![]() ![]() "The world reaching this number will mean more science, innovation and discovery. Reactions to the news have been decidedly mixed. ![]() Moreover, declining levels of fertility indicate that many women and girls are increasingly able to exercise control over their own reproductive choices. It is a mark of progress in medicine and health systems, a measure of improvements in education and development, a landmark in human survival. ![]() Yet the arrival of this milestone - 8 billion people sharing the planet at one time - is also cause for optimism. These new data arrive at a time of dizzying uncertainty: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 6 million worldwide a record-breaking 100 million people have been forcibly displaced by violence, persecution or conflict climate change is ravaging the most marginalized and pushback against women's rights continues to threaten the lives, dignity, freedom and welfare of women and girls everywhere. But perhaps the even bigger headline is that fertility rates are at a historic low: Two thirds of people are now living in a country or area with a lifetime fertility below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. UNITED NATIONS, New York - The United Nations announced today that the world's population is expected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022 - a milestone for humanity - and in 2023 India is projected to become the most populous country, surpassing China. ![]()
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