Sometime Monday, the world will have more humans than ever: 7 billion, according to the U.N.
Source: U.N. Population Division Credit: NPR
Countries Grow Populations, And Face New Problems Oct. 31, 2011
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October 31, 2011
The U.N. estimates that the world's population will pass the 7 billion mark on Monday. Much of that growth has happened in Asia — in India and China. Those two countries have been among the world's most populous for centuries. But a demographic shift is taking place as the countries have modernized and lowered their fertility rates. Now, the biggest growth is taking place in sub-Saharan A
How should the population decline?
Monday Oct. 31 World Population reaches 7 billion. In 1820, earth has one billion people.