World population: how did it reach almost 8 billion people?
Dec 1, 2021 · The world population is expected to cross the 8 billion mark the end of 2022 or within the first months of 2023. Below is an exploration of how the world population has …
How many humans have ever existed? New study has answer
Apr 4, 2022 · Of course, this dramatic increase in the world’s human population is a relatively new phenomenon. For many thousands of years, there were fewer people roaming the Earth than …
The latest insights from 2022 UN World Population Prospects
Jul 15, 2022 · The UN has released the 2022 update of its World Population Prospects, the largest global population dataset. Whilst the rate of population growth is slowing down, the …
Which country has the largest population? | World Economic Forum
Nov 24, 2020 · The population race: A 300-year look at China vs. India One of the biggest demographic milestones that our world faces is less than a decade away. Today, China and …
The dramatic global rise of urbanization | World Economic Forum
Sep 3, 2019 · Out of the farms and into the cities The United Nations cites two intertwined reasons for urbanization: an overall population increase that’s unevenly distributed by region, …
How has the world's urban population changed? | World …
Nov 4, 2020 · In 2020, 56.2 percent of the world population was living in urban areas, according to the United Nations.
World population just passed 8 billion: what you need to know
Nov 16, 2022 · The number of people on Earth passed 8 billion this week, according to the United Nation's World Population Prospects 2022 report. Here's all you need to know about the global …
These 12 charts show how the world’s population has exploded in …
Jul 15, 2019 · With the world's population rapidly increasing over the years, experts have predicted that by 2056 there will be 10 billion people on the planet.
This is how much the global literacy rate grew over 200 years
Sep 12, 2022 · According to data compiled by Our World in Data and the World Bank, the literacy rate of the world's population from secondary school age onward was only 12 percent in 1820 …
Watch the world's greatest cities rise and fall over the past 4,000 ...
Aug 18, 2017 · With a population of just 35,000, the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis was the world’s largest for 100 years from 2050 BC. Other Egyptian cities to feature during this early …