On July 11, the United Nations will mark its annual World Population Day, which aims to raise awareness of global population trends and related issues. Here are five facts about how the world’s ...

The global population crossed the 7 billion mark in 2011 and should hit 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s. People 65 and older are expected to outnumber kids 18 and younger by the year 2080.The world's ...

The world's population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, growing by 1 billion in the last dozen years and reflecting the rapid population spike of the past few decades, with India projected to become the ...

The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday. The report ...

The world’s population will reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, representing a “milestone in human development” before birth rates start to slow, according to a projection from the United Nations. In a ...

The global population is projected to be over 7.9 billion on New Year's Day, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. That means the world's population will have increased by almost 1%, or more than 73 ...

World Atlas identified the least populated countries based on 2022 UN population estimates. The luxurious principality of Monaco made the list. Vatican City is the smallest country with a population ...

Demographia measured the world's largest cities by population according to urban area. Urban areas are linked by commuting flows and social and economic interactions. The urban area of Tokyo, Japan, ...