Humanity has been multiplying rapidly since the mid-18th century. By 2022, Statista estimates the world’s population will reach 7.98 billion people. A report by the United Nations now assumes that the eight billion mark will be surpassed this year – perhaps around November 15. Researchers predict that by 2050 there will be 9.7 billion people on earth, and by 2080 there will be more than 10 billion. Read here to which countries the masses are currently distributed.

How is population development measured?

Population growth is the result of the death rate minus the birth rate. If more people were born than died in the same period, the population rate is positive. Population growth in the countries of the European Union and the eurozone is falling statistically, but the balance of birth and death rates around the world is positive.

10 most populous countries in 2022

Looking at each country and its population, there are two possibilities for ordering. On the one hand, the absolute population is comparable. On the other hand, you can compare how many people live there per square meter, using population density. The ranking data comes from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – an organization of the United Nations.

With a relatively small difference with India, China ranks first among the most populous countries. An estimated 1.41 billion people currently live there. No one has come after China and India for a long time. Only the United States, with its approximately 333 million inhabitants, ranks third.

For comparison: 10 countries with the highest population density

Status: 2022

Fertility rates in global comparisons – and how they relate to the world’s population

Fertility rate has many synonyms. It is also often referred to as the total fertility rate, birth rate or total fertility rate. The fertility rate is used as a measure of demographics and is directly related to the development of the world’s population and the population density of each country. It shows how many children a woman gives on average between the ages of 15 and 49 in a calendar year. If the rate is less than 2.0, population growth slows down.

Statistics show that the average number of births per woman worldwide is 2.3 (as of 2020). Continental Europe has the lowest fertility rate. This is 1.5. North America followed closely with a fertility rate per woman of 1.6. In Asia, the birth rate is 1.9. Latin America followed. The birth rate here is 2.0. In Australia, the average is 2.2 children per woman. Most children give birth to women in Africa. Here the fertility rate in 2020 is 4.3 children per woman.

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First published: November 12, 2020 at 18:43