The world population has reached 8 billion people Press office UN with reference to the organization’s calculations. The number of people on the planet has grown by 1 billion in 11 years.
Most of the population is in China and India. According to the United Nations, 17.9% of the world’s population (1.43 billion people) live in China, 17.8% (1.42 billion) live in India.
According to United Nations estimates, the world population will reach 9 billion by 2037, 10 billion by 2058.
In recent years, the world’s population has grown significantly. In 1960 there were 3 billion people. By 2011, the population had grown to 7 billion people. Most of the world’s population lives in Asia and Africa.
