As a result, the population of the area nearly doubled between 1940 and 1948, from almost 14,000 to nearly 27,000 people.

Over the last few months, Microsoft has more than doubled its ad sales force to 40 people from 20.

In the last 20 years, Blumenau's population doubled to 225,000 people.

World population is estimated to have doubled in the course of the millennium to 30 million people.

He was successful in doubling the church's membership during his time, from 1900 to 3600 people.

Between 1950 and 2010, the population doubled again to 146,730 people in 2010.

Its membership has doubled to 25,000 people in all 50 states and 30 foreign countries.

The new development more than doubled the population to 11 people in two years.

As baby boomers age, the number of Americans over 65 is expected to double by the year 2030, to 66 million people.

It was also home to many different types of refugees in the early 20th century as its population doubled to 150,000 people.