Visualizing The World's Population At 8 Billion

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Visualizing The World's Population At 8 Billion

At some point in late 2022, the eight billionth human being will enter the world, ushering in a new milestone for humanity.

In just 48 years, the world population has doubled in size, jumping from four to eight billion.

Of course, as Visual Capitalist's Nick Routley and Avery Koop detail below, humans are not equally spread throughout the planet, and countries take all shapes and sizes. The visualizations in this article aim to build context on how the eight billion people are distributed around the world.

Now, here’s a look at each country’s population as of September 2022:



Below are regional breakdowns of population.
Africa’s Population by Country

As of 2022, Africa’s total population stands at 1.4 billion people. Many of the countries with the fastest growth rates are located in Africa and by 2050, the population of the continent is expected to jump to 2.5 billion.

More info-charts at the link above.

Current world population: 7.978 Billion. Expected to hit 8 billion this November.

According to a recent...UN report on World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results (54 page PDF)

More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania. Disparate growth rates among the world’s largest countries will re-order their ranking by size.

Europe and Northern America is projected to reach its peak population size and to begin experiencing population decline in the late 2030s due to sustained low levels of fertility, which has been below 2 births per woman since the mid-1970s and, in some countries, high emigration rates.

Europe and Northern America had the oldest population in 2022, with almost 19 per cent aged 65 or over, followed by Australia and New Zealand (16.6 per cent). Both regions are continuing to age further. Projections indicate that by 2050 one in every four persons in Europe and Northern America could be aged 65 years or over.

Percentage of population aged 65 years or over for the world, SDG regions, and selected groups of countries, 2022, 2030 and 2050, according to the medium scenario:

Nigeria population is expected to surpass the USA by 2050. Poverty capital of the world Or Africa's super power by 2050?

What is the global importance of Nigeria?

According to the World Bank Nigeria had the 31st largest GDP in 2018. It is the world’s 21st largest economy and has experienced recent rapid growth. According to the United Nations, it has the 7th largest population in the world. Nigeria is the 13th largest producer of oil according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, is a thriving ‘world city’, with a strong financial and economic base.

Nigeria has the second-largest film industry in the world, ahead of the United States and behind India. Nigerian cinema is known as “Nollywood”.

Nigeria has one of the largest river systems in the world, including the Niger Delta, the third largest delta on Earth.

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