Today (15 November)
The planet has entered the age of 8 billion people
The United Nations World Population Prospects 2022 report projectes:
The global population today reaches 8 billion
(United Nations World Population Prospects 2022 report Photo source: UN website)
Who will be the "8 billionth inhabitants of the planet"?
According to the UN Population Division, the 8 billion person in the world could be born in Africa, which has the highest population growth rate.
The United Nations also said that even the most accurate census will have "inevitable deviations", and its own figures may have an error of 1~2%.
Over the past 70 years, the global population has more than tripled, but population growth is declining. The global population is projected to approach 10 billion by 2050 and remain around 10 billion for the next 50 years.
Where is the 7 billionth person on Earth?
Danica, a girl born in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, was symbolically designated by the United Nations as the world's 7 billionth baby on October 31, 2011, to mark the global demographic milestone and draw attention to the challenges facing global population growth.
In fact, countries around the world have chosen their 7 billionth baby. In India, which has a traditional patriarchal ideology, officials also issued a certificate of the 7 billionth citizen to a baby girl on the same day, hoping to take this opportunity to draw attention to the imbalance between men and women in the country.
Previously designated by the United Nations as the 6 billionth and 5 billionth babies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, respectively.
The current population
It may take 1.75 Earths to carry it
According to the latest forecasts published by the United Nations
The world's population will grow to about 8.5 billion by 2030
It will grow to 9.7 billion by 2050
It peaked at about 10.4 billion in the 2080s, and will continue to do so until 2100.
According to the NGO Global Footprint Network and WWF, humans need the equivalent of 1.75 Earths of biocapacity to sustainably meet the needs of their current population.
Comprehensive "Shanghai Morning", Shangguan News
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