Global population surpasses eight billion for first time

By Ryan King

Published November 15, 2022 8:51pm ET

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Global population surpasses eight billion for first time — For the first time ever, the living human population blew past eight billion people Tuesday, according to projections from the United Nations. As humanity soars to population levels unseen in known history, adding one billion newcomers over the past 11 to 12 years, the rate of growth appears to be subsiding with humans reproducing at […]

For the first time ever, the living human population blew past eight billion people Tuesday, according to projections from the United Nations.

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