800 crore human beings, India will beat China next year, by 2050 half of the population will remain in these 8 countries

The population of the world has increased to 800 crores. In its report in July, the United Nations had estimated the world’s population to be 800 crores by 15 November. It has taken just 11 years for the human population on earth to be 700 to 800 crores. Whereas, it took 12 years to reach 600 to 700 crores.

We the humans, today our number has increased to 800 crores in the world. The United Nations had estimated in its report that by November 15, the world’s population would be 800 crores i.e. 8 billion. It has taken just 11 years for the human population to reach 700 to 800 crores. In 2011, our population had reached 700 crores.

According to the United Nations, after 1950, the rate of growth of the world’s population has been continuously decreasing. In 2020, this rate had come down to less than 1%. However, despite this the population is increasing. 

It is estimated that by 2030 the population will increase to around 850 crores. Whereas, by 2050 the population is estimated to reach 970 crores. In the decade of 2080, the population of humans on earth will exceed one thousand crores. 

What are the causes of the population growth?

1. Increase in average age: In the 1950s, a person lived an average of 45 years, while today he lives for more than 71 years. Compared to 1990, the average age of a person has increased by more than 9 years in 2019. The average age in 1990 was 64 years, which has increased to 72.8 years in 2021. However, due to coronavirus, this average age came down to 71 years in 2021. By 2050, it is expected to further increase to 77.2 years

2. Population explosion: In 1950, a woman used to give birth to 5 children on an average. Today every woman in the world is giving birth to an average of 2.5 children. Despite the decrease in the birth rate, the population increased due to population explosion. By the 1980s, an average of 140 million children were born every year. In 2021 itself, 13.4 crore children were born. Between 2040 and 2045, an average of 138 million children are expected to be born every year.

3. Decrease in death rate: The United Nations report shows that both birth rate and death rate are decreasing. In 1990, 93 out of 1,000 children died before completing 5 years of age. Whereas, now out of 1000 children born, 37 of them die before the age of 5 years.

Where is the population increasing?

According to the United Nations report, the maximum population is increasing in Asian countries. About 50 percent of the world’s population lives here. 

India and China also have the largest population in Asian countries. About 3 billion people live in both the countries. 

By 2050, the population is expected to increase rapidly in 8 countries. Apart from India, these include Pakistan, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Philippines and Tanzania. Half of the world’s population will live in these 8 countries.

What is the estimate about India?

The population of India is not expected to decrease for several decades. The United Nations estimates that by 2023 India’s population will exceed that of China.

At present, the population of China is 142 crore and that of India is more than 141 crore. By 2050, the population of China will decrease to 131 crores, while the population of India will increase to more than 166 crores.

United Nations figures show that 67,385 children are born every day in India. About 2.5 crore children are born every year. That is, every fifth child born in the world is an Indian. 

How fast is the population increasing?

In 1950, the population of the world was around 250 crores. In 1998, the world’s population had reached 6 billion. 7 billion by 2011. Means it took 12 years to become 6 to 7 billion. Whereas, in 2022 it has reached 8 billion. That is, in 11 years, one billion people have increased on the earth.

The United Nations says that between 1962 and 1965, the world’s population grew at a rate of 2.1 percent every year, while after that the rate started declining. After 1950, for the first time in 2020, this rate of population growth came below 1 percent. 

By 2030, the world’s population is estimated to reach 850 crores, while by 2050 it will reach 970 crores. That is, in just 20 years the population of the world will increase by 120 crores.