World population climbs to 8 billion

The world population is predicted to hit 8 billion on Tuesday, a monumental milestone in human history, just 11 years after the population hit 7 billion.

The population has grown quickly for nearly all of humanity’s existence. Between 1 C.E. and 1650, the population grew a measly 200 million, nonetheless, the world is now anticipated to develop another half a billion by 2030. The growth is attributed to the elevated life expectancy as a result of medical developments. The U.N. predicts that the population will peak at around 10.7 billion in the 2080s. However, population development is the slowest its been since 1950, and was even under 1% in 2020, the U.N. reports.

Nonetheless, growth has not been even throughout the board. Experts have predicted that Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania will make up 50 percent of the world population by 2050. India is slated to overtake China as the most populous country as early as 2023, Forbesreports.

The population of those over 65 is steadily increasing whereas the population of kids is reducing, as a result of decreasing fertility rates all around the globe. This might pose an issue sooner or later with fewer younger folks to support the rising population of aged folks, threatening programs like Social Security.

With the population still rising, particularly in developing countries, the threat of climate change becomes extra rampant. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that 3% of the population will be displaced due to climate challenges.