World human population

In demographics, the world human population is the total number of humans living on Earth. As of July 2015, it was estimated at 7.3 billion. The United Nations estimates it will increase to 11.2 billion in the year 2100.

The world human population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Great Famine and the Black Death in 1350, when it was near 370 million. The highest growth rates – global population increases above 1.8% per year – occurred briefly during the 1950s, and for longer during the 1960s and 1970s. The global growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and has declined to 1.1% as of 2012. Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 139 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 135 million, while deaths number 56 million per year and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040. World population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011 according to the United Nations Population Fund, and on March 12, 2012 according to the United States Census Bureau.

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The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
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Uvalde Leader News 22 Mar 2025
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