The United Nations Population Division (UNPD) announced on the 15th (local time) that the world's population has passed 8 billion.
“A milestone has been reached,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.
The Earth's population, which passed 4 billion in 1974, has doubled in 48 years.
The world's population surpassed 7 billion in 2011, 11 years ago, and the United Nations predicts that it will be 15 years later, in 2037, when another 1 billion people will increase from the current population to reach 9 billion. " he pointed out.
According to a report released by the United Nations on July 11, World Population Day, the population growth rate peaked in the early 1960s and then rapidly slowed down to less than 1% in 2020.
The United Nations predicts that the world's population will increase to about 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050 due to increases in life expectancy and population of childbearing age.
It is predicted by the United Nations that it will peak at about 10.4 billion in 2080 and will remain at this level until 2100.
As of this year, the population of East Asia and Southeast Asia is 2.3 billion, accounting for 29% of the world's population, and Central Asia and South Asia are 2.1 billion, accounting for 26%.
By country, China and India have the largest populations at 1.4 billion each.
India is expected to overtake China by 2023 to become the most populous country.