Global population will hit 8 billion on November 15, but it will begin shrinking around 2100

Humanity is poised to pass the 8 billion milestone mid-November, but population growth is actually slowing down.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

·         At or around November 15th, humanity will add its eight billionth member. 

·         That sounds alarming, but fertility rates have been dropping since the 1960s. China and India, both 1.4 billion now, could shrink to 500 million and 1 billion, respectively. 

·         From the perspective of planetary biomass, humans make up a tiny 0.01%.

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