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Top 10 facts about population TODAY is World Population Day which is celebrated on July 11 following the interest created on that date in 1987 when the world population reached five billion. By WILLIAM HARTSTON 00:01, Mon, Jul 11, 2016 | UPDATED: 11:32, Mon, Jul 11, 2016
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The world population was six billion in 1999 and it is currently 7.43 billion
1. The world population was six billion in 1999 and seven billion in 2011. It is currently 7.43 billion. 2. Until 1804, the world population was below a billion. It reached two billion in 1927, three billion in 1960 and four billion in 1974. 3. China (1.38 billion) and India (1.33 billion) have the highest populations which means that half the world’s population is Chinese or Indian.
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4. The UK population is 65.1 million which is only 0.88 per cent of the world’s total. 5. Roughly six per cent of all people who have ever lived on planet Earth are alive today.
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Roughly six per cent of all people who have ever lived on planet Earth are alive today
6. Every second of every day, 4.2 people are born and 1.8 people die. 7. The world population at the time of the birth of Christ has been estimated at about 300 million, which is just below the present US population.
The UK population is 65.1 million which is only 0.88 per cent of the world’s total
8. It used to be said that the entire world’s population could stand side-by-side on the Isle of Wight. That has not been true since the 1920s...
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China (1.38 billion) and India (1.33 billion) have the highest populations
World Population Day Mon, July 11, 2016 World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.
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National populations are expected to more than double in 40 countries, many of which are in Africa with Niger's population is projected to more than triple [Getty Images]
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It used to be said that the entire world’s population could stand side-by-side on the Isle of Wight
9. ...but there is still easily enough room for them all to stand on the Isle of Skye. 10. Half the people in the world today are below the age of 30.
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