The population of the planet is growing and aging: in 80 years on Earth there will be more than 11 billion people, counted at the UN
The population of the Earth today is 7.6 billion people and continues to grow, increasing on average by 83 million a year. It is expected that by 2030 it will increase by about one billion people and leave 8.6 billion, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs reports. In 2050, 9.8 billion people will be in the world, and in 2100 - 11.2 billion, the report published by the department on Wednesday, June 21, says.