8 billion humans are living on planet Earth.
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00:00The world population has reached 8 billion people. This number has more than tripled since 1950,
00:05as mortality rates have dropped and life expectancy has increased. People are living
00:09longer because of better access to healthcare, food, clean water, and sanitation compared to
00:14past generations. The average life expectancy is also projected to rise to 77.2 by 2050,
00:20up from 72.98 in 2019. The world reached 7 billion people in 2011. The UN projects that
00:26the global population will reach 9 billion by 2037 and 10 billion by 2058.