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World Population To Hit 8 Billion People

The world's population is growing, the number of people inhabiting planet Earth has grown significantly since the emergence of the first humans in Africa, 

The current average population increase is estimated at 81 million people per year.

The top three most populous countries in the world are;


1. China, 1.4 billion people.

2. India has 1.4 billion people

3. America has 335 million people

Nigeria is in the 7th place with a population of 218 million people.

The current world population is 7,999 billion people on planet Earth.

The global population is projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022. With at least half of the people living in just seven countries. The world's population will cross 8 billion in November, according to recently released projections from the United Nations. And more than half of all people live in just seven countries.

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