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  2. World population - Wikipedia

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    Current world population and latest projection according the UN. Population in (millions) and percent of the global population in that year. Region 2022 (percent) 2030 (percent) 2050 (percent) Sub-Saharan Africa: 1,152 (14.51%) 1,401 (16.46%) 2,094 (21.62%) Northern Africa and Western Asia: 549 (6.91%) 617 (7.25%) 771 (7.96%) Central Asia and ...

  3. List of countries by population (United Nations) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2022 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.

  4. List of countries and dependencies by population - Wikipedia

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    Cartogram of the world's population in 2018; each square represents 500,000 people. This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO ...

  5. World Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges - AOL

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    LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The world's population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from ...

  6. World population will hit 8 billion in November ... - AOL

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    The United Nations estimates that the worlds population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the worlds most populous nation next year. In a report released ...

  7. Estimates of historical world population - Wikipedia

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    Estimates of historical world population. Comparison of humans living today with all previous generations. This article lists current estimates of the world population in history. In summary, estimates for the progression of world population since the Late Middle Ages are in the following ranges: Year. 1400.

  8. Demographics of the world - Wikipedia

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    The overall population of the world is approximately 8 billion as of November 2022. Currently, population growth is fastest among low wealth, least developed countries. The UN projects a world population of 9.15 billion in 2050, a 32.7% increase from 6.89 billion in 2010.

  9. Population growth - Wikipedia

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    World human population estimates from 1800 to 2100, with estimated range of future population after 2020 based on "high" and "low" scenarios. Data from the United Nations projections in 2019. World population has been rising continuously since the end of the Black Death, around the year 1350.

  10. World population milestones - Wikipedia

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    five billion in 1987. six billion in 1999. seven billion in 2011. eight billion in 2023. [3] [4] Old estimates put the global population at 9 billion by 2037–2046, 15 years after 8 billion, and 10 billion by 2054–2071, 17 years after 9 billion; however these milestones are likely to be reached far sooner. [5] [needs update] Projected ...

  11. Population - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Population Fund designated 12 October 1999 as the approximate day on which world population reached 6 billion. This was about 12 years after the world population reached 5 billion in 1987, and six years after the world population reached 5.5 billion in 1993.