Is there 8 billion people?
Earth’s population 2022
On November 15, 2022, the world population reached 8 billion people and according to the World Population Prospects 2022 released today on World Population Day, India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023
As per the United Nations’ ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. It also suggests that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
World Population Prospects 2022
World Population Prospects 2022 also notes that fertility has declined significantly in many countries in recent decades. Today, two-thirds of the world’s population live in a country or territory where lifetime fertility is less than 2.1 births per woman, which is about the required level. for long-term zero growth for a population with low mortality. The population of 61 countries or territories is projected to decline by 1 percent or more between 2022 and 2050 due to persistently low fertility rates
and in some cases high emigration rates.
More than half of the projected increase in world population by 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania. Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to contribute more than half of the projected increase by 2050.
Population of countries are listed below
China’s population is on the top of the list, followed by india’s population.
As per the report, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.The populations of 61 countries are projected to decrease by one per cent or more between 2022 and 2050, due to low levels of fertility and, in some cases, elevated rates of emigration, Other groups have, however, calculated different figures.
More than half of the projected increase in the global population up to the year 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania.
The U.N. attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine.
Population growth has also magnified the environmental impacts of economic development.The development of vaccines was key, with the smallpox jab particularly helping zap one of history’s biggest killers.
The growth of world population 2022 is a testament to humanity’s achievements, including reductions in poverty and gender inequality, advancements in health care, and expanded access to education. These have resulted in more women surviving childbirth, more children surviving their early years, and longer, healthier lifespans, decade after decade,” the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said.
The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report released today.
With approximately 83 million people adding to the world population each year, the upward trend in population size is expected to continue even as fertility rates continue to fall. The World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, provides a comprehensive overview of global population trends and future prospects. Information is essential to guide policies to achieve the new
Sustainable Development Goals. Changes in country population rankings The new projections include some notable results at the country level.
China (population 1.4 billion) and India (population 1.3 billion) remain the two most populous countries, accounting for 19% and 18% of the total world population, respectively. In about seven years, or around 2024, India’s population is expected to surpass that of China. Nigeria is the fastest growing country among the ten largest countries in the world.
As a result, the population of Nigeria, currently the seventh largest in the world, is projected to surpass that of the United States to become the third largest country in the world sometime before 2050.
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