With 250 babies born each minute, how many people can the Earth sustain? | Lucy Lamble ... - 0 views
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but UN data suggests there were about a billion people in 1800, 2 billion in 1927, 5 billion in 1987 and just over 7.5 billion today.
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Since the 1960s, more boys than girls have been born every year. About 117 million women are believed to be “missing” in Asia and eastern Europe – due to discriminatory son preference and gender-biased sex selection.
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Over the last 30 years, some regions have seen up to 25% more male births than female births, reflecting the persistent low status of women and girls.
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