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In world demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently alive. It was estimated by the United Nations to have exceeded eight

3166-1. Also given in a percentage is each country's population compared with the world population, which the United Nations estimated at 8.232 billion

World population milestones went unnoticed until the 20th century, since there was no reliable data on global population dynamics. The population of the

lists current estimates of the world population in history. In summary, estimates for the progression of world population since the Late Middle Ages are

As of 2025,[update] the world's core Jewish population (those identifying as Jews to the exclusion of all else) was estimated at 15.8 million, which is

The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has

world population reached six billion. This was about 12 years after the world population reached five billion in 1987, and six years after the world population

municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km2, around the size

have challenged many recent population projections as having underestimated population growth. The world human population has been growing since the end

that are very close in population is approximate. The United Nations estimates are those published in the UN's World Population Prospects, which are based