World population: 8 billion and counting

The United Nations predicts that roughly eight billion people will inhabit the planet by November 15, 2022, with over half of all people living in just seven countries


COUNTRIES WITH ALMOST HALF OF GLOBAL POPULATION (millions)

United States 335
Brazil 215
Nigeria 217
Pakistan 230
India 1,407
China 1,449
Indonesia 279


WORLD POPULATION GROWTH

1804: 1bn
1927: 2bn
1960: 3bn 
1974: 4bn
1987: 5bn 
1999: 6bn
2011: 7bn
Nov 15 2022 8bn
2030: 8.5bn
2050: 9.7bn
2100: 10.4bn

Figures from 2022 to 2100 are estimates

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Sources: UN Population Division, World Economic Forum 
Picture: Getty Images 
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