World Population Exceeds 8 Billion

The world population has surpassed the threshold of 8 billion people, according to data from the UN Population Fund. The timeline of global population milestones is as follows:

• 1 billion – 1804
• 2 billion – 1927
• 3 billion – 1960
• 4 billion – 1974
• 5 billion – July 11, 1987
• 6 billion – October 12, 1999
• 7 billion – October 31, 2011
• 8 billion – November 15, 2022

If the dynamics of population growth do not undergo drastic changes, the threshold of 9 billion people is expected to be surpassed around 2035.