily be classified nor did the have enough of apopulation to affect the world population, and were not counted in any groups.The estimated growth ratios of each ethnic group were calculated using the information athttp://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/tables.html, selection 008. This was done by takingthe estimated population for each "region" (i.e. Europe for Europeans; sub-Sahara Africafor Africans; Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for Arabs; Mexico,Guatemala, and El Salvador for Amerindians) for the years 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030,2040, and 2050 and applying the increase in population to the target year previous to getthe percentage of increase. Asians have been split into three different groups: East Asian(Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, etc.), Southeast Asian (Indonesian, Malaysian,Vietnamese, Philippinos, Pacific Islanders, etc.), and Central Asian (Indians, Pakistanis,Bengalis, Kyrgizians, Kazakhs, etc.)