Despite a slowdown in its growth rate, the global population has surpassed 8 billion, marking a significant milestone. Data collected by UNDP in preparation for World Population Day on July 11 reveals that the number has risen from 7 billion in 2011 and 6 billion in 1999.
The world’s population is expected to increase by nearly 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from the current 8 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050. Projections from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) indicate that the world will likely exceed 10 billion people by the year 2100. In terms of population size, India is expected to become the most populous country in 2022, with 1.428 billion individuals, followed closely by China with 1.425 billion and the United States with 340 million.
A noteworthy observation is that the growth in the world population by 2050 will be primarily concentrated in eight countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania. These nations collectively account for more than half of the predicted increase.
As of Monday, July 10, 2023, Nigeria, with a population of 221.5 million inhabitants, stands as the seventh-most populous country globally, as per Worldometer’s analysis of the latest United Nations data.
