The world's population reaches 8 billion today, and India will become the most populous country next year at the earliest.

CTOnews.com, November 15, the United Nations World population Outlook 2022 report predicts that the global population will reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022. According to statistics, it took 11 years and a half months for the world's population from 7 billion to 8 billion. India is expected to become the most populous country as early as 2023 and reach about 1.67 billion by 2050.

Critical point in time (thanks to CTOnews.com netizen wunmzpo for adding):

July 11, 1987, 5 billion

October 12, 1999, 6 billion

October 31, 2011, 7 billion

November 15, 2022, 8 billion

The following are the projections in this report:

It will increase to about 8.5 billion in 2030.

Reach 9.7 billion in 2050

Reached a peak of about 10.4 billion in the 1980s and maintained that level until 2100

In addition, the data show that the average global life expectancy in 2019 is 72.8 years, nine years more than in 1990, and is expected to reach 77.2 years by 2050.

CTOnews.com learned that on July 12, 2022, the "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of China's Health cause in 2021" issued by the State Health Commission showed that the average life expectancy of Chinese residents increased from 77.93 years in 2020 to 78.2 years in 2021.