World Population Milestones

According to the most recent United Nations estimates, the human

population of the world is expected to reach 8 billion people in the
spring of 2024.
World population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011.
The US Census Bureau made a lower estimate, for which the 7
billion mark was only reached on March 12, 2012.
According to the United Nations, the 6 billion figure was reached on
October 12, 1999 (celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion).

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World Population by continent

Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.2 billion inhabitants
accounting for over 60% of the world population. Africa is the
second-most-populated continent, with around 1 billion people, or
15% of the world's population. Europe's 733 million people make up
11% of the world's population, while the Latin American and
Caribbean regions are home to around 600 million (9%). Northern
America, primarily consisting of the United States and Canada, has a
population of around 352 million (5%), and Oceania, the leastpopulated region, has about 35 million inhabitants (0.5%).
Top 10 populated countries
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114 133
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China
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114
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India
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United
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States
250 304
4
Indonesia
178 228
5
Brazil
150 192
6
Pakistan
108 166
Banglades
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116 160
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Nigeria
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151
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Russia
148 142
10 Japan
124 128

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Language & Religion

The world's most-spoken first languages are Mandarin Chinese
(spoken by 12.44% of the world's population), Spanish (4.85%),
English (4.83%), Arabic (3.25%) and Hindustani (2.68%).
The world's largest religion is Christianity, whose adherents account
for 33.35% of the global population; Islam is the second-largest
religion, accounting for 22.43%, and Hinduism the third, accounting
for 13.78%..