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The Current World Population is 7.6 billion. Global Population To Hit 10 Billion By 2100

7.6 billion #GlobalPopulation #UnitedNations #WorldNews #WorldPopulation The current world population is 7.6 billion as of September 2018 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometers. The report also predicted that the global population would be higher by mid-century than its last edition forecast two years ago, reaching 9.31 billion instead of 9.15 billion. It attributed this to fewer deaths as well as more births than it had anticipated. The October date for reaching the 7 billion mark is based on calculations from current trends and Hania Zlotnik, head of the U.N. economic department's population division, said it should be taken "with a grain of salt." Nevertheless, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced it would start a seven-day countdown on October 24 that would include a series of events. The world reached 6 billion people in 1998 and was 6.89 on July 1. The report, "2010 Revision of World ...