8 Billion People Now Live on Earth

The world's population has reached a staggering 8 billion, according to estimates from the United Nations. One billion people have been born in the last 11 years. UN officials say the unprecedented growth boils down to two parallel trends: the gradual increase in average human longevity due to advances in public health and nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine, as well as high levels of fertility in many countries. Inside Edition Digital’s Stephanie Officer has more.

[konoveldorada]

*Congrats to the person who counted the population manually.*

[melissadwiggins]

I was literally thinking not even 2 days ago when I heard the 7.9 billion somewhere like "Damn, we'll be hitting 8 billion soon!", and then not even a full two days later, here it is lol

[szhinkoszhinko]

8 freaking billion!!!! and im still single!!! damn!!! just damn!!!!

[KudaXD]

Let’s appreciate the guy who counted every person 1 by 1

[CaioFran]

8 Billion, i can't even picture in my mind how huge this number is. Imagine all the things that happen in just one second on earth.

[cjlouotaku]

Teenage pregnancy is one of the most common problems for population growth, especially in my country Philippines.

[amityville]

"Having one child wouldn't hurt" - 8 billion people

[Dominus_Maximus]

What I don’t understand is why would people who live in poverty for so long continue to have children. “Honey, we can’t feed our 6 kids now, but you want to have some more?” It blows my mind.

[crb]

In 1922 the world population was 2 billion. So in less than a century the world population has quadrupled.

[GamingGamer]

"Nigeria's population is catching up to America but they don't have electricity"

Well that felt random and kinda undermining 🤔

[mattheww]

“They lack the resources, ” then why do they keep having babies?

[mythoughtsandme]

i remember when i was a kid the world population was 4.2 billion people

[Theperksxo]

What a time to be alive at this very moment

[harrymu]

if humans were a currency, we've devalued that much

[Jeff]

Dude said he's worried about overpopulation while holding his newborn. 🙄

[Weaaaaaaawomppp]

I remember the world population was 6 billion when I was a kid

[Nyder]

So peculiar how I was JUST BARELY talking about the implications of their being billions of people... and now we've officially reached the 8 mark.

[YouTube_Staff]

Taking care of the elderly will always get harder and harder as these years pass on

[taggoeshere]

8 billion and I still can't find someone that wants a real long term relationship

[justdont]

I'm not sure about the other countries but for The Philippines I know exactly why- It's because we lack family planning! You can find a family in the slums with 10 kids and they'll just keep having more as if they can afford it