The world's population has hit 8 billion today, just eleven years after reaching 7 billion - and just eight countries are driving much of the growth
People in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where population growth is booming.But the UN said that the "unprecedented" population growth was slowing, and there would not be nine billion people until 2037.
Global life expectancy at birth reached 72.8 years in 2019, an improvement of almost 9 years since 1990 - although it dropped to 71 in 2021 because of Covid-19. The UN expects life expectancy to reach 77 by 2050. Population growth in China, the biggest country in the world with 1.4 billion people, is slowing. India is set to overtake China next year, according to UN estimates.
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