Global Population Surpasses 8 Billion, Despite Slowing Growth Rate
World expected to have more than 10B people by 2100, according to UN
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Despite a slowdown in its growth rate, the global population has surpassed 8 billion people.
This number has increased from 7 billion in 2011 and 6 billion in 1999, as reported by Anadolu in anticipation of World Population Day on July 11.
According to a report by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), it is projected that the world will have over 10 billion people by the year 2100.
India is expected to be the most populous country in 2022 with 1.428 billion people, followed by China with 1.425 billion and the US with 340 million.
Eight countries – the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania – will account for more than half of the predicted increase in the world population by 2050.
With 85.28 million inhabitants, Türkiye was the world's 18th-most populous country last year, according to TurkStat, the state statistics authority.
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