World Population Hits 8 Billion, Next Billion To Come From Only 8 Countries: UN Report
Population explosion is a major issue. Population hits 8 billion. What’s the next target? According to a report by The United Nations, Earth is now holding eight billion people living on it. Interestingly, the next billion people are projected to come from only eight countries – Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also shows that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. Meanwhile, according to a Bloomberg report, half of the population still lives in just seven countries: China, India, the US, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria […]