Dec 31, 2024, at 12:02 pm
The global population is projected to touch 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025, as per data released by the US Census Bureau.
UN report world says population to touch 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s
Jul 12, 2024, at 02:40 pm
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
World population to touch 8 billion mark on January 1: Reports
Dec 30, 2023, at 02:56 pm
The world population is set to officially cross 8 billion mark on January 1, 2024, as per data released by the US Census Bureau.
‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
Nov 16, 2022, at 08:17 pm
New York: The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human longevity, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), “signalling major improvements in public health”, but it also comes with warnings of worsening economic inequality and environmental damage.
Nov 15, 2022, at 10:06 pm
New York: United Nations Population Fund said the global population touched the 8 billion mark on Tuesday.
World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows: Report
Nov 11, 2022, at 02:21 pm
New York: 15 November 2022 is predicted to be the day that the global population reaches eight billion. 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.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
UN population forum urged to examine ways to protect people on the move, make cities work better
Apr 10, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): A great migration of humanity into cities is under way, and with millions drawn to urban areas for the promise of a better life, the main United Nations forum on population opened its annual session on Monday examining ways to protect people on the move and help create cities that can embrace the massive number of new arrivals.