Human population: What the number reveals about life on Earth

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The global population growth rate is the rate at which the Earth's population increases or decreases over a given period.

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Human population: What the number reveals about life on Earth

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BY SADE AGARD

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Nearly seven percent of all humans who have ever lived on Earth are represented by the eight billion mark in the world population (2022).

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Over the past 50 years, the global population growth rate has decreased from about two percent to less than one percent annually.

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Global population growth will eventually come to an end as the number of deaths approaches the number of births.

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Dr. Jenna Crowe-Riddell

As of November 2022, the estimated world population is about eight billion.

The global population growth rate is the rate at which the Earth's population increases or decreases over a given period.

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In many countries, people report they plan to postpone having children or have fewer children as a result of the pandemic.

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There are various projections about the future extent of the global population.

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