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  2. World population - Wikipedia

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    High, medium, and low projections of the future human world population. In world demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living. It was estimated by the United Nations to have exceeded eight billion in mid-November 2022.

  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. Projections of population growth - Wikipedia

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    The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since dropped to 0.9% in 2023, equivalent to about 74 million people each year, and projected that it could drop even further to minus 0.1% by 2100. [4]

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

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    The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.

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

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    Nigeria is among eight countries the U.N says will account for more than half the world's population growth between now and 2050 — along with fellow African nations Congo, Ethiopia and...

  7. 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 ...

  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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    The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since dropped to 0.9% in 2023, equivalent to about 74 million people each year, and projected that it could drop even further to minus 0.1% by 2100.

  10. List of countries by total fertility rate - Wikipedia

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    The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1970 and 2013 list is sourced and based on the data of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet published online. Forecast/prediction ranking lists: The UN ranking list is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects. Figures are from the 2015 revision of the ...

  11. List of countries by birth rate - Wikipedia

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    The article lists 233 countries and territories in crude birth rate. The first list is provided by Population Reference Bureau. [1] The second list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2023. [2] Dependent territories and not fully recognized states might not be ranked.