The world population officially exceeds the threshold of 7.5 billion people

At this rate, we will reach 8 billion people by 2024.

The world population and surpassing the threshold of 7.5 billion people, according to the parameters from "World Population Clock" at worldometers.info tells us.

And these data are reliable because it is based on reliable, carefully calculated and regularly updated sources of information from the UN, WHO, World Bank - World Bank .

The population on the Green Planet is less than 500 million, reaching 8 billion. The 7.5 billion figure measured April 25, 2017 means we have reached another 25 million people since the beginning of 2017.

More than half of the current population is under 30 years old.

More than half of the current population is under 30 years of age, which is derived from US Census Bureau data.

Nigeria has the youngest population in the world, and more than half of the 189 million Nigerians are under 15 years old. In contrast, Monaco is the world's oldest population, with more than half of its population over 50 years old.

Currently, the number of men is about 65 million more than women, according to the latest UN data. The American Samoa region is home to the highest gender disparity, about 1.36 males for 1 female. And conversely, Haiti has the smallest gender gap, with 1 female for every 1.01 men.

Currently, the number of men is about 65 million more than women.

Not surprising many to know that the Chinese population is still the largest in the world, with a figure of 1,385 billion. However, the United Nations predicts that India's population will soon surpass China in the next 5 years, when its population grows to 15.7 million people every year, contributing more than 20% to increase. the world's annual population leader.

The following are just the populations of 7 countries, but they account for half of the world population:

1. China: 1,385 billion
2. India: 1,335 billion
3. United States: 325 million
4. Indonesia: 262 million
5. Brazil: 210 million
6. Pakistan: 195 million
7. Nigeria: 189 million

Meanwhile, there are only 20 countries that account for 70% of the world's population.

But the stories of world population are not only dominated by big numbers, the smallest country in the world - Pitcairn Island has only a fixed population of 50 people.

The Chinese population is still the largest in the world, with 1.385 billion people.

The United Nations reports that the world population growth rate is currently at 1.11%, equivalent to 80 million people every year. At the current rate, the world population will soon exceed the threshold of 8 billion people when 2024 knocks on our door. In the past, the world population reached 1 billion people in the early 19th century and only reached the 5 billion mark in 1987 - 30 years ago. So that .

And not only newborns contribute to this dizzying population growth, thanks to the development of medicine and significantly improved living conditions, people are living longer. On average, children today have an average age of 71 years, women will live five years longer than men. Japanese people are likely to live the longest, with the average life expectancy of the national population being 83.7 years.

But at the very least, we still have a good news: each individual in the total population of over 7.5 billion people is special, no one is like anyone.